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    Keiki (kids) meal
    Till W.

    STIX Asia is such a cool place. You go down to what feels like the basement level that leads you to a cool line of restaurants, like you've uncovered a secret area. HK Cafe is one of the restaurants on that list. I had wanted to come here for dim sum, but opted for the wonton noodle soup instead. It was a decent portion and I was very satisfied. There were 3 keiki (kids) options and it was a nice size as well! We ordered the chicken nuggets/wings/fries/rice set from the keiki list for our younger son. For dessert, my husband and I shared the leaking milk dessert which is like two French toasts with milk oozing out when you take your first fork stab in it.

    Beef chow fun
    Tania T.

    Comfort food to the rescue! After days of American food we needed some Asian comfort food Hong Kong Style! HK Cafe never fails with their spot on Cantonese flavors. Today, we had the beef chow fun which had really good flavor and the blend of sprouts, green onions and beef! Next was the chicken wings with a mix of spices! To top it off with the Hong Kong honey tea was the perfect comfort meal just like in the real Hong Kong! Service was quick & attentive and the ambiance was a chill and casual vibe! Fun cafe!

    Rudy H.

    This is a popular branch with its original location located in Honolulu Chinatown. This location is inside STIX Asia in Waikiki (formerly Waikiki Yokocho). It seems to be one of the busiest restaurant as well. I've had the steamed spare ribs with black bean as well as the pork fried rice just for a good measure for a restaurant that billed itself as a Hong Kong Cafe. Give me "wok hei" fried rice! and see if you're truly Hong Kong style. While the spare ribs with the black bean sauce was pretty bad, the fried rice was good and I could tasted the little "wok hei" albeit not enough. But I could tasted it. I will show up again soon and will give them another test with another Cantonese classics : Beef Chow Fun How "wok hei" can you go?

    N6 - curry laksa with beef & wontons
    Emma N.

    The beef was perfectly tender, and the soup was creamy and spicy. At first the soup wasn't very spicy - but the spice grows on you over time! I wish I could just order a whole dish of the beef itself cuz it was cooked so perfectly, and was a beautiful flavor. Would absolutely come here again! Staff was nice as well.

    Julie K.

    I got sick on our trip to Hawaii and wanted something soupy. I found HK Cafe walking back from the drug store. It was the best find ever. I ordered the braised beef noodle soup. It was so good and brought back memories of Asian cafes in California. It is small place within a food court. There was one server and presumably a cook/chef in the back. I liked how it was quieter than some of the other restaurants in the area.

    Kalakaua Ave Street entrance to Asian Food Hall
    Yee Ping C.

    Excellent service-polite waitress, fast, all condiments provided, cooked HK style (Cantonese), large servings, tasty like home town cooking. Very clean. Ordered stir fry shrimp w western broccoli, steamed rice, steamed shrimp dumplings (4), satay beef chow funn, hot tea. Directions:-on Kalakaua Ave, look for Stix sign in red neon, Asian Food Hall, in red neon sign, descend escalator, HK Cafe is on immediate right. Google maps took us down side street with entry to another food court. Will happily return. Slightly expensive but portions are large, enough for two meals for me. My son gobbled up all his dishes!

    KaShan G.

    I honestly thought the HK French toast was the best I've eaten and I had many French toast in my life. The savory dishes were great too and the presentation was also great. I think it's overall better than NYC, LA, SF, Chicago, Seattle cha chaan teng, or even HK. It's such a shame in our 4 day vacation in Hawaii, it completely boarded up and closed when we tried to return on the 2nd time and last day of our trip. We were so shocked.

    Iced coffee
    Joe P.

    I had a mediocre experience at Stix Asia, the food hall on Kalākaua and I vowed to return. I believe HK Cafe opened up since I visited last time in March, 2023. They serve hearty Cantonese food in a casual setting. I had the char siu omelette. HK also has a beef or shrimp version. The char siu was moist & tender, and it was a large portion. I was full even though I didn't eat all the rice. HTC had the beef brisket noodle soup and enjoyed it. She said the beef was tender, and the portion was large. Our waitress was super nice & friendly, and helpful with the menu. I look forward to returning to try some other dishes like chicken wings and Singapore rice noodle.

    Pat C.

    I was hungry in Waikiki and found this place inside STIX Asia. Service was lightning fast even if there's only one server on that Wednesday evening, Jiayu. Despite being alone, she was attentive to everyone dining yet was very efficient and quick. Food is great. Singapore rice noodles were awesome. Shrimp and pork dumplings were soo flavorful. I recommend this place for their yummy food, great service and very casual relaxed atmosphere. Giving this a 5/5!

