This aloha pantry to any outsider or new observer review would definitely call us a hole in the wall. But it is truly a gem in the rough. Surprisingly enough if there was parking out front, even though parking is quite limited. The owner Mrs. Kim is the sweetest nicest kindest woman. On the day that I visited she was the only one working so she was the only one taking your order cooking prepping your food as well as serving and cleaning up. She is absolutely incredible and such a gracious host and owner. This is a spot to go, especially if you're in the area need something quick or in fact when I arrive there happen to be a group of people hanging out and having a regular meeting discussion on premise while enjoying her food. This is definitely a bargain and well worth it, considering the portions and the broad wide menu read more

Aloha Pantry and Sushi - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Food is very good and priced right. Tastes amazing. If you want something that tastes different but also tastes very good, this is a good place to go. read more

I usually stop here before work for my breakfast musubi. Today, I got a breakfast plate, and it did not disappoint. The lady at the counter is always so sweet and welcoming. It's nice to see such a friendly face in the mornings. I recommend getting there before 0730 if you want more breakfast options. I haven't tried sitting down to eat there since I always take it to go, but from what I've seen, it is never super busy inside. It's probably a good spot to have a quiet breakfast. read more

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What I like about Aloha Pantry and Sushi is that they cater to early morning risers. Conveniently open six days a week at 5am. Individuals can get their on-the-go food. Freshly made breakfast bento's that are cheap with a good size portion, ice cold drinks, and if there's extra time get their poke bowls. Inside is nice and clean with a couple of seats to dine in. Restrooms are able only if you are dining in. Just ask the uncle or aunty behind the counter. The uncle and aunty that works there are strong accent Koreans that understand a little English, so bare with them and do get offended if they're slow. Staff workers are nice and welcoming. Even with a language barrier, they'll do their best to keep their customers satisfied. Payment Cash or credit Restroom *dine in customers only Parking Small private parking or street park is available THANK YOU SUGI AND STAFF FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS HARD WORK AND PROVIDING AWESOME FOOD!! read more

Generous portions and delicious lunch! Clean space, two family style tables. Lots of bottled/canned drink selections (including smoothies and vietnamese coffee) .................... read more

Aloha Pantry and Sushi - Ahi ikura bowl and tempura udon - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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This place is such a nice modest pantry with the sweetest lady who runs the place. I got the spicy ahi bowl with natto and it's probably the most flavorful bowl I've had. She does run the place on her own so you do have to be patient when she makes it. read more

Mama San is great. Fast friendly service. Good quality food. I ordered the Tiger Maki, Ume Roll and a Terry Beef Bowl. 5/5!!! read more

Aloha Pantry and Sushi - Tiger maki, 4/7 Pieces. - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Was surprised to get a bowl rather than the bento I ordered. Don't know what the sauce was on top, didn't like to lol. I appreciated that the ahi was chopped though. read more

Aloha Pantry and Sushi - #17 spicy ahi bento - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I really like this place. I am not sure if the one person working is the owner but shes super nice! Have you ever been to your friends house and their grandma made you food to eat? I like to think this is like my friends grandma, the food feels home made and the prices are reasonable too. 4 hand rolls (unagi, philly, spicy ahi, and california - total $12, minimum credit card charge $10) I like that she gives me a disposable glove to eat with so I don't have to get my hand dirty. Is the food Yanagi or Katsumidori grade? No, but I dig it. read more

I will not return here. I am Not sure if it was the strange phone call conversation when I tried to place an order, the worker that didn't say a word when I walked in, the "did you call me just now" off handed accusation when I went in , and/or the bad spicy ahi. Overall, it just wasn't a good experience at all. read more

I come 2-3 times a week for lunch. Sushi is fresh and delicious and owner is super friendly and welcoming. read more

Aloha Pantry and Sushi - a plate of food - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I just ordered a ahi salmon hamachi bento thats worth 17.99 the lady then asked whats the number but she didnt even know the price lols so that gave me a schetchy vibe. And then i waited like 15mins and i dint get what i got. But what i got was an microwaved hamachi she didnt even tell me that she didnt have any salmon or ahi for the bento plate what a rip off place to get some shusi and she try to talk me out that hamachi is good and expensive lols but who the hells eats microwaved shusi i guess the hamachi wasnt fresh thats why she microwaved it i wont be buying her again.! read more

