Mo' Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food Opens New Location in Kuna

Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food Opens in Kuna Friday, Bringing Kalua Pig Plates to One of America’s Fastest-Growing Suburbs

“Kuna is a close-knit town, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone in, pass around the plates and bring a little more ‘ohana to the neighborhood,” said Kimo Mack, cofounder of Mo’ Bettahs.

The Utah-based Hawaiian plate-lunch chain opens its newest Idaho restaurant Friday at 1460 E. Deer Flat Road in Kuna — the brand’s 10th location in the state, the Idaho Statesman reported.

Kuna has become a magnet for national chains lately, and Mo’ Bettahs is the latest to plant a flag in the former farm town. The city ranks as the 11th-fastest-growing city or town in America, according to recent census data, and that momentum has drawn Jimmy John’s, Wingstop and Panera Bread to town within the past year or so.

A Thursday Sneak Peek Before the Friday Debut

Before the doors officially open Friday, Mo’ Bettahs will host its traditional “Friends and ‘Ohana” store-opening celebration Thursday. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., customers get a free lunchtime mini-plate and drink. A ribbon-cutting follows at 4:30 p.m., then a party runs from 5 to 7 p.m. with samples, merchandise and a photo booth.

Mo' Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food Opens New Location in Kuna

The Kuna restaurant will be open 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

What’s on the Menu

Mo’ Bettahs builds its plates around a protein served with macaroni salad and white rice. The lineup includes teriyaki chicken, teriyaki steak, kalua pig, katsu chicken, pulehu chicken and shrimp tempura. For customers who skip meat, mixed vegetables can be the plate’s featured entree.

Takeout drives a major share of the chain’s business model, though plenty of customers eat on-site.

Founded in 2008, Mo’ Bettahs has grown significantly in recent years and now operates more than 80 locations across Utah, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Minnesota and Indiana. The Kuna opening makes the brand’s Idaho footprint a round 10 restaurants, a sign of how quickly the Treasure Valley’s suburbs have filled in with national food brands as the population swells.

For Kuna residents, the arrival means one more option in a town that has watched its commercial strip transform alongside its growth — a plate of kalua pig, rice and macaroni salad now available without a drive into Boise.