Hula Girl Bar and Grill

Hawaiian restaurant · Shirlington

Hula Girl Bar and Grill

Hawaiian restaurant · Shirlington

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4044 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA 22206

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Hawaiian food truck’s laid-back brick-&-mortar locale offers poke, Spam, loco moco & tiki drinks.  

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+1 703 998 4853
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"A sliver of island life in Shirlington, Hula Girl served its last order of root beer sticky ribs this fall after nearly four years of business. 'All I really wanted to do was to bring Hawaiian food to this area. And I did, for close to 10 years, from the food truck to restaurant,' chef-owner Mikala Brennan said in a sad closing statement. Her colorful eatery can be credited with bringing Spam musubi and poke bowls to the area before they were cool. Bottomless Saturday brunch with $4 guava and passion fruit mimosas was also a hit. The expansive 3,600-square-foot restaurant space will get a new life as Indian restaurant Aroma." - Tierney Plumb

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"Hula Girl, which provided sliver of island life in Shirlington for nearly four years, will serve its last order of root beer sticky ribs this month. The colorful, Hawaiian-themed eatery is reportedly being replaced by a CVS." - Tierney Plumb

Shirlington Hawaiian Bar Hula Girl Will Close This Month After 4 Years - Eater DC
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"Shirlington’s Hula Girl is extending its weekend brunch into Monday with passion fruit mimosas, spicy Bloody Marys, spam and eggs, and banana and macadamia nut waffles." - Adele Chapin

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"A guest reviewer has been tracking this Hawaiian-style eatery in Shirlington, Virginia ever since chef and owner Mikala Brennan rolled out her local food truck. “It’s still unique and great Hawaiian food, only better because you can have drinks,” said the reviewer, who had loco moco as well as the pork and cabbage plate lunch." - Lenore Adkins

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Laura Cowell

Google
Was hopeful for this place. However, it was a dismal experience. The décor is the only thing that it has going for it. The beer was cold (always a good thing). The french fries had a spice that the kids didn't like and we were not aware of be ordering. The spam musubi was lackluster. The loco moco was decent and a good portion. The chicken katsu was terrible and the katsu sauce was awful. The rice was traditional enough but the mac salad was missing flavor. We already spent enough money and decided to skip dessert rather than to be disappointed.

Joseph Tordella

Google
Hula Girl Bar and Grill has a well-deserved reputation as one of the few authentic Hawaiian restaurants in the area. The waiters are excellent guides to the more unique dishes on the menu (spam-stuffed sushi), and there are great combination dishes to try several appetizers and entrees at once. A lot of sit-down seating and a tiki-style bar.

Nathan Wellsfry

Google
Hula Girl is a unique eatery and bar in an otherwise monotone area. The staff is friendly, the food is interesting, and the ambiance is fun. The largest drawback was the pricing. It was about $40 for two people ordering happy hour food. Also, the restraunt was a little cold. That could have easily been because they were expecting more bodies for dinner rush. I would go again, but only on happy hour.

Charles M

Google
Went here (weekday lunch) hoping to share some solid Hawaiian food with the family and let them try some things I enjoy from visits to the islands. I wasn’t expecting it to be as good, but did expect a bit more than was offered. First the highs, they do offer a varied selection of Kona and Maui brews as you would expect at $6-9 dollars which is about average for the area. They have Loco Moco, standard Spam offerings, Kalua Pork, Maui Onion Rings, and Poke. The Maui Onion rings are good (offered as a side with mains/sandwiches). The Loco Moco was decent, but nothing creative or different about it, pretty average and over priced. The poke was decent and fun to share with people who haven’t tried it, but I was disappointed to hear the fish is farm raised. It is pricey for the portion size, and farm raised just isn’t as tasty or healthy. The Spicy Tuna Poke is a bit over dressed with too much sauce, good idea, just too much. The Kalua Pork was a major let down, it wasn’t memorable at all and didn’t really share much in common with Kalua Pork in Hawaii. The place is clean and decor is nice, but it was pretty empty for a weekday lunch. The service was friendly, but scatter brained, and a bit awkward. Overall the food isn’t remarkable, and it is just simply over priced.

Jennifer Kandler

Google
Everything was fantastic! Great cocktails, first time trying a Poke Bowl and it was so fresh and flavorful! And the sugary doughnuts are a must for dessert!

Richard Warmkessel

Google
Aloha means hello and goodbye, hula must mean heaven because this meal was to die for. If this isn't your first stop on a food tour of Arlington, you might as well pack up and go back home. Fried spam and chicken katsu were just a few of the taste bud altering bites we had. I highly recommend it

Frank Pelino

Google
Great food sadly dropped 1 star due to cost of mixed drinks and slightly slow service near the end. $14 for a mahi tai was a bit much since it's only a pint glass. Would return

Avery Lieu

Google
We all got all ordered poke bowls (The one in the picture is salmon), which costed around $16-17 per bowl. I found my dish to be decent, the salmon and vegetables tasted reasonably fresh, but nothing special. I've had much better poke bowls for less, and I'd expect something like this to cost around $10.