The King’s Hawaiian Story
The King’s Hawaiian tradition of quality foods began in 1950, when Robert Taira opened his first bakery in Hilo, Hawaii. After several years of success, Robert moved his family business to Honolulu and opened that city's first combination bakery & restaurant. Although the Bakery & Restaurant became extremely popular with local family and friends on Oahu, it was Robert's recipe for a unique Portuguese sweet bread that received the most attention from residents and visitors alike. This came to be know as King’s Hawaiian Bread.
The Mainland was introduced to King’s Hawaiian in 1977 when bakery production began in Torrance, California. Expanded selection of products created with Robert’s trademark quality soon were distributed to grocery stores throughout the United States.
In 1988, our Bakery & Restaurant opened its doors to customers in Torrance. Our restaurant’s unique selection of both tropical and traditional cuisine and fresh baked goods combined, quickly made King’s Hawaiian one of the South Bay’s best restaurants. In fact, patrons have been known to travel two hours or more to sample our foods (most notably, our Original Recipe King’s Hawaiian French Toast).
To meet demand, in 2002 we opened our second Torrance location, this time a quick-service bakery & cafe. We call it The Local Place.
As we grow, we would like to thank all our valued customers who have helped make our first 58 years successful.