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Bruddah's Hawaiian Foods is located in California.
4.0 of 5 stars.
Another great establishment!!!
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Located in a quaint section of Gardena, Bruddahs has decor to match. I rolled in on a weekday for lunch, ready to check out some good food from the hood. The dining room was worked by a waitress who...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Service was poor. The Lau-Lau was dry..... it was at least 1-2 days old. The Oxtail Soup was so hard and dried out that i couldn't even swallow it... it had to have been boiled a week ago then...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place! I've been going for years and anytime I'm in the area, I just have to stop by and have a bite!YUMMY! DA BEST!
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Three words, "broke da mout!" If you're one local you goin' know what I mean. Ono'licious! After talking story with Libby, Bruddah's has been around for about 18 years and they just opened a new...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
authentic and big portions! no ac tho. ahh
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
have i just stepped back into hawaii and island time? take a break, relax, and come in and enjoy some hawaiian food. it is a watering hole with a no thrills interior but focus on the food and the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best Hawaiian food place in California. There's a lot to be had on the menu that you won't find at a franchised chain restaurant. Everything taste home cooked. The chicken long rice taste like my...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Chili was good.saimin was good.Had Hawaiian sun drinks which I love that remind me of Hawaii.I'd come and here again! Just a little taste of home!
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best hole in the wall place ever.If you like Hawaiian Food, you'll love this place.My Favorite: Lau Lau (yummy) but everything I've tasted there has been very very good.Service is excellent.
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Omg - they need to hire more staff! Came here for lunch on Friday and there was only one waitress working the entire room. Granted, it's a small shop but there were at least 8 tables and all of them...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They have unique dishes like inihaw baboy which is fried pork in a vinegar soy sauce smothered in tomatoes and onions. Another dish I had was the chop steak, which tasted like a chinese dish. Both...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is Fantastic. The food is Really GOOD! Real down home type of place. Real Friendly staff. Wide variety of food, and if you don't see what you are hankerin' for, you can ask and they can...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Another hole in the wall Hawaiian take out place. Food is good as well. My favorites are the saimin, Portuguese sausage and eggs, and the fried saimin noodles and mac salad. Also had the french toast...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a small little eatery without a counter so when you walk in to the place to order to go you'll be looking around like 'wtf, where is the register?' I ordered the kalua pork which comes with the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Finally got to eat here the other week after hearing about it from several friends over the years. Their description was: old style hawaiian place, nothing fancy, just good food... They were right. I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This gem is located in "old town" Gardena and is a hole in the wall Hawaiian restaurant. The food heere has that hometown taste and is much better than other places such as L&L or Ono.I got the Loco...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
a friend wanted to grab lunch 1-day so he rallied up the posse and said he wanted us to try --- Bruddah's Hawaiian Foods --- i asked if it's like those commercialized hawaiian places like L&L and he...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Living in the Bay Area makes me miss this place even more. They are the only Hawaiian place I know that does the Mac-Salad right.I really miss them and wish that there was some place even close to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bruddah's is found in an unassuming location on Gardena Blvd., which has a very Main Street style feel that seems to have seen better days.This hole in the wall will never cease to please your...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm fortunate enough to have family on Oahu and Maui. So, as you might guess i've tasted GREAT hawaiian food.It comes very close to what i've enjoyed at home. (They say home is where the heart is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
One of the most bizarre dining experiences I have ever had. The waitress never spoke except to ask me what I wanted to drink. When I walked in she simply looked at me and put a menu down on a table...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Well I have search long and hard here in So Cal for GOOD hawaiian food and I have not found anywhere until now. This place isn't as good as some places back home in Oahu but, this place is good.When...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
meh. Food was pretty good, but my macaroni salad shouldn't be made of spaghetti noodles. The spareribs were very good, rice was on target. I felt it could have been better though. Service was top...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to love Bruddah's around 2001-2003 when I'd blaze before every meal. One time I was so stoned I left my retainers there and they kept it for me in a styrofoam box. Anywho, for some reason,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Are you kidding me? 4.5 stars on Yelp? I hate to sound like a total bitch, but I'm allowed once in a blue moon. Disgusting. I just came back from Hawaii and the food here is completely unacceptable &...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bruddah's is a solid place to get a good SPAM MUSUBI. I think theirs was the first spam musubi I ever had. Yum.I also enjoy their SPAM AND EGGS WITH GRAVY OVER RICE. So bad for you, but so good.Their...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bruddah's Is my favorite place to get a good Hawaiian meal on the mainland. It reminds me of my trips to Hawaii, eating at the hole in the wall restaurants that I always enjoyed. It's a very laid...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
French Toast YUMMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It doesn't get any better than this:*Spicy mayo ahi poke*Shoyu ahi pokeYUM! I wanted to eat the whole bowl, but I had to be nice and share with my friends. It's rare to see local-style ahi poke in the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a very small local hawaiian restaurant. I haven't tried many things on their menu but the things I've tried so far are good. Hawaiian Bread French Toast here is very yummy! They use fat...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ono grinds.Broke dah mouth!
