A lot of food for the money. Roasted duck was $20 for half a duck and was crispy and succulent. Worth it for the duck. Dinner plate for $17 is a lot of food. 2 noodles. Char siu. Chicken and beef. Rice ans broccoli. Good but not amazing. Ambiance is unique. Nice wall art of nature and landscapes. Many red lanterns and 12 pointed glass chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Inside is reminiscent of a place that has been around for over 30 years and has a lot of memories. Not dirty, but well worn as if it is past the days of its heyday and glamour. Seating along the wall for tables of 2, with rest of place with circular tables for 4 to 8 people. Pot of tea and cold water provided. Other than taking order and the bill, no other interaction with the waitstaff. Busy cleaning and clearing tables otherwise. Casual place with lots of seating and large menu that is open holidays. read more

Happy Days - Half a roast duck. #71 for $20 - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

As always, the dim sum was delicious and the selection was varied. I usually stick to the same things and we weren't starving so we didn't order a ton today. They had about four staff working the floor and at 10am on a Sunday, they were surprisingly not busy. The restaurant is showing it's age, a little dark and needing a deep clean, but still a favorite spot read more

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My go to for dim sum and shrimp wonton with mayo ! must try if you are in the area, because it's worth everything! read more

Happy Days - shrimp wonton with mayo and dim sum - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

WHAT I ATE - Hawaii @ Happy Days Chinese Seafood Restaurant 3553 Waialae Ave, Honolulu, HI My wife was craving Chinese comfort foods from one of her favorite spots in the Kaimuki neighborhood. Don't expect fancy, modern lighting or decor. You come here for the food and everything is good! Our favorites will always include Beef Chow Fun (always order the DRY style, NO GRAVY - the flavors are more concentrated that way!). The fried tofu is battered almost Tempura style with a crispy coating and creamy insides. The hefty Peking Duck buns don't just have crispy skin, but include a rich slice of duck meat as well, wrapped in a puffy bao style bun and LITELY sauced with hoisin and a slive of green onion. YUM! I think of it as a delicious duck sammy! And the freshest Sea Bas comes boneless, gently steamed and seasoned with the essence of ginger and scallion and a lite soy based sauce for an umami kick! You don't need to know how to speak Chinese to order authentic dishes! Just be daring and pick things from the menu by pointing them out the waitress. Some items on the menu have pictures. The staff are quick and no nonsense, so you can expect the food to come quickly! If you happen to be there for dimsum, that makes things easy. Just point to things on the steam carts as they come to your table. You can't go wrong. Be daring. Everything is good! VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/VSCxwxSNFeM read more

Prob one if the best dimsum on island, plus they have good parking and alot of space. The food has all the iconic shrimp dumplings, spring roll, pork hash, taro cake, and etc. And not once has the food come out undercooked and the flavor and also spot on with consistently. read more

My son really wanted dim sum. So we came here. Inside is very dingy and cluttered. It needs a through deep cleaning and all the cardboard boxes everywhere has to go. Knick knacks all over the place it's a very chaotic ambiance. It was 11:30am when we came so it was quite busy. Only one guys had a cart of dim sum for the whole restaurant. People were getting impatient as he wasn't serving in the right order. They need to have at least 2 carts. We waited 15 minutes for another order of shrimp dumplings. ***Over all the food was good. Everyone enjoyed what they ate. I would definitely order more items at one time as they never came back to offer us more food. Service was a bit slow. I will come back again and hope when I do the restaurant has been declutter. read more

Happy Days - Shrimp and chives - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Been coming here for years for dim sum and it's always been pretty good. Stopped by today and was not impressed. The dishes that I normally order wasn't the same. The stuffed eggplant was barely stuffed. The sticky rice had very little ingredients in it and had no taste. The tripe was bland, missing a lot of the ginger flavor that's normally there. The taro balls were cold and the pork in it was not good. To top it all off...they more than doubled their dim sum prices. What used to be good, cheap dim sum is not expensive, tasteless dim sum. Will have to find me a new spot as I've only been coming here over the past 10 years or so. read more

My husband was craving dim sum one day so we decided to go. We went on a Saturday right when it opened and there was a couple of people also there. I was surprised as I thought it was a little early for dim sum. You can park in the paid lot or try to find street parking. We got siu mai, taro gok, pan fried look fun, har gau and a couple of other items that I don't know the name of because my husband orders all the food when we go to a Chinese restaurant. All the food was good as usual. The only thing whenever I go to a Chinese restaurant is that I feel like the bathrooms always feel dirty. By the time we left, the restaurant had a lot of people doing take out orders which I was surprised. Probably will be back again when my husband is craving dim sum again. read more

Haven't been here in a long time! Went in between lunch/dinner, so it was nice that it wasn't busy. Not much options on the dim sum cart, but understandable. Friendly staff, food was delicious! Reasonably priced considering prices now days! read more

