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Aiea Manapua also has baked spaghetti. This brought back childhood memories for many... and was enjoyed by all. Would definitely order this again along with their Chinese Chicken Salad and mini manapuas for our next gathering. Aiea Manapua is our fav place to order food for our workplace meetings. Early pickup time & variety makes Aiea Manapua top of our list.
The food is decent for the price. It is a to go food establishment. As for service, it's quick but not friendly.
This place never disappoints. I love the steamed charsiu manapua and baked spicy sausage manapua. I get the chow mein, very peppery but super tasty. Everything goes well with the crispy gau gee I always am sure to get when I stop in. Great place for a snack or for a whole lunch/dinner. I'll often pick up boxes of goodies for meetings as well. It's helpful that they open at 5am on the weekdays so I can stop in on my way to work. They are always patient, helpful and pleasant. It's a small space, so you can just wait outside until it's your turn, but it's okay as it gives you time to decide what you are going to order.
I am not local and am probably not the expert when it comes to local dim sum style snacks and manapua. But I know what I like and my Gold Standard for this stuff is/was the now defunct Char Hung Sut. I have replaced them with visits to Royal Kitchen and Sing Cheong Yuan whenever I am visiting. If CHS was a 5, and those 2 are 4's, then Aiea Manapua is a 3.5 in my taste profile. It is about 20 min out of Waikiki so visitors like me are almost never going to be close by. But I love that it opens at the 0500 crack of dawn (maybe even before!) and I love that it has its own little parking lot which makes it easy to eat early when jet lagged and without a parking hassle. The shop is old-style cute and I love the graphics on the signage and the box (although I'm pretty sure that the cartoonish image of the old Asian guy dragging the manapua steamers around while wearing a rice-paddy sun hat is culturally inappropriate haha). They have all the usual greatest hits ready for the breakfast crowd but no noodles early in the AM. I also loved the size of the Pork Hash which is larger than a golf ball and smaller than a baseball but not by much. The filling was tasty and very chunky so if that is not your style, it may be a bit much for you. The other thing I liked was their Pork Gau Gee. I dig pig and this had a lot of porky, savory goodness inside with a perfectly crispy wrapper. I also like that they give you hot mustard upon request and don't nickel and dime you for it like other places. Lastly, I thought that their pricing was fair especially given the portion size of some of the items. You can definitely fill up quickly and not break the bank. What was less great for me was that every other item had the exterior consistency of thick gluey dough. I think some people may love that texture. It was a bit much for me. The Half Moons were very thick and not because of the filling. The rice cakes were very gluey and dense. The manapua were doughy and missing some sponginess that I associate with bakeries that have close attention to detail. Everything was tasty but it just felt like a lot of gluten in the box when I put it to the test. I love these old school local food shops and I would have no problem going here again for a bargain early breakfast or a midday snack, especially if I'm in the area. But it was just a notch down from the best local-style dim sum that Oahu has to offer so it is not going to make my short list of places for a long-haul last meal.
Hubby picked up some manapuas, pork hash, chow fun & rice cake from here for lunch today. Chow Fun was tasty, they use good noodles. Pork hash , rice cake & manapua was good.
Not bad! My mom had heard about Aiea Manapua & Snack, and suggested it one day as we were deciding on avwhick spot to pick up lunch. It was really easy to find, just across the lane from the old Aiea Library. Parking is super limited and tight, but luckily stalls open up fairly quick. There were at least 10 people we seen come and go while we were there, so it seems to be a pretty hot spot. We decided to get a few options to try out as much as we could. We opted for a couple rice cakes, crispy gau gee, baked kalua manapua, baked Teri cheeseburger manapua, fried chicken, tempura sweet potato, and the mushroom stuffed fried pork hash. Holy moly, it was a lot! Everything was delicious! My faves were the fried chicken, sweet potato, and the mushroom stuffed pork hash. They were all super oily though. I was disappointed with the Teri cheeseburger manapua. It was pretty lame, and the patty super tiny as opposed to the amount of bread. Otherwise, I'd totally come by again. I love supporting local small businesses.
If I could give them 100 stars, I would!! Came as they were closing. They were still able to give me what I asked for. Their food quality is amazing! Their portions are more than generous. The store front is quaint and to the point. Everything is labeled clearly and they have a very wide variety for such a small shop. I hope small businesses like this gem stay open forever!!
I had ordered snacks for the office one morning. I placed the order a couple days ahead and I picked up super early before the sun came up. It's great that they open up early in the morning. Thank you Aiea Manapua for the great service and extra mini Manapua's.