    Curry laksa
    Mari T.

    Positives: it's in Stix. We love Stix. Validated parking nights and weekends. Lots of menu options Kamaaina discount! Large shrimp in the curry laksa Large portion of noodles Love their chili oil it's spicy and very tasty Negatives: a bit pricey for what you get, and the flavor of the curry was very light, almost bland. For being what they're known for, I wanted to be more wowed. I would definitely come back to try more things and would come back just for the chili oil!

    Rebecca T.

    Our meal tonight was just okay; the food tasted different from when I came here in July 2023 and I suspected it's a different chef. I remember the stir fry noodles with bean sprouts and shredded pork was so good back in July and I was looking forward to eating it again, but what I had tonight was almost a completely different dish. First the toppings were cut in such big chunks. They should be thinly sliced and kinda blend into the noodles so each chopstick-ful should have a good proportion of everything. That's clearly not the case. I was eating the noodles separately from the toppings. Second, this dish isn't supposed to look dark. Typically not much soy sauce is involved. The gravy should've been clear and whitish using chicken broth and corn starch as a thickener. Third, the noodles were not fried crispy enough. I was so disappointed how different this tasted tonight compared to what I had just 5 months ago. Fourth, the shredded pork should have a silky texture to it from being marinated a certain way that I myself can't do at home. I feel like I can make this stir fry noodle better myself so what's the point to eat out. The soup noodles looked and tasted almost like the stir fry noodle dish, but it should be different. The broth shouldn't be soy sauce color either and there wasn't enough depth, almost like water with salt. And same problem - all the toppings were cut to big chunks. And they used the same pork like the stir fry noodles. The only saving grace was the chicken wings. They're still amazing! That's the main reason why we came here! It's the first time for us trying the beef fried rice too and that was good too, although I'm not sure why it's soy sauce again. At least that was enjoyable. Seems like all the dishes we ordered were heavily soy-sauce-based and it's not supposed to be like this. Our meal tonight was definitely not the standard of HK food. This might be able to satisfy a non Cantonese person, but it probably wouldn't fly with a person who's familiar with Cantonese especially Hong Kong food. I'll give this place a try again maybe in a few months, or go to their Chinatown location instead.

    Chu Hou Beef Brisket & Beef Tendon w/ Rice
    Ruby S.

    Quaint ambience of customers deciding whether to dine in or take out. Stop by before 6 pm for more options with seats. Limited seating capacity is under 25 people. There's only one male worker that served as host or greeter and server. He accommodated our requests despite dinner rush from dine in patrons and multiple in-person take out orders. All dishes were served piping hot! Singapore Rice Noodles: Sampled with pair of chopsticks from my husband's dish. My first impression was a robust, curry flavor. He certainly enjoyed and finished his entire meal. Chu Hou Beef Brisket & Beef Tendon w/ Rice: I didn't taste this dish. My son enjoyed the flavorful beef brisket, beef tendon minus the fat, and rice. House Special Fried Chicken Wings or HSFCW 6 pcs: Fried to perfection. Not oily. No signs of excess oil. Definitely not spicy. Tasty, very moist and succulent. Coating remained intact with chicken. Shredded cabbage came in handy with cleansing palate in between bites. Ideal appetizer paired with an alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverage of your choice. Hubby and I shared this appetizer together. We agreed it's on higher end in cost. Worth spending the money. Szechuan Style Pickle with Sliced Pork Noodle Soup: Select your choice of thick noodles, thin noodles, or egg noodles. Thin noodles will be served by default with your dish if a certain type of noodle is not selected. Clean, mild tasting broth integrated exceptionally well with oyster sauce. Generous servings of moist, tender and succulent pork served with strips of pickles, sliced red peppers, green bell peppers, onions, and green onions. Loved how the al dente thin noodles withstood piping hot broth from start to end. Especially loved how the pickles and veggies enhanced the broth! Located in Stix Asia with entrance closest to Kalākaua Ave. Would love to return and try other noodle soups, appetizers and desserts.

    Rand E.

    A sister restaurant from the original in Chinatown. We only had a few morsels to taste so couldn't give a better review. The beef brisket was full flavored and melted in your mouth. The chicken wing was tasty with a five spice seasoning (& maybe msg). Since I'm sensitive to msg...not to my liking. But the full menu looks intriguing and good for another try.

