The Box Burgers Eatery - Kirkland

OMG everything was so good! Traditional karage is really juicy and soft while the skin remains crispy. Hawaiian karage has a sweet and sour sauce. Galbi was surprisingly good very juicy and thick meat. Definitely have the chopped salad also very delicious and refreshing. Will be very happy to visit again!

Overall: I would definitely go back and try more of the menu! FOOD: Pork Belly Bao $4 (pork belly slow braised in soy and mirin, fresh slaw, hoisin peanut sauce, served on a Chinese steamed bun): I did not enjoy this bao which is hard for me since I love bao! There was too much of everything else and not enough pork belly. The piece of pork belly was so thin and small that you barely tasted it. Combo Plate Chicken Karaage and Hawaiian Fried Chicken $15 (Karaage boneless fried chicken with sweet and tangy house sauce; Fried Chicken boneless fried chicken with garlic sesame soy chili sauce): Both the karaage and Hawaiian fried chicken was very good. The chicken were fried pretty well but most of the crispiness disappears due to the sauce coated on the outside. The flavor was there but not the crispiness but that is partly my fault for expecting Japanese style karaage. Chop Chop Salad (romaine heart, ham, apples, tomato, cilantro, red onions, parmesan, and provolone cheese): No price as this is included with any plate item. I liked but didnt like the salad (if that makes sense). There is a lot of dressing as its fully coated every item in the salad which is actually a huge plus to me BUT I'm not a fan of ham or fruit being in my salad. Da Hilo Boy Burger $14 (Loco moco burger charred beef patty, caramelized onion, smoked bacon confit, mushroom, and fried egg): The burger is huge and looked extremely good. I did not eat this as someone else in our party had it. They enjoyed the burger a lot said the flavor and texture was on point. Kimchi Fried Rice $15.50 (kimchi, smoked bacon, caramelized onion, fried egg): I did not have this but it looked extremely delicious and the person in our group said its something they ordered repeatedly. Chicken Karaage Kids Meal $6 (boneless fried chicken with sweet and tangy house sauce, served with fries). RESTAURANT/INTERIOR: Clean and minimal restaurant. They didnt have the full seating due to the pandemic (I assume). If its a concern to anyone, they did not space the tables 6 feet apart which is fine as the restaurant is pretty small. There was one row of tables on one side of the restaurant that was not available for seating. The restaurant did provide disposable tissue next to every door (main door and restrooms) for customers to use so no one has to touch the handles directly. STAFF: Everyone was friendly. The front of the house team was pretty much on top of everything knew regulars by name, delivered the food and also offered to get utensils and napkins for each person, etc. My only issue with the team was food service was kind of slow. I'm not sure if its due to short staff or a lot of to go orders but when we first ordered and sat down, I noticed none of the tables had their food and the restaurant was pretty full.

The Chop chop salad is my favorite salad from a restaurant. Sanita not only made me a bottle of dressing she also offered to get me ice when she found out I was traveling a long distance. Great food. Better service!

The staff are super friendly and attentive. The food is delicious and has great umami flavor. The dine in area is spaced out and very clean. Such a great place to dine at for a casual night out. They?re da best place for some of those most reminiscent Hawaii flavors.

This is the second time we had gone to this place, primarily to get our fix of the fried chicken here ? This is an awesome place to stop and grab a quick bite. It has a spacious interior for dine in and many folks stop here for take out too. Since it's the pandemic time now, the food is served in take out boxes with plastic cutlery, but wish they get back to serving the food in actual plates. I still remember having the fried chicken the first time i had been here, on a wooden platter. That was awesome. The food here is really good. You should go chrck it out!