Kiani’s Original Guava Chicken

Not sure whats going on with this Hickam location, but they haven’t been open since the end of September. Their trailer with the Kiani’s logo is still at the spot outside the commissary parking lot, but they’re not there everyday serving lunch anymore. Been two months already. I wonder what happened?
I miss my blackend/​burnt to a crisp chicken… :o (

Absolutely AMAZING!!! There’s a location at the Schofield PX and I can’t even walk in the food court after I smell them out there grilling!!! (eating it now, as a matter of fact!) It’s Delicious!!!

Yummy!!! My whole family loves the Guava Chicken!!! I usually go over and get a whole chicken for $ 13.00 and save it to serve with rice and a salad for dinner, my family LOVES it!!! The mac salad is not usually one of my favorites but theirs is terrific!!! Worth waiting for them to cook the chicken if they need too!!!

I was fortunate enough to be able to snag chicken late in the afternoon today for a mini plate with rice since all the other goodies were in other people’s bellies. For a mini plate I am pleasantly surprised at how much chicken you get and the cost. I got two pieces of chicken and two heaping scoops of rice for $ 6 which was way more than enough for lunch (and even would be a good dinner sized portion). I will definitely swing by earlier in the day to get some greens versus a serving of rice and rice but the chicken was moist and very flavorful. Nom!

Recently re-​located to the opposite lot, next to the Commissary, and done away with the pop up tent and folding table for a much more permanent trailer, Kiani’s is still grilling up GREAT chicken and kalbi. I forgot how late they were open, thought it was 2:00, so I arrived a little late but managed to get a mixed plate of whever they had left on the grill. YUM! I’m not picky. Gotta have the mac though, it’s some good stuff.
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Hands down, best chicken I’ve had on the island! This is definitely a place I will miss when I have to leave. The mac salad is my favorite as well. If it’s a quick plate lunch on base you’re after, look no further because Kiani’s will take care of you.

Yesterday at lunchtime, I ran out of ideas, time and patience while in the Hickam BX/​Commissary/​Burger King parking lot: I had to get some lunch and I had to get it now. That’s when with my little eye, I spied Kiani’s Original Guava Chicken parked at the edge of the same parking lot in which I was located. I thought, «why not?»
For $ 6, I got a mini-​plate of two piping-​hot, super-​tasty, boneless, skinless chicken thighs with one scoop each of rice and yummy mac-​salad.
When I got back to work, I asked one of my coworkers what he had lunch. When he answered, «Burger King chicken sandwich,» I truthfully replied, «You blew it.»

This place is Amazing. There is not many places that I would say that I would rather eat there than my own cooking. God this chicken is so amazing! Tender and sweet! Tender as heck. Get a salad and a little rice. Call it a day. It’s an awesome day when Kiani’s is cooking outside the Exchange!

I could seriously eat this chicken every single day! This food truck parked on Hickam at the Burger King parking lot will blow your socks off. I love the flavor of their secret marinade. Suggest the chicken, and kalbi rib plate! Yumm. My husband loves their mac salad, but its a little rich for me. They are consistent and fantastic.

Excellent chicken! Decent Kalbi. One of the best places to eat on base.

When they’re out there grilling I don’t even see a reason to go in the food court!!! The chicken is so good, the Mac salad is wonderful, & the people grilling always try and make everyone laugh and smile! I would recommend Kiani’s!

Find these guys in the Burger King parking lot across from the Hickam commissary.
They set up their Hickam food stand on weekdays from 10:30 am to about 1 pm-​ish. There have been several times when we arrived a little after one o’clock and they were already packing up for the day. So bummed. They have another location in Schofield, but we haven’t been there yet.
They cook the food outside on a grill, as opposed to cooking inside a truck like most vendors.
The guava chicken is cooked burnt to a crisp, but you’ll be totally surprised how each bite is incredibly tender!
For an $ 8 regular guava chicken plate lunch, you get 3 pieces of boneless chicken, 2 scoops of rice, and your choice of macaroni or green salad. They also have kalbi beef short ribs and a mixed combo plate with chicken and kalbi.
I haven’t tried their kalbi, but then again I don’t want to because I’m partial to Soon’s and I really don’t want to mess it up for either of them.
I’ll just stick to ordering the guava chicken and macaroni. This is the only place where I can finish a complete regular sized plate lunch. Like the whole thing. Why even bother ordering the mini plate when it’s that good?
I first found out about Kiani’s when they were at the Biggest Little Airshow at Ford Island in August 2011. We actually returned to the show the next day to take home more guava chicken.
And the guy who takes your order reminds me of that P90X guy. Never stops talking.
Bring it!