A co-worker picked up Dim Sum from here to bring to us to share at work. She picked up their char sui baos, deep fried taro, mochi rice wrapped in lotus leaves, turnip cakes, siu mais, custard egg tarts, and 1 gau since it was around Chinese New Year season. Everything was delish!Great spot for dim sum if you're not in the Chinatown area. read more

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If you need a quick place that has reliable dim sum this is it. Lots of parking in the paid lot in the back. Sometimes it can get really busy, but they are mostly quick. read more

Went there after seeing the Beauty and the Beast at Diamond Head Theatre. They have a paid parking lot behind restaurant and meter or free street parking on Waialae Ave. We ordered the 6 people with 7 choices from the family dinner menu. Soup included it was egg, pork, Chinese peas soup had lots of ingredients it was good. Included 1. Eggplant with fish sauce seemed also had oyster sauce and chili it was very tasty for some it was a little spicy. 2. Cold Ginger Chicken it was very good with lots of flavor. 3. Half roast duck it was also very good 4. Ground pork and long beans stir fry was very very good and tasty some said a little spicy. 5. Salt & Pepper Shrimp was very good and not overly salty just fyi it comes with head on. 6. Taro & Kau Yuk was very good an we didn't have to preorder ahead it was cooked perfect and the taro was cooked and had enough time to soak up all the sauce and meat was tender and flavorful. 7. Beef Broccoli was ok but they sure gave a lot. White rice included read more

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Sad day, at Happy Days! Food and service was subpar. We've been coming here for years, not sure if management or recipes changed but not what I was used to at all! The service is what really got me. They announce an 18% for 8 or more, which I understand is typical for restaurants but we could not get a waiter to get us more tea. When I went to pay, I paid in cash and was thrown the bills and change on my hand, resulting in it falling out of my hand. That was the most disturbing and disrespectful part of it. Therefore, I had to leave this review. Not often do I leave a review good or indifferent. This deserves the worst of the worst as far as I am concerned! read more

There is no doubt in my mind that Happy Day has one of the best Chinese food in Honolulu. The house special noodles and beef broccoli are the best. BUT don't order take out for Christmas or any other major holiday. We ordered take out on Christmas Eve and had no problem picking up our order. However my daughter ordered pick up for Christmas Day and it was total chaos. People were in line for over half an hour. One customer told my daughter that she had to pay first before they would even make your order. This after we ordered at 3:00 pm. Another person was asking for a refund after he got tired of waiting for so long. My daughter finally got her order after about 40 minutes. This has happened before when we ordered take out for Father's Day about a year ago. Because of that bad experience we didn't go back for over year. We thought they would have gotten their act together but it's still the same. The food is good but the wait is just ridiculous on holidays. read more

A good place to have Dim Sum. You have the usual selections available, and you can also order from the regular menu. The popular ones are always running out. The service is always lackluster here. It's always a miss. read more

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4 pm on a Sunday. Ordered salt and pepper squid, taro puff, turnip cake and corn soup with chicken. The squid ($18.95) appetizer was so rubbery and hard that you couldn't bite through with your teeth. I asked for it to be taken back and the server said no and that it's supposed to taste like that. I told her that we eat squid regularly and it's not supposed to be that hard. She shrugged her shoulders and walked away. The taro puffs were re fried to warm them up and were dripping with oil. 2 people and $50 for bad food and rude service. We had to find somewhere else to eat since we were still hungry and didn't eat the oily, overcooked food. read more

Great food, fast service and reasonable prices. It's my go to place for Chinese food. It's great for dinner AND the dim sum for lunch is amazing. read more

Never heard of this place until my wife told me about it. We decided to try this place for lunch. The dim sum is freshly made daily. Has great flavor . Customer service is very great and polite. From the outside it looks old school style, but once you walk in ,it open up to a roomy big place. It's clean n spacey in there. Love how they walk around with the carts to serve you. Everything tasted great read more

Happy Days - Spare ribs ,charsiu bao,look fun, gyozas, pork hash,fried taro, n some other stuffs that was - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great dim sum. Quick service and adequate parking. It's our go to place when in town each week.

