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    Chopstick and Rice

    4.1 (276 reviews)
    ModerateVietnamese, Soup
    Open 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Good for groups

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    Lyn L.

    Lunch with a friend. Lots of free parking since they are located in the Hawaii Kai Costco shopping center. I wasn't too hungry so just had the spring rolls. Thought they were nice and tasty. My friend had a bahn mi. She really liked it. Service was ok..

    Combo pho
    Tiffany C.

    I'm so glad I decided to come try this restaurant. This particular location was always changing so it's nice to see that they've been there for some time. The space is spacious, they have lots of tables and it's an exercise for the workers. We came for an early dinner and got seated quick. I love my pho so I had to try it. Their dishes are a bit pricey but delicious. We ordered the papaya salad, a combo pho and pho with beef ball and rare steak. The broth is delicious. What I found interesting were the sauces. I'm used to seeing sriracha and hoisin sauce stationed at each table, but they were all stationed at the middle where they keep their to-go supplies. When you're seated, they bring along the bottles to leave at the table. They also didn't have any kind of chili sauce at arms reach so upon request, the server brought out a small dish of satay, more chili pepper than sauce. (I'm not sure if they make it in-house). He warned me it was spicy and he was right. I loved it. I'm definitely going to come back!

    Thai Tea
    Stacy S.

    I rarely eat Vietnamese food, but I decided to try this eatery since it's located near my place. They're located in the City Mill shopping center next to Koa Pancake House and near Ross. Plenty of free parking is available in the lot. I called in my order and it was ready by the time I got there in 10 min. Upon arrival, I was surprised how nice, modern and big it was inside. I thought it was more of a fast food establishment but it's actually a nice sit down restaurant. I ordered the lemongrass chicken with spring roll on vermicelli (cold noodles). Apparently I was looking at an old menu online as I thought it was $12.50, but it was actually $18.50. I also ordered a Thai tea for $5. My total came out to $23-ish. When I gave the girl my credit card to pay, I asked if they had a to-go menu and she said, "yes, but first you have to sign off on the credit card because it asks about tip". I thought that was a strange thing to say. The food itself was good. The chicken was tasty and flavorful. The vermicelli was just your typical cold noodles, but it went well with the chicken. It also came with a side salad & dressing, which was tasty as well. Last of all, it came with a spring roll. I think it had beef inside. It was very good. I'm giving this place 4 stars since it's kind-of pricey and the girl who took my credit card was a little off-putting.

    7/2022 Vietnamese Beef Stew
    Liane U.

    One of our go to Vietnamese since it's close not overly crowded and can find seating when it's meal time! Whether eating in or taking out it's an awesome spot! Located at Hawaii Kai town center near city mill and koa pancake house, opposite side of Costco shopping center. Lots of free parking available. Pho is always good. Vietnamese beef stew is good and comes with the option of rice noodle, egg noodle, or French bread. One of the speciality items we love, Pho dip sandwich served with jalapeños inside and a dipping bowl of pho soup!!! Another item is the house fried chicken it's so crispy on the outside and tender! Please visit them so that they stay in business!! Need some more good restaurants in Hawaii kai!!!

    Spring Roll
    Andy F.

    Look out! There might actually be somewhere good to eat in Hawaii Kai! Chopstick and Rice is the only Vietnamese restaurant in the area (since the unfortunate incident to Bale). This place is located in the Hawaii Kai Towne Center, City Mill side. The inside already feels like your typical Vietnamese restaurant with big artwork, Vietnamese decor, and etc. The artwork of Waikīkī meeting Vietnam was interesting though. Food-wise, it's pretty good compared to other places outside of Chinatown. Portion size, price, selections, and customer service weren't quite up to par. Combo Pho is always a must and it's become my barometer for Vietnamese restaurants. The broth tells the story, which was pretty good! It had good, clean, simple flavors with just a hint of spices and aromatics. The amount of noodles was much less than usual. The meats had rare steak (didn't ask if I wanted it on the side), brisket, flank, tendon, tripe, and meatball). Again, small portions. Just a few slices of steak, brisket, and flank, 1.5 meatballs, and tendons had two small pieces, and ONE piece of tripe. Steak and flank were on the tough side. But congrats to Chopstick and Rice for offering the smallest and least amount of bean sprouts, basil, and jalapeño ever. We also ordered the Lemongrass Chicken and Spring Roll Vermicelli. This was decent. The chicken was tender and light on the lemongrass flavor. The nuoc cham sauce was simple and tasty. Need more fish sauce though. We wanted to add 1 additional spring roll, so the both of us would have a piece, but somehow got duped to ordering two more as an appetizer order. The spring rolls as the appetizer alone also came with the same Vermicelli noodles and same nuoc cham sauce as the cold noodle dish, plus green leaf lettuce. This was good. Crispy rolls, tasty sauce. Wish some chili peppers were added in to the sauce. Overall, the food wasn't too bad. It was acceptable for a Vietnamese restaurant, and may be the best restaurant in Hawaii Kai. The flavors were on the tamer side, and the portions need some adjusting. You don't want to be the place that serves the absolute least amount of vegetables for Pho. The service was pretty bad. This may be due to lack of experience, but all were not attentive, and food took a while to get to our table. Even taking our order took a while. There's this one server who always bumps into chairs and tables (one was hard enough to topple over the customer's waters), and drops down your food quite hard on your table. The table behind us finished just as we arrived, and it was never cleaned when we left. Idk. Maybe the manager was on their day off? Anyway, I wouldn't mind eating here again, but the service was not acceptable.