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Small restaurant but I still LOVE this place!
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First off let me just say that i worked at bruddahs for a solid two years so i love the food and ive tried everything. however, that was back in the day when bruddah earl (you know who im talkin...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hawaiian is my comfort food. And I was pretty comfortable here.I love the feel of this place. It's kind of hidden among random stores along Gardena Blvd., so you might miss it if you don't have the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bruddah's is da' place for some good local grinds. This family owned restaurant can be hard to find but once you do, you'll be glad you came. I've only been there once but I know for sure, it won't...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
been coming here for over 15 years. put on the board shorts, flip flops and walk right in. one inside, you feel like youre on da island somewhere.fair and efficient, decent portions, old and grungy....
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Bruddah's is a little "hole in the wall" type of of mom and pop food joint. Hawaiian food is not exactly healthy food, but being the island girl that I am, everything about their food brings on the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't come here often, but whenever I do, I feel a sense of calmness over me and I smile and know that I'm going to enjoy my meal.I enjoyed their spam musubi (makes for a great appetizer, but also...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Exactly what I'd hope it to be, home cooked food. I ordered the Lau Lau with Lomi Salmon and Chicken Long Rice, their Saturday special. The flavor explosion in my mouth was incredible. The Lau Lau was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, I have to admit... the name made me try this place. Come on, with a name like that?!Their ginger ahi and spare ribs are savory and, as I'm told, made like home-cooked meal. The atmosphere is...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
man.. i've been coming here since i was a kid. everything from their spam musubi's, to their kalbi plate, to their gravy smothered braised short ribs, and their loco moco is FREAKING MOUTH WATERING!!...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
mac salad is made with spaghetti pasta. crazy!i had the galbi and chicken plate and ahi poke (both recommended by my bf). twas pretty good. the poke had alot of sesame oil, but other then that it...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've only tried the loco moco. The hamburger patty is fresh and tasty - better than other places that don't use fresh (l&l) and others that burn it (the loft).The gravy was good and tasted fresh, but...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had the ginger ahi and it was delicious. Four pieces of crispy fried fish with ginger, two scoops of rice and a scoop of macaroni salad. It came with lemon wedges. My dining partner got poke and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
being an island boy and not having my mommy around me all the time....if im too lazy to do it myself, i ahve to find someone who will....and earls crew at bruddahs know s the biz.....ive been eating...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Visited Bruddah's for the first time and ordered the lunch special, mix plate with spare rib stew. The food was tasty. The waitress was nice and friendly. We had picked the place because of the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Having recently moved back to the mainland, I was craving local Hawaiian dishes. I never thought much of King's Hawaiian aside from their bakeries even before I left for Hawaii. I wanted authentic...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Howzit, brah! I've been here two times. Kind of a hole in the wall in what looks like "old town" Gardena. At one time, this area was probably the center of town. 1st visit - Kind of a run down...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My experience to Hawaiian food has been limited to L&L, Rutt's, and a few others. None of it ever wowed me. I feel like Bruddah's was as close as I'll get to great Hawaiian food in LA. I was able to...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I give this place a 3.5.My review:The restaurant is in the middle of no where.The waitress was very nice.I had the Kalua Pork (salty but still really tasty) and their Hawaiian ice tea. It was a solid...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best - and perhaps only real Hawaiian place in the south bay area. Only about the size of a garage but you rarely have to wait for a table. Spam loco moco- fucken greatest plate of food ever. I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
talk about authentic hawaiian food....i love family owned restaurants with only about 10 tables in the whole place. I used to come here all the time with my halau...the lau lau with lomi lomi is...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
