Ono Hawaii Bbq - Portsmouth

Although small and unassuming, this restaurant is definitely worth a visit. They offer a sweet mayo dip and crispy wonton strips as a snack while you wait. The waitress recommended pairing the chicken katsu with beef, which was a unique and tasty combination. The meal also comes with a delicious macaroni salad to complete the experience.

The BBQ chicken and Bourbon chicken are really good. The Bourbon chicken has a taste similar to the BBQ and it comes sliced and with grilled onions so it is my favorite. I do not like the beef dishes because the meat is just too tough for me. Someone told us they had the beef with broccoli and liked it so I gave the meat another try and went with the Mongolian Beef since it came with grilled onions. One bite and I regretted it. At about $9, the portions are big and it is way more than one meal. The taste of the Mongolian beef here is not something I'd get again but added with chewiness of the meat, I've been forcing myself to finish it because I hate to throw away food and money...but each time I ate it, it crossed my mind. The Mac salad helped, thankfully, as this stuff is just the way I like it. A side order was about $4 for a small container since it didn't come with the Chinese dishes. I'll go back since the chicken dishes I had haven't been found anywhere else and it is a friendly family establishment. So grateful to have found a taste of Hawaii.

The food at this restaurant is excellent. Coming from California, where there are many authentic Hawaiian BBQ restaurants, I can confidently say that this place is the best I have come across on the East Coast. The customer service is good and the prices are competitive. However, the Chinese food they offer here is mediocre, as is the majority of the food in the area.

I had a pleasant lunch at this restaurant. I ordered the Hawaiian BBQ platter, and while it was just okay and nothing too special, it was good. I particularly enjoyed the spam musubi, which I hadn't had since my trip to Hawaii. I plan on coming back to try other items on the menu.

Lived in Hawaii a long time and this was as good or better than anything Hawaiian I had there. We had the BBQ mixed plate and the loco moco, everything was great especially the BBQ chicken and Mac salad. Friendly and family run , we will be back.