Not sure you can get tired of local food after three years on the island but Honolulu Kitchen provides some great tasting local style food. You can choose from many different ready-made options but you can never go wrong with Garlic Chicken. Great taste and filling. Don't miss out, stop by and enjoy! read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Garlic Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Wowow so many flavors! My faves were the kalbi beef and japchae but they have all kine flavors for all kine taste buddies! Like the song goes.. "they took the land, they took aloha.... but they couldn't take the manapua." read more

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Like a cheaper version of chun wun kam. Manapua's are fresh, bentos affordable. I gave ot a 3 star cuase always get flies flying around n landing on tje food. If your going to wait, no AC. Best to wait outside. Or do phone order. Parking there is terrible, gotta have 4 wheel drive. read more

I feel sad writing this review because we love Honolulu Kitchen. This morning, we ordered a dozen steamed pork hash, 2 baked hotdog, and steamed manapuas- 2 honey chicken, 2 pork adobo, and 2 char Siu. Got home... opened the box and it was WRONG! They got the manapuas right, BUT instead of a dozen pork hash (which we really wanted and excited to eat) they gave us a DOZEN STEAMED CHAR SUI MANAPUA. And instead of the 2 baked hotdog it came out to the baked char sui! Didn't realize it, but they did charge us what they gave us. We should've checked it. Maybe next time, they should repeat what we ordered. Very disappointed. read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Good portion sizes and great prices. This place is similar to Chun Wah Kam but 10x better. There is a variety of selections to choose from. You can choice between two starches. One choice is $6.25 and two choices is $8.75. My wife was able to share her two choice plate with my 3 sons. They are really generous with the portions. I ordered teriyaki beef and kau yak. Both were tasty and cooked well. Kau yuk is pork belly. I choice two starches. The thin noodles had carrots and celery inside. My family and I fell in love with the Fried Manapuas. My wife ordered the green tea manapua and offered me a taste and from there we decided to purchase more to try out. The green tea flavor wasn't to distinct it was pudding like haupia kinda texture. They offer over 30 different manapuas priced at a dollar each. They offer booth savory and sweet manapua flavors. It's a bit smaller than the usual manapua. A bit bigger than a tennis ball. + It's located in the same area as Taniokas but on the opposite end. Closer to K's bentos. + Good amount of parking. + Nice amount of seating area. + Good customer service. + Don't leave this place without trying one of the DEEP FRIED MANAPUAS! read more

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HOME of the ORIGINAL FRIED MANAPUA One bite is all it took and the song (Just One Look by Doris Payne) began to play in my mind. I began to swing my body, with a huge smile on my face as I ate my green tea fried manapua. Yes, songs play in my head when I eat certain food. So if you see me swinging from side to side with food in hand, a song is playing in my head and let me enjoy the moment. Please do not snap me out of my daze of food munching blissfulness. You can click on the link when you eat your 1st FRIED MANAPUA and have a taste of what I felt that very first time. http://www.metrolyrics.com/just-one-look-lyrics-doris-troy.html Just one bite and I fell so hard In love with you, oh-oh, oh-oh I found out how good it feels To have you in my mouth, oh-oh, oh-oh Say you will, will be mine Forever and always, oh-oh, oh-oh Just one bite and I knew That you were my only one Oh oh-oh oh! Just one bite, that's all it took Just one bite, that's all it took Just one bite, that's all it took My husband saw what was happening and immediately asked for a bite. At first I refused. Then he said if he liked it we could buy more. He fell hard on the first bite as well and we purchased a box full of different flavors. The green tea flavor was very subtle. It had a pudding like texture. The bun came out warm. The bun itself is sweet. It's about the size of a Cookie Corner cookie. We tried these different flavors: -Chocolate (this one was okay) -Oreo (I enjoyed this flavor. It had bits of oreo in it. It had a pudding like texture.) -Crab Cream Cheese (the worker said this is a popular one. My husband enjoyed it.) -Pumpkin (thumbs up for me) -Strawberry Cream Cheese (It shined in my book) -Cream Cheese (good stuff) Honolulu Kitchen: Besides serving up delicious fried manupuas they offer tasty Chinese and local dishes. They have a good variety of entrees to choose from. You can choose between 2 plates sizes. 1 choice plate with a choice of a starch (you can choice 2 different starches) or 2 choice plate. Environment: You wouldn't think this place would be in Waipahu on how nicely decorated it is. Wooden panels adorn the outside and inside. Trendy lights hang down from the ceiling. Marble looking tile line the floors. Location: It's located in the same mall as Tanioka's it's at the opposite end of it. Parking: For now there is a good amount of parking located in front of the store. Payment: They take cash and credit card. Service: They are fairly new so they are rolling out new things here and there. I asked the person helping me what the green tea tasted like. He was honest and said that he never tasted it before. Luckily, he asked another worker and he described it to me and I was sold. They are friendly and nice here :) If you don't know how it feels to fall in love with just ONE BITE.......YOU MUST TRY THE FRIED MANAPUA! read more

