Kono's Northshore - Kailua

Tough decision between a three-star and four-star rating. We got takeout here during quarantine, so I'm willing to re-visit this review when we are actually able to eat there in person. But I will say that it was a solid culinary experience (especially for them being open on Easter Sunday during quarantine) but I wouldn't rate it four-stars right now.

I ordered a breakfast burrito. While the meat was pretty tasty, the shell on the burrito itself was rather hard in the middle. But they did have some really good salsa (not the store bought stuff) and the sauce made the burrito better.

My wife got biscuits and gravy, and while she wasn't underwhelmed with them, she certainly wasn't raving about them either.

All of this to say this was just an average culinary experience. I certainly wouldn't recommend it right now to tourists who have a limited time here when there are so many other options to choose from around Kailua. But Kono's was just good enough to where my wife and I will give it another shot when we can actually dine-in and perhaps it'll be a better experience then.

Best pulled pork on the island. Super cool place! Atmosphere is casual and the milkshakes really rocked. Super good place to grab a bite!

This is a great place to get a quick bite but don't think it's fast food because it's not. Great selections for the whole day that prominently feature their delicious kalua pork. They have sliders, breakfast bombers (read burritos of a kind), bowls wraps, etc. They also have a great selection of shakes and smoothies. Even build your own smoothie. It's a cozy spot and I love the easy the orders go flying back into the kitchen by zipline! Definitely a good place to get a good meal.

Just up the road from the brewery. Decent sized menu and all day breakfast, you can’t beat it. Had a couple of sandwiches which come with chips. Both were very good. Grabbed shakes to go of which they had probably 20 different flavors and both were awesome!

Nice basic cheap eats/fast casual restaurant. Menu mostly revolves around slow cooked pulled pork in sandwiches, plate lunches/dinners, or wraps. They also offer a variety of milk shakes. Service was friendly and helpful.