Diamond Head General Store

Diamond Head deli by Morning Wood… I got an invigorating Kona coffee… garlic shrimp were strong but diluted with lemon and rice, it was nice. #rice #hawaii #hawaiianfood #masubi #shavedice #sanbrunocalifornia #diamondheaddeli I couldn’t eat everything so I will have to come back for the poke and the pork belly and the chicken special…. This place is in a tiny strip mall with barbers and a acupuncture place. Next time. Maybe.

The chili fried chicken was awesome, and the mochi cake was mind-blowing! The people were all so nice, and it was fun chatting with the other people there. The general store is so fun to shop at, and we totally stocked up on goodies! Can't wait to go back for shave ice as it was too cold for it when we went. FYI, portions are huge, we had gone for late breakfast and had more than enough for dinner!!!!

First time come here on a Saturday lunchtime, putting the name on the waiting list and waited for almost 2 hours. The environment is pretty simple and delightful. Ordered a steak, sesame muffin and also appetizer muffin. Everything was so delicious and super super presentable. Totally worth the two hour wait. We were so blown away by how beautiful and tasty the food was.
Second time come here on a Thursday lunchtime. Waiting for about 10 minutes, and got a table for five people. Realize they don’t serve steak during the week time, what a pity. Order some new dishes, still very very presentable, for the taste was just OK. Maybe my expectations were too high because of how good the food were at the first time.

Pro Tip: know that they automatically charge 15% tip and each dish is expensive and the plates are huge.

We got the Mochiko chicken loco moco and Kahlua Pork with cabbage to split between 3 people and it destroyed us. We could only finish 2/3 of the food. I'm usually a big eater but I wanted to save room for the mochi desserts but wow the food is so delicious but heavy I could not finish either dish.

The salty dishes were the best. Desserts were good but standard though the Maladada was unique and tasty

I order the Shoyu shi and Hawaiian ahi and bast musubi and Mai Tai shave ice nonalcoholic. The food is amazing just a minor detail that wasn't good was one of the Ahi fish inside the Shoyu shi bowl was still frozen inside. Other than that, food was bomb! Very pricy. $26 for one bowl but you'll have leftovers for when you get hungry again.

Arrive early (7am) and put your name on the waiting list. Restaurant opens at 9 am. If you are not present when they call your name you will be dropped. Food is excellent and portions are generous. I would recommend going with a group of 4 to try a bit of everything. Menus change monthly. Everything looked aesthetically appealing and everything tasted delicious. Recommendations: Kimchee Omorice, Kahlua pork loco Moco, mochi pancakes, fried chicken and japotatoes. Happy eating. Oh and if they have the devil's spicy fried chicken on the menu, get it! I missed out on that menu.

Update Jan 12, 2019

Came for friend birthday breakfast. Always nice to see new items on the menu to try. We got the updated French toast, good but I prefer the strawberry version. Yuiza butter pancakes, the previous matcha pancakes are more unique. You dip, we dip, we all dip this is a kalua pork French dip. I thoroughly enjoyed that it was outstanding.

Updated review on July 21, 2018.

So they update their menu on a monthly basis. Heart way too keep you coming back for more. Ordered kalua pork Bennie which is like eggs Benedict but with kalua, so yummy. But for in your face flavor the katsui curry chicken sandwich is it, omg this is so good. Also got the mochi matcha pancakes with side of mochino chicken and best pancakes I've had no need for syrup they were sweet as is. I'm hooked and need my morning wood fix.

Previous review below:

Saw this pop up as a new place in yelp. My friend and I decided to give it a try. Hidden gem in San Bruno. They are new so maybe they will put a large sign outside so it's easier to spot. I had loco loco with beef patties and eggs over easy. The patties were nicely seasoned, not bland like some other places. My friend got the fried chicken biscuit with crack potatoes. Let me tell you they named those appropriately cause they are addictive. Chicken was so tender and delicious, it didn't need the gravy that we asked to be on the side. Biscuit was so buttery, omg so good. Btw that biscuit dish was good for big appetite. We were both so full we skipped lunch. Definitely will be back to try other stuff.

Updated review. Visited a second time. Place is very busy. Barry is no nonsense when calling names to be seated, you better pay attention. Ordered the wake me up before you go go burger. Omg this is huge. Can't decided if I like the fried chicken biscuit more or this burger. It was excellent. A friend got the kaula pork hash, that was also good. Check the pics of the burger as they serve it and after I put it together. No way could eat it that way, ended up using fork and knife. My favorite breakfast place.

Amazing food at a great price, just make sure you arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the restaurant opening to get in with the first wave of people. Pretty small restaurant but good come out pretty quickly. Would highly recommend for brunch!