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What a disappointment! We ordered a wide variety of manapaus and they were disgusting. The savory ones had barely any meat, all artificial flavoring. Their sweet ones were the same. We tossed them all out after trying to get a bite in. The deep fried ones crackled and broke. The note in theory was a good idea to differentiate the flavors, except it didn't match at all, maybe 1. If you're looking for good manapaus, this place is not it. read more

DEEP FRIED MANAPUA!!! OH S#!T!!!!!! said my brain and tastebuds during my first bite with these little buns of goodness...They were part of a spread at Aunty Nadine's potluck, and from then on, I needed to go straight to the source. Located in Waipahu where Diner's once was, Honolulu Kitchen serves up tasty plate lunch selections and their addicting deep fried manapuas! They have all kinds of flavors to try that you don't know what to get? No worries though, the workers are awesome to point you in the right direction and best of all, they got free samples for you to try while waiting for your order YAAAAAAS!!! We also ordered some of their fried noodles to try, and with that, we ordered a few of the crab and cream cheese, pastele, pork adobo, bbq pork, char siu, and vanilla custard. The fried noodles were tasty, bur surprisingly, I wasn't a fan of the sweet filled manapuas or their popular (imitation) crab and cream cheese one. My favorites right now are the pastele, pork adobo, and char siu. Since I'm thousands of miles away, the only thing I can do is follow them on Instagram and salivate over each post, unless you plan to set up shop in the 9th Island in the future (hint, hint!) ALOHA!!! Shaka Meter: \uuu/ \uuu/ \uuu/ \uuu/ 4 read more

The best fried malasadas in the island!!! Whether you get the charsiu or ube or coconut or strawberry etc, all flavors are delicious. Unko I believe is the owner he's very friendly too. He'll make you feel at home. read more

With the Rail construction going on it may be tough to get to the this spot. Parking during peak hours can be difficult too. Fear not. It is worth it if just for the free manapua given out during the day. You can find something you like here. Served cafeteria style you select a plate lunch reg. or small. The reg. comes with 1 starch choice and 2 entree choices. There is a good selection of noodles and fried rice to choose from. Of course you can order the traditional sticky white rice. After that I find it difficult to make the next selections. So many choices too many to describe best to look yourself. It's the manapua that is popular here. There are your standard selections like char siu and curry chicken but it's the new flavors that are interesting like Thai basil beef or spicy crab cheese. I also like the fruity ones like mango, guava, lilikoi, lychee and mocha wasn't that bad if not interesting. Many people come here for lunch. There are a few tables available but do fill up quickly. Sitting here you will see lots of orders being take out. Staff has always been on point greeting you as you come on. They will give you time to look things over. I would suggest not taking a number unless it is super busy. Yes! One advantage is to hang out long enough to try their free Manapua. The flavors range from anything off their menu. This is a gem in Waipahu worth visiting if you are in the area. read more

