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Dean's Drive-Inn

45-773 Kamehameha Highway (Adon Plaza), Kaneohe, Oahu, HI 96744
808-247-1300
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Ranked #2 of 76 restaurants in Kaneohe
Price range: RM15 - RM30
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Loma Linda, California
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105 reviews 105 reviews
61 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 33 cities Reviews in 33 cities
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013 via mobile

This is a small and very hole-in-the-wall type of place with a regular stream of locals coming to pick up take away food. We ordered vegetarian fried rice and the ahi tunafish special. We also got the butter mochi cups. Portion sizes were generous. Choice of brown vs white rice was nice. Friendly and helpful service. Clean, albeit tiny, dining-in... More

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Key Largo, Florida
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63 reviews 63 reviews
54 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
41 helpful votes 41 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2013

The Baked Shoyu Chicken was mouth watering tender and flavorful, Mac salad creamy and good. The Island Fush Ono Sandwich was freshly caught and cooked just right. Chicken$8.50: fish $11. Love to come back. Very good food.

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Sacramento, California
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51 reviews 51 reviews
26 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Yes, this hole-in-the-wall delivers a hole-in-one in the food game. Though tiny, they offer meals that you could pay five times more for at a fancy Honolulu restaurant. My fish was just caught that morning! Their menu rotates so that they offer only what is fresh and interesting. I would put this on my list of must-do's in the area!!

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Planet Earth
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4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2013 via mobile

We like to find good local food where locals like to go. Dean's fit the bill. Great care was taken in making sure all the food met our diverse family needs; including finding vegan options and they even made our picky kids happy. It is run by a very nice couple and has amazing fresh fish too. This is a... More

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Madison WI
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30 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 September 2012

We stopped by for a quick lunch after reading the reviews and weren't disappointed. The quality of the Ono which we had served with a butter and caper sauce was excellent and about 1/4 the price of a Honolulu restaurant. The soup of the day was a creamy very tasty shrimp bisque-totally ono also could have eaten a much much... More

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Vancouver, Washington
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15 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 September 2012

Great aloha here at this little drive-in restaurant that is a popular neighborhood lunch spot for eat-in or take out. Very high quality, reasonably priced Hawai`ian food in sizable portions. I had roasted shoyu-ginger chicken, my wife had mahi-mahi salad (caught that day) and my daughter had very, very tender teriyaki beef and traditional corn soup. All prepared from scratch... More

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Honolulu
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 August 2012

Had a late lunch at Dean's with the wife today. Tried their rack of lamb special. The wife had the ahi belly with the ginger & shoyu sauce. They were busy but the tables opened up pretty quickly. I had read that they didn't accept credit cards but found that information wasn't entirely correct. They accept Visa, MC & Discover... More

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Kaneohe, Hawaii
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81 reviews 81 reviews
56 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012

It is a plate lunch place but the food is so much better. They use fresh ingredients and have healthier choices. The ahi cakes are awesome. Like the traditional crab cake but with ahi. It gets very busy at lunch time and they are not open on Saturdays.

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San Ramon, California
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7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2011

Wide variety of delicious vegetarian options. Excellent fish. Teriyaki beef and hamburgers get a thumbs up too. Gourmet food served in "to go" containers. You order at the counter and then they call you when it's ready. Not unusual to have to stand in line to order. It's worth the wait. This is a small restaurant with about 5 tables.... More

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Top Contributor
107 reviews 107 reviews
50 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 41 cities Reviews in 41 cities
63 helpful votes 63 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2011

Ok, this is the smallest diner in the world but seriously, the food is out of this world. The fish dishes are amazing and the desserts are wonderful. The owners are the nicest folks we've met this trp to Oahu. This is defiitely worth the drive around the island.

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