Looking for a local hidden gem that serves fusion Japanese Hawaiian family style dining with a dash of what you would expect at a classy French resturant? At least that's the experience we had, lines are long, wait time was close to 2 hours. Portions a big and can easily be shared, staff is awesome and friendly. For kicks be sure to look at the sign above the men's bathroom. Price is a little on the higher end (not extreme) but is it worth it, for us it definitely was. This was a great experience with great food, thank you and look forward to returning soon.

Great find close to the airport. Portions were big and very filling! Kalua pork in the loco moco was great, super tender and there was no skimping on the amount inside. Got the bread pudding and I felt like we got a solid loaf almost, great stuff too! Will definitely be back. Worth the wait outside and this place definitely practiced and utilized their soups vide technique very well.

Delicious and creative breakfast entrees with generous size portions. This place just opened with limited staff, but service was very friendly and quick once we were seated. Yuzu flavored butter was wonderful with the homemade biscuit. The Japanese breakfast rice had a wonderfully dippy egg.

Went there for the shave ice only and it was absolutely perfect. Have been looking for one since I had it in maui, this came super close. We had the diamond special with the topping, I did not think the topping were great. But the base icecream (lychee) is super and so is the shave ice! Cute little grocery store for hawaiian stuff as well. Overall very pleasing experience.

I’m not from the area and stumble upon this place. There was no line when we got there around 1pm on Friday. We got the table right the way even thought the waitress seem super busy.

We ordered loco moco, fried chicken, and the mochi pancake. Everything was so good!!!!!!! The portion is generous. The loco moco was great. The mochi pancake was fabulous! The fried chicken was cherry on top. The food came out quick. The service was friendly.

This is a must try if you’re in the area!

Finally we could make it for brunch! And the hype is real. Food is amazing! You can't go wrong with any options. I'd suggest trying anything with egg and pork. The portions are huge and really appreciate the ever changing menu.
Worth the wait so do plan on at least an extra 30-45 mins.
Next time I'd probably go for something more sweet than savory!

One note: probably not many vegetarian options. But even the eggs were great!

We got the loco Moco (very standard with thick hamburger patty) and the bbq chicken plate (grilled and slightly crispy, best when eaten fresh). While the price seems high, the food amount is insane! My brother and I agreed one dish can easily feed two people. We loved the available masubis and shaved ice options and we agreed we would def come back to try more. The options in the trade shop are great and very fairly priced. If you have a chance to stop by and are craving Hawaiian food this is a good spot.

The food here was incredible. The matcha mochi pancakes are my new favorite breakfast food. We also got the chicken loco moco which was delicious. The wait on a Friday at 10:30 was almost an hour, but it was honestly worth it. The service was ok, not very attentive.

Incredible brunch! We got there around 8:35am on a Tuesday, waited for about 15-20 minutes, which wasn't too bad given there was only one server handling the entire restaurant. He was especially nice and hard working, great sense of humor, made the experience that much better. Food was delicious, no complaints, wish we could have ordered the entire menu! We had the green tea pancakes (soft, right amount of sweetness, didn't even require syrup), omurice (curry sauce was so good), and the okornomyaki (don't know what was in it but it was delicious). Will definitely be coming back again for more!

Awesome food, and they specialized on Hawaiian - Japanese style brunch. But, be prepared for the long wait. We went there on Sat. Morning ard 830, and got seated ard 10!

You may feel like you should be annoyed or upset about the wait time. Go ahead and let those feelings go. The wait IS worth it. Keep in mind that they do sell out. So even if the open hours are listed until 2pm, you should be there before 11am.

The menu clearly states that they politely decline any substitutions or change requests. Menu items are as-is. Some of the reviews I read that were poor reviews seem to be related to this. Our group did not request any changes and we had absolutely no issue with any of the staff members. All were extremely welcoming and great.

This is truly a well-run restaurant. After we were seated, all of the service was very quick. Waters, ordered drinks immediately, and even our first plate came out really quick. Each menu item is a shareable portion. So we planned according to that and fully enjoyed receiving each item one after the other and trying all of the plates we were interested in.

3 breakfast items, 2 milks, 3 coffees and 1 orange juice came out to $84 roughly, Before tip.

We ordered the OG taco rice, cocomacbuttcakes, and the kurogoma french toast. Each one was soooo delicious. We plan to come back to San Fran just for this place. DO NOT PASS UP ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO EAT HERE.

Wow this is a must try place. Ok so the wait is about 2 hrs maybe 1.5hrs but is it worth it omg YES!!!!! My pictures show some of what you can get here but the mochi pancakes are to die for. The moco loco and the fire in your hole aren't bad either. Delicious and well worth the wait. There are 4 parking spots right outside but plenty of street parking too.