Roots Cafe

We enjoyed lunch here for the first time yesterday. What a great little place downtown! Friendly service and generous portions. We ordered chicken katsu and musubi. Everything was fresh, hot and delicious. True flavors of Hawaii right here in CoS. We’ll be back next time we crave the flavors of the Hawaiian islands.

This tiny gem is huge on flavor and service. Their food is made with love and you taste it in every bite. You're greeted with a huge "aloha" from the staff. Food is made fresh and your wait is minimal. I can't wait to get through the whole menu. Everything we had was amazing but that Mac Salad is unbelievable!Mahalo!!

Yes, exactly the hole in the wall restaurant I have been looking for! Extremely delicious Hawaiian inspired food! I had the Kalbi with rice and macaroni. Let me tell you, it was not only smacking good but didn’t leave a hole in the wallet . Stop by you really won’t regret it!

Very delicious and great quality dishes. All ingredients very tasty and well paired. I had the Loco Moco and let me tell you very well put together. Omg best Hawaiian cuisine I’ve tasted in awhile. Thank you for the great experience. Sincerely the Diaz Familia.

I visited for the first time and from the moment I entered I was greeted with smiles and Aloha. Everyone was so friendly to me and my baby. The food was amazing! I got the Kalua Pig plate and my son got the keiki chicken katsu plate- they even cut it up small enough for him to eat. The staff talked about how their mom makes the desserts and gave us cards to contact them again. I lived in Hawaii for a bit and the food made me feel like I was back.

The best Hawaiin food in the Springs. Phenomenal Katsu Chicken, everything is full of flavor and delicious.

We ate here a few weeks ago and enjoyed the food. For anyone who has been in the Springs for a while, you likely know of Taco Del Rey, which is the building that this little Hawaiian place is now in (Taco Del Rey was in this tiny little building for something like 45 years).Parking is the usual, miserable, metered downtown parking - I avoid going downtown whenever possible because I can't stand it...but that's no fault of the restaurant.The building is absolutely tiny, so seating is extremely limited and simple (most of their business is carry-out, I'm sure), but what was there was clean and tidy.The food was good and cooked to order by the owner. My wife saw a certain kind of rice on a review and asked what that was and we found out that that was a "hidden menu" item that they have!! (A little bit of In And Out Burger style going on, there!) I don't know if it's always available and probably not supposed to get out into public, but the owner was willing to make that rice for my wife and she loved it - a huge step over basic white steamed rice. I had the Kalua Pig, which is what I almost always order at Hawaiian places, and it was very good. My wife had Kalbi and it was also delicious. The Spam Musubi was ok, but not my kind of thing (I thought the seaweed wrap was fishy-tasting), and we were a little let down by the dessert - we got their last piece of Choc-mac Banana Bread and we felt it was a oittle dry and lacking in flavor.Anyway, I love little family-run places and this one is doing a great job with theirs. I wish them all the success and we'll certainly be back again!

Came here for the first time today and will be going back frequently! Will happily continue to support a family owned business! Food was so good and fresh. We got the teriyaki chicken, kalbi beef, and an order of the katsu musubi and all of it was delicious! They were very kind and it was a very welcoming place! Will be going back very soon! (Musubi not pictured because we devoured them on our way home in the car!)