I was born and raised in Honolulu, and I know what good Hawaiian food should taste like. This is definately not it. I have lived in Portland for 12 years and have given Bamboo Grove a try several times, hoping that the taste and quality would improve. Not a chance. The food is the same as it was when I first tried it a few years ago. Hamburger steak is my thing, and Bamboo Grove's version has bland, tough meat and wierd gravy that is way too sweet. The kahlua pork is way too fatty, the ribs are stringy, tough, and have barely any meat, the chicken dishes are mediocre at best. The noodles are just plain awful. My company has catered meals from this place twice, and I have tried very hard to persuade them otherwise both times. I just cannot stand the food here. With places that care about the quality of their food, like Aloha Grill in Tualatin and Ohana's on Sandy, I have no need to order takeout from Bamboo Grove ever again.
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