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    Yi Xin Cafe

    4.4
    (452 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    $$
    Takes reservations
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    Normally long waits if you don't book a reservation so make sure you book in advance. There a…read moresmaller restaurant and kind of tight in space. We were lucky to get in on a Wednesday evening. I hope they expand soon! We ordered so much food they had to move us to a bigger table. We tried the Curry Crab (of course), Thai style pork jowl, beef fried rice, salted egg chicken wings, and their milk tea and lemon iced tea with the cute bear ice. This place is so good, a little expensive, but worth every penny. My favorite was the curry crab and the salted egg chicken wings! I love their curry sauce and the naan bread. I typically dislike chicken wings at Asian restaurants like this but they really did their thing with the batter and sauce. The fried rice was a little plain but overall a nice balance to every meal. The sauce with their pork jowl was too good! I need the recipe.

    You can't eat here and not get any crab I just love the curry crab I tried chili crab even in…read moreSingapore but but when I tried the curry crab here I never order anything else ; I just love this curry crab dish omg it is lick your fingers delicious! You wear plastic gloves when you eat this and I still lick my fingers Lol I know the crab seems expensive but you really cannot not order it when you come! The curry crab comes with 4 pieces of naan bread sometimes we order extra naan but we do eat it with rice The salted egg chicken wings is another item we get here I love bringing friends from out of town here; we come as often as we can even though we live on the west side Heart emoji! :o)

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    Impressive presentation that served with sizzling sound, but the beef was too well done & on the tough side.

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    Bo’s Kitchen

    Bo’s Kitchen

    4.4
    (402 reviews)
    2.3 mi
    $$

    Homey, comforting, delicious Chinese food. On a Saturday night there was ample parking at the front…read moreof the eatery. This place would be classified as a hole in wall with good fresh foods. There are so many offerings from bubble tea, egg tart, dumplings and noodles. We were seated quickly and noted most patrons did take out. Once seated there is a server that takes your order. We ordered beef chow fun, green onion pancake, fried rice, salad, green beans and dumplings. Everything came out so fast! The food was fresh with that familiar wok essence from the noodles and rice. Yummy!!! Favorite was the dumplings with the chives and meats. So good!!! Will return to eat and eat again!

    I never dined in here, but I did order delivery twice in less than a week through doordash. Both…read moretimes the food came nicely packed, well organized, and hot. The first time I've ordered almost a week ago was the pork hash, garlic green beans, mabo tofu with noodles, rice noodle and dumplings, and a pork belly dish with rice (can't remember the name). My favorite has to be the rice noodle cake with dumplings. It had peanut sauce and even reheating it on the stove made it satisfying to eat as leftovers. Each dish had between 6-8 pork and shrimp dumplings. The portions are generous which is enough for two meals. The pork hash came in 3s with the hot mustard and shoyu. Again these were good as well and not as oily and greasy. The pork belly was stringy and the rice was meh. It tries way too hard to copy Tom Khem which is a Laos dish. My mom had the tofu dish and after a while she did mention that the noodles got mushy and had no flavor. Then again she had to take a blood test so she had to watch her salt intake. I also tried the tofu and it was soft and not overly salty. The second time I ordered which was today, I replaced the rice dish with the char siu noodle soup and it was so good. It was the right portion size and the hot broth that's separate from the contents help soften the noodles. I also ordered coconut pudding and even though I have yet to try it, my mom said it was really good so I'm looking forward to it. Edit: I have now tried the coconut pudding and it was a generous portion. A nice refreshing and cold treat especially since we are now in the summer season. There is just a hint of coconut flavor though and shredded coconut flakes don't exist but it's still worth eating as a dessert or a snack. On both orders, I've ordered garlic green beans and it was the best tasting garlicky green beans I have ever tried. Overall, this place does serve good food but I'll probably skip the rice dishes and focus more on the noodle dishes and their sides.

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    Lam's Kitchen

    4.4
    (653 reviews)
    3.2 mi
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    Amazing Chinese noodles restaurant in Chinatown known for their beef noodles!…read more We had the beef mein, beef chow fun, and side order of look fun. Everything was great but the beef in the soup was the highlight, it was soft but not too soft and full of flavor. It paired perfectly with the noodles and soup. We went on a Sunday for lunch and they were pretty busy but we only had to wait maybe 10 - 15 min. Service was very speedy. Cute Chinatown shop vibes.

