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Aja Sushi & Bento

3.4 (138 reviews)
Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Paejun: a little bready yet choke full of good ingredients. Delicious
Li Y.

I'm a sucker for a good Korean savory pancake. When I browsed the selections for the afternoon and saw a delicious looking seafood pancake on the grab and go counter I had to get it. In fact, I grabbed the last two packages! It appears this grab and go counter has a nice selection of both Japanese/local and Korean prepackaged items and made to order. Prices appeared to be more than reasonable. And in the afternoons may even be discounted. Not sure what time that is though. The paejun was deeelicious. Sauce provided gave the perfect seasoning. Sure it wasn't as crispy as if just made to order. But for what it is I would absolutely buy again. Located in the Makai Foodcourt of Ala Moana Center, Aja provides a nice option amongst many options. Located close to the Honolulu Cookie Company kiosk and my other favorite Korean food stall in the foodcourt.

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Craig T.

I thought I reviewed this place before I guess not . Located in the Ala Moana food court Diamond head end. It's Aja Sushi & Bento if you're looking for a quick bite to eat or something to take to the beach this is the spot . Today I ordered for lunch a bento with rice, 2 shrimp tempura, fried gyoza and garlic chicken. They also sell Musubi and Korean sushi . Service was fast and quick grab and go to the register.

Large garlic chicken
Susan B.

Walked around Makai Market Food Court to see what I wanted to eat. Out of many options, I decided on Aja Sushi & Bento. They offer many selections such as garlic chicken, gyoza, grilled fish, japchae and many more. Prepacked for easy grab and go. Everything looked really good. I got the large garlic chicken which was $12.99. Loved the flavors but it was a bit overcooked so some parts of the chicken was kinda dry. Portion was huge. Service was quick.

The saba is under there. It's a huge juicy Saba. Wasn't dry at all.
San S.

Came in at 9am. Most of the businesses in the food court was closed, since they open at 10am. Walked to Aja Bento and seen the lights were on employees at the counter prepping orders. Asked if they're open... glad they were open. Ordered the two choice main and 3 choice side. Asked what substitution is available for no rice, they said +1 more side. What a deal, since the rice would be wasted because I don't like rice. Win win! Saba and garlic chicken main. Sides teagu 2x, tofu and broccoli.

Abigail C.

I was a bit overwhelmed with the amount of options in the Makai Market food court, but the variety at Aja was appealing - you can try several Korean dishes in a bento! I ordered "double" box - 2 proteins, 3 sides, and white rice. For ~$15, the amount of quality food you get is ridiculously good. I got the fried zucchini (they counted this as a protein option), salmon, japchae, seaweed salad, and gai lan. Everything was seasoned well and fresh. I split the "double" box with another person, and we were both full. They also have to-go sides that can be quickly scanned at the register. This is a great option if you want more of a snack than a meal!

Mixed bowl $12.99
Kim T.

Japchae $7.99 & onigiri $3.29... taste pretty good good but it's a little pricy for an onigiri

Unagi, Rice, Mac Salad, Greens - $15
Tu-Anh N.

WHEN: Sun @10am I wanted to treat myself to something yummy, and without having to stand in line for it. After my friends and I found a table, this spot was just on the other side of the court. I like that the set up is like Poke Bowl, where you get to pick your base, your main and 2 sides. I went for the: White Rice Unagi (+$3) Greens Mac Salad Total came out to be around $15 Wow it was good, and I'm so glad I didn't have to wait in line for it! It's pretty filling, and I didn't even finish all my rice! I made good choices today!

One choice, meat jun, with bok choy and Mac salad with white rice. It was good and perfect portion.
Shannon H.

They weren't busy like the rest of the food court had lines. Good spot with good choices, or to just grab and go. Tons of bento choices, with sides of gyoza, and vegetable patties, and musubi. We took our food and ate on the upper level because we didn't want to walk around looking for a seat. It was a good, tasty, quick lunch.

Inside the food court - Makai, Diamond Head corner.
Tin Lung C.

Inside the Ala moana food court is this cute bento shop that you can buy some small bite , bento, and drinks. I love the location because it is at the corner and not super busy and crowded. The spam musubi is one of my favorite items.

Hannah H.

Aja Sushi & Bento is located at the Ala Moana Center, as part of their food court offerings, and they have a great selection of to-go items: bento boxes, dumplings, fried chicken, etc. Definitely a good place to grab some freshly-prepared items to go for a picnic, a quick meal, and/or a quick bite. Staff are friendly, and they tend to replenish the selections pretty well. +to-go items +located at the Ala Moana Center

Japchae
Sunny V.

Located in the Makai food court. Great for grab&go. Lots of ready made bento type dishes. We got the Japchae. It was a good sized portion and it was delicious! Aja is definitely a good place for on the go delicious meals!

Mili-Lani D.

I was in serious carnivore mood. I haven't been in the food court for years so I kinda took a long around. I was starving so I was willing to pay mall prices for food. Then I saw Roast Beef! Yowza! (If you see my posts I've been on Yelp for a while. I've gotten old and now disabled. Consequently I no can eat as much. Now a mini is just right for me. So sad, I love food. I was a fatty, a chunk but now I lost over 60 lbs.) I got the roast beef mini with 2 sides, tofu and japchae. This was about 2 pm so nevah have too many hot food choices. They had the usual Korean sides like fried zucchini but I can go to Palama Market and get it all for much cheaper. The RB is $1.89 more, so my mini was about$16+. Small pieces but it was sliced thick and hard for eat with chop sticks. I really needed a knife and fork. Y'all look at my pix and tell me if it's worth it. I did and was full but I ate it all. I asked for the fattiest beef, I love fat. I like the idea of having "fresh" sides but I did miss my Mac salad. The RB was ONO! Very tasty with the gravy. The male cashier apparently is on some kind of talking limit or is mute. I'm not use to Apple Pay (I'm a dinosaur ok) so I asked questions and he didn't answer me. Just stood there like a statue. I asked do I tap or insert my card. No reply. I think he used his finger to tap. And the nerve that it automatically asks for a tip. Why should I tip a mute dummy. Is he training to be a mannequin? Yes, let's pay someone to stand like a statue, is he a relative's hire? Minus stars for dummy. NO CASH, CARD ONLY

Menu 1/14/2025
Al L.

