Oloa Samoa

This restaurant is special because it’s the only one in all of San Diego that serves authentic Samoan food
I’ve been here a couple of times over the years and it never disappoints
The food here is super Samoan. For example, they have that super delicious but fat laden turkey tail, a dish that’s very popular with the Samoans. It’s so popular, that the government of Samoa banned it in 2007, hoping to fix the obesity rate in the islands
I forgot the names of some of the dishes that I’ve eaten here but they’re all so delicious. Here’s a sample of the dishes I’ve eaten here: corn beef, fish cooked in coconut milk, turkey tail, sapasui (Samoan chop suey), and taro leaves cooked in coconut milk (this one was incredible).
The food changes throughout the day. It’s all prepared and you get to pick which one you’d like and they put it all on a to-​go box. Once you’re the done with your selection, they weigh the to-​go box. The heavier it is, the more you have to pay.
Unfortunately this restaurant is a little pricey. I always had to pay over $ 10.
However, the food is really delicious and unique. Not too many people in this world have the chance to eat Samoan food
So, if you wanna try something new, then check this place out

Went back today after almost a year from my last visit and the food is still good and expensive. Two plates for me and the wife and it cost us $ 45. Still good place to eat some island food and nice people.
And they got a sign on the window that says NOW ACCEPTING EBT! :)

I always love to try new and different foods from other cultures so this place was right up my alley when I came across it. I like to run in here and get snacks, especially the shortbread. It’s always interesting to come in here and see what Somoan style foods are being prepared. The place is tiny, but well laid out and the the parking is always sufficient.
I knocked off one star because there doesn’t seem to be a huge selection of items and I think the service/​checkout could be a little faster. There always seems to be some slight hold up at the register.

Stopped in here this afternoon on my way back to Irvine from San Deigo. So glad I decided to come here on a whim, the lady running the store was super friendly, she offered for me to try the corned beef with cabbage, pork sausage, taro, and sop suey noodle dish. All of these hot foods were great. I also stocked up on some snacks to take with me Bongo and Taro chips. Even though the store was about to close I was made to feel like a member of the family, she even brought out a stool for me to sit at the counter to eat since I was mid road trip. Definitely worth the exit off the highway if you have never tried authentic Samoan food — I love randomly finding places like this :)

This place sits right next to a Domino’s Pizza, so I’m sure it gets a few more looks than a Polynesian food store might, which is good because it’s a pretty small niche of people such a store is aimed at. Never the less, this place has gone on strong for a while now with a big selection of Polynesian island music, and dvds, and of course, Samoan style food. For the groceries, there’s Bongo chips, various cookies, canned mackeral and the canned tuna that’s not usually found in US stores, green bananas, taros, etc. They’ve refrigerators with cold Hawaiian Sun drinks, boxes of bangers, taro leaf, sweet butter and other stuff.
But the most popular item is the hot food seems to be on a «while it lasts»
system, as sometimes it will be cleaned out when there’s a good rush of
customers. It includes turkey tail, corn beef w/​cabbage, whole fried tilapia
fish, dry baked and coconut milk soaked taro, baked banana, and sop suey (Samoan chop suey, which is good, though not as good as my wife’s!). I’m not a big fan of this food myself, but my wife enjoys it a touch of «back home».