Aloha Pantry and Sushi - This supposed to be an ahi salmon bento plate! Microwaved hamachi - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Sushi was ok at best, but the spicy ahi on top was like straight hot sauce, this is gonna burn twice! I made a bad decision today & it costed me $11.99! Won't do that again, plus I stopped by at about 2pm and they still had breakfast bentos sitting out on the counter! Yuck read more

Aloha Pantry and Sushi - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Disgusting Boba. Don't go here. I've been buying watermelon bobas for months at various tea places. I noticed Aloha Pantry had a sign for boba so stopped in. No one was at the counter, wait for 2 minutes then called out if anyone was there and a guy came out. I asked for a watermelon and I clarified if he used real watermelon he said yes. He got ice from the soda fountain machine. He emerged with a strange pink looking drink. I took a sip and it taste grossly like bubblegum; extremely sweet. I can't even drink this garbage. Also it's tiny for $5.25. Waste of money! read more

Aloha Pantry and Sushi - Gross. Entirely too sweet. Yuck powder junk. Get it if you like diabetes. - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

It took me a while to learn the name of the Poke Bowl my coworkers order and I love. FYI....its not the spicy Ahi as seen in one of the picture menus at $16. However after many repeated trips and after much trial and error and lots of pointing to pictures, the lady behind the register and I have come to a mutual understanding of what I want when I come in. The "Spicy Poke Bowl" EXTRA spicy...Please! $12 Karma is a bitch and all of the people I made fun of for not pronouncing Spanish words right...I'm sorry! I feel you now :) BTW buy the pickled mango...its good! And on special occasions when she has Tako Poke bowl...buy it too! read more

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Aunty Julia is super nice. The food and portions are great. The pricing also is very reasonable. This is a go to if u need something on the go or a lunch break. 10/10 read more

For my first time going to Aloha Pantry and Sushi, I decided to order the #1 bento box. Was so ono and was well worth the price! The lady who helped was so kind and very hardworking! Will definitely be going again for more! read more

I have always passed by Aloha Pantry and Sushi on the way to and from work. It is right on the corner of Ahua and Pukoloa next to L&L BBQ. Finally my curiousity brought me into this tiny sushi and bento shop after work last week. I would always see the OPEN sign at 6:30 in the morning and wonder why a restaurant would be open so early. The lady there told me that they open on weekdays at 4am (although the food is not ready until 4:30) and close at 6pm. On Saturday they open at 5am and close at 3pm. Sunday they are closed. It seems like they cater their hours to the warehouse workers in the area. It is a great lunch spot if you work nearby. She said that you can call in an order before hand and have your bento all ready for you when you pick it up. I ordered 4 rolls. I got a salmon roll, California roll, spicy ahi roll, and a beef roll. I was intrigued by the beef sushi so I had to order that one. My favorite was actually the California roll. It had mayo that made the roll extra rich. These rolls were all a little over $2 making my total close to $10. I felt that the rolls had too much rice. After I devoured my 4 rolls, I knocked out and slept until the next day. I literally slept for 12 hours straight. Granted I was physically tired, but all that rice didn't help me stay awake one bit. Next time I might try one of their bento plates, which cost $11. Slightly on the pricey side in my opinion. Convenient location for some quick rolls if you are already in the Moanaloa Gardens / Fort Shafter / Airport / Salt Lake area. **Edit: I went a second time and tried some more of their rolls. The crab roll is similar to the California roll, just without the avocado. The chicken roll was actually really good. It came with a little mayo as well as the already flavored teri chicken. I love that they use mayo a lot in the rolls. **Breaking news! I asked if they gave military discount and she said she would start giving one from now on. So ask her for a military discount and she will give you 10% off! That bumps this review from 3 stars to 4 stars. So military guys and gals, thank me for your military discount! Haha. read more

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Saw this place was open while I was craving for a breakfast. Walked in checking out their menu, noticed 3 workers sitting on customer tables chatting away eating their breakfast. Saw a worker loading up their hot foods while I stood there just trying to understand what is going on. Tried getting someone's attention because I was ready to buy something. Waited another 10 minutes... Workers still eating on the tables, old guy still loading up... Never acknowledged, stood there as if I was interrupting their breakfast time. Here's a tip, you wanna eat your food, do your tasks, not sell anything, help any customers? LEAVE YOUR DOORS CLOSED FOR BUSINESS. Hindsight, place looked nasty and unclean anyways. Place needs a RED CARD for sanitary purposes and stupidly rude beyond understanding customer service. read more

Just love the chow fun! Takes me back on the days love all the tasty foods! Going back again!