had breakfast here this morning. wow... they changed up the table layout so there's a little more space. looking good. food is always down home and good. had the 2 eggs with corned beef hash...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best beef stew ever. Huge chunks of vegetables and beef. It's a mom and pop's place where you get very good hawaiian food that feels very homemade and not mass-produced like other places. This place...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Before we embarked on our trip to the Forum for the Metallica concert, Cheryl and I decided to grab some Hawaiian grub. It was fairly easy to find, being that its in sort of a long stripmall right on...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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Although not the prettiest location, the people will make you want to come back to bruddahs. It's a great restaurant with even better food. I really enjoy eating here, the food is delicious.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I feel the food is just OK here. I actually like L&L or King's Hawaiian more. Maybe I had too high of an expectation...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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The laulau here beats anything that I've tried back home in Hawaii. Just make sure they have lomi lomi because sometimes they run out. My other favorites to get here is the Kalua and Cabbage plate and the beef...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Bruddah's is sooo good!Been here many times and everything I tried was super good, from the stew, adobo, lau lau, hamburger steak, oh and ONO mac salad, yay! Oh, and chicken long rice!!!Real simple,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Like I always say: I am down to try anything new, restaurant-wise and I do rely quite a bit on my fellow Yelp reviewers in choosing a new place to eat. In this case, I wanted to try something other...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place was introduced to me by a Hawiian, so how much more authentic can it be? It's a bit hidden in downtown Gardena. The ambience is just like a neighborhood place on the island, very mom and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty solid Hawaiian food, probably the closest to the Real Deal that I have tried here in Cali. Roast Pork has, good gravy and Hawaiians know Gravy is the key...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Bruddah's is a straight to the point restaurant, so I am going to give you a straight to the point review. I have been here at least a dozen times now and I come for the following:Pork Lau Lau; It is...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Although I had limited quantities of Saimin in my life, this one was pretty decent. Pix posted:http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rW8WOMEKh4TuIuLhePZcdg'select=O2riN2ND2l4nyvce1gAmswThe ordinary-looking...
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
IN A NUTSHELL:Island food meets Mainland bellies.BORING DETAILS:My roommates and I head to BRUDDAH'S about once a month (a thirty minute drive from Santa Ana) and it is ALWAYS worth the trip.BUT BE...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I disagree with Bob. This place serves up a mean plate. The ribs I had were thick sliced and the marinade was delicious. I never heard a true Hawaiian food eater say the words "too salty"... Speaking...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'd been wanting to try this place for a while and it's not too far from where I work so today was the day. We got there around 12:45 thanks to a slow moving co-worker who has to eat with my lunch...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2008
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family friendly hole in the wall (no joke here) joint but they have all the...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 10/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
its hawaiian food and it sure beats the hell out of L and L and King's hawaiian and the loft and all the other places, i am torn between this and maui chicken as my favorite hawaiian spot in G-town...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i read about this place in search of authentic poke, and a coworker recommended this place since she knows the owners. so i had to try. take in mind im not hawaiian and only been to the islands once...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh man,.....I just love Hawaiin food...my mom grew up there.Just wish i had a L&L's around....Love the pork!
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bruddah's is good for a Hawaiian food fix every once in a blue moon. Just set your standards a little lower... so you won't be disappointed. Breakfast/lunch on Sundays are super busy (after church...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came here because of the positive yelp reviews. I had extremely high expectiations and thought the food was okay. I wouldn't drive out of my way for this place but would go again if I happened to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Brah, want me to be honest wit you ?Your beef was too fatty, your sauce was too salty and your rice was too sticky. All this and no beer to wash it down? I swear your Hawaiian ice tea was Lipton tea...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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Have you been searching for authentic Hawaiian food? Look no further. Bruddah's is way past those Hawaiian fast food places (one claims to be royalty and the other, well you know) and in the heart of Gardena....
citysearch.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very unusual place for Hawaiian restaurant. Parking situation is not that good, hard to find a place to park. This is definitely not the place you'd take your girl out on your first date, maybe ok...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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Look no further for authentic Hawaiian food! This hole in the wall will never cease to please your appetite and palette. They have everything, name it - loco moco, spam musubi, bbq chicken, kalua pork, spare...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After reading that the waitresses on Saturday being fairly hot, i finally decided to convince the wifey and boy to go check out the place for more authentic hawaiian food. went saturday morning for...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went in here once for lunch with a couple of friends and had the loco moco. First off, the portion was quite generous... I couldn't finish 'cause I was too full. Second, it was some of the best loco...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hole in the wall but the best Filipino & Hawaiian food in town.
