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    Ajitama

    4.2 (44 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Tasha K.

    Ajitama is a cute shop in Ward that sells unique lattes and musubi stuffed with a whole ajitama (marinated egg). I wasn't expecting much from it, but the musubi was so delicious! We got the shiso rice and signature shoyu rice -- although I personally liked the shoyu rice better with the ajitama, which was perfectly cooked with a yolk soft like jelly. Their cold brew and black sesame latte were refreshing, but a little on the light side. I would definitely come back for their yummy ajitama musubi! Vibe: The shop is small, so they only do takeout. The workers are super friendly and nice. They're only open on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday 11am-3pm. Parking: There's street parking in the area -- no parking lot.

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    Angel H.

    I'm a total ajitama person. I love those seasoned soft boiled eggs. I usually get it in my ramen, but now I can get it in my onigiri. This place sells the onigiris and drinks made with oat milk. Yes, they're dairy free which is a plus. Their onigiri comes in three flavors: sweet soy, furikake and shiso. I love the purple shiso, so I had to get that one $6.49. My hubby wanted the sweet soy, but they were out, so he got the furikake $6.49. We also got two drinks. We got the black sesame hojicha latte $7.29 and coconut latte $6.59. The eggs in both onigiris were perfectly cooked. It had a soft center, but wasn't runny. I could taste the mild seasoning on the egg. Each onigiri had a decent amount of rice as they are pretty big. The drinks also had a mild flavor and are not overly sweet. If you want your drink more sweetened you can ask for more sugar. I prefer less sugar, so it was fine with me. I grew up eating black sesame paste, so it's right up my alley. The drink was just slightly grainy, but hardly detectable. It's to be expected from ground up black sesame seeds. I've eaten black sesame my whole life and that's the consistency. The coconut syrup for the latte settled on the bottom of the cup, so make sure you stir it good with the straw before drinking it. I love this stuff and will be back to get more.

    Michelle D.

    As a huge matcha and hojicha lover, I'm always on the hunt for a great drink -- so when I came across this spot on Yelp and saw they offered one with black sesame, I knew I had to stop by no matter what. After checking their hours and seeing they're only open on weekends, I made it a mission to visit today. I hopped on their website and loved that you can order online -- super efficient! They open at 11am, so I placed my order and set my pickup time for 11:30am. I arrived around 11:25am and since everything's made to order, I had the chance to chat with the owner, Mao -- she was the absolute sweetest! She even gifted me a free sticker (which I will proudly rock on my tumbler). I also got to hear a bit about how they started at local night markets, and I love that kind of origin story. Supporting small, local businesses with heart behind them always feels good -- and with drinks this good, I'll definitely be back!

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    Andrea M.

    I love ajitama (jammy egg) on everything, especially ramen and rice so I was excited to try this new place. The location is small, just enough room for a few people to stand and order but there are a couple of tables outside. I walked in and ordered on the screen and got the original sweet soy. Service was super quick and delivered in about a minute. It was good, althoughI could have done with a slightly lower rice to egg ratio, but I'll be back. Would love to try their drinks next time. It looked good. Parking is on the street and can be difficult to find based on the day and time but I found an empty meter spot nearby.

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    Nadine C.

    Refreshing beverage in Honolulu, Hawaii... My bestie, Irene M., was very enthusiastic about this new business: Ajitama. Located in the Kaka'ako area, there's metered street parking right in front - and free covered parking if you're able to walk from South Shore Market or Ward Village. Ajitama specializes in the onigiri with soft boiled eggs. However, I was more interested in the hojicha (roasted Japanese green tea). All of the lattes are made with Oatmilk. The decision on which flavors to choose was challenging. Ube? Coconut? Strawberry? I finally got the Dark Chocolate hojicha latte! It was great! I efficiently ordered on the tablet. Service was cheerful and helpful! I'll be back to this cozy takeout business!

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    Irene M.

    Tama Tama... In Japanese it means "by chance" and though Ajitama has been on my mind several times the chance of finally giving them a peek has been more of a challenge for me as the hours are a struggle for me. Not today as I was struggling with my hungry belly and YAS the perfect place to take care of that is this cute spot in Kaka'ako and with a simple yet very crafted menu items I really wished I came here much sooner. On the menu are three types of Ajitama which are seasoned egg cooked half so the yolk is still very soft and jelly like it's then tucked and surrounded by rice to form a Musubi with various rice seasoning and today sadly their signature was sold out so it was the Furikake or Shiso and it was definitely the Shiso for me as it's always been a personal favorite of mine. So did not disappoint as the yolky softness is definitely there though I usually don't like my yolk raw but well done this was something out of my box that I tried and did like it but still like my yolk well done (don't judge). Pairing it was the best ever as they have both Hojicha and Matcha and several kinds to choose from 10 types to choose from to be exact omg! So I didn't want to go with the usual Strawberry but chose the Black Sesame and was told it was one of the most popular choices and I can see why, ordering is a cool process as if you're paying by credit or Venmo you use the iPad and is a great order system as it shows all the pictures if you're a visual person and is very easy to use, while I wondered why it didn't send me to a tip section they are a tip-free biz...so humbling! Absolutely a wonderful staff so cheerful and friendly as she help navigate me though their ordering process and so happy to finally made it here as it was the perfect brunch spot on this lazy Sunday afternoon, unlike me Tama Tama give them a try. Thank you

    Marissa K.