Had two spicy hand rolls and they hit the spot! And cost me less than $6. Their nigiri prices are insane too! Loved the old school vibe of this place. I'll be going back. read more

Me and my mom were in the area after doing some shopping at Ben's franklin so we were craving sushi and found this place. We arrived at aloha pantry and sushi around 3:00 p.m. Looking at the menu it looks really similar to aloha sushi and ahi and vegetable. We were greeted by a friendly woman. My mom got the crab handrolls and i got ahi handrolls with wasabi. Service was good, waited about less than 15 minutes. When the food was ready i was caught off guard with plastic gloves but was told that i'll need them when i start consuming. The handrolls were huge and good. But they kept falling apart when i started eating and it was really messy so i had to use the gloves. My order was wrong and was given spicy ahi instead of regular ahi but i'll let it slide since i already left the store. I also forgot to mention i also got gyoza and chowfun. The gyoza was standard and the chowfun was really good. If i'm ever in the area i'll give them another chance. Good luck! read more

Cashier lady was nice, but the food wasn't that great. I bought a musubi that was made from old rice and a piece of chicken that was probably deep fried in some really old oil. I could taste whatever they fried up the last couple of months. They do sell upset stomach pills. It's a must when your eating here. read more

New owner! Julia is very accommodating. She makes delicious fried chicken. Generous portions. Yummy Korean food. Also accept catering orders. Even good coffee. Everyone welcome! read more

Not going back there anymore. Reheated shuyo tiny 2 pieces chicken. I think left over from last night. Then served as there specials of the day.. I rather eat next door L&L. Not recommeded. Pls. read more

Mom and pop shop. Really appreciated the atmosphere. I felt like they greeted us into their home and treated us like family. The poke bowl was the right amount of spicy over a bed of fluffy white rice. Given the location and exterior, I was pleasantly surprised at this new found hidden gem. read more

I don't write reviews too often but I decided that for this place, I would have to. I recently started working in the area and one day my co-worker came into the office with a Portuguese sausage egg n' rice roll. My first reaction was, "abomination!" But day after day they continued to purchase the same roll. Finally, curiosity got the best of me and I tried it. Oh. My. Goodness. Maybe it's because I'm Portuguese, maybe it's because I'm also mixed Japanese, maybe it's just because I'm all kine mixed up, but that roll was sooo ono. My advice if you're here in the morning: give the roll a shot. It's amazing! read more

The lady that helped us was really nice. We ate here while we're waiting for our car. We bought spicy ahi nigiri, spicy ahi roll, avocado maki and spicy ahi maki. They serve a big portion of their food and it's fresh. I think she did more than what a worker should do. My son bought a hotdog musubi. Instead of letting my son wait, she told him to sit down eat his food and she'll bring his change to him. She also treated my son like her own because she put a napkin as a placemat for my son's food. All in all, we love our experience. The man and lady was really nice. Bummer we didn't get to ask for their name. read more

We happened upon this place searching for a gas station near HNL. Big bright pictures to choose your sushi. Very friendly and welcoming staff. Got there early afternoon and found no wait. Don't expect a restaurant with table service. They use a lot of rice as filler inside the rolls (rainbow, volcano, California). Probably won't return but we are glad we went. My wife saw a few bugs which annoyed her. It's an open-door kind of place so that's inevitable. read more

Aloha Pantry and Sushi - Pictured in purple is the very friendly Korean gal we ordered from. - Diners Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

It's a small little hole in the wall eating location in Mapunpuna right next to L&L and it's amazing!!! It's owned by a sweet older Korean lady and her husband and there food is all home made. They make a smoke meat and a Kailua pig and cabbage plate and it's the best I've had on the island. They treat you so well and are very generous with their portions. If your ever in town it's worth the small deviation in your trip to come and grab a plate from them!! read more

Since I started my new job I've gone here maybe twice a month (maybe more if I'm really craving sushi). Honestly, their food isn't the greatest but it's not the worst either. The ladies who ring us up are always super friendly which is probably the main reason I always go back. Price is kinda steep for the quality but when it's the closest sushi place around you, you take what you get. read more

The host is great, but not the food and environment, and the price is the worst. I'd like to post NO star rating, if it is available.