Hawaiian Restaurant Near Me in the LES: Huli Huli's $14 Chicken Plates

No plate at Huli Huli Hawaiian Rotisserie costs more than $14, and that price buys a glazed rotisserie chicken leg and thigh, shiitake-ginger rice, one side and one sauce. The counter sits at 43 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002, on the Lower East Side between Stanton and Rivington streets, and it opened on January 30, 2026 from the team behind Noreetuh in the East Village. For anyone typing Hawaiian restaurant near me below Houston Street, this counter serves a full plate lunch for $14 or less, Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 8pm.

Clinton Street runs south from East Houston, and Huli Huli sits on the block between Stanton and Rivington, a short walk north of the Delancey St-Essex St station, where the F, J, M and Z trains stop. Coming from the west, the F also stops at 2 Av on Houston Street, a few blocks away. From the station exit at Essex and Delancey, walk one block east to Clinton and head north past Rivington.

The room is small and built around the counter. The East of the Bowery newsletter noted that the space was a restaurant called Froggy's a couple of years ago and a garment shop before that. Inside there are only a few stools near the front window. The Infatuation called it pretty much a to-go joint, and warned that eating in can come with very loud Blink-182 on the speakers.

Huli huli means turn turn in Hawaiian, a reference to chicken rotated over heat while it is basted with a sweet soy glaze. The shop comes from the same people who run Noreetuh, the modern Hawaiian restaurant at 128 First Avenue led by chef and co-owner Chung Chow, with general manager and co-owner Jin Ahn running a wine list of about 300 bottles. Huli Huli strips that model down to one bird, a few sides and a short list of sauces.

The chicken itself is described on the menu as free-range and antibiotic-free. When the counter opened in late January it kept evening hours only, 5pm to 9pm from Tuesday to Saturday, according to East of the Bowery. The website now lists noon to 8pm on the same five days, which turns it into a lunch option for people working around Delancey and Essex as well as a dinner stop. Sunday and Monday are the days off.

The huli huli chicken plate is $14: a slow-cooked rotisserie leg and thigh with shiitake-ginger rice, plus one side and one sauce. The Infatuation's Will Hartman, who gave the place a 7.8 in February 2026, described the chicken as sticky and sweet with a soy-based glaze and the rice as herby and green. If you want one plate that explains why the shop exists, this is it, and the bok choy side keeps it on the lighter end.

The fried chicken meal is also $14 and swaps the rotisserie leg for boneless dark-meat thigh in a thick, well-salted crust, served with cucumber and radish pickles plus a side and a sauce. Without the side it drops to $10. The Infatuation reviewer said he would return more often for the fried chicken than for the roast, especially dunked in the umami scallion sauce, and recommended the Hawaiian-style mac salad next to it.

Sides are $6 each: steamed bok choy with miso ginger, Hawaiian-style macaroni salad, tofu-edamame poke, cucumber and radish pickles, plain French fries and an extra scoop of shiitake-ginger rice. Everything on that list except the mac salad carries the vegan mark. The SPAM musubi costs $5 and comes with furikake, a sweet soy glaze and premium nori. Maui onion potato chips are $3, and the drinks list is a short selection of Hawaiian and other tropical beverages.

Each plate includes one sauce, and extras are 50 cents. The four choices are sweet chipotle-soy, spicy sambal mayo, umami scallion and ginger teriyaki, with the chipotle-soy and teriyaki marked vegan. Order the scallion with fried chicken and the ginger teriyaki with the rotisserie leg. Any plate or sandwich becomes a combo for $5 more, which adds a bag of chips and any drink, a better deal than buying a separate side.

Hurricane fries cost $7.50 and arrive covered in furikake, Kewpie mayo and ginger teriyaki. The Infatuation found the furikake loaded with bonito flakes and the portion big enough for two. Skip them if you are eating alone or dislike mayo, because they come pre-drizzled and the $14 plate is already a full meal. The plain fries at $6 are the cleaner choice with the fried chicken. A $9 fried chicken sandwich on a potato bun is listed as coming soon.

The kitchen closes at 8pm, which is early for a street where Beto's up the block serves until midnight on weekends, so plan dinner before then rather than after a show. With only a few stools, eating in is never guaranteed, and the plates are designed to travel in a bag to Seward Park or a nearby stoop. Ordering ahead through the pick-up and delivery link on the website saves standing in the narrow room while the chicken is boxed.

If you arrive on a Sunday or Monday, or simply want to sit down with a glass of wine, walk 15 to 20 minutes north to Noreetuh at 128 First Avenue. Its menu lists a classic SPAM musubi for $6, a spicy SPAM version with pickled jalapeno and a grilled chicken teriyaki bowl with mac salad for $23. It takes reservations for brunch and dinner up to two weeks ahead.

Just up the block at 69 Clinton St, north of Rivington, Beto's Carnitas and Guisados opened on February 20, 2026, in the old Izakaya Ronin space. Couple Tahiz Gonzalez, from Mexico City, and Connor Kaminski, from Maryland, sell mainly tacos and tortas, and the name comes from Gonzalez's father, Umberto. Like Huli Huli, Beto's opens at noon on Tuesday and closes Sunday and Monday, so the two make an easy double stop.

At the Houston end of the street, Clinton St. Baking Company at 4 Clinton St is known for its weekend brunch and pancakes and has its own takeout section. It opens at 8:30am, so a morning there and an early Huli Huli lunch at noon fit into one visit.

Huli Huli Hawaiian Rotisserie, 43 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002, between Stanton and Rivington on the Lower East Side. Open Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8pm. Huli huli chicken plate $14, fried chicken meal $14, fried chicken alone $10, sides $6, SPAM musubi $5, hurricane fries $7.50, combo upgrade $5. Pick-up and delivery ordering and gift cards are on hulihulinyc.com. Seating is a few stools only.