Verna’s Drive In Menu – Hilo, HI

Type : Fast food restaurant

Location : Hilo, HI

Burgers & other American fast-food munchies are available 24/7 at this low-key neighborhood diner. Based on 711 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery

Verna's Drive In 96720

Address:
1765 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo, HI 96720

Phone: (808) 935-2776

Website: https://www.facebook.com/Vernas-III-Hilo-230816783630872/

Hours

Saturday 8 AM–9 PM
Sunday Closed
Monday

(Labor Day)
8 AM–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 8 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 8 AM–9 PM
Thursday 8 AM–9 PM
Friday 8 AM–9 PM

Menu

Beef Plates
Chili Plate $6.45
Chili Dog Plate
W/chopped onions
$7.65
Chili Dog Plate With Bun And Chopped Onions $7.95
Hamburger Steak $9.00
Teri Hamburger Steak $9.00
Chop Steak $9.00
Beef Tomato $10.00
Beef Stew $9.00
Meat Loaf $10.00
Teriyaki $10.00
Pork Plates
Bbq Pulled Pork
W/pickles
$9.00
Kalua & Cabbage $9.00
Lau Lau Plate $10.00
Double Lau Lau Plate $16.50
Roast Pork $9.00
Teri Roast Pork $9.00
Smoke Meat & Onions $10.75
Chicken Plates
Korean Chicken
(7 pcs)
$9.25
Fried Chicken
(Wings & drums, 7 pcs)
$9.25
Fried Chicken
W/gravy
$9.75
Chicken Katsu $9.00
Chicken Cutlet $9.00
Shoyu Chicken $10.00
Mushroom Chicken $10.00
Fish & Seafood Plates
Grilled Ono $9.35
Teri Grilled Ono $9.65
Shrimp $9.00
Hot Beverages
Coffee $1.25
Hot Cocoa $1.50
Cold Beverages
Pepsi $1.50
Diet Pepsi $1.50
Mountain Dew $1.50
Raspberry Ice Tea $1.50
Pink Lemonade $1.50
Sierra Mist $1.50
Fruit Punch $1.50
Mug Rootbeer $1.50
Unsweetend Tea $1.50
Pepsi Wild Cherry $1.50
Bowls
Chili Bowl With Rice $3.75
Stew Bowl With Rice $4.75
Stew Bowl No Rice $7.00
Kaiua Bowl No Rice $7.00
Saimin
Small Saimin $2.75
Saimin Special
(Small with teriyaki meat)
$4.10
Saimin Deluxe
(Large with teriyaki meat)
$5.30
Chowder
Corn Chowder $5.00
Corn Chowder With Grilled Cheese $6.75
Corn Chowder With Tuna Sandwich $6.75
Salads
One Scoop Mac Salad $1.15
Two Scoop Mac Salad $2.30
Toss Salad $3.00
Boats & Bento
Shrimp Boat With Fries
(4 pc shrimp)
$5.75
Bento
Chop teri, 1 ea spam, portuguese sausage, shrimp, 2 wings
$8.00
Fries & Onion Rings
Small Fries $2.15
Large Fries $3.15
Small Curly Fries $2.75
Large Curly Fries $3.75
Chili Fries $4.40
Chili Cheese Fries $5.30
Gravy Fries $4.00
Gravy Cheese Fries $4.50
Small Onion Rings $2.25
Large Onion Rings $3.35
Plate Lunches
Chili Plate $8.25
Chili Plate
W/hot dog
$9.25
Hamburger Steak $11.00
Teri Hamburger Steak $11.50
Beef Stew $12.00
Teriyaki Beef $12.50
Bbq Pulled Pork $13.00
Kalua Cabbage $11.00
Roast Pork $13.00
Teri Roast Pork $13.00
Korean Chicken
(7 pcs)
$13.00
Chicken Katsu $13.00
Chicken Cutlet $13.00
Chicken Katsu Dip $13.00
Shoyu Chicken $12.00
Mushroom Chicken $12.50
Fish Plate $12.00
Shrimp $13.50
Seafood $14.00
Fried Noodles $12.00
Oyster $13.50
Verna’s Special Plates
Sonny’s Special
3 hamburger patties w/grilled onions, 3 scoops rice, 2 scoops mac salad w/gravy
$14.50
Verna’s Bento
Spam, teri beef, chicken drumettes, shrimp, portuguese sausage on a bed of rice
$8.50
Kamuela
Fried noodles, teri beef & mac salad
$14.50
Kolohe
Teri beef, chicken katsu & shrimp
$14.50
Mountain View
Teri beef, chicken katsu, hamburger patty w/gravy
$14.50
Soups
Saimin $4.00
Saimin Deluxe
(Large) with teriyaki beef
$6.95
Keiki Meals
