I love a good dive bar, especially if the bar food is top notch. Located in Kalihi between…read moreDillingham & School St alongside the canal, if you blink you might miss it. Simple Korean bar, big booths as well as bar seats. Karaoke is $2/song. Clean bathrooms. Plenty of parking. The star of the show though is the food! Pork chops w/onions and mushrooms had just the right amount of breading, cut into smaller & cut pupu style. The Kalbi was just as flavorful. Homemade Kim chi had just the right amount of hot. But the steamed mandoo? The largest I've ever seen (sumo size!) and oh so tasty!! Service by Ruby was top notch! Need a place to hang for a bit while in that neighborhood? These folks won't disappoint!

Fun relaxing Korean karaoke bar. Great service and warm welcome The busiest Karaoke in Kalihi…read more Cheap beer and fun place to watching sports or meeting friends

This is a Korean hostess and sports bar so sit alone at the bar & chill with 2-8pm happy hour $4…read moredomestic beer or sit in a booth buying $20 nekohana (non-alcohic green tea for hostess' time) for company, up to you. Tomoko speaks English and Japanese but not Korean so locals and Japanese guys will like her. She talks straight and a lot, no b.s. Karaoke is available and singing in your booth gives you some privacy and anonymity but not a lot. Food smells good and it's not that crowded all the time so you can find an open booth usually and just chill and sing by yourself if you like at night when the d.j. is there. Ask for TOMOKO by name! You won't regret it!

I previously owned a bar, so I understand proper etiquette and often come here to support my…read morebartender friends Blaine mostly, I know Albert, Eddie, Niki them for many years. Unfortunately, I was told I wasn't welcome by Jungah for no reason. It felt petty and competitive, especially toward younger women. I've recommended this place to many people and clients and my previous bar that i used to own is down the street which we share the same clients customers and also often the two bars would borrow Ichiko bottle. I like Chanel the other owner she is cool. but behavior like that is disappointing and reflects poorly. I'd be upset to know customers are treated this way but instead I was treated with no respect. If anything the bar made more money from me when I came to support my friends. The 5 older females decides to sit at one area of the bar staring me at me hard and I believe she approached me and says I was not welcome inside which was weird. It seems like there was a lot of heat and jealousy going on. It is not my fault that every customer there says hi and knows me? One of the owner seems to power trip. Thanks to that I will give this place a 1 star and I believe I will support my friends bar on keeamoku street everywhere except this one. If I was her I'd be happy to have more girls working and younger prettier. A bunch of old ladies who are territorial. I would not recommend. Bartenders are nice and food is good tho. 저는 예전에 바를 운영했던 사람으로서 기본적인 에티켓도 잘 알고 있고, 종종 바텐더 친구들--특히 블레인--을 응원하러 이곳에 옵니다. 알버트, 에디, 니키 등도 오랫동안 알아왔습니다. 그런데 어느 날 정아라는 분에게 이유 없이 환영받지 못한다는 말을 들었습니다. 젊은 여자를 향한 질투와 경쟁심처럼 느껴져 상당히 유치하고 불쾌했습니다. 저는 이곳을 많은 사람들과 손님들에게 추천해왔고, 제가 예전에 운영했던 바도 바로 근처라 단골 고객들도 서로 공유하며 두 바가 서로 이치코를 빌려가며 도와주기도 했습니다. 그런데 이런 식의 태도는 실망스럽고 직원들의 이미지를 나쁘게 만든다고 생각합니다. 저는 친구들을 응원하러 온 손님이었고, 바도 저 때문에 매출이 생겼을 텐데 오히려 무례하게 대우받았습니다. 특히 나이 있는 여성 다섯 명이 한쪽에 앉아 저를 계속 쳐다보며 불편하게 했고, 그중 한 분이 다가와 저보고 출입을 환영하지 않는다고 했습니다. 분위기는 시기와 질투가 가득한 느낌이었고, 손님들이 저를 알고 인사한다고 해서 제 잘못은 아니라고 생각합니다. 오너 중 한 분은 괜히 권력을 행사하는 분위기였고, 그런 태도 덕분에 저는 이곳에 별 한 개만 주겠습니다. 서포트할 곳은 많고, 저는 앞으로는 키아모쿠 쪽 친구들 바를 응원하겠습니다. 저라면 더 젊고 예쁘고 일 잘하는 여성들이 많아지는 게 좋다고 생각하겠습니다. 여기는 그냥 텃새 부리는 나이 든 여성들만 가득한 느낌이었습니다.

We were at the new Tavana's at Anna's to watch a band, and one of my new friends had to leave to…read morepick up his girlfriend at Chiko's. I had never been and Cat said "Let's go!" so why not? I had often wondered about it because I've driven by it a million times...LOL! I was surprised at how big it was, and very open and airy. The bartender was friendly and poured some great drinks! They also have karaoke and, well...why not? Nobody knows me out here...LOL! They also have a nice menu for food, but that will have to wait until next time. Maybe my Hawaiian posse and I will start meeting up here! There's a parking lot adjacent that we can use. Mahalo Chiko's!

