Very busy small spot to grab some grub. Not fancy, but you know it's good when you see many locals coming in, and a Grandma cooking in the back. No alcohol, limited beverage. The food was a bit on the pricey side, but food was fresh, hot, flavorful and satisfying. Our service is always good too. Husband had the spicy pork kimchi, daughter had kochi soup, I just had mandoo, basic pot stickers. The review from the kimchi lovers was: two thumbs up. Remember like I said, very small spot, worth a call and pick up if your not getting a bunch of soup. Place is dated, clean, but nothing special besides their food. read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Mini sides while you wait for your entree. - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Good food, nice people! Unexpectedly good side dishes. While on vacation, stopped in for a quick bite, not expecting much, frankly. But the dishes were really nicely made, especially for pur picky korean palate. Will come again! read more

Good food, great friendly service. The ambiance was super chill eating there. I was really starving so got the mixed plate. It seemed a lil overcooked but I gobbled it up. I really wanted the fried mackerel too and when the waitress came by, she place the check on the table. I asked if i can order the mackerel separately but she advised it comes with rice and vegetables. I was then asked for a refill of my water but denied for a refill and I proceeded to pay and left. read more

Got the spicy squid and it was amazing. Would 100% order again. Loved the spicy fish cake and cuttlefish bonchon. So happy I found this place and can't wait to come back! read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Spicy squid - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Best Korean barbecue in Hilo. Food and service are awesome. Big portions too! Regards Beau Toichi read more

Fantastic Korean food in Hilo! Service and food (I tried their mandoo, galbi, and BBQ chicken) were great! When you need a fix, stop here!

A very unassuming hole in the wall spot in Hilo. I've only ever had take out here but had lunch there the other day and it was good. Especially loved the banchan. Service could improve but the one cashier did their best. It's more of a cafeteria still dining area not a restaurant so perfect for quick lunches on the go. read more

My other half and I LOVE this place !!! Spicy pork and 4 sides with the rice was bombbbbb 1 plate filled us both up and let me tell you we did not leave one piece of food on our plate . This one is definitely for the spicy lovers will be back soon ! read more

We ordered yukgaejang (spicy beef soup), spicy squid , mandoo (dumpling soup) and a combo platter which included donkatsu and 1 kalbi. The soups are heavily seasoned with instant beef broth flavoring/msg. The spicy squid was the best thing. Kids enjoyed the fried katsu and kalbi. We finished our dishes because we've been eating a lot local food and needed some spicy dishes. It did the job but I definitely don't see myself coming back if in the island again. The atmosphere is also . Its relatively clean but the lights are dim and uninviting. Music would add a nice touch~. The waitress is sweet and friendly. read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Spicy squid, yukgaejang (spicy beef soup in earthenware) and mandoo soup (dumpling soup) - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Food is good. Service too. We went there 8:25p.m , so she looked tired . But not rude. Usually, the food is very expensive in travel. But here, the price is similar in NY. read more

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Amazing service, amazing food. Outstanding Kalbi flavor as if my Father made it. Kimchi stew satisfied a craving I never knew I had. Definitely recommend for quality Korean BBQ. read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Pick two meat plate, kalbi & Spicy BBQ Pork Kimchi Stew - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Parking lot wasn't crowded. It's a small restaurant on the corner building. There two two tables of customers. The host seemed nice. It looked clean and nice inside. Had food pictures on the wall of what they offered. We ordered bentos for about $10 each and dumplings. The bentos we got were meat jun, bbq chicken, and spicy pork. Flavors were not all there. I don't recommend this place for bentos. Just too expensive for what they offer or lack of what they offered. read more

Lots of variety! I tried the seafood pancake for the first time ever and it was delicious! Prices are reasonable and the food quality is high. I recommend this place in Hilo, Hawaii! read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Seafood pancake - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Came in from Southern California. This place was really good! Had the tofu soup and bbq! The sides were delicious. I'll definitely be back again! Service was very nice too! Kid friendly! read more

Had a hankering for some Korean bbq so I dropped in. Older but clean dining area, was greeted and seated promptly. Menu had a nice mix of choices, opted for the 2 choice meat aloha mixed plate for $21. I was impressed that I got a small mix of ban chan with the meal, there were 5-6 items on the separate plate. Kal bi was tasty but salty and the rib was pretty thin. The spicy pork was also pretty thin and had a mostly bean paste flavor and not much spicy. I ate it all and was satisfied but will seek other Kbbq spots on island. My server was a very nice young lady she was cool, tanks ah. read more