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you want authentic Hawaiian food that's affordable, Bruddah's is the place to go. Don't be fooled by the location. Food is delicious and served in big portions. I love the loco moco! Enjoy!
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2008
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This is da best, noka oi, Hawaiian food in California. Breakfast here is ummmm good! Portuguese sausage and eggs. You gotta try bruddah. When I'm in OC I always gotta go.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ignore the neighborhood.Ignore the occasional B,C or lower ratingIgnore the outer facadeHell, ignore the inner appearance.You come here for food that's hot, ono, and plenty of. EnjoyPS - The...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you don't look at the neighborhood then you won't be disappointed with this "hole in the wall". The most authentic "local" food around. The only other comparison would be King's Hawaiian Bakery...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Why is that whenever I go and have dinner with my friend Robin, we end up going to 3 star places? :( And this also had a "People Love Us on Yelp" sticker (proves that seeing such as sticker doesn't...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I could not find this place! I swear I drove up and down Gardena THREE times before finally finding this joint! When I walked in, all I saw people who looked like they just flew in from Hawaii! I knew...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went here with my brother and I guess we're too used to the anti-authentic hawaiian food in southern cal. I got the portuguese sausage and rice, he got the filipino chicken dish which is like adobo,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I took my 68-year old aunt from Florida here for lunch last week. We're Portuguese-American so we get a kick out of seeing Portuguese sausage on the menu. Upon entering there was only one other...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I finally made a south bay run and we decided to try Bruddahs after reading the reviews here on yelp. No doubt this place is hawaiian. It's retro and a throwback to the 80's. I saw an elderly...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Beef short rib stew. They don't have it everyday, and thank god, because if they did, I would be coming here everyday (and gaining about 50 pounds a month at least!). Eh. Who am I kidding. I come...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably the most authentic Hawaiian restaurants in LA...forget Ono, Aloha or whatever Hawaiian BBQ places...this place beats them all. The portions are huge and you even feel like you are in...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I came here with colleague who's from Hawaii. We were sort-of in the neighborhood for work (Redondo Beach) and she'd done some research on lunch joints. I was hungry.I trust her judgment and knew I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Based solely on my meal that I ordered I gave this restaurant 3 stars. If it were based on my family's experience, it unfortunately would've only gotten two. I had the Kalbi short ribs. Cooked...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When it comes to hawaiian food, for me its a toss up between this place and TnT over in torrance. Both serve generous portions of awesome quality food at a great value. The filipino dishes give this...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going to Hawaii on average of once per year for the past 20 years and I have had Hawaiian food but it is too fried, too salty or too dry.....BUT...I was wrong. It is just that some places...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best real Hawaiian place in South Bay. It may be the only one as well. This is not an easy restaurant to find seeing at it is located near a bad part of Gardena and is a hole in the wall place....
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I tell yah Bruddah, this is the place to be. Always giving it up to the oldschool feel as you come thru the door. Its straight up, and the food will always come thru. I usually make it down there for...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best Hawaiian food in Southern California!!! Its got a little Japanese and Filipino infusion as well.For Breakfast, definitely get the Portugese Sausage and Eggs with Banana Pancakes. Lunch and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bruddah's has already been reviewed numerous times, here's my take on it. I ordered the Lau Lau special and the Chicken Cutlet.Lau Lau-Onolicious! There's enough leaves out the outside and the inside...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Bruddah's serves it up the way it's supposed to be. My friends and I have been coming here since early 2000 and we've never had a bad experience. Food is always deelish and not as greasy as other...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Bruddah's! How I miss and crave your food! This is THE place to go for really good, authentic Hawaiian food. L&L, Ono's, King's Hawaiian, and Back Home at Lahaina can't even compare to this...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the first review that I am writing and there will be more to come cause I love to eat and am a big critic when it comes to food and service. What can I say about this place......This is one...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
And so ends my Hawaiian food journey. Bruddah's is the best Hawaiian I've tasted in Southern California. And having a bunch of Japanese friends who think they're Hawaiian, I've been to plenty of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ono Grinds (Hawaiian Kine Food)
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Earl, the owner is a character....love all the specials here, loco moco and spam musubi are always a treat. I don't get to go as often now but its always a trip and a treat to go and hang out....yum!
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One word...ONOLICIOUS!!! I've been going to Bruddah's for years and have tried almost everything on the menu. I say almost everything because it's hard to try out new things once you get there, look...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A hole in a wall with great food.
