Hawaiian spot for plate lunches, mahi mahi, tacos, piled-high fries & more in lofty, festive digs. Based on 936 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
2016 S El Camino Real, San Clemente, CA 92672
Phone: (949) 276-6657
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Hours
| Friday | 12–9 PM |
| Saturday | 12–9 PM |
| Sunday | 12–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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4–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 4–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 4–9 PM |
| Thursday | 4–9 PM |
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Reviews
Meau Vedrun
One of the best restaurants in San Clemente. Food is delicious and their prices are reasonable Parking was easy and fast, great service! I found items on the menu I haven’t seen anywhere else so they get extra points for that. Also thanks for happy hour!
Danielle Emerson
Great place in San clemente with parking lot ans street parking. The food was great and we just happened to show up on Wednesday wine night! Service was fast and the food was delicious. Shared a plate of meat and veggies (da biggest mixed plate) with my fiance and the amount and the variety of meats and flavors plus 3 sides (highly recommend the veggies) you get was great. Will def return!
Michelle Hanson-Carpenter
Always a favorite when we come back in town. Love their spicy Asian wings! Good beer selection. Nice staff. Chill surf aatmosphere!!!
F B
Fun spot for food and drinks with a Hawaiian touch. Go for Taco Tuesday and an assortment of tasty tacos!
J. Dianne Dotson
Good GRIEF this place is great and serves up massive amounts of delicious Hawaiian food. We really didn’t need the appetizer…but it was superb. Between the two of us we could not finish this plate! We did make a valiant effort, though. If you’re driving between LA and San Diego, this is a perfect stop for lunch. Cheerful staff and a nice space.
Stephanie Davis
This place is an absolute gem. Everything we got was so flavorful, absolutely delicious, and the portions were great! We got the pork sliders with the mac salad and the spam musubi with sausage as appetizers. The sliders were packed with pork, served with a generous portion of Mac salad. Then we split the shrimp po boy with fries. The fries were extra crispy and the po boy was served with a slaw and relish that were out of this world delicious. We finished with the bread pudding. It was a huge portion, served warm with strawberry slices, whip cream, and some sort of lemon custard, again all excellent.
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Very clean restaurant. Food extremely good. Server Rockie very nice! Will definitely be back!! N
Bea
Exceptional experience. Parking lot across from Hapa J’s had plenty of open spots. The staff were so friendly and kind. The food was delicious! Large portions for unbeatable prices arrived at our table so quickly that we were in and out of there (enjoyably) in an hour!
Deanna Buschini
Great traditional Hawaiian menu. Plates have large portions, flavors are fabulous. Sitting at the bar is our favorite. Great wine and mixed drinks and beer selection. Sells merchandise too!
Heather Carbone
We lived on Oahu for around 10 years so we decided to try Hapa J’s. We were surprised by the portions and it was definitely worth the price. It really did remind us of all of the plate lunch places out there but better quality food here. We walked out with over half of our food in to go containers because we couldn’t eat any more! Lol. Our service was also really good and very laid back. Anyone that’s ever been to Hawaii will appreciate the chill atmosphere here. We will definitely go back!
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