    Shrimp summer rolls
    Joanne E.

    I stopped here during lunch hour and ordered a takeout summer roll with shrimp. There were only 2 people dining in and about 3 people who picked up their phone orders before I finally received my takeout box about 15 minutes after ordering. As I was eating it in my car I could tell it had been premade a while ago because one end of the rice paper wrapper was pretty dried out and very chewy. Why did I wait 15 minutes for something that was ready made in the fridge??! The filling was fine and fresh, with the standard rice noodles, beansprouts, and shrimp sliced in half, plus basil. The peanut sauce was okay. Not sure if I'd pay $11 plus tax again for this, but considering the closest other takeout options were Costco hot dog, chicken bake, or Cane's, this is the healthiest option besides Lanikai Juice in the same complex.

    Pho Dip Banh Mi

    Finally had a chance to try their Pho Dip sandwich/banh mi. It is a Vietnamese French Dip. It had flavored beef and cucumber slices with a small bowl of beef pho broth for dipping. It's sweetness provides a nice take on the French dip sandwich!

    Pho!
    Chelsey T.

    Whenever we are in Hawaii Kai for a Costco run, we try to eat here! Love their pho here. Lots of meat! Don't want to complain about anything, but dang, lots of meat! Haha! Broth is super good as well. I really do like the beef stew pho. It's just so much good flavor and something different. There's usually always space to sit, which I love because I'm so impatient when I'm hungry. Staff here are always friendly and we just love this place! They have "sister" restaurants in town, but I like this place the best!

    Grilled Tofu and Spring Roll
    Michie K.

    Messy Takeout, Burnt Tofu--Not the Same Anymore We usually get takeout here, and while the food itself is typically pretty good, the way they package it is not appealing at all. If I had a separate rating just for presentation, it would be 1 star--the boxes always look messy, which doesn't make you excited to dig in. This last visit was especially disappointing. Both my husband's and my dishes had burnt tofu, and instead of remaking it, they seemed to try to cover it up with tons and tons of peanuts. Not great. On top of that, you can taste the old oil in the spring rolls, which is something they didn't used to have a problem with. When we first started ordering from here a few years ago, it was solid. But lately, the quality has been slipping, and that's frustrating. I really want to love this place the way I used to, but right now it's not delivering the same level of freshness or care.

    Outside
    S M.

    Today I got to try the Lemon Grass Chicken with Tofu and it was great. It was very clear that they were short staffed, but it was great to see that the 2 servers on duty were smiling while tackling all the duties at a non stop rate and could even be said that they were moving at a faster than normal rate. But, at the same time the wait time was longer as it took longer to clear the tables and take orders and etc. Nevertheless, the overall I would rate it as a great place to dine.

    Got tofu pho with extra veggies delicious, fresh.

    Our waitress was so sweet and pho was great. I got the tofu pho with extra tofu and veggies.

    Shay Y.

    We've passed by this place a bunch of times but never went in. Well, I'm glad we finally did. Especially since Pho Time Niu Valley has closed now :( RIP I saw Pho Dip on the "specials" menu and asked about it - killed 2 birds since I love a good banh mi, but wanted to taste the pho. I'm more of the broth person, not the noodle person anyway (is that just me?). Anyway, it's funny it was written on the specials board, because it's on the regular menu. But I liked it, so that's a good thing! Flavors are ON POINT. That sandwich was so good! Made possible of course, by the tasty pho broth! You know what I hate? When a pho restaurant serves sorta-hot pho. Esp if there's rare/raw beef in the bowl. How is it gonna properly cook? Not Chopstick and Rice! Those bowls were steaming hotttttt, thank you! Others also ordered the vermicelli with spring roll and bbq pork, yum! And a side order of spring rolls because just one was not enough. Tons of free parking at HK Towne Center. Even better that it's on the opposite end from Costco, so much less crowded. The restaurant is large, I'm sure it fills up at dinner time. Nice bright and clean space. Our service was pretty quick, but I see others have reported that wasn't the case for them. Will go back for the taste alone, though! Hmm, I'm getting hungry...

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    Great, it's so clean and nice inside. Pho is delicious. One of the places to get healthy food.

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    Food was good it's very convenient to where I live so I come here to eat when I can easy pickup fair pricing

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    this place deserves all the hype. beef stew pho is insanely good and the fried chicken is unreal. could eat here everyday

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    Do they have high chairs and booster seats?

