Overview
Da Pizza Place is a casual pizza-focused restaurant in Waimea on Kauaʻi’s West Side, at the 9400 Kaumualii Highway location tied to the Google Places record you provided. The business is listed as operational, and the current website, online ordering page, and Google address all line up on the same site, which makes the identity fairly solid. (dapizzaplace.com)
For a traveler, the main appeal is straightforward: this is an easy, family-friendly stop for pizza and related comfort food, with dine-in and pickup available. The strongest signals suggest a relaxed, informal place rather than a destination restaurant built around a chef tasting menu or a polished dining room. (dapizzaplace.com)
Cuisine & Specialties
The menu centers on pizza, but it is broader than a simple pizza shop. The ordering platform and menu show pizza alongside barbecue plates, burgers, tacos, burritos, salads, keiki meals, and drinks, so this is best understood as a casual multi-category comfort-food spot with pizza as the anchor. (order.toasttab.com)
Notable pizza options on the current menu include Hawaiian, Pepperoni, Veggie, Meat Lovers, Supreme, BBQ Chicken, and Build Your Own. The website also highlights house-style names like Hale Hawaiian, Da Smokey Barrel, Da Supreme, and Build Your Own, which reinforces that pizza is the core lane even though the rest of the menu is wider. (order.toasttab.com)
- Overall menu style: casual pizza-and-comfort-food menu with BBQ, burgers, tacos, burritos, salads, and kids’ items. (order.toasttab.com)
- Notable dishes/specialties: Hawaiian pizza, Pepperoni, Veggie, Meat Lovers, Supreme, BBQ Chicken, Garlic Cheese Bread, Loaded Fries, BBQ plates, ribs, and Loco Moco. (order.toasttab.com)
- Drinks: self-serve fountain drinks, bottled water, orange juice, pineapple juice, and coffee listed on the order page. (order.toasttab.com)
- Price range: the menu suggests moderate casual pricing; many pizzas are in the mid-teens to around $19, while BBQ plates and larger items can reach the $20s and upper $40s for a full rack of ribs. (order.toasttab.com)
- Dietary usefulness: there are vegetarian-friendly items and salads, and Restaurantji tags the place as pizza/vegan/vegetarian; however, the menu itself is not especially optimized for strict dietary needs, so vegan or allergy-sensitive diners should verify specifics before ordering. (restaurantji.com)
Notable Features & Ambiance
The available evidence points to a laid-back, casual West Side stop with dine-in and pickup options rather than a formal restaurant experience. The official site says dine-in is available, while the order platform is clearly set up for pickup, and secondary listing data mentions outdoor seating, live music, and accessibility features such as a wheelchair ramp. (dapizzaplace.com)
- Service model and seating style: dine-in plus pickup ordering; likely casual counter-style service, with online ordering through Toast. (dapizzaplace.com)
- Atmosphere and decor: described by secondary review aggregation as charming, spacious, and pleasant; the official site emphasizes a laid-back feel. (restaurantji.com)
- Practical features: online ordering, self-serve drinks, outdoor seating, and wheelchair access are all supported by the source set. (dapizzaplace.com)
- Best fit: a low-key lunch, early dinner, family meal, or road-trip stop in Waimea. (dapizzaplace.com)
- Weaker fit: a visitor looking for a refined, scenic, or chef-driven dinner experience would probably find this too casual and utilitarian. This is an inference from the menu and service style. (dapizzaplace.com)
History & Background
There is little meaningful public backstory visible in the current primary sources. The website markets the place as “Kauai’s Newest Pizza Place” and “Best on Da West,” which suggests a relatively recent identity and a strong local positioning, but I did not find a fuller founder story or ownership narrative in the current source set. (dapizzaplace.com)
One important context point: the current web ecosystem around this address shows a mixed identity history. A separate site for the same address operates under “Waimea Pizza BBQ & Bar” and is linked to “Chicken in a Barrel,” while the Toast ordering portal uses “Chicken in a Barrel & Da Pizza Place Waimea.” That suggests this location may function as a combined or closely related operation rather than a standalone, pizza-only business. (waimeapizzabbqbar.com)