Ordered Ham and Cheese manapua, it ended up being hole and cheese manapua lol. Plenty bread no filling, eating a ham and cheese hot pocket probably better. Taste like a melted cheese slice on bread from the microwave.
6 days ago
7 months ago
Small storefront and parking lot. Parked behind the building near the library then walked over. Found out about this place recently though I grew up in Hawaii. The cost of the manapua is about 50 cents to $1 more than other manapua places but have a decent amount of filling for the price. Tried the char siu and shoyu chicken ones. Both had good flavor. The pork hash dim sum was super fatty and had some grissel in it which made it hard to chew. My friend tried the pizza one which he liked. read more
Felt like eating manapua and pork hash so drove to Waimalu Shopping Center to Chun Wah Kam about 12:30pm but when I gave them my order, they were out of baked manapua so I left. I then called Aiea Manapua & Snacks and they still had some. The person I spoke to was nice and helpful. He suggested I put in an order just in case they run out. Ordered the pizza, shoyu chicken and char siu manapua, pork hash and layered rice cake. What I tried: - I had the pizza manapua. It was a little spicy and tasty! I even loved the taste of the bun and ate it all which I usually throw away at least half. It was like eating a slice of pizza...would definitely order this again! - I didn't care for the pork hash texture...hard to explain it but a word that comes to mind is rubbery. I love pork hash but wouldn't order this again. - As for the layered rice cake, it was so soft and yummy! Have to remember this place when I feel like eating this because most places only sells the white ones...don't care for those. My husband had the shoyu chicken manapua. He was disappointed because it had more bun than filling but thought it was tasty. Would he order this again? Not sure... Per their menu, you can order Potluck Platters. Also, if you call them 24 hours ahead for Manapua, Pork Hash and Half Moon, they can freeze your order for travel. This place is located across the old Aiea Library. There's limited free parking right in front of this place but so far, we've found a space easily when we patronized here and other eating places. read more
1 day ago
Aiea Manapua also has baked spaghetti. This brought back childhood memories for many... and was enjoyed by all. Would definitely order this again along with their Chinese Chicken Salad and mini manapuas for our next gathering. Aiea Manapua is our fav place to order food for our workplace meetings. Early pickup time & variety makes Aiea Manapua top of our list. read more
3 months ago
The food is decent for the price. It is a to go food establishment. As for service, it's quick but not friendly. read more
7 months ago
This place never disappoints. I love the steamed charsiu manapua and baked spicy sausage manapua. I get the chow mein, very peppery but super tasty. Everything goes well with the crispy gau gee I always am sure to get when I stop in. Great place for a snack or for a whole lunch/dinner. I'll often pick up boxes of goodies for meetings as well. It's helpful that they open at 5am on the weekdays so I can stop in on my way to work. They are always patient, helpful and pleasant. It's a small space, so you can just wait outside until it's your turn, but it's okay as it gives you time to decide what you are going to order. read more
I am not local and am probably not the expert when it comes to local dim sum style snacks and manapua. But I know what I like and my Gold Standard for this stuff is/was the now defunct Char Hung Sut. I have replaced them with visits to Royal Kitchen and Sing Cheong Yuan whenever I am visiting. If CHS was a 5, and those 2 are 4's, then Aiea Manapua is a 3.5 in my taste profile. It is about 20 min out of Waikiki so visitors like me are almost never going to be close by. But I love that it opens at the 0500 crack of dawn (maybe even before!) and I love that it has its own little parking lot which makes it easy to eat early when jet lagged and without a parking hassle. The shop is old-style cute and I love the graphics on the signage and the box (although I'm pretty sure that the cartoonish image of the old Asian guy dragging the manapua steamers around while wearing a rice-paddy sun hat is culturally inappropriate haha). They have all the usual greatest hits ready for the breakfast crowd but no noodles early in the AM. I also loved the size of the Pork Hash which is larger than a golf ball and smaller than a baseball but not by much. The filling was tasty and very chunky so if that is not your style, it may be a bit much for you. The other thing I liked was their Pork Gau Gee. I dig pig and this had a lot of porky, savory goodness inside with a perfectly crispy wrapper. I also like that they give you hot mustard upon request and don't nickel and dime you for it like other places. Lastly, I thought that their pricing was fair especially given the portion size of some of the items. You can definitely fill up quickly and not break the bank. What was less great for me was that every other item had the exterior consistency of thick gluey dough. I think some people may love that texture. It was a bit much for me. The Half Moons were very thick and not because of the filling. The rice cakes were very gluey and dense. The manapua were doughy and missing some sponginess that I associate with bakeries that have close attention to detail. Everything was tasty but it just felt like a lot of gluten in the box when I put it to the test. I love these old school local food shops and I would have no problem going here again for a bargain early breakfast or a midday snack, especially if I'm in the area. But it was just a notch down from the best local-style dim sum that Oahu has to offer so it is not going to make my short list of places for a long-haul last meal. read more
