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| - First off, Hawaiian BBQ as a food genre is delicious. BBQ, teriyaki, Katsu, Macaroni salad, you name it, I'll eat it all day long. And Ono delivers on the tried and true recipes that keep me coming back to these types of places time and time again. The macaroni salad is creamy and the chicken juicy. As far as food goes I have no complaints.
With that said, I have a few comments on Hawaiian BBQ establishments. Maybe it's just me or maybe it's this city but all of three Hawaiian BBQ restaurants I've eaten at in the Phoenix metro area are nearly identical. They have the same decor, the same level of service, and the same music. Is there a league of Hawaiian BBQ restaurateurs who make sure all locations uphold the standards of the league? Like the type of organization that employs ninjas. Maybe it's just straight up Yakuza. Or is it more democratic? Is there a convention every year where the owners of these restaurants agree to use the same chairs and increase the amount of mayonnaise in the macaroni salad by 5%? I'm not sure exactly where this line of questioning is leading, other than I think there's more behind the simple facade than initially meets the eye.
Anyway, food is great, but I could go with a little more originality sometimes.
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