Diamond Head General Store - Hawaiian restaurant in San Bruno - 260 El Camino Real, USA

I read reviews about Diamond Head General Store when it first opened and finally made it over there December 29, 2023. If you love Hawaiian breakfast or lunch, this is the place to eat. I had the Loco Moco with chicken and the portion was HUGE, enough to feed me breakfast for three days! We also ordered the Crispy Garlic Chicken plate, which was also tender and delicious. Can't wait to go here when the weather is warmer to have shaved ice!

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.

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.

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

A hidden gem! The restaurant is not too noticeable from the street. The interior, while spacious, feels a bit unfinished and homey. The main attraction here is the food, a Hawaiian-Japanese take on brunch. The fusion is a great success. The Asian flavors makes the genre feel fresh and tasty, without overwhelming the base dish. One issue is the speed of service. At the time of this writing it is still quite a new place. The server and kitchen both have yet to achieve peak operational efficiency. Another issue is parking. There is only a small lot shared by the restaurant along with other nearby businesses, aside from street parking right off busy El Camino Real. All other issues will be solved with time aside from this one.

Really good brunch spot! It gets very, very crowded, so I recommend getting there early. We waiting for about 45 min to 1 hour. - Cornbread was really good! The bacon jam and butter were great toppings, and loved the Japanese seasoning on the cornbread. - The Japanese breakfast was really good, especially with the kalbi sausage. - French toast was solid, but I thought the other dishes were better done. Props to them for the Freak Nasty reference!

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.