Barbecue lovers in North Texas are about to get a taste of a Hawaiian spin on the classic cuisine. Hawaiian-style restaurant Mo’ Bettahs is planning to open...
, brothers Kimo and Kalani Mack, grew up in Oahu, Hawaii barbecuing in the backyard with their mom and their aunties recipes which later inspired their restaurant concept. They opened their first location in Utah 15 years ago and expanded the brand to over 20 units throughout the state.
Two years ago, Rob Ertmann became the company’s CEO and has worked closely with them to help expand out of Utah, doubling the growth of the company which now has 43 locations.Guevara said Mo’ Bettahs is looking to expand in North Texas to ride the momentum that is coming with the development in booming cities like Frisco.
“Opening Plano and then especially Mansfield, those stores have just been really successful for us,” she said. “We’re excited to continue off of the momentum coming into the area.”Mo’ Bettahs’ concept is simple, comfort Hawaiian food, likened to the food that would be served at a Hawaiian backyard cookout.“You’ll notice there’s no poke and other Hawaiian staples like musubi, that’s the spam one, or loco moco, which is like a breakfast item,” Guevara said.
The second most popular menu item is the kalua pig, a staple in Hawaiian cooking and roasted for about 10 hours.Other meat options include Pulehu chicken, katsu chicken, teriyaki steak and shrimp tempura. For dessert, mini cookies include the Triple Chocolate Chunk and The Royale, a chocolate chip cookie with macadamia nut and coconut.
The coming Frisco, Sachse and Forney locations will feature the company’s newly reimagined logo and interior, which also odes to the the founders’ roots on the island.. Haeven Gibbons covers Collin County with emphasis on McKinney. She formerly worked as a summer intern with the Dallas Morning News Education Lab before receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a minor in Spanish from Texas Christian University in December.
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