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    Ginza Won Restaurant

    3.9 (197 reviews)
    PriceyKorean, Barbeque
    Closed 4:30 pm - 11:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Boneless short rib, tofu soup, plenty Banchan and vegetables

    We found this restaurant two years ago and had such a great dinner, actually twice while we stayed in Waikiki. We came back to This place and had a wonderful dinner again! The food is great. We ordered boneless short rib and meat has great flavor. Tofu soup has not been changed the good quality. This place is definitely our choice of regular for the next trip back to Waikiki!

    Bulgogi for 2
    Kimberly C.

    Friday 6:30pm Party of 2 We were seated right away. Ordered bulgogi, rice, and salad. Everything was delicious. Diet coke and water to drink. Excellent service.

    Amy K.

    Located in Waikiki, we walked here for the touristy shopping area. The set meal for 2 cost around $95, but it can easily serve 3 persons as I had left overs for dinner the next day. Bonchon was nice and I liked the tofu soup. The spicy if level of tofu soup was a little weak, like 2 out of 10 spicy but it's ok, they don't want to offend any taste buds. There were many choices for soju and we for a pre-mixed mango soju $22 which could have served 3-4 people. Great place to have Korean bbq!

    Salad
    Jeff D.

    Other than the alley where it's located which wasn't bad it's just not easy to see when walking on the street the place was very nice looking inside. The staff was so attentive and efficient the entire time it was already a pleasure being here. The bbq was just too delicious. All the sides and everything was very tasty. We enjoyed the entire experience here. Honestly we were waiting across the street for the Japanese bbq and when we saw this place we got curious so went to check it out and the clients coming highly recommended it they were sooo right. We made the right move in coming here.

    Yukgaejang
    Ilwoo H.

    Stopped by dinner with my family. My parents wanted eat Korean and searched near my hotel area. Took Uber go there and it took only 7mins to got there. Ordered yukgaejang and seafood pancake and hot ston bibimbap. Yukgaejang(1/5)-really disappointed. I never eaten like this Yukgaejang tasted before. Definitely I wouldn't recommend Seafood pancake(2/5)-you don't have to eat with soy sauce. Enough salty. Hot ston bibimbap(3/5)-it's ok than other food which was we ordered. If I travel to Honolulu again would not back to this place again. Maybe we ordered wrong food but I wouldn't go back. Service was ok and not pretty clean place.

    Banchan - the "salad" was amazingly delicious!
    Young B.

    This is a small place, 8 or 9 tables. We arrived for an early dinner and were sat right away but by the time we were done all the tables were full and there were people waiting outside (Sunday night). They brought a lettuce "salad," which was surprisingly good and 3 sides, one of which is kimchi. Usually there is more banchan at a Korean place but I didn't really miss them. Our meal was DELICIOUS. We had the marinated short ribs (super yummy though a bit fatty), the plain soondubu (which does not have kimchi, btw) and the vegetable dolsot bibimbop (it's not vegetarian, fyi). They also brought lettuce and bean paste for the meat (OG lettuce wraps!). We also had 2 bottles of soju. We had a very enjoyable experience and service was also excellent. It's away from the Main Street and places, but not far. It's right next to a tiny karaoke bar.

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    Mia S.

    Came here about a week ago and ABSOLUTELY loved it. I've had my share of KBBQ, and this place definitely stands out. To start, the service was great - everyone was super friendly and they even gave us a list of recommendations to check out while we were on the island! We came for dinner (around 5:30 PM) and were seated quickly. We ordered the 2-person $95 deal. For our meats, we got kalbi, brisket, and garlic shrimp and the raw beef bibimbap. The stars of the show for me were the bibimbap - truly perfect with great seasoning and the perfect ratio of rice to veggies - and the garlic shrimp, which were huge! The shrimp were SO garlicky and paired well with all the banchan. I also liked how you get lettuce to wrap the meat in! The brisket was a great cut as well and was thicker than other kinds I've had in the past. Can't go wrong with the kalbi either! Definitely check this place out if you're in the area. It's a family-owned spot with great food and great people!

    US S.

    First time trying this place and we love it. The food was delicious! The hot stone bibimbap was delicious and the staff mixed it for me. We also ordered spice pork. It was delicious. Best customer service. The staff was friendly. I will definitely recommend this place

    Gabriel M.

    Been coming here for years every time never disappointed. Both intimate for small parties and for larger groups as well. Call in advance for larger group prices are reasonable comparable to others but food much better and service much more intimate and friendly. Family owned for 27 years , been coming for the last 15yrs. Just down the alley can't miss it !

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    Andrew A.

    Best Korean BBQ I've ever had, I travel to the islands for work and it's the place I go almost every night for a good meal, great service and the best quality meats that are so tender and perfectly seasoned! Paul is fantastic and always attentive, kind and prompt. Love this place, can't say enough good things about the quality of food at Ginza Won.

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    7 days ago

    Spoke to Peter the owner who was very kind and genuine lovely spot for KBBQ!!! Great food and a great spot to grab a late night meal!!!

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