Islands Restaurant Orange

I have been here a few times with a friend. The service is always top notch! The staff is so hardworking, warm, and welcoming. Blake is an amazing busser with a great smile! He is ON IT! George was our server most recently. I have some food allergies and he took extra care to make sure the food was going to be prepared in a manner in which I could consume it safely. I super appreciated his diligence and attention to detail. Would not hesitate to go here again.

A great experience at Islands after over 2 years. Wait time was short, our server Chayla was fantastic and made great food suggestions. Comfortable and spacious booth with TVs to watch basketball. Carnitas Tacos were good but lacked meat, chicken burger had a well-seasoned breading and the fries were phenomenal. Kids enjoyed fresh pineapple quesadilla and Hawaiian burger. Ice-cold beer and perfectly poured margarita. Glad to return and thankful to Chayla for her excellent service.

It's been about 10 years since the last time I have visited an Islands Restaurant and like the last it was very enjoyable. Islands is one of those special restaurants that transport you someone far away. You walk in the Hawaiian themes surrounds you giving you a feel of a relaxing get away, away from home. From the decor on the walls to the bamboo decorations to the parrots hanging from the ceiling. It truly is a very tropical and puts your mind at ease. Our waitress, Melissa was so awesome! Bubbly, spunky and very attentive. Just what you want in a waitress. All smiles, the whole time we were there. Making you truly feel like your special. Great job, keep up the awesome service. If only one day more people would be just like you.
Now on to the reason you truly read the review for-The Food. Fabulous, in short. I had the crispy fried chicken sandwich with bacon and I even added the fried red onions (spectacular, who doesn't like a little extra crunch). I also asked for the truffle fries instead of regular. The chicken was crispy, perfectly cooked. The bun was excellent with just enough golden tones to it. The truffle fries were covered in truffle oil and parsley parmesan flakes with a truffle aioli duping sauce. I do have to say it was quick favorable and rich, but I was only able to
eat a few because it was so rich. My sons had the pineapple crispy chicken and my husband had the fish tacos. Both sons loved it and my husband said it was quite good, but he wished it would have had a salsa to go with it it would have been perfect. Normally, I don't go for desert, but my kids talked my husband into getting the Oreo milkshakes and then I saw the lava cake. I had to try. The lava cake was basically just a chocolate brownie with fudge and vanilla ice cream with whipped cream and cherries. My husband and I both split it and it was very good. At the end of the meal, our waitress cleared our plates and made sure we had everything we wanted, including boxes. In all, it was a great time with great people and great food. Thank you to all the staff that made this meal so good! Until we meet again. Oh at the end, my daughter did a funny little jig. I hope you enjoy!

Pretty solid Islands - seemed to be pretty busy for a Wednesday at 12:45, but we were seated right away. Drinks came and then our wrap and burger. The hit were the fries! Best fries I've had in a while! It is expensive, but what isn't these days. Server was great and attentive.

First time back to Islands after more than 20 years and it was such a great time. The wait wasn't bad for a Friday night, 10 minutes or so. Chayla was our server and she was FANTASTIC!! Her food suggestions were great and her service was second to none!! Everybody that approached our table was very pleasant and willing to assist. The booth we sat in was comfortable and spacious. They have TVs so we watched some basketball with dinner. For dinner, I had the Carnitas Tacos and they were pretty good, lacking meat for my liking. The chicken burger was covered in a very well-seasoned breading. The fries were phenomenal. My kiddos had a quesadilla with fresh pineapple and believe me, it was FRESH! And a Hawaiian burger which looked very good as well. My beer was ice cold and tasty, my wife ordered a margarita which was poured perfectly! I'm glad that we came to try Islands again. Thank you, Chayla, for gaining my business once again. See you soon!

Jorge, our server was awesome and friendly. Guacamole was cold and fresh. Chicken Tortilla soup was very good and had a lot of chicken. My teriyaki burger was delicious.

I used to eat here all the time when I lived in CA. I moved to AZ four years ago and missed Islands so much! I came out for a wedding yesterday and went for dinner there. The Northshore Tacos are my fav! They were still delicious!

Chicken tortilla soup is fantastic with fresh avocado. Cant beat the endless bowls of soup. Wife's favorite burger now is the French onion chip burger, she is addicted to that now 😊. My girls get the endless soup and one of them loves their kids cheese quesadilla. Enjoy!

Quirky Hawaiian style restaurant in Orange County. The food exceeded expectations and was reasonably priced! I had the Huli Huli Chicken Sandwich which was sweet but had enough savory to balance the flavors. I would recommend this place if you’re looking for good food but not overly expensive.

An excellent restaurant I have been going to since I was a kid here in Orange. The service and food have always been great, but the prices are a tad higher than I remember. Sign of the times I guess...

There are many options, don't forget to save room for dessert.

We have been eating burgers at Islands for many years now in different locations but always visits this one for happy hour. Decided to sit in for a meal Thursday around 5 pm. As soon as we came in we were seated. Ashley our server was super, took our drink order right away & ask if we'd like to put food order also. We requested fries while waiting. Got our drinks & freshly made fries. Our root beer refills keep coming. What stands out the staff helps each other. We were in and out in less than an hour. Happy hour is very popular so the bar area gets really crowded. Place are kids friendly and the restroom is clean. Thanks Islands staff, will see you soon!

I’m an old island head, back when a Big wave was under $4.00. Having dinner now, everything’s ok but I don’t like the fact that they are serving burritos now…. Come on now let’s stick to what you started as, and stop catering to other folks

What a great place to get a burger!!! For my first time being here this place really made me feel like I was at home and the customer service was excellent here!!! The desert was even more filling and took me over the edge lol (I was gone after that) Definitely a must go if you're looking for a great tasty burger!!! Way to go Island's YOU ROCK!!!!

Ordered online 11/09/23, and did not verify my order before placing. I was short two fries, but my fault for not double checking. I asked for fries to be added when picking up and the manager handed me fries on the house. I wish I caught his name, but thank you sir for your kindness.

It's been years since I've been here. We were looking for a fun place for coffee and a dessert. I'm glad we came, and will be back for a yummy burger..

Burger: the basic big wave, hold the pickles, talk about juicy and delicious.
Fries need to be bigger, felt like there were just half pieces in there. Great flavor though. The waiters and staff were over the top here. Helpful and never had to ask for anything, they were on top of everything for us. Clean, clean....clean here. Well done. Music was also at the right volume, thank you for that, never had to compete with it while ordering.
I wish we would have taken photos.

Great service! The staff at this Islands is exceptional. The food was very good too.

GREAT TASTE ON ALL THE HAMBURGERS 🍔
AWESOME SERVICE WITH A SMILE FROM THE STAFF.

I really grew up going here. This place is a great local restaurant.

Great lunch, refreshing salad and tasty burger with cold brews! Yum!