01-18-2016, 01:01 PM
Kaleos has been a bit hit-and-miss ever since we first started going there but it has definitely been declining over time. We went there for lunch today (it was nearly empty) and the food was inedible. The service was awesome but that doesn't help much when you can't eat the food. The appetizer was partially frozen in the middle, one of the entrees was so over salted and over cooked it was literally a salt shingle, and the top bun on my burger was (I'm using my old line cook judgment here) probably about 47 degrees when the food hit the table (though the meat was warm and correctly cooked).
The server did offer to replace the wife's entree (it was already 3 strikes and you're out so we declined) and did comp us one beverage but basically, we took all our food to go. $46 is a lot of money to spend on what turned out to be our dogs' food (and we had to soak/rinse the meat first because we were afraid of giving our dogs sodium toxicity... seriously not kidding here) For what it's worth in 16 years being together, we have never complained to a waiter about our food before, so it's not like we're "one of those people".
At this point, we won't be going back until we've heard that things have improved. The Black Rock has always had mediocre (at best) food but in our most recent experiences is the better restaurant in Pahoa. (No, I am not affiliated with the Black Rock in any way).
Since my wife left Kaleos hungry, I wanted to stop off somewhere so that she could eat and we almost went to the Golden Goat, but the level of frustration and disappointment was just too high so we haven't tried there yet.
Is there anywhere left to eat in Pahoa that doesn't suck, isn't filthy, is open most days, and has acceptable service?
The server did offer to replace the wife's entree (it was already 3 strikes and you're out so we declined) and did comp us one beverage but basically, we took all our food to go. $46 is a lot of money to spend on what turned out to be our dogs' food (and we had to soak/rinse the meat first because we were afraid of giving our dogs sodium toxicity... seriously not kidding here) For what it's worth in 16 years being together, we have never complained to a waiter about our food before, so it's not like we're "one of those people".
At this point, we won't be going back until we've heard that things have improved. The Black Rock has always had mediocre (at best) food but in our most recent experiences is the better restaurant in Pahoa. (No, I am not affiliated with the Black Rock in any way).
Since my wife left Kaleos hungry, I wanted to stop off somewhere so that she could eat and we almost went to the Golden Goat, but the level of frustration and disappointment was just too high so we haven't tried there yet.
Is there anywhere left to eat in Pahoa that doesn't suck, isn't filthy, is open most days, and has acceptable service?