My favorite dim sum place on Oahu. I've been coming here since I was a kid. Excellent food. Service is amazing. The chef brought us dishes not on the menu and we aren't even Chinese. Reminds me of the china town spots in San Francisco. Very traditional and comfortable ambiance. read more

Still my most favorite dimsum place on Oʻahu! Prices have raised because of inflation, but can't beat their stuff! I'm a forever customer. They even open up early in the morning if you're craving or have a morning surf session lol read more

10-28-22 Thanks Bruddah Fran for sharing this dim sum haven. We had never been and I wanted to eat dim sum badly after reading his review on Golden Palace Seafood whose doors will be closing in a couple days. We came just before 11 a.m. and only one other table with 3 ladies was occupied. Slowly more people started trickling in. Someone must have ordered for a big party or event cuz foil covered trays were coming out of the kitchen. This place does not fool around keeping you in suspense. As soon as we entered we were motioned to a table when I answered 2. No sooner than you're seated the first cart approaches. Followed immediately by another cart with steamed dim sum and finally the cart we ordered char siu look fun. Listen good cuz they tell you what their cart has real fast. I learned it's not rude to say no to a certain item. They happily use their tongs and plate dim sum for you. Everything is fresh and hot. Next time I'll come prepared as I scanned their menu. When my kids were small we'd go every Saturday to Asian Palate with my mom and grandpa. The roving carts reminded me of my past. We entered from the parking lot door and it kinda looked like it would be small but... once you enter the doorway it is huge and long. Reminded me of long ago when people held first year baby parties to friends and family. Thinking back I wonder if this location provided food to Ilikai for their ballroom weddings. May have been called something else decades ago. Come with an appetite cuz the food comes fast and plentiful. I was glad they had hot tea cuz I needed it. We took two boxes home as we were satisfyingly stuffed. We were so sad when Mandalay was replaced by Asahi Grill. Glad to know this restaurant is just up the street. Thanks Fran. read more

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We decided to try the only other Chinese restaurant in Kaimuki for dinner. There was a graduation party there, so we anticipated that the food preparation would take a while and the service would be slow. We were surprised that neither was true. The servers were attentive and the food came out pretty quickly. We ordered pan-fried e mein and boneless chicken with choi sum. Both dishes were prepared well, but they were both too salty for our tastes. read more

OK if you have reservations, shouldn't you at least get served your main course within the hour of sitting down I guess not!?!? Regardless of whether it was Chinese new year on a Saturday Saturday night. We kept hearing the "excuse later later we so busy we so busy.' what the H?!?! the floors were greasy. It was a fire hazard. The service was poor, and everybody was rude. Unfortunately, they're fulfilling the stereotype of the lack of customer service for a Chinese restaurant never again.!!! No 1 start its just so I could post this crappy review. Disappointed !! Good was mediocre !! read more

Great Chinese food!! Very delicious! Service was fast and the Owner very friendly and very attentive! Place was clean and very comfortable! Not very busy, which made it very relaxing. The owner made us feel at home and encouraged us to sit and relax and carry on with our conversations!! read more

Coming here for afternoon tea and dim sum is always so delicious and affordable. The restaurant is large and spacious with lots of seating. I come here for their shrimp dumplings and pan fried char siu look fun. The staff is nice but a little slow when taking orders. The food makes up for the slow service though! read more

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We will travel from mililani for our dim sum fix. It was a long weekend so we thought the place would be packed but it wasn't but they were l busy with phone orders. The food is always soooo good and we always have our favorites. Service is always good. You just gotta realize that they are a little rough so you gotta be rough back. In a good way... not rude. Also, "if you no ask, you no get". Just speak up what you want and they will get it for you. Love this place. And for some odd reason, there were tons of parking... but I am not complaining! read more

Happy Days - We know what we want! Lol! - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Dim sum taste like it came from the microwave. Tiny and dry. Noise level is second only to legend. Staff is friendly tho.

Wow, I been hearing about this place for years but never tried it until today. Looked too grungy for me to try. My friend convinced me to go at 8:45 am and we were the first dine-in customers. Got my tier 1 standards. Siu Mai, chicken feet, chive dumpling. Most impressive was the level of MSG was very little. The dumpling wrappers also had nice texture, not overcooked, interior proteins were not greasy, but also not dry. Very impressed by all these qualities. Shrimp was bouncy and taste fresh. read more

Love coming to Happy Days for dim sum or just regular dinner hours! The restaurant can be crowded & lively during dim sum hours so I recommend going early to secure a spot. Definitely recommend Happy Days for a quick bite or family gathering! read more

Happy Days - Dim Sum - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Everything you want in a Chinese restaurant. With it's seedy exterior, carvernous interior and improbable crystal chandeliers, dim sum servers pushing dishes at you that you don't want, a mind bogglingly extensive menu and rude employees. Don' t try to figure out the bill as it is written in Chinese. The food? Delicious!! We found our new Chinese joint. read more

Happy Days - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We were in the area and heard so many good things about this place, we had to come by and try for ourselves! I'm ashamed to say that this is my first time trying dim sum (the legit kine), and let me tell you...why didn't anyone put me on sooner ?!? I can't remember everything we ordered, but the picture below pretty much sums up our spread. We ordered multiple rounds of everything pictured here. I appreciate that this place is "cart style" so that you can see what they have and just order from the cart. Pro tip: don't even look at the menu if you're only interested in ordering dim sum. Now if you're ordering with a large party, maybe the menu might be more beneficial. The restaurant does have a weird smell upon entering, but you get over it once you get to your table.. Can't wait to come back to Happy Days! (: read more

