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| - We were inspired to come today purely by the Ono Sweetz deserts b/c she no longer had deserts over at Paina Cafe, so here we are, lol. After hearing about it, we came straight to Yelp to check out other menu items before heading over since it is across town from us.
To our surprise they had food options too, wha-aat?
Boba Hut is a Chinese & Hawaiian Fushion restaurant serving you appetizers like Crab Rangoon's, Potstickers, your typical Spam Masubi to Spam & Candy Bacon Masubi. You can also grab a Hawaiian Plate (katsu, Okonomiyaki Katsu, Loco Moco, kalua Pork etc) and they also have their Asian Plates/Bowls (Sweet & Sour Chicken, Beef & Broccoli, Mongolian Beef, Cake Noodles, Chow Mein, Chow Fun etc), Saimen and Burgers too! Phew!!!!
We ordered the Crab Rangoon for an appetizer. We were super excited to see that they were HUGE compared to other places we've tried. The outside was Cooked to a golden brown perfection, the filling lacked a little flavor. Definitely missing the crab flavor and the ratio of filling to wonton considering they were larger than normal, could have been more. From the Hawaiian Plate Menu, we ordered a large Chicken Cutlet which comes with the gravy on the side, 2 scoops of rice and yes, Macaroni salad. The Cutlet had the perfect fry and color to it, nice light & crispy. The gravy was dark and thick with just the right amount of seasoning. Taste homemade like my grandma used to make it. The Mac (I'm not a Mac salad kinda gal, BUT I tried it! and for me, I tasted too much celery and onion, so that was no go for me.) and from the Asian Plates we ordered Mini Chicken Cake Noodle. The chicken itself was so flavorful, I could probably eat that on its own. The noodles were cut up into small square pieces which I assume for easier eating, usually it's fried down in one cluster. The cake noodle sauce was a little on the saltier side for my taste buds but otherwise tasted good. We also had to order an extra sauce b/c the amount they gave us was not enough to get all the noodles soft.
Lastly, the Boba!!!! Since we ate in, I got a Peach Green Tea w/ 50% sweetness which I probably could have got 25% and would have been more than enough sweet for me. My boyfriend got the Hawaiian Slush ( Pineapple, Mango & Li Hong Mui) guess what? He really liked it!!! That says a lot when it comes to Boba drinks b/c there are few that he actually likes.
P.S The true reason we stopped by was for the tartes. No where to be found? Maybe they get delivered on certain days?
The rundown; overall 3/5 stars for Boba Hut. The food is good, there are items on the menu that you can definitely find at other Hawaiian restaurants in the valley but they do have quite a few different menu items that I'd come back to try.
Customer service and menu knowledge is lacking. The first cashier when we asked, what was the Okonomiyaki Katsu, she couldn't tell us anything about it, had to grab the other girl who didn't really know herself. We were asked if we had Katsu and then asked if we had a different dish (I can't remember the name. which we never had?) and then said it has stuff on the top which we asked what kind of stuff? B/c we really didn't know and there was no description on the menu. She then proceeded to say oh mayo, seaweed and some sauce?? Okay? Maybe next time? Then considering we were the only ones in the place, it took quite a while for every thing to come out. I feel like they have some kinks to work out but once they do, I think that everything else will get better. So that's why I knocked off a star.
Happy Eating!
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