Best Spicy pork I've tasted so far! So, I'm from Honolulu but was in Hilo for a conference. My tita picked me up and I told her I wanted to eat Korean food. So, we spotted this place. At first I thought it was closed because the parking lot was so dim looking. When we get in, there were only about 4 people in the restaurant, which was good! I was really hungry so I ordered the combination plate with meat jun and spicy pork. I wanted spicy because I hadn't had spicy in a while. After waiting about 10 minutes, the plate arrives and I'm shocked. The portion was huge and the spicy pork was DELICIOUS, had just the right amount of heat. Even the sides of veggies was "broke da mouth". Mahalo nui to Cham Cham for being there when I needed to get my Korean fix on. I think next time I return to Hilo I will try the soups! Can't wait!!! read more

This place is really disgusting ordered Kalbi ribs and they hid one whole rib burnt under my other ribs, the cook really taught we wouldn't have noticed the burnt rib lol, people were coming in without masks when it's posted on the door wear a mask before entering, the owner walked in with no mask and with a dog and walked that dog straight into the kitchen no telling if there's hairs in your food! The condiments is not refillable, and most Korean restaurants it's refillable! Oh and the KALBI ribs had no taste whatsoever Will not be recommending this place to anyone at all read more

Whilst I understand this is a pandemic and the cost of everything has risen... this is an absolute shameful representation of a Korean plate for $21!!!! I called ahead and was told 20 minutes... sure, no problem. I walked in at 18 minutes and still had to wait another 10. Half hour for a sad plate with one kalbi bone, non-cut meat jun, skimpy vegetables that were probably out all day. Save your time and money... and SKIP this place! read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - THIS IS $21? What a sad excuse for a Korean restaurant! - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Black noodles and spicy seafood noodles has no flavor. Kim chi in the stir fry pork tasted bad. The kids likes the Kalbi. The main reason for this negative review is for the Young Girl working there whose so rude. There's nobody in the restaurant and she gave our check when we're still eating and didn't acknowledge us when we say thank-you and ignore us when we're leaving. We irritated her somehow read more

Appreciate yummy food! Prices have increased 9/2021 & its all good! Important to support our local business especially during Pandemic! All our Kuleana. read more

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Nice place to grab some Korean BBQ. pricey AF. the prices on the menu on here is NOT what it's priced today. One time I wanted to order a pan of spicy kimchee bbq pork. Called and was told it was like around under $100 something. Then when I called the very next day to order it, it was like $150 like whaaaaat. Nevermind. Hard pass wtf. Good place to eat or take out. read more

Good selection on banchan all good. Large portions of main dishes. Tasty. Serving person was nice. Food came out pretty quickly.

One of the best Korean kitchen I ever tried. Food is delicious. And costumer service was 5 stars. Maybe dining room need to be a liitle bit renew. But food and service most important. Also prices is good. read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Enjoying delicious food - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Honestly, I love this place. It is a hidden gem, with cozy vibes and delicious soft tofu soup and banchans. Service is super friendly and attentive. Highly recommend! read more

Not authentic and way too pricey. Food took 30+ minutes to prepare despite the restaurant being empty. Dine in is available and a parking lot in front. The seafood pancake was bready and disappointing. The cold noodle was flavorless and ordinary. We paid $22 for each dish, which was way too expensive for what we got. read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Probably the most authentic Korean food around. The seafood pancake is great but very filling so don't get overzealous ordering or you will have plenty of leftovers. The banchan (dine-in only) is good and complimentary with your meal. It's always disappointing when restaurants make you order these separately. (I am Korean and this is how it should be done.) The only reason I knocked off a star is because it is pricey; especially, relative to the ambiance which is like a fast food diner. However, it is BYOB so that does offset costs a little! read more

Don't let the location and exterior fool you. Stoped for a quick bite of lunch during an outing to Hilo. Ordered jjjangmyeon noodles, one of our favorite dishes. The noodles fresh tasting and the plum sauce rich with umami. The patrons and owner convey aloha. A great place to make new friends and experience Hawaii. read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Entrance - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

I cannot say enough good things about this place. 1st of all, the food is incredible. The spicy BBQ chicken was moist and still had the little crunchy buts around the edges that you want from KBBQ. Meat Jun was delicious. Kuksoo with BBQ pork was sooooo good. You can tell the food is of high quality. Everything was fresh and made with quality ingredients. The food here is like getting a home cooked meal from a sweet auntie. The owner is so courteous. It's just her and her son working the entire restaurant. Anybody leaving a bad review for slow service should be ashamed of themselves. It's hard to find help right now during the pandemic. Cut these small businesses some slack. They are working hard and doing the best they can. read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Meat Jun, spicy BBQ chicken, assorted banchan - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Never knew this Korean restaurant existed in Hilo. I actually heard about this place from friends but I was never interested in coming nor did I know where it was. Surprisingly, it was a lot better than I expected. But then, I had zero high expectation for it so that is probably why I liked it more than I thought. This restaurant is located in thid weird street along with Hilo Lunch Shops and another Korean restaurant called Seoul Station. Parking is off gravel by the street and the entrance is in the corner. It's pretty small. Only about 8-9 tables. Not fancy or anything. It's just minimal to be honest. But they do have air conditioning which is pretty rare in Hilo. The server here was super nice. She refilled my water frequently without me asking her. The sidedishes that came before our entree, was pretty good. I am Korean and I can say that theyre close to 'banchans' I had back home in California from Koreatown. I ordered Seafood Tofu Soup and it was surprisingly good. It is pretty expensive - $13.99 but everything in Hilo is overpriced so whatever. A bowl of tofu soup in LA would only cost me $8.99-$9.99 at max and comes with a lot more sidedishes, stonepot rice and option to choose spicy level. However, this place passes for this soup for a Korean girl. It was pretty good and the portion was pretty generous too. It didnt have a lot of seafood but just 'ok' amount of some squid, tiny shrimp and one mussel. All in all, it was a satisfactory lunch. I would occasionally come back to try other Korean dishes like Jjajangmyun or Yookgyejang. Service was amazing and it made me happy that theres at least one Korean restaurant in Hilo I can go to when i get a crave. read more

