Hula Bar And Kitchen in San Jose

Hula Bar and Kitchen is one of my favorite new restaurants right now. The price is right and the flavors are fantastic.We ordered lechon sisig and da situation with tocino. The proteins were cooked perfectly with the meat being juicy and the fat rendered down just right. The onions and peppers in the sisig were great. The hot sauce was *chef’s kiss*.I can’t wait to come back with a bigger group so we can also try the halo halo and turon with ube ice cream. I hope you enjoy Hula as much as we did!

Enjoyed my first visit here and would return the next time I am in the area for work. The adobo omelette was delicious and was just as good as breakfast leftovers as it was as a fresh lunch. Tried the spam musubi—personally prefer a better ratio of spam and sauce to rice, so wouldn’t order this again. I wanted to try the made-to-order chicharron but they happened to be sold out.Would love there to be a sample platter of bbq, lechon, tocino, etc: if that option existed, would happily spend $20 for the chance to try a bit of everything.Looking forward to a return visit to SJ, which means a return visit to explore more of this menu.

I am a foodie, If I had a food page I would delete it right now because Im not going to another restaurant for a long time. This restaurant was so good and exceeded my expectations! Not only was the food DELICIOUS but the staff was so friendly. Ryan was the best and offered me a guava juice which I really appreciated! Love this restaurant, definitely going to be our go to

What a find!! I was craving garlic shrimp, but wasnt willing to fly out to get some. Hula bar came through with their HEAD ON spicy garlic shrimp and it was AMAZING!! For those of you who can eat right through the head and shell, you are in for an amazing treat. If you like to get dirty, feel free to peel them both away, but you have to lick your fingers to get all that delicious spicy sauce🥵We also got Da Situation with Kalua pork. The portion was MASSIVE and basically vacuumed it all. Its so tender, soft, and perfectly balanced.Were coming back for more, thats for sure.

New spot in downtown, and it’s hella good. We ordered freshly made chicharones with a crazy tasty Asian chimichuri sauce, lumpia, hamachi collar, adobo rice, short ribs and some fried pork….all super tasty. Plus, the two dudes workin the kitchen were very nice and made us feel right at home. We’ll be back. Bravo….a great addition to SoSA DTSJ.

So glad we stumbled in here! You could really just tell that everything was done with a lot of love. Fast and friendly service in a laid back atmosphere; kid friendly with lots of tempting choices on the menu. The lechon-- one of the only places Ive been to where it was both crispy and moist! Chicken adobo was super tender, longanisa on point, spam musubi and lumpia good as well. Pork tocino was the hands down winner at our table: sweet, savory, crispy-- everything was just right. Portion sizes were generous and even the rice was really lovely! Would also recommend the halo halo. Awesome addition to the neighborhood and cant wait to return!

Very nice addition to downtown, bringing Filipino/Hawaiian to the neighborhood. Very friendly owners, and the food was excellent. I got the lechon rice plate and will definitely be back!

Soft opening with a limited menu. March 15 is the official opening. Family run, they started with a food truck.Tried the chicken abodo with an egg. Came with rice and a green salad. The chicken was tasty and fall apart tender.The lumpias are thin cigar shaped filled with meat. Crunchy.Garlic shrimp was garlicky and well cooked.Bayrito with chicken 🍗 was also good.Will be back when they open with a full menu.

Love love love their lechon dish (pork belly)! One of the best Ive had. Never had one that has what looks and tastes like soy based sauce. Crispy skin but not tough not too thick. I like the Mac salad side. Tried their sisig tacos, too; which were also worth trying. Longanisa was standard Filipino sausage; sweet and salty. Staff were friendly. Small restaurant but decor adds character. Will definitely go back for the lechon again and to try other dishes. Only downside is price.

We were mesmerized by the chef the entire time!!! fun staff, delicious food - sisig and lechon fried rice were great !! ordered and ate within 45 min. will definitely return!!