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Its everything everyone wrote it up to be. Closed on Mondays, but busy any other day. It is Hawaiian food with a few FIlipino dishes (they're FIlipino Hawaiian), and the specials are the best. I go...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
quaint placegreat foodlarge portions (enough to satisfy even the smallest asian girl--with never-ending appetites; if you're asian, you'd know)cute waitresses (at least in my day...)and spam musubi....
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Braised short ribs is no way to start a diet.....lolDayum!!!! This place is good! And heck, I even felt like I was at home with all the samoans around here!!! Big bruddahs all around here for sho!!!...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have yet to find Hawaiian food better than this in Hawaii (and I've been O'ahu three times and Maui once). Best dishes: Beef Stew (if available, the tomatoes really make it great), Inehaw Baboy (you...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I came back from Hawaii I truly missed some of the good Ono food Hawaii had. In searching for anything in southern Cal that resembles great hawaiian food, we found this place. This place comes...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a historical monument for Hawaiian food on the mainland. Not such a big place, but always a busy place! Their food os amazing, tho at times can be inconsistent. I do love their loco...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
39 good previous reviews including one from Gardena's native son Kendo U. can't be wrong. I tried out this place last week with a fellow yelper during lunchtime. NIce selection on the menu and good...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was my first time eating at Bruddah's and i'm definitely going back for more.I ordered:-Braised shortribs with gravy: meat so tender i used two fingers to take the bone of the meat...well, the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nothing like local/comfort food! I love this place! Shoyu chicken and chow fun, loco moco, and lau lau are my favorites here. Everytime I eat at Bruddah's I flash back to my childhood. Good times!
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely one of the best Hawaiian food restaurants in So-Cal. I was introduced to this place shortly after having moved to California from Hawaii. Till this day my wife and I still love the no...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went just to check out the friday braised ribs everyone raves about. I think what makes it special is the gravy thing that the ribs are served with. I'm not sure I'd come here again just for that....
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
*Kalua and Pork Lau Lau Combo4 stars for kalua , MacCheesy and being hole in the wall (missed it twice driving pass it) dumbbbbb...The most smokey -taste kalua pork i have tasted to date. Its leaner...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
definitely nothing fancy or anything, but i like it b/c it reminds me of little local spots in hawaii. all the plate lunch stuff was pretty good, way preferable to those hawaiian chains. we finally...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ono-licious.Best Hawaiian food around, possibly The Best outside of Hawaii, and I'm sure all those celebs, models, surfers, etc. adorning the walls of this place would agree. This little hole in the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I agree, probably the best Hawaiian food in the South Bay...love the braised short ribs on Fridays. Very tender...We haven't been back on a Saturday or Sunday for a while, so I miss being able to...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The braised short ribs were good. Lots of meat, and while there was fat present, they weren't overly fatty like a lot of ribs can be. I wasn't that impressed with the mac salad, it approached...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After a full day of research, I am definately pleased with this place. It's the second time coming here, but I can't remember the first, but the second was almost extacy. Being that I went on a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ate here the other day after a little sesh at El Porto w/my boy JV. The surf was less then mediocre but the food here is so kine... made me forget all about the dismal conditions. I had the Hamburger...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Poke.that's Poh-Kee. not POKE gdamnit. Never been to HI. No desire actually, considering the thorough infiltration of Hawaiian food into the Southland.A bud of mine is a amateur tuna fisher. He goes...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
kalua pig is just the way i like!