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After a long and tiring day at the Volcanoes, I was craving Korean food (surprise, surprise)! Ordered: http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=YzbfaG4xfmdBR9hcTjCBSA&userid=yhdwc7zvDAUwDxMxKWIluw *Meat Jun & Spicy Pork Combo ($12.99)- for those of you who has never heard of meat jun, it's thinly sliced beef dipped in flour and egg and then fried. It was my first time trying it and OMG, it's Delicious! The meat was so TENDER! An absolutely must try! The spicy pork however, was Bleh...it was too sweet and not spicy at all. The combo also came with two potstickers. They were ok. *Seafood Soon Tofu (10.99)- bland bland bland. Tasted like water and salt with tofu, squid and mushrooms. The tofu had a weird texture...hard to explain. Not a fan... *Banchan- there were 6 different dishes and they were ok. FYI, they serve the side dishes after our food came, instead of before. Refills were allowed. Service was good and the server was friendly (young korean guy). There was another guy there and he didn't seem too happy to be there, no smile whatsoever... Tip: Order the MEAT JUN, skip the Tofu Soup! read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Meat Jun/Spicy Pork Combo ($12.99) & Seafood Tofu Soup (10.99) - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Ordered a Spicy Pork plate & Meat Jun Plate which came with hot rice. Decent portions & very tasty! A little pricy but overall very good. read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Banchan sides were all really good! Ordered Spicy Pork & Meat Jun plates. Both were very good. - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Excellent sauces- Korean wings were crispy with a wonderful sweet sticky sauce. We tried the chicken chatsi was nice and crispy, the spicy bbq pork, the beef ribs, and meat Jun were all excellent. Fast service. Good portions. read more

Highly recommend this place! We came here after our helicopter ride. We asked around and they recommended the "usuals". But I was just not in the mood for another overpriced tasteless food. So we yelped Korean and this came up. The food is freakin AMAZING! The place is old and dingy, but the food is something. My husband and my daughter got the bbqed steak, but my son and I got soups. I got the tofu soup, which is phenomenal and my son got the seafood soup, which is also super good and BIG. The location on maps is wrong, but it's around the corner to the left from where the GPS will take you. Owners: please try to update your location read more

Had dinner here tonight for the first time...not sure why we haven't tried it before because it's awesome!!! Small hole in the wall, great food and awesome service. I had the kalbi and chicken katsu mix plate, came with fried mandoo and lots of Korean sides for $18.99. Everything we all tried was good. Give them a try read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Forgot to take a before shot cause we was hungry! Here's the aftermath - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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One of the best Asian restaurants in Hilo, the food here is authentic and very tasty, you won't be disappointed.

BEST! soft tofu soup I ever had. I'm from Oahu and tried many spots there and this one place in Hilo had the best so far. Side dishes was yummy and full of variety. Service was fast and friendly. I'm definitely coming back the next visit and trying their other soup dishes for sure. read more

The food here is a little pricey, but it's the best Korean food we've found in the island. The ban chan changes and is usually pretty good. My favorite dish is the spicy squid stir fry. It's delicious! The soon dubu, soft tofu stew is tasty served in a hot cast iron pot. The girls are really sweet and keep your water filled. read more

We stopped here randomly and so happy we came. Service was great. The server suggested the stir fried squid it was delicious. Just the perfect amount of food and spice. read more

AVOID THIS PLACE! Do not ever come here. less portions, too over cooked like the pic. We asked for new meat cuz it's too over cooked, it said local don't eat if it's not over cooked. Locals like overcooked meat. If i were you, i would never come here again. AVOID read more

Cham Cham Korean BBQ - Overcooked meat taste bitter like chewinh charcoal - Korean Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Not authentic Korean food at all. The seafood pancake was the best thing I tried there. Steer clear of the black bean noodles- they have no flavor and I don't think they were made with black bean. There are better places to eat in Hilo, invest your money elsewhere. read more