    Yes, on availability

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    (808) 460-9898

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    9.1 miKaka'ako
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    An Di Dzo did not disappoint! Planned to treat my girlfriend to a long-overdue catch-up session…read more Made reservations at 5 pm. When we arrived, we were the first guests so got to pick our table. When we sat down at the pretty wooden booth, there was a happy hour menu on the table. What?!? And YAY!! There was a 2-for special on the cocktails and you could select from the full menu which featured an extravagant and eclectic selection. There were wine and beer specials too but we were here for the cocktails. From the happy hour menu, we ordered the vegan spring rolls, chicken wings, and the Bo Ne Steak--a Vietnamese breakfast with bone marrow, cubed steak, sunny side eggs and a baguette. I can vouch for the spring rolls, light and crunchy without being oily. I don't eat land animals but my friend said the wings were divine. And they give you gloves to eat them. So civilized (ha) and a nice touch! She loved the bone marrow and steak. There was so much food she didn't finish it so I took it home to the hubby who devoured it. No complaints and only smiles from him! I wanted to try a couple pescatarian dishes from the regular menu so ordered the lemongrass clams which was AH-mazing! Could have been my favorite dish of the night because the flavors were unexpected but undeniably good. And, the garlic salmon bun (vermicelli noodles) was fantastic. The fish was cooked perfectly and the sauce was savory yet light. I've never seen this option at any other Vietnamese restaurant and it certainly elevates the traditional dish which usually comes with meat, tofu, or spring rolls. (You can still order the bun with these options and they let you choose your protein combos.) Finally, (I told you there was a lot of food) we ordered the banana blossom salad. I rarely see this offering at other Vietnamese restaurants. It's hard to describe but I refer to this dish as the red-carpet version of the green papaya salad. It's more dressed up and sophisticated. A real treat and a must-have if you're dining at An Di Dzo. Parking was easy since it's at Ward (by the theaters or you can park anywhere in the village). The restaurant is clean and modern. And the service was courteous and professional. Our server Alex was great and made the evening extra special. An Di Dzo is open for lunch and dinner. They also offer some vegan options so I'll be back. Hubby enjoyed the leftovers so much he wants to give it a dine-in try. You don't have to ask me twice! Highly recommend you give them a try, too.

    Popped in to An Di Dzo randomly while walking around Ward on a random Wednesday night! The place…read morewas more than half full but we were able to be seated right away. They have very trendy seating styles. We were seated in a wooden booth. The booth chairs were so far away from the table, there was no way you'd be able to eat without sitting on the edge of the bench haha. But very spacious for 4 people! The waitress was prompt with bringing our water, taking our order and bringing our food out. They have a little lazy-Susan style sauce/condiment platter on each table which was nice for the pho. The food was actually very tasty! I enjoyed everything I ate. Which kind of shocked me, being that town is more of a touristy area and I wasn't expecting to get decent pho! Since they're located in the same building as ward theaters, there's an entire parking structure for you to park in, for free! So don't worry about parking. If you're in the area, I'd suggest trying this place out!

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    An Di Dzo - Inside bar seating

    Inside bar seating

    An Di Dzo - Summer shrimp rolls fresh

    Summer shrimp rolls fresh

    An Di Dzo - Bun w/ spring rolls & pork

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    Bun w/ spring rolls & pork

    Thuong An Lac

    Thuong An Lac

    4.9(124 reviews)
    10.0 miChinatown
    $$

    We came here on a rainy day. Right away, a woman greeted us and clarified that their restaurant is…read morevegan. She served us iced tea instead of water, a nice change. We ordered banh mi, rice noodle w bbq pork and spring roll, and banh bao. The food came out really fast and was beautiful and delicious. The vermicelli was the best - I could eat that every day. We were both stuffed when we left. We took the bus so I'm not sure about parking. The dining room is modest with just a few tables, nothing fancy. Those are usually the best places anyway.

    Just the most amazing vegan Vietnamese food there is on the island! I often frequent the…read moreWestminster Garden grove area in California where Vietnamese food is aplenty, including vegan options. This place would compete with those over there. You got plenty to choose from even with picky eaters so you're going to find something for everyone here IMO. We opted for the pho noodle soup and the dry hu tieu which is like a noodle dish with side soup. Flavors were amazing and were only enhanced with their house made lemongrass oil which you can self serve. The place is a bit small but we were lucky to get seated immediately on a Friday lunch. Would love to come back here over and over on my trip, but may have to make decisions since there's so much food to try! The restaurant is a peaceful serene like place and has that Chinatown like theme, showing maybe the age of the place so don't expect modern classy vibes. Also there may be a bit of a language barrier so if you can speak even a little Vietnamese, maybe try pulling it out. Otherwise, just point to the dish on the menu to order! They do accept card here btw. Parking is Chinatown so try the municipal lots for cheapest option, street parking is also possible.

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    Thuong An Lac - Inside

    Inside

    Thuong An Lac - Condiments for pho and a glass of iced barley tea

    Condiments for pho and a glass of iced barley tea

    Thuong An Lac - Hainan chicken rice

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    Hainan chicken rice

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