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I love manapua and of course, fried food is always delicious too. So I was super excited to finally check out Honolulu Kitchen and I am so glad I did! There is a HUGE assortment of manapuas, from savory to sweet ones. Best thing to do is to take a pic of the menu and then have that ready when you order. And be sure to specify that you want the fried manapua... But what made this place stand out... and trust me, their manapua was DELISH... but I was so impressed with their customer service. All the workers were ultra nice and they have a tray of free samples.. like full size fried manapuas to eat.. and then this man called me to the counter and gave me a box and told me "this is for the boy" (my son).. and it was a baked manapua with the cutest picture on it. Talk about having ALOHA!! Definitely check it out...you won't be disappointed and I love supporting local businesses and GOOD people. read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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I seriously do not understand the manapua hype of this place. My boyfriend and I came in today and got steamed char siu and deep-fried pizza manapuas, excited because of the high reviews we saw on Yelp. The char siu were SO salty, therefore inedible, and left a strange, greasy feel in my mouth. My boyfriend described the pizza manapua as chalky, like eating play-doh. He could only handle two bites. One of the girls rolled her eyes at my boyfriend and he described her as having "attitude with the world, unfriendly, like she didn't care." The manapua was not worth the drive to Waipahu. The ordering/paying process was bizarre and confusing. The service, because of one girl, was unpleasant. There are better options out there, try somewhere else for your manapua fix. read more

*WARNING* If you are watching your weight or what you eat, do an extra 4 reps of exercise before visiting! How do you make something good even better? (How do you make something bad for you even worse is how I should have phrased it!) You fry it! I'm referring to ... ^___^ deep fried manapua ^___^ We stumbled upon this place looking for a new place to eat. We were in the Waipahu area and saw this across the fishing place we stopped by. Our curiosity and hunger hooked us. Now when you see this place, from the outside it looks like any shop you'd see in Waipahu. Then you walk in. It's so pretty!!! TV menus, number system and cute eating areas are there. Maybe it's the outdated building, old parking lot and plain sign that gave that Waipahu/Manila feeling at first. Anyhow, once you step in it looks very inviting and modern. Love it! We took a number and waited a couple of minutes for our turn. While we waited, the staff invited us to try the samples. I don't know about you, but when I think of samples, I think of cut up pieces only good for one bite, stabbed with a toothpick. Their samples was the WHOLE manapua! OMG!!!! Of course we still didn't want to take complete advantage of this so we shared our samples with the kids. Although we had to wait for a couple of minutes before we were helped, it actually gave us time to sample their deep fried manapuas and choose the ones we really wanted to get. Once our number was called, we immediately ordered charsiu, mantou, oreo cookie bombs, pasteles, honey chicken, lychee, sukiyaki and bbq pork. What I love about their manapuas is that they have both savory and sweet fillings. My kids loved the mantou with cream they give to dip. They also enjoyed the lychee and green tea fillings. My boyfriend and I enjoyed the savory manapua like pastele and honey chicken. If I had to pick my favorite, it would be the pastele and the cream cheese and crab. It is such a diet breaker. They all tasted great though! During our visit, we decided to find a table and enjoy. To our surprise, one of the workers handed us some free mini mantaos for the kids with cute faces drawn on them. My kids were already happy with the regular sized ones, that they were so delighted to be surprised with more! What the real kicker was the price. Not only did it taste like 5 stars, the price was very reasonable. We paid less than $20 to feed 4 people. It's a great deal. The only thing I didn't like about the visit, was I saw a fly going around the entrees. That whole open food atmosphere unfortunately will have that problem. It's very much like panda express or chun wah kam. Those places have a problem like this too. So I couldn't ding them for a fly buzzing around when it happens regularly at other establishments. Overall, it was a surprisingly fabulous visit and we will definitely be back. It's family friendly, the food tastes wonderful. It's also a different spin from other manapua shops. The place is much more modern than the older places surrounding it. I highly recommend stopping by and trying them out. (Especially if you are stuck in that traffic during rail construction. Might as well!) read more