1 year ago
Not bad! My mom had heard about Aiea Manapua & Snack, and suggested it one day as we were deciding on avwhick spot to pick up lunch. It was really easy to find, just across the lane from the old Aiea Library. Parking is super limited and tight, but luckily stalls open up fairly quick. There were at least 10 people we seen come and go while we were there, so it seems to be a pretty hot spot. We decided to get a few options to try out as much as we could. We opted for a couple rice cakes, crispy gau gee, baked kalua manapua, baked Teri cheeseburger manapua, fried chicken, tempura sweet potato, and the mushroom stuffed fried pork hash. Holy moly, it was a lot! Everything was delicious! My faves were the fried chicken, sweet potato, and the mushroom stuffed pork hash. They were all super oily though. I was disappointed with the Teri cheeseburger manapua. It was pretty lame, and the patty super tiny as opposed to the amount of bread. Otherwise, I'd totally come by again. I love supporting local small businesses. read more
3 months ago
If I could give them 100 stars, I would!! Came as they were closing. They were still able to give me what I asked for. Their food quality is amazing! Their portions are more than generous. The store front is quaint and to the point. Everything is labeled clearly and they have a very wide variety for such a small shop. I hope small businesses like this gem stay open forever!! read more
6 months ago
I had ordered snacks for the office one morning. I placed the order a couple days ahead and I picked up super early before the sun came up. It's great that they open up early in the morning. Thank you Aiea Manapua for the great service and extra mini Manapua's. read more
4 months ago
8 months ago
Ordered Ham and Cheese manapua, it ended up being hole and cheese manapua lol. Plenty bread no filling, eating a ham and cheese hot pocket probably better. Taste like a melted cheese slice on bread from the microwave. read more
2 years ago
First time here, had to check it out since there is always a line of customers. I got a box of mixed steamed and baked char siu manapua for a work meeting snack for co-workers to enjoy. The manapua was still warm, which I was very pleased about. Wish there was more filling. I like the bun softer, but it was alright. The co-workers was appreciative and wiped out the box. read more
9 months ago
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11 months ago
I never have any complaints about Aiea Manapua. Reminds be of small kid time snacks! Their steamed manapua bread is so soft! Close to closing so we got A LOT did lunch & dinner! read more
I was feeling nostalgic about manapua today having been raised on the same street as Libby's in Kalihi waaay back when they had their tiny green storefront on Kalani Street. Aiea Manapua kind of gives me the same vibes - tiny on the inside with a giant menu of interesting manapua from the classic char siu to pizza. Baked and steamed. Regular and mini (you would need to order those 24 hours in advance.) Totally appreciate the three young people working the front of the shop. Made it feel like a family kind of vibe. The manapua didn't come out warm from the steamer like I expected but the char siu was pretty good, had some big chunks of the meat. The ratio of bread to meat was good. When you're old like me, small reminders of the past is welcomed. read more
Super shout out to Aiea Manapua for joining my daughter in feeding the homeless. She bought 3 boxes of goodies and he joined in willingly out of the kindness of his heart and gave 2 boxes of goodies because he heard what they were planning. Food was great, ambiance small mom and pops, service was definitely 10000 with a huge heart! Support locals that serve Aloha! This business is definitely one of them! read more
We've been looking for a good manapua place with vegetarian options for a while. Several we've gone to just don't do it, and we of course want the fluffy bun that we used to get at Libby's. Well folks, Aiea Manapua & Snacks is it. It took us a minute to find the place, but it's nearby the Aiea library. Take the left immediately after the service station. Small inside but plenty of options. We got steamed veggie, veggie gau gee, and white rice cake. Great bun and flavors in the manapua. Gau gee was perfectly crisp. Rice cake was great. Good service. I saw a previous post about price, but I didn't notice any issues here. It's 2024. Things cost a little more, especially good things from shops like this. Will be making the trip any time I'm in the area. You should too. read more
