Ray's Kiawe Broiled Chicken

Located in A Tent

Look at all those chicken!

Cruising down the main strip of Haleiwa, we came across one of the biggest clouds of smoke outside of China I have ever seen. When we left our car, we smelt a smoky flavour coming from Ray's Kiawe Chicken. It was one way to find a place we planned to eat at. Walking up to the tent, there was a massive grill outside, grilling  the contents of a chicken coop cooking over some wood. Of course we had to buy a whole chicken, and it was a very wise choice indeed. They have a couple of other items such as adding some special sauce, pineapple coleslaw and some other items. This place is located in the parking lot of what I think was a grocery store. Thus, you have to get it take out, and find somewhere to sit. However, this was no problem because there are a bunch of beaches a minute or two away. Once you have waited for the guy to grab your chicken, and chop it up, you are now the owner of a Kiawe Broiled Chicken. Personally, I find it really weird that they chop the chicken up behind a cover, like they don't give you the whole chicken.

Chicken + Secret Sauce $10

The Ray's Kiawe Broiled Chicken costs ~$9.50 for the Whole Chicken itself, and $10 for the chicken and "secret sauce". We start with the secret sauce, which  tasted like soy sauce and vinegar. Those were the only 2 flavours I could pick out, and went well with the chicken. I would give that a 3.5/5. The chicken, however, was pretty damn good. It was very juicy, with some nicely rendered skin. Said skin had lots of flavour, and was crisp in a chinese barbecue way. Probably because the people that made the chicken were Asian. Very delicious though. The smokiness was very subtle, but you could taste it along with the salty flavour of the chicken. I would rate the chicken a 4/5, because it isn't perfect, but very nicely prepared. 

Bottom Line: Good Chicken

Tip: Get the Sauce

Overall: 4/5