Had a get-together with friends at the Makai food court. We decided to get our food based on our preference and meet back at the table which we had gathered. One of our friend recommended Aji so we checked them out and walked around to see the other options. We ended back at Aji which offered a large selection of Korean/Japanese items consisting of pre-packaged items and food on the steamer trays. Saw the Bento choices and opted for the Two Choice Plate which consisted of 2 mains, 3 sides and rice. I selected the saba and garlic chicken for the mains and gai laan greens, yellow radish and japchae for the sides. The saba was flaky and tasty, just beware of the bones. I like the yellow radish and japchae sides. Overall, the food was pretty good, especially for a food court restaurant. A good option at the Makai.

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Their roast beef tastes different now. I love beef and the roast beef tastes like they made em 2 days ago.

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Looking for spam musubi for your kids at the food court? They are here. Good option for pre-packaged bentos as well.

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3.9(57 reviews)
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A hot dog is $13 now...

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4.3(498 reviews)
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The lemonade was a 12 out of 10 and the hotdog was an 11 out of 10 for two hotdog and a lemonade it…read morecame out to around $20, which is a really good deal. Consider considered me and my friends were very satisfied when we left. The lemonade is the most refreshing drink ever. It's not too sweet or bitter, but it's the perfect amount of lemon and sugar to not be too overbearing. The pineapple relish on the hotdog was the cherry on top and I'm so glad the owner suggested it. He was so kind and such a cool guy and my friends and I are already planning to come back before our trip is over.

I always by passed this place on Kapiolani Blvd and decided to finally try it out…read more My boyfriend and I approached the stand and I was looking over the menu. We knew we were only going to get one hotdog just to try it out. When we were ready to put in our order, I placed it in with the male worker. As I was saying my order to the worker, my boyfriend had walked away to the side to wait for me. When I finished putting in my order, the worker had asked me if it would have been just one or two hotdogs. I answered him by saying yes just one. Which he then responded by saying, "what, would he rather have a pho?" Clearly seeing my boyfriend was Asian, that was his question for us just getting one hotdog. He said it as if it was funny. I left it alone and waited for the order. I just don't get the point of him having to say that. He didn't even pronounce "pho" right either, he pronounced it as "foe." As for the hotdog itself, it is good. It is on the pricier side of $11 for one but for the price you get with the bun, polish sausage and toppings, it made it for it. Lower stars because of the overall impression.

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4.3(7 reviews)
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Eat the street and getting continually better. The new location at kakaako waterfront park is way…read morebetter than the kewalo basin mainly because of the space. I did like the strung lights shaped like a big top tent at kewalo and some of the staging. But the variety of food, vendors and entertainment in kakaako is just exponentially larger. You have to recognize the progression of restaurant in Hawaii to appreciate it. This is where they start. Da spot for instance was a food truck, opened a restaurant near university after success and now is opening a second location at AMC. So support food stand and food trucks, they might be your next fine dining experience in the future. This is the place to do it. It has a very pincnic atmosphere, live music, drinking section, etc. you can appreciate it all. My latest fav is Istanbul Turkish cuisine. They have plans to open a brick and mortar place in Chinatown. The food they produce is really tasty. I'd love to see the stuff they make in a full restaurant. Come out, support, if you wish there were more of (fill in blank) types a restaurant, this is a good place to find a food truck and help them make it happen.

I honestly had no idea about Eat The Street, I was bored and checking events on Yelp as always and…read morewas trying to find something fun to do that obviously had something to do with eating. We decided to spend our "Black Friday" here, event started at 4:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m at Kakaako Park but we ended up showing up at 6:00 pm. We honestly didn't have that huge of an issue finding parking and the event wasn't that crowded, I'm sure it had a lot to do with everyone being at the parade or staying home the sl day after Thanksgiving. I highly recommend you show up early cause eating in the dark is kind of a pain so we had to shine the light on our phones to eat. I ordered my first food at "Mega Load Burger", they had choice of sliders and the infamous pineapple bowl with your choice of shrimp, pork, or kalbI. You can even choose fried rice or macaroni and cheese instead, even though it was dark and I couldn't see my food I really enjoyed the flavor of my garlic and rice, they had chunks of pineapple at bottom which made it a little difficult to eat with a plastic fork, but I appreciate they didn't waste it. My boyfriend ordered what we thought was an elote or Mexican corn from "The Corn Project" it was very good but the corn was so small, was a bit expensive for $6. We finally decided to get drinks at "ICE HNL" we saw they had bloodbath drinks on Instagram but were out so we ordered the smokin drink love potion instead, which was good made a instagrammable photo. I also checked "Eat The Streets" page and saw Postmate and Aokis shaved ice was giving away free shaved ice! I thought it was a awesome way to give everyone some nice free treats, make sure you tip! As we were leaving I of course saw a table of donuts laid out! Modo donuts was selling mochi donuts for $2 each and I had exactly $4 left so I asked for cookies and cream and my boyfriend got the matcha flavor. I've never had mochi donuts in my life and I'm so upset I didn't buy more! It was so chewy and delicious my boyfriend tried to steal mine and I had to swat him away! Most business accept card but they have an ATM in the park Incase.

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