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Yummy! I had some delicious Manapua's! In my opinion the steamed version of the savory fillings is better but you will have to wait an extra few minutes longer than the fried Manapua's. Although, I do believe the sweet filling Manapua's are yummy either way! Staff is friendly and quick to help! My only complain is that I wish there were more vegetarian options for the savory fillings as fellow vegetarian I'd appreciate the extra option! Besides that, Mahalo for the yummy food and aloha spirit! read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Just walked in here to see what they have since I was in the neighborhood. got a sample offer right when I walked in :) The people here are so friendly and generous . 5 stars for that . I tried a sample of Apple cinnamon and custard manapua . It was still warm.... read more

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Ordered an assortment of fried manapua's which included; char sui, kalbi, oreo, oreo pb, pizza, and cereal (fruity pebbles). Also ordered a few mini plates which included; fried rice/chicken, fried rice/red pork (sorry, I don't know the actual name of the pork dish), and fried noodles/sweet sour spareribs. So we ate our food at home, sliced up the manapua so we can enjoy a sample of each, and it was still hot. There was the 3 of us, and our favorite was the oreo. As for the mini plates, they do look very delicious, unfortunately, got too full from all the manapuas we ordered that we wasted quite a bit and they do give alot! I do love the customer service here, the person helping us was so on it, very fast , knowledgeable and patient. The manapua's are made to order! received hot. There was a whole pan of samples to try, we didn't want to ruin our appetite, so we didn't take any samples. read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Assorted fried manapua - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Honolulu Kitchen reminds me a lot of Chun Wah Kam. They offer different kinds of noodles and fried rice as well as entrees and manapua. Prices seem to be lower at Honolulu Kitchen, but they are just as busy and the service to me is better. I ordered a steamed manapua and a fried manapua and some rice cakes. The counter person was nice enough to let me try an oreo fried manapua. I thought the steamed manapua was just okay. The fried manapua was pretty tasty and I liked the crispy outside, but I thought it was too oily. The rice cakes were fantastic and the only thing that my kids finished. Still it's a great choice for lunch in the area. read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Inside the steam char siu manapua - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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LOCATION: Where the old diners was in waipahu across of jack in the box. same area as taniokas SERVICE: very good service!!!!! this one girl helped us as soon as we walked in. i got the 2 choice and she helped us throughout our decisions because believe me, i was taking my time lol i didnt know what to get but she was soooo patient with me. FOOD: i got the 2 choice of sweet & sour fish, veggies and chow fun. omg soooo good!!!!! i rather have this place than chun wah kam. lol sorry! but my fish was soo good, i love fish and so picky with it but they cooked it to perfection! it also had bits of pineapples in it. yum! their chow fun is my new fave! not too oily! which i loved! :) oh! and let me tell you about their fried manapuas!!!!!! ONOLICIOUS!!!! i got the crab cheese manapua and it was the best manapua i ever tasted! i want all my manapuas fried now lol thanks for getting me hooked honolulu kitchen! SETTING: they have only indoor seating. pretty big space area. music bumpin in the back, super chill in there. although it got pretty humid while i was eating, they could use a higher temp on their AC haha everything is portrayed easily to see :) i am def going back! even though i have to take the drive down that side. read more

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Ahhhhhhhhh veggie manapua!?!? I'm all in. This place is so awesome. I asked if they had veggie manapuas and they said they didn't have that day, but they would make some for the next day. So I went out of my townie-three-mile-radius circle and made the trek out to Waipahu to try the manapua. Oh yum yum yum! Crispy on the outside and goodness in the inside. Great service, great food! I really wish I could get this in town! read more

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Honolulu Kitchen makes Fried Manapua! Fried Manapua! The bao reminds me of Za Man Tou, lightly crisp on the outside, soft and slightly sweet on the inside. These manapua are smaller than the typical ones you get from other places and they come in a rainbow of sweet and savory flavors from Spinach and Cheese to Pastelle to Lilikoi to Oreo. They fry to order and you definitely want to eat them fresh while they're still warm. They give away full sized free samples, so try before you buy to see if you like it. Honolulu Kitchen also has plate lunches, a mini is one choice, a regular is two choices and you can split the starch, it's a lot of food, big enough to share. The best entree I've had is the mapo tofu, but I would skip the plate lunch and focus on the Fried Manapua, that's where it's at! read more