Hamburger $6.35
Cheese Burger $6.35
Hot Dog $6.35
Grilled Cheese $6.35
Drinks
Coffee $1.50
Hot Chocolate $1.60
Shakes $6.10
Floats $5.10
Milk
(Small)
$3.75
Juice
(Small – no ice)
$3.75
Soft Drinks
Pepsi $1.90
Diet Pepsi $1.90
Sierra Mist $1.90
Mountain Dew $1.90
Root Beer $1.90
Fruit Punch $1.90
Pink Lemonade $1.90
Raspberry Iced Tea $1.90
Ice Cream
Chocolate $2.60
Vanilla $2.60
Kona Mud Pie $2.60
Sandwiches
Tuna $3.35
Tuna Melt $3.85
Grilled Cheese $2.80
Ham & Cheese $4.10
Fried Egg $3.25
Bbq Pulled Pork $5.35
Hot Dog $2.25
Chili Dog $4.55
Blt $4.85
Locos
Hamburger $6.20
Teri Hamburger $7.00
Spam $7.00
Shrimp $7.50
Chicken $7.00
Teriyaki Beef $7.00
Bacon $7.00
Hot Dog $7.00
Oyster $7.50
Portuguese $7.00
Link Sausage $7.00
Fish $7.50
Combination Plates
Lau Lau
Fried Chicken
Fried Noodles
Specials
Burgers
Mana Burger
Grilled cheese, teri burger & fried egg
$6.10
Teriyaki Beef $6.00
Chicken Burger
With lettuce
$5.60
Oyster Burger $6.20
Shrimp Burger $6.20
Fish Burger $6.20
Customize Your Burger
Make It A Combo
Breakfast
Regular Breakfast
2 eggs any style w/choice of 1 meat: bacon, portuguese sausage, link sausage, vienna sausage, ham, spam;” choice of rice, toast or hash brown.”
$6.20
Fish & Eggs $7.60
Corn Beef Hash & Eggs $7.75
Breakfast Sandwich $4.75
Jeffrey’s Special
3 eggs, 2 portuguese sausage, 2 spam, 3 bacon with 2 scoops of rice, white toast & hash brown
$12.50
Breakfast Bento
Bacon, link sausage, spam, portuguese sausage, scrambled eggs on a bed of rice
$7.00
French Toast $5.50
Pancakes $5.50
Short Stack Pancakes $4.19
French Toast $4.19
French Toast Special
With 1 egg and 2 strips of bacon
$6.70
Pancake Special
With 1 egg and 2 strips of bacon
$6.70
Omelets
Cheese $5.55
Veggie $6.20
Ham & Cheese $7.70
Corned Beef Hash $8.20
Chili & Cheese $8.20
Denver $8.50
Omelet
With any breakfast meat
$7.60
Breakfast Sides
One Egg $1.50
Wheat Toast
2 pieces
$2.00
White Toast
2 pieces
$2.00
Hash Brown
1 piece
$1.90
Breakfast Meat
Your choice
$4.00
Specialty Plates Found Only At Verna’s!!
Fried Noodles $9.50
Kamuela
(Fried noodles, teri beef, mac salad)
$11.50
Kolohe
(Teri beef, chicken katsu, shrimp)
$11.50
Keaukaha
(Shoyu chicken, roast pork)
$12.00
Kalapana
(Ono, chili, chicken)
$12.00
Roast Pork Special
(Roast, stuffing, applesauce, rice & mac)
$12.00
Hawaiian Plate
(Beef stew, lau lau, kalua, lomi salmon, salted onion)
$17.50
Breakfast Sandwiches
Ham, Cheese, Egg & Mayo On Bun $3.55
Bacon, Cheese, Egg & Mayo On Bun $3.85
Breakfast Meat Sides
Ono $3.75
Corned Beef Hash $3.75
Breakfast Bento
Spam, Portuguese, 2 Links, 2 Bacon, 1 Scrambled Egg On 2 Scoop Rice $6.65
Loco Moco
Double Loco $8.30
Chicken Loco $5.75
Loco Bowl $5.50
Double Chicken Loco $8.75
Mix Double Loco
(Hamburger & chicken)
$9.00
Loco
With any other meat
$6.00
Double Loco
With any other meat
$9.00
Hotcakes & French Toast
2 Piece Hotcakes $3.00
3 Piece Hotcakes $4.35
Hotcake Special
(1 egg, 2 hotcakes,2 piece bacon)
$6.00
French Toast
(4 pieces)
$4.35
French Toast Special
(1 egg, 3 piece toast, 2 piece bacon)
$6.00
Specals
Chili Cheese Fries $6.20
Garlic Cheese Fries $6.20
Mushroom Swiss Burger $5.00
Baked Spaghet
With toss garlic bread
$12.75
Toss Parlic Bread $12.75
Fried Chicken $13.50
Smoke Meat With Onion’s $13.50
Shoyu Chicken $12.00
Lay Lay Plate $13.75
Others
Milk Shakes $5.25
Miso $1.50
Combination Plates
Ice Cream Float $4.00

