Chris' Ono Grinds Island Grill visit photograph by Roger Ma
Roger’s original visit photograph · 2016-01-22

Hawaiian

Chris' Ono Grinds Island Grill

University Heights, San DiegoWorth trying

Roger's order at this North Park/University Heights-border Hawaiian plate-lunch spot: loco moco with gravy and egg, plus spam musubi.

The call

The documented visit included loco moco (gravy, egg) and spam musubi. This record does not turn that order into a recommendation.

What to order

  • Loco moco (gravy, egg)
  • Spam musubi

Best for

  • Hawaiian plate lunch near University Heights/North Park

From Roger’s Foursquare

Roger’s tips on Chris' Ono Grinds Island Grill

Source-backed notes

Visit history

Checked in 2 times on Swarm, most recently May 16, 2016. See the check-in log

2016-01-22day precision · source explicit
★★★☆☆
“Loco moco (gravy, egg) Spam musubi!”

Roger ordered the loco moco with gravy and egg along with spam musubi at this Hawaiian grill. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly. The draft's Yelp location tag read "University Heights"; current listings describe this 30th Street address as the North Park/University Heights border.)

Source 1 ↗

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