My Rotary club held our quarterly pau hana here. I pass by this establishment all the time, but…read morenever went here. There's ample parking if you come early. Our gathering was from 5-7pm and I was able to get a parking in the lot. We had the grilled cheese sandwiches, fries, pork chops, and loaded nachos. Everything was tasty. There's a pool table, darts, and karaoke. So much to do and great for a big group. I believe there was 30 in our group, plus the other patrons and everyone fit comfortably. The place is clean and server Baxton is on it!

Bartenders are the best. If you wanna go off the beaten path, hole in the wall but good times.read more

Hawaii tries they really try hard. They really try hard but I wouldn't classify this as a lounge…read morebar more of a dive nice waitresses nice bartender, decent ambience decent crowd of people to come in there with their regulars you know take it or leave it but it's not a great place to find parking and everybody after 2 AM there's a punk be aware of that

We had a great time for my cousin's wedding - Welcome party Great staff - Bartenders, server and…read moresecurity The family provided the food and shave ice that night.

I'm not really sure what Artistry is about now... From what I know, it used to be open as a regular…read morevenue (not sure about now). They might have just switched to a private event venue. Located on Cooke Street in Kakaako by SALT, parking seems to be on the street. I was at Artistry some months ago for a birthday party. The entire place had been rented out. It's very large and spacious inside! Lots of tables were set up with a big stage and bar. I can't say much about the food and service since the party hosts provided everything, but I could tell that place could be popping on a public night.

A year late writing this review oops but had to come back to it because this bar was hands down one…read moreof my favorite memories from my Honolulu trip in Nov 2023! My friend and I had actually meant to go to The Dragon Upstairs which is the bar upstairs (yeah we missed that in the name... LOL) but we walked into Hanks instead. This place is THE definition of a local dive bar. There was a lovely entertainer singing some hilarious songs on the guitar, the most random, interesting, and hilarious group of locals seated at the bar, someone's dog sleeping in the corner, and of course a fantastic hot bartender that keeps you there and keeps everyone drinking!! We met so many interesting people that night and had a blast. Stayed there way longer than expected and definitely stayed through many more rounds of drinks than expected. But in true dive bar fashion, it didn't break our bank which we loved!! Accidentally stumbling upon Hanks was the best mistake we could have ever made and I can't wait to go back if I'm in Honolulu again! Truly a gem!

Would not return…read more During a recent visit, a bartender named Eli made a comment to me that was sexual in nature and made me extremely uncomfortable -- not the kind of interaction I expect from staff at any establishment. After that exchange, I noticed the service toward my group became noticeably colder for the rest of the night. We also had repeated issues getting correct change back on cash transactions at the bar. I raised both concerns with management afterward and received no response or acknowledgment. I've been there several times over the past year, and this experience was enough to end that. I can't speak to whether this is a pattern, but it's not an experience I'm willing to risk again, and I'd encourage other patrons -- especially women -- to be cautious. For a better night out, Dragon upstairs has better drinks, better prices, and a staff that treats customers well.

Went here the other night to play pool! Omg so much fun! There are many bottles of liquor to…read morechoose from. The bartenders are very friendly and knowledgeable about the booze on hand. I've walked by this little while in the wall many times. After visiting, the other night, I wonder why I have not been to this little gem sooner! They have video games to play too but I only played pool. Betting for shots! Guaranteed good time!!

What an odd night lol. I went here with some friends because we looked at some pictures online and…read moresaw there was a pool table and games. Let me just say sometimes a picture is NOT worth a thousand words. I mean if you love waiting in lines to play games, then this is the place for you. If you love not being able to bring drinks from one area to the next, then Manifest/Royal is perfect. They're conjoined though so idk why weren't able to bring drinks around, it's weird. I'll be leaving the same review for both. The place wasn't even all that busy when we were in and the security inside kept asking people to move against the wall? Likeeee we're on the dance floor and it's not even busy. We kinda felt like sheep??? Idk just an overall weird vibe for what should be a fun saturday night. We stayed for 30 min before going elsewhere Only standout moment were the bouncers. They were super nice and funny.

I love this place. Sunny, (the owner) is a great business owner. She treats her customers like…read moreVIPs. I highly recommend this place for a great night of fun, drinks and food. Great service Special thank you to Mischa (spelled incorrectly) who is so very kind. Carlos Chernandez1611@hotmail.com

First of all, Dale the bartender is awesome! My glass was always full with my drink and chilled…read morewith ice. He kept us entertained. We had fried tofu and kalbi prepared by kitchen mama, she's a great cook! Definitely going back.