Review Sentiment Snapshot
What People Love
Review aggregation is generally strong. Restaurantji shows a 4.6 rating from 57 ratings, and the summary text repeatedly praises the food, fast turnaround, friendly/helpful staff, and a pleasant, spacious atmosphere. Specific favorites mentioned there include cheese and pepperoni pizza, Hawaiian pizza, garlic bread, sweet potato fries, macaroni salad, sampler plate, loaded fries, BBQ chicken, meat lovers, and ribs. (restaurantji.com)
Common Gripes
I did not find a strong, recurring complaint pattern in the sources I checked. That is a meaningful signal in itself: the available review summary is mostly positive, and the downside evidence is weak or absent in the surfaced material. Because the review sample is not huge and the sources are partly aggregation-based, I would treat that as “no major recurring gripe clearly established,” not as proof that problems never occur. (restaurantji.com)
Practical Visitor Tips
- Hours: Google Places lists Monday–Thursday 11:00 AM–8:00 PM, Friday 11:00 AM–9:00 PM, and Saturday–Sunday 8:30 AM–9:00 PM. The official site also says daily 11 AM–9 PM, so there is some hour drift; check same-day before planning around opening or closing time. (restaurantji.com)
- Ordering: online ordering is available, and the Toast page indicates pickup-only functionality for the portal. (order.toasttab.com)
- Walk-in expectations: this appears to be a casual, easy-in/easy-out place rather than a reservation-driven restaurant. I did not find evidence of reservations. (dapizzaplace.com)
- Location: the address is on Kaumualii Highway in Waimea, which is convenient for West Side travel and road-trip stops. (restaurantji.com)
- Best timing: based on the hours and the family-style menu, it is likely most useful for lunch, early dinner, or a weekend breakfast/brunch-style stop if the Saturday-Sunday opening hours are current. (restaurantji.com)
- Mixed identity note: the same address is also associated with Chicken in a Barrel branding and a BBQ/pizza concept, so travelers should expect a hybrid operation rather than a pure pizza parlor. (waimeapizzabbqbar.com)
Verification Notes
- Official name used on the current website: Da Pizza Place. Google Places matches that name and the same Kaumualii Highway address. (dapizzaplace.com)
- Google Places phone and website match the candidate facts: (808) 320-8006 and dapizzaplace.com. (restaurantji.com)
- There is a minor hours conflict between Google Places and the official site, and a branding/identity overlap with Chicken in a Barrel / Waimea Pizza BBQ & Bar at the same address. (restaurantji.com)
- No major verification issues found beyond the mixed-brand / hybrid-operation caveat. (waimeapizzabbqbar.com)
Sources
- Google Places details for Da Pizza Place —
https://maps.google.com/?cid=17760910037909227973— retrieved 2026-04-02 — useful for the baseline identity anchor, address, operational status, phone, website, hours, and rating. - Da Pizza Place official home page —
http://dapizzaplace.com/— retrieved 2026-04-03 — useful for confirming the restaurant name, dine-in/pickup posture, and the site’s own stated hours and positioning. - Da Pizza Place official menu page —
http://dapizzaplace.com/menu/— retrieved 2026-04-03 — useful for confirming the menu’s pizza focus and the site’s daily-hours statement. - Toast online ordering page for Chicken in a Barrel & Da Pizza Place Waimea — source URL available through Toast order portal, canonical page not fully exposed in the fetched text — retrieved 2026-04-03 — useful for current menu items, pricing, pickup posture, and evidence of the hybrid operation.
- Restaurantji listing for Da Pizza Place —
https://www.restaurantji.com/hi/waimea/da-pizza-place-/— retrieved 2026-04-03 — useful for review-pattern summaries, atmosphere notes, accessibility mentions, and a secondary check on hours and menu themes. - Waimea Pizza BBQ & Bar official site —
https://www.waimeapizzabbqbar.com/— retrieved 2026-04-03 — useful for understanding the address-level branding overlap and the BBQ-side identity at the same location.