Always a must stop the day before we head back to the mainland, to put in an order for 1 dozen mini kalua pig manapua for the plane ride home and then some. They don't stock the minis in the case, they need 24 hour notice for them. They will take phone orders for them but we were already in the area so we made a stop and put in our order. They make other flavored fillings for the minis but my girls love the kalua pig. On this short visit my mom was hungry so we picked up a few things to munch on for the car ride back home. 1 Krispy gau gee, 1 pork hash stuffed eggplant, 1 pork hash stuffed mushroom, and 2 regular size kalua pig manapua. My favorites are the pork hash stuffed eggplant and mushroom. Fried in what i believe is a tempura batter. So tasty. Small parking lot that can fit about 10 cars. Can't eat inside, take out only. read more
Small mom and pop type shop. Steamed manapua was decent, a little too much breading for my liking. Baked manapua was dry... needed water to swallow. Half-moon had excellent flavor, but too much dough, ratio of dough to filling was 3 to 1. The pork hash were massive but had an unusual mushroom flavor. Overall, food was not great but also not bad. Parking is terrible here, but at least the ladies inside were super nice, friendly, and helpful. read more
Decent manapua if you're in aiea. They have a ton of options. Tried the pizza which wasn't very good - mainly bread and the fillings did not remind me of my favorite Italian treat. Old school char siu was better - both steamed and baked. Options in town are still better imho but this is a good option if you need your fix read more
2 years ago
Went here to get bunch of manapuas, pork hashes, and half moons. They have some unique flavor manapuas like pizza manapua which is interesting. read more
1 year ago
1 year ago
3 years ago
Located down a hill on the left at stop light after passing Aiea Medical Center building. There is parking but very limited and a little tight. Very friendly service. I love the prices and forgot about how the manapua taste here. The manapua is a little smaller than other establishments but it's okay. We got an assortment of items. We got the baos both steamed and baked, we didn't get a chance to taste their noodles as they ran out. Tempura selection was a lot. Got a bit of chicken, stuffed mushroom, tempura sweet potatoe , fried gau gee, of forgot we got porkashe and half moon. They were huge pieces. My kids got a little sick after eating the fried items , they said it was a very oily. It was when I took a bite off the chicken, stuffed mushroom with porkash and potato tempura. It's like they haven't drained it well or fried in oil that was not hot enough. If it wasn't for the fried items I think I would have been much happier with my experience with just the manapuas. The half moon would be better if was more filling because it was all white breading. The porkashe, oh my such a giant! Love those! I am still a fan, I will still go back but not for the fried items. My body can't handle those. Lol Excellent service, very speedy! read more
I live close to here and it's always consistent and delicious. Workers are always friendly and fast. I recently had to bring in a bunch of mini manapua to my daughters school along with some crispy gau gee. I called the day before and told them what I needed and the next morning at 630am they had it all boxed and ready to go, completely professional and effortless! This place is awesome! My wife also says they have the BEST almond cookies. read more
3 years ago
Tucked away off of Moanalua Rd so can be a little tricky to find initially. Inside is small but the quick service seems to eliminate lines going out the door. I love their spicy sausage Manapua! Spicy sausage with the slightly sweet bread makes the perfect pairing. Their half moon on the other hand isn't my fave. Kinda skimpy on the filling and too much dough/wrapper. Pork hash is decent. Prices range from about $1.50-$4 for dim sum type snacks, so can get pricey if you're thinking to order a dozen for a party or gathering. Decent amount of parking available. read more
This is a tiny hole in the wall place. You can't eat inside or outside, it's more of a grab and go type of restaurant. You need to come early if you want a variety of options. I got there about two hours before closing time and there were only a few options left. I tried the kalua pork, shoyu chicken, turkey melt, and pizza baked manapua. (All the steamed manapua were sold out.) My favorite were the pizza and kalua pork. read more
1 year ago
3 years ago
We went there early morning on a Saturday. We got layered rice cake, tempura fried chicken, pork hash, stuffed eggplant w/pork hash & stuffed mushroom w/pork hash...can you tell we love pork hash?! Parking is right outside their shop, but there's limited stalls there, but behind the shop has more. It is located in lower Aiea, next to the old library. This is always our stop when in the area! read more
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99-149 Moanalua Rd
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Can I please get an update on there pork hash? Several times I went there pork hash had something hard in it. Like bone pieces.? And is there manapua good
Ground pork no matter who I brought it from, will sometimes have bone fragment in it. I suspect they have the same problems.
