K's Drive-In

You just have to love the basic food and the great way they have been doing it for decades!
Keep on doing it and I look forward to seeing you again soon.
Aloha

Typical fast food spot with good parking. Good variety of items and I like that they have a soup and sandwich deal for the lighter side. Burger was good but not thrilled with the crispy fries. Chili rice was very good. Outdoor seating under the awning. It's a good lunch option when in Hilo.

We try to get this every day while we are visiting in Hilo. Sometimes it right after getting picked up at the airport. We get sad when the machine is down. It happened twice on the trip but it's okay... once it's up and running, you forget about the days you missed. The funny thing is that we never ate a plate lunch or anything other than the twist cone. One day when the machine was down, we got the spare ribs plate. Holy cow, it was so good! Nice flavor and the meat was so tender. The staff there is so awesome and friendly too! See you next time, Ks!

Came here right at opening to avoid the crowd - definiert something to do if you want to just cruise for the rest of your day.

We ordered the soft serve, some fries, and their special gravy cheeseburgers at 6:30 in the morning so shut out to the staff for not judging our breakfast order haha.

If you're from Oahu, this is basically like St. Louis Drive In, or any local style grab and go kine places.

Local food in Kona side. Parking was easy.
Price is reasonable, service is good.

We wanted something light on that day, so both of us ordered the same wonton noodle soup. We enjoyed it, and forgot to take pictures, we did not have a chance to try other dishes. We were so stuffed.

I've been to K's twice and both times asked if they had Teri PATTY burgers. Each time the cashier told me yes then gave me a Teri beef burger with slices of Teri beef in them. This is the only place on the island where I have issues with differentiating between Teri beef and Teri patties.

I've returned because I like their onion rings but they are pricey compared to other places. I'll most likely give up and stick with Verna's.

Very disappointed on the quality of the Ox-tail soup that I ordered 2nites ago. It was rainy the day/nite so a hot bowl of soup sounded great! My expectations were soon given way to disappointment as I looked at the floating fat ladened broth and bones in the broth!!! Yes there were meat particles at the bottom but I'm sure this is not their norm! I wouldn't even give this anyone nor suggest it was available. Shame on you!
You could tell it was the bottom of the pot!!!!! No peanuts or ginger.... and not what i expect when paying over $20+ for this !!!!!!!!!!!! Never again K's!

Hubby, daughter and I came here for breakfast today. I got a medium lilikoi drink and a bacon and egg sandwich. The sandwich was meh. It seemed so thin. There was one egg, a few pieces of bacon, lettuce and mayonnaise. It was on bread that wasn't even toasted. Maybe I should have asked. My lilikoi drink was good though. Not too sweet.
There were lots of benches outside to sit and eat your food. We got our food pretty quickly. I wasn't impressed.
There's plenty of parking in front. Portions here seemed small. Prices were pretty affordable though. Not bad.

Well K's has yet another hit on their hands!
I went for my usual which is the gravy burger and twist cone (now served in a bowl).

My wife ordered a cheeseburger deluxe. This is a cheeseburger with tomato and lettuce and onions.
I heard her say the hamburger was too thick so she didn't want to eat it. Well to me, NO burger is too thick! Yes! I said I would eat it.

Well, I tell you THIS is the burger I was waiting for from all these "older" establishments. The bun is charred, the burger is charred, the tomato and lettuce is as fresh as in and out. The burger is NOT only pure beef - it's local style with TASTE! Yes there is the mayo/mustard sauce but there is something else - a tomato relish type topping. The lettuce is on the bottom and so is the tomato.

Pure perfection!!!!!!!!!

It's not even on the menu. This is the tastiest cheeseburger deluxe I have had in decades.

Yes it's that good.

A++++++++++++

Disgusting. I ordered a buffalo chicken sandwich and tasted NOTHING but vinegar. Gross as hell.

Korean chicken flavor in point, portion small kine though. Daily specials and menu changes