Kahuna Grill Orlando

I had my first visit to Kahuna Grill Orlando the other night. Wings, Ribs, Flatbreads, Burgers, Steaks, Seared Tuna, Asian Nachos, Kalua Pork Quesadillas and more, all in a Hawaiian inspired setting. Sounds interesting doesn't it? I have driven by this place for a long time and was curious about it, and I finally went to check it out. I expected it to be a Hawaiian style restaurant with maybe a little bit of a bar feel to it, but what it ended up feeling like to me was a big tikki bar. Granted it was ladies night and around 10:30 when I arrived, so you had more of bar crowd there.

The place was packed after a bit and had a dance floor, electronic darts, pool table, DJ, outdoor seating and two bars. After a few drinks my friends and I decided to give the food a try, which I guess you could call American/Asian/Hawaiian fusion. For me the food was not worth the wait, since the only server was also the bartender and we were not sitting at the bar. I had the Asian Nachos- Crispy fried won tons with baby shrimp, mozzarella cheese, picode gallo, Thai peanut sauce, plum chili sauce and garnishes. My friends had the Chicken Quesadillas and the Fried Mozzarella which are self explanatory and were nothing out of the ordinary. For a little desert we had the Island Fondue- Warm chocolate that says served in coconut shell but it wasn't and it had fruit and marshmallows for dipping. All the food was mediocre, so it leaves me to wonder if it's just as lame during the day or if it was because it was so late.

To sum it up, there was nothing that left me with a desire to go back. It seems like a good concept, which is just not well executed. If you have been during the day, let me know what you thought. Here is the menu.