    Located in Chinatown, Lam's Kitchen is on a corner on Maunakea Street. The building is brick and…read morethe restaurant has red doors, which we read had been newly renovated. Inside, the space feels busy with tables and people moving around. There are benches inside for those waiting for a table. We had to wait a bit before we were seated but they seemed efficient in ushering people in and out of the restaurant. The middle had smaller tables, which seemed most suitable for two people. The sides had larger tables for larger parties. The tables felt pretty close together but we enjoyed the stool/bench chairs we sat on. They were different than what we are used to in restaurants. Our order was taken quickly. We decided to get the beef chow fun, yang chow fried rice, and cheong fun. The cheong fun was good, especially after adding hoisin sauce. The texture was soft and the portion was quite decent. The chow fun was also yummy. It was tasty without being overbearing. The fried rice was our favorite. It was flavorful and included a variety of ingredients. The prices were not bad either, considering the portion sizes. We hope to be back one day to try more of what they have!

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    Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant

    3.6
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    1.2 mi
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    Locally owned & operated
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    Two weeks ago, I went to this place for dim sum. I ordered the steamed char siu buns and shrimp and…read morepork siu mai. The dim sum was made to order and came out piping hot. The steamed buns were kind of falling apart when I was holding one to eat it. The pork siu mai only had 3 pieces unlike other restaurants. They were still good. The big seafood restaurant was situated in Ala Moana Center but they didn't have any air conditioning at all. I was sweating while eating the hot dim sum.

    We came in for dim sum with our family. 2 adults 2 kids. We asked if they were still servicing dim…read moresum and were told last call for dim sum was in an hour and a half. This was perfect timing for us. However once seated, we had to ask for water 4 times, sauces twice, and waited a 10-15 minutes for someone to stop by and take our order. When someone did come to get our order they told us it was the only time we could order dim sum. This struck us as odd. We had mentioned that the hose explained it would be 1-1/2 hours until last call. They mumbled something at us out of what we felt was annoyance then stuck to this order being our last call for dim sum. We proceeded to order our entire meal quickly since we often eat at Chinese restaurants and generally know what we felt like eating for us and our kids. Around 3:30 (10 min or so after we ordered ) the server came back and told us they are out of 1/3 of what we ordered which included picking duck and look fun. Again very odd on a Sunday afternoon. So we kept what they did have available and continued to wait. At this point still waiting for our waters. As the sitting went on we observed a table who sat after us get their waters food and everything they asked for quickly. We waited almost 20 minutes for water and rice that we had to ask for multiple times. The rice still wasn't brought out until almost 30 minutes in, which was after 3 items from our order was brought out at very slow rates compared to other tables who we overheard ordering. We also needed to cancel our crispy noodles that we ordered for the kids as it was going on 45min and the last thing left on our order although it was the first item on our receipt and the first item requested. Overall the flavor of the food was good and the only reason I gave stars, however my family and I felt borderline discriminated against and service was very bad. I do not recommend this place for anything other than takeout.

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    4.1
    (530 reviews)
    1.2 mi
    $$

    The dim sum here is very good, and the piece are larger that other places. The service was friendly…read moreand efficient. The food came out quickly and hot. Our favorites are the siu mai and fried shrimp balls, the shrimp balls have these noodles on the outside which make it super crispy and fun to eat. There was plenty of parking in the basement; but the weird thing is the elevator doesn't go back down to the basement, we had to go around the building and walk down the parking ramp!

    They moved across the street from their old location, so we decided to check it out. My mom, hubby,…read moreson and I had breakfast here on a Saturday morning and it was packed. The restaurant wasn't small, but there were just a lot of people. We waited about 20 minutes for a table. What's great about this place is that they have these paper menus. You can check off what you want while you're waiting. As soon as you get seated, you can just hand over the menu to the server and it makes the process a lot faster. It didn't take that long for us to get our food. We ordered a lot of items. We got the shrimp dumplings, black bean spareribs, beef look fun, Shanghai pork dumplings, steamed salted egg custard buns, pan fried turnip cake, seafood bean curd roll, sesame balls with red bean, taro puffs and chicken dumplings. Everything was on point except the sesame balls with red bean. They were small and the breading was thick. Pass on those. My two favorites were the black bean spareribs and the salted egg custard buns. I love salted duck eggs. The prices here are a bit more than the average dim sum spot. Most of the steamed baskets were $7-$8. If you use your American Savings Bank debit card you get a discount: $7 off $50, $15 off $100 or $75 off $500. Free parking in the basement of the building.

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