
Iron Grill Hawaii
Honolulu, HI 96826
About Iron Grill Hawaii - steak house in Honolulu, Hawaii
Customer Review Summary
Iron Grill Hawaii is a popular food truck known for high-quality teppanyaki dinners made to order. The owner and chef, Sang, is praised for his attentiveness and efforts to ensure a great dining experience. Customers enjoy generous portions, with standout dishes including steak and shrimp served with garlic fried rice and side salads. The ambiance is enhanced by jazz music, and beer and wine pairings are available. Many reviews highlight the original garlic sauce as a favorite. Recent feedback indicates a decline in food quality and service, with complaints about gristle in the meat and an unhelpful attitude from the chef. Some patrons have experienced long waits for food, while others found the wait worthwhile. Despite mixed experiences, the overall sentiment is that Iron Grill has the potential for a great meal but may need to address service and consistency issues.
Key Features
Service options
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Popular for
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Solo dining
Offerings
- Comfort food
- Quick bite
Dining options
- Lunch
- Dinner
Atmosphere
- Casual
Children
- Good for kids
Customer Reviews
Rating Distribution
Flex Rogers
Imagine a place where you can go to get a high-quality teppanyaki dinner, walk right up to the chef and tell him exactly what you want and how you want it done, and then he makes it on the spot for you to take and enjoy wherever you like. This is that place. Located across from Don Quijote, the Iron Grill food truck has been in business for over 10 years, and I can attest to the enduring quality that keeps them going. I had the pleasure of speaking to the owner and chef, Sang, who was both attentive and sincere in making sure my order was a 5 star experience. I got the steak option with added shrimp, asparagus, broccoli, with garlic fried rice. The meal came with a nicely-sized side salad and the dressing was excellent. The portions are more than enough for 2 people and the presentation was great for something that got boxed up! The steak was ample, tender, and cooked expertly - the quality cut of ribeye used was very clear. On a rainy night, I waited maybe 15 minutes for him to work his magic. His truck plays a nice blend of jazz music to set the mood while you wait, and he also has beer and wine pairings available to complete your meal. Overall, I think the Iron Grill is a shining example of doing good business. The food speaks for itself, but the personal touch and effort that Sang puts into his work will keep you coming back. I know I will.
Gloria Straccini
Very good food truck! Tasty food and generous portions, reasonably priced. Original garlic sauce a winner! Be forewarned: cash only and 15-20 min wait for food after ordering.
Rany Yan
Very delicious food! We mentioned how we couldn't do spicy because of the baby and got the black bean garlic on the steak/shrimp and the chef kindly cut some of the steak n shrimp just for the baby! We didn't even ask and it was such a thoughtful gesture! Generous portions for the price as well. We LOVE garlic so it was perfect
oh sera
Compared to price, steak quality is so good. The garlic sauce is so perfectly matcing with steak and it is cooked perfectly. Actually it's much better than restaurant! 오아후 스테이크 푸드트럭중 제일 맛있어요!! I want this place lasts longer!!! 🙏🏻❤️😌
Vale MP
I went here for a year and it was good. My family and I all enjoyed it very much. I recommended IG but warned that the "cook" has attitude. After his wife (mystery lady in black mask) left him, everything went down hill. We went 5-6 times in a row and it was primarily just inedible gristle. He had a bad attitude each time we visited, he would ignore my husband's presence at the window, be short with each of us for no reason at all. We stopped going for months. Then many businesses closed and I don't eat raw meat so we weren't left with hardly any options for late dinners. When we went back, I texted him everytime NOT ALOT OF GRISTLE PLEASE and he would make decent plates when I texted this. Just 2 or so inedible bites... However. This last time, after waiting 35 min for my "food": literally every. single. piece was inedible. I could not tear them apart with my hands. I ate nothing but sauce and rice since it was 8pm and I hadn't ate all day. I returned to the "cook" and showed him this plate. He said "this is the quality I can get for the price. Baby learn how to cook your own food." Word for word. Lousy excuse for a cook. No apology, shame, or offer to remake the plate. I tossed the gristle plate into the food truck and walked away... If he knows his product is sub-par, he should make that known before taking my money (after he raised the price). We live Hawaii and its too expensive to waste on inedible plates. I have my own small business. I have kitchen and serving experience, and my husband is a cook. He works 12 hour shifts into the evening, so he is not home to prepare dinner. Criticize to yourself. I do not regret my action. Attached photo shows all the gristle I could not eat and the watery sauce. Every bite had gristle, I was not able to swallow 1 bite.
A T
What a delicious find in Waikiki. We talked to the chef a bit and he recommended to take the food to the Alo Moana beach park and eat there. As far as food goes, it’s something like Korean chipotle, where you add veggies to the rice/noodles and meat. Pictured are salmon with noodles, steak with broccoli and chicken with broccoli with spicy garlic sauce. Support the local businesses and enjoy iron grill.
Ryan P
There's no truck here. No response to text messages or phone calls. It's 6pm on a Thursday and the hours say 11am-9pm. Glad I wasted my time getting out here.
Hyongmin Lee
Meal is cooked like a fancy restaurant. Super long wait of over 30 minutes even when I went right after it opened, because there were lots of orders through the phone. Owner told me I'd have to wait a long time only after I had paid. But worth the long wait.
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