Happy Days - Har Gau Seafood Chives Gau Steamed Char Siu Bow - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I haven't been to dim sum for a couple of years simply because I don't dine often and when I do I am usually alone. I was happy to try this place out with a friend who were hungry and eat right away. It was around 10:30am and before the heavy traffic was in for lunch. We were quickly seated and served. I asked my friend to order because I really had no idea what I would like. The server came by more than a few times and kept asking us if we wanted to try this and that. It was a bit more pushing than we liked, but we could tell she meant well. Everything we had was good and better than expected. I would like to come back with perhaps more people (a group of 4 or more) so we could try and explore some other dishes The dining room was spacious and comfortable enough to dine in without bothered by the next tables to enjoy the meal. read more

Happy Days - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Fast service, no wait! Staff was very efficient in bringing food to the table. Fried Taro cake was done on the cart and was delicious. Sui mai and all the other offerings were hot and tasty too! Quality wasn't the best but certainly made it up in effiency and convienent. Price was very reasonable and I will be back! read more

Happy Days - Dim sum - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My favorite dimsum place on the island. I love all the dimsum here from pork hash, half moon, shrimp moon, taro, seaweed roll, egg custard, and more!! The look fun is fried to order and also tasty. I love their Peking duck as well since they give you the duck as well as the buns and skin. To end the meal, I always get egg custard. The prices are reasonable and the dimsum is consistently delicious. The service is not the best and they are the friendliest but it's not so terrible where I won't come back. Pay in cash and you get a discount! You can park in the lot for 75 cents for every hour, so $1.50 for 2 hours is enough time to eat there. You can also go across for the meter lot or street parking as well. If you don't want to eat in, you can always take out! Love this place, and I'll continue to come for my dimsum fix. read more

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The first clue that this was a dangerous place were the GREASY FLOORS. Me and my cousin were sliding around in our sneakers on the laminate flooring. She asked, "Why is the floor slippery???" and I replied "Grease". No ventilation or air conditioning whatsoever, so therefore, grease and warm, genuinely muggy air. Grease in the air, grease on the floor, grease on the table, grease on the seats. The Grease Life...Grease is the Word. My Japanese grandmother taught me the word for cockroach in Japanese, it is "abura mushi", and do you know what that translates to? It translates to "oil (or grease) bug". And do you know what I found on the ground making my way to the cashier? A rather juvenile B-52 cockroach flat on the ground, freshly dead after the dim sum cart had run over it with it's guts on the floor. SPLAT. Or more like SPLURCH. or SPLORCH!!! Or maybe it just went POP!! like a pus-filled golf-ball! Whatever sound it made, it was truly dead, displaying it's innards on the floor like some perverted dead thing. But what was more perverted than that abura mushi on the floor was the fact that the workers saw me taking a picture of it, walked right by it like it was nothing, walked right past it multiple times, and totally ignored that dead Periplaneta americana with it's intesticals hanging out. I told my friend later, oh so gross! Dead smashed cockroach on the ground!!! And he said, yeah, but the majority of the restaurants on the islands have roaches, and I said yeah, but guess what - if the workers walk right by the roaches and IGNORE it like it's normal, can you imagine what it looks like in the BACK??? or at NIGHT when they ALL COME OUT??? This was in the daytime!!! Never mind the dim sum was pretty tasty, except for the plain steamed Look Fun, tasted kind of fishy, which grosses me out even more now that I think about it. The bill for the two of us was pretty hefty at $67.00, not including that generous $2.00 tip I left them. My cousin had left overs to take home to her dad but still, that was too expensive for just the two of us and the roach show. Return factor - not ever again. read more

Happy Days - smash kakaroach - Seafood Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The food is great there! Service is fast and friendly. They didn't have the carts ready so they brought our food to the table. Highly recommend this place. I'll definitely be back again! Our favorite was the char siu look fun, char siu bao, eggplant, deep fried shrimp, and shu mai. read more

Nestled in bustling Kaimuki, Happy days is the kind of dim sum you settle for. Service is quick, but the taste of the food is mediocre. I loved all their hot pan fried mobile stations. The dim sum on those tasted great. I ordered a fish dish with scallops and Choy sum. The color looked away, but when you bit into the fish your face soured. Please check to see if the fish served is spoiled or not. Parking is ample and you can pay for it in the lot. No validations. read more

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good is great n so ate the prices. When visiting Hawaii we always go there to eat. My family always go there to gather

I really enjoyed eating at this restaurant! There is a lot of Taiwanese dishes to choose from like the pork. Although the food was tasty, I thought the dishes were too meaty that was drenched in sauce. I prefer Chinese food that has more spice to it read more

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