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Reviews

Meg C.
Since this place is within walking distance from our hotel, we decided to take a short walk instead of driving. It was a about 6:45pm local time and no wait to order.

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Krajicek
Since this place is within walking distance from our hotel, we decided to take a short walk instead of driving. It was a about 6:45pm local time and no wait to order.

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Patrick Dunlop
You will not be disappointed with this Gem if you’re looking for something quick to eat. Ordered the fish plate and I was pleasantly surprised, the breading was delicious, fish was not soggy, it was very tasty. The Mac salad was definitely impressive, homemade of you all me, and a generous portion of rice. My only gripe for the 1 start reduction is the price, it’s pushing a restaurant price point and I’m not sure it competes there, but it was tasty. I would order a whole extra side of the Mac salad. Great location, I will definitely return!

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Ana Noli
We found this place to our way to the hotel, it looked interesting, so we decided to give it a chance, and we don’t regret it, it is delicious, good portions, good taste, hot food, great staff. You can eat here on the benches out side, but I don’t recommend it, so we took it to our hotel room.

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J Z
Delicious! Read a previous review that it reminded him/her of Rainbow’s Drive In….maybe in the past, but now I’d compare Verna’s to Leeward Drive In. This place was amazing. Great food options. Tried the corn chowder with a sandwich (tuna or grilled cheese). Tuna had lettuce and chopped onions. Great chowder, very well seasoned, lots of corn. Wish had more potatoes and/or bacon. The gravys on our two plates were flavored differently, but both were delicious

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lisa bates
I used to come here with my kids all the time when we lived in Hawaii. Used to be beef patties. Not sure what the heck that was. Very terrible. Lady was rude and said they hadn’t changed anything except put crackers in the patties! WHAT! DONT WASTE TIME HERE.

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Rex J
Had a fantastic lunch here at Verna’s. We were able to place an order fairly quickly and the food was ready just a few minutes later. The outdoor tables were clean and the food tasted fantastic. We’ll definitely be back!

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Roy Rosnik
They say, “you can’t judge a book by its cover “ – same goes for Verna’s. So – if you’re hungry and want something that is local and tasty and filling – then this is where you want to go. I am so happy that we were told about this place.

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Paul Castillo
Great value and big taste.

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Emily Brady
Chili cheese fries were 4 stars, but cheeseburgers are 2 stars, and I didn’t finish mine. Others in our party got the Mountsin View plates and liked it. If I came back I’d try something else.

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