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I miss Bruddah. You want REAL local flavor food. This is it. No fusion included here. All real. It hurts me that i had to move away from Southern California. I end up looking for the real island...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The place is filled with old Hawaiian guys that look like they come every weekend as a ritual to hang out. The walls are covered with signed photos of celebrities. We ordered the Pork LauLau and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I grew up in Waianae, Hawaii, and lived there for 20 years. I am the biggest snob when it comes to restaurants categorizing itself as Hawaiian. I live 25 miles away from Bruddah's and will always...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Came here for lunch with a friend and tried their daily special, stewed short ribs and grilled butterfish. I still don't quite understand what all the fuzz is about. I didn't find the mac salad...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place from the outside doesn't look like much. Just a hole-in-the-wall. But, hole-in-the-walls are good, kinda like best kept secrets. It was a late sunday afternoon, and we entered and seated...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Bruddah's is one of the old gaurds in Gardena. I will not know what to do if it ever were to go the way of Harry's or Lori's. Even when I'm not hungry, it gives me comfort that it's still there as I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Killer food here. The Roast Pork with Gravy is good, as well as the Grilled Butterfish. Throw in a side of Spam Musubi and their Mac Salad (a MUST) and you're set! They have a super tasty breakfast...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've never been here, I've only been to big enormous Hawaiian luaus catered by Bruddah's. The food is really really good. Unlike a certain little other place I went to in Culver City, the kalua pork...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've really only been here for breakfast but even when I've gone during the afternoon, I still order breakfast! I'm weird. What can I say. However, my faves are...BREAKFAST (that is eaten any time of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is good. They have good kalua pork and big portions for the price. It is a family owned place that has a nice touch to it. When I went there it wasn't busy so I was happy. It is kind of in...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty darned great food. If you know Hawaiian, then you know Bruddah's. It's definitely in the top 3 spots in the Southbay for Hawaiian. Say Hello to Elsie while you're there...she's married to a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh snap! Bruddah's has THE best Hawaiian food outside of Hawaii. I mean it! I was almost in tears when I ate the kalua pig, lomilomi salmon and POI!! I was so excitied that I could substitute the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i've been here twice in the past month, and i live around 20 miles away. that should tell you something from jump.first trip: 9am on a sunday. we'd just hit the lame bicycle swap meet at the dominguez...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For real tho....Bruddah...I love dis place. I miss da pidjin we tawk. I miss the spam musabi here and da kahlua pork. Mmmm Mac salad....mmmm kalbi....this is hawaiian food at it's finest. What's funny...
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Gotta stay true to Bruddah Earl. Bruddah's Hawaiian Foods is the bestest local kine grinds you will find anywhere in S. Cali. Located in Gardena, Bruddah's has only 15 tables. They take phone...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Friday Special = BRAISED SHORT RIBS!!! I am a braised short rib FANATIC! It's sooooo good! The meat is sooooo tender and soft, falling off the bones. It's smothered in brown gravy and served with...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best mac salad in Cali!!!
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
best hawaiian food on the mainland by far, mmmmmmmm!
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The BEST Hawaiian food outside of Hawaii. Scratch that, this place is one of the best Hawaiian food places there is. Bruddah's saved my life when I lived in LA.
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Simplyt the best hawaiian food in socal! Straight homestyle local food! kahlbi, kalua, lau lau , butter fish, saimin, ono kine shortribs!! ommmg!! Say hi to earl da owner, and tell ellsie.....hi...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2006
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A taste of Hawaii... this place is a little bit of a whole in the wall, but the food is SO worth the trip. The lau lau is one of the best I've had on the mainland, and their kalua pork is also mouth-watering.
menupages.com - user review - 12/08/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you like Hawaiian food, you have to try Bruddah's. This place looks like a hole in the wall but the food is really good. My favorite is the Beef Stew but is only served on certain days. The beef...
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the best Hawaiian food I've found on the mainland. Forget yucky fast food L&L or even The Loft for that matter, Bruddah's is the place to go when you want authentic ono Hawaiian food. This...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
five stars go to the memory of this place, that is quickly getting tired. im sorry to say that on two recent occasions I had food serv ed that I didnt even touch,. and this is totally unlike me,.i...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Da kine ONO-LiciousBetter than some plate lunches I've had in Hawaii. Love the lau lau, and the Kahlua pig. Much more of a true island feel than King's and I like that about this place. With so many...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2006
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I've been eating at Bruddah's for over 10 years and hope to for many more. This is homestyle Hawaiian Local food for real! How real? They get POI! And many other onolicious grines for kau kau. No...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/16/2006
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Once the best in Los Angeles, it has slipped a bit over time, although a recent remodeling makes it a little more presentable. It still boasts a large selection of local foods in big portions and has ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/12/2005
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Forget King's Hawaiian. Forget the Loft, Back home, even forget Island Grinds. Before all of those there was Bruddah's. Words alone can't explain this place, you have to try it for yourself. You enter...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/10/2005
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Bruddah's provides the food all Hawaiians and Hawaiian enthusiasts yearn for. It doesn't have the fake tropical palm trees and hula dancers, it's just the real good food that you came for. Great Island Style...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/06/2003
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Lots of food for cheap! Best Hawaiian food this side of the Islands. No frills just good food and good people
citysearch.com - user review - 08/22/2002
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bruddah's is famous for good polynesian food without a big price. their hours are: tue. - thu. 8am - 8pm, and fri. - sun. 7am - 9pm. it's a little hole in the wall, but i have brought local people as well as...
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