    Stopped by for the egg musubi and a matcha latte and loved both. The egg musubi was warm, fluffy, and perfectly seasoned, and the matcha latte was smooth and comforting -- not too sweet. Simple menu done really well. Great little spot for a quick, satisfying bite and drink. Would definitely come back!

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    Keala S.

    We ordered online from Ajitama and were so impressed! When we arrived, our food was already packed and ready, and they were just finishing up my blueberry matcha latte. I really appreciate that it was made fresh to order. We tried the shiso and furikake musubi, and wow! They were savory and we loved the jammy egg inside. The blueberry matcha was delicious. The syrup paired with the matcha beautifully, and it was super refreshing, well balanced, and not too sweet. For parking, there is street parking outside of the store, a paid parking lot next to the store, and if you're willing to walk a bit there is free parking at WholeFoods and at the South Shore Market. Everything from pickup to the last bite was smooth and delicious. Definitely coming back to try more!

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    Kristina C.

    There was a lot of hype on social media about Ajitama! Before they open this shop they were a pop-up at different farmers markets. Honestly, super disappointed with them.. :( We ordered one of each ajitama musubi. Each costing pretty close to $7. In addition we also tried their Hojicha and Matcha latte. For all the flavors everything tasted REALLY subtle and it just tasted like an ordinary musubi. The real disappointment was the fact that each musubi was given cold.. we expected that it would be a little warm and have a gooey texture in the middle (because of the egg), but that wasn't the case. It was served cold and the marinated egg was underwhelming.. As for the drinks, everything is pre-made. I was not a huge fan of any of the drinks. The matcha was gritty and basically tasted like milk. Also the color of it was a little disappointing, but what can you expect from something that's batch made... as for the Hojicha, it was pretty gritty as well and tasted way too sweet. Overall, I would not come back here. It's really expensive for what it is and underwhelming. :( I was definitely expecting more.

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    Gigi T.

    Tried this new joint featuring onsen eggs musubis and drinks. The flavor of the egg inside was great but the only thing they need to work on is the nori that wraps around the rice ball. It became soggy really fast and not even crunchy. I tried the black sesame hojicha latte but the black sesame flavor wasn't really strong. Neko kaneko's black sesame latte was stronger.

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    Dan A.

    Ajitama Musubi has had many pop up's - at Fishcake and Nordstrom at Ala Moana Center. Now, they've opened a brick-n-mortar on Kamakee Street across from a public storage establishment, in Kakaako. They offer three types: Signature Soy, Shiso, and Furikake. And they are all eggcellent ( I just had to be corny ) and filling. It is a novel idea to place a seasoned soft-boiled egg into the center of a musubi; an Ajitama much as one expects in a bowl of ramen at an authentic shop, I am partial to the OG Soy, which I had at Fishcake, last November. They have offered special musubis at their previous pop up's...probably just a matter of time. They also serve matcha and hojicha lattes, as well as coffee beverages. I got an Iced Coconut Matcha Latte and it was alright. They plan to provide an online ordering service...still working on it. You can contact them via email: @ajitamahawaii.com or their IG site. Street metered parking is available. Hours are temporarily, 1100a till 300p. Now, as an aside, if you are a pig like me while eating...and your initial bite can break into the soft-boiled egg in the middle...then it is straight-up food porn, enuff said.

    Ube matcha latte
    Elaine L.

    I enjoy the limited garlic ajitama musubi! Preordering for the shoyu ajitama musubi is a must since they rarely have it in stock! I wish they had more hours available though -- and parking!

    Ube matcha
    Tiffany H.

    Saw some IG posts about this place and wanted to try it. The first time I had a ramen egg in a musubi was in Japan so I had high expectations. Tried the shiso and original or sweet shoyu musubis. The ramen eggs are the same but the rice flavors are different. The shiso is a ume shiso furikake sprinkled on the rice. It was a very light shiso flavor and was hoping maybe a shiso leaf was in it. The original or sweet shoyu was also a subtle flavor as well but had more flavor than the shiso. Eggs were cooked perfectly though and had good flavor. Both musubis were ok but it's $6.50 per musubi which is twice the price I paid in Japan. Got the ube matcha drink which had an ube syrup that turned the drink purple when mixed. It was delicious! Showed up just before 11 am and there were already 3 others in line before me. It's a small shop so they had only one customer enter the shop at a time. The servers were nice though I was a little disappointed by the musubis. There's street parking or you can park in a parking lot close by.

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