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The perfect place when you are starving because portions are huge and the food is yummy ! Also the people that work there are always so friendly helpful. They offer fried and steamed manapua, I definitely recommend the strawberry cream cheese. They have lots of different sweet and savory flavors. The only reason I'm taking a star is because it is so HOT in the restaurant. So I don't recommend to to eat there. Unless the heat doesn't bother you. read more

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Location/Parking: They are located next to the old Valero's Bake Shop in Waipahu across the street from Jack In The Box. There is plenty storefront parking. Food: I love the mini fried manapua!!! There are many flavors to choose from, it's tasty, it's made to order and it's so much better than a steamed or baked manapua. I enjoyed the crab and cream cheese and Oreo and my husband enjoyed the spicy pork. They offer samples of the fried manapua. I may have had 4 whole fried manapua as samples that day then ate 3 more as I was driving. They also sell takeout Chinese food and they have a variety of entrees to choose from. The set up is very similar to Panda Express/Chun Wah Kam. Price: The fried manapua are reasonable priced. I ordered 2 dozen and spend around $20. The plate lunches are similar in price to its competitors. Service: Wonderful service! The staff are friendly and even offered to make a fried manapua for free when I mentioned I was interested in one of the flavors after I ordered. Overall, I would be back in a heartbeat to eat the fried manapua! read more

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absolutely amazing service, so much good options and plant based manapua are 10/10 . i would eat here everyday ! mahalo!! Honolulu kitchen read more

Honolulu Kitchen - plant based manapua - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Got to stop by this place, for the first time. The place is very maintained & clean. The seating area is nice, but kinda small. I didn't get to try the famous Manapua's. However They tend to get busy. When you head inside they have a ticket #, you need to pull when you enter. They also have two lines for the Manapua section & their food entree's. I got a mini plate - that comes with a starch & side. You can ask to half/half your starch if you want. Their gaugee tend to sell out fast, so I didn't get a chance to get. However I got pork hash & that taste good as well. The down side is their condiments were not refilled & many of us couldn't get what we wanted. But overall food was delicious. And will have to stop by again to try their famous Manapua's. read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Fried Rice/Noodles & Tofu. - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

I am amazed I haven't written a review of Honolulu Kitchen yet!!! Must be all the wonderful food I've eaten there, left me in a euphoric trance. Anyway, since this is so late, everyone knows that this is the home of the delightful, sometimes savory and sometimes delectable dessert, deep fried manapua. I've been there so many times I cannot tell you all the flavors I've tried, but I sure can try!!! My favorites are: char siu, pastele, crab cream cheese and then there's custard. Those are my all time favorites. Flavors I've tried are: spicy pork, char Siu, pastele, crab cream cheese, spicy Korean, BBQ chicken, kalua pig, chicken curry, honey chicken, pork adobo, pizza, Oreo, custard, green tea, chocolate, lilikoi, strawberry cream cheese ... Well that's what I remember off the top of my head. In the time it's opened I've gotten to know, "the janitor," Steve. (He calls himself that) I'd call him the master chef, but he's too humble to accept that title. Steve is the awesome guy behind Honolulu Kitchen. They also have steamed and baked Manapua, pork hash, brown layered rice cake as well as the white, custard buns, hot dog Manapua, I'm not sure but I think they have pepeiau and taro cake too. Gotta check on that and I'll update this review. The counter has readily available starches and entrees to choose from. I can't list it all here. There's no way I could. Take a look at the thousands of pictures here on Yelp and on Instagram. I'll forewarn you that you will become hungry and your mouth will water. Check Honolulu Kitchen out, you're bound to find something you like. How could you not, with all the variety they offer? Support local and spread the word. read more

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Absolutely amazing!!! I walked in and felt so welcomed. The workers here and so sweet! It was so good that I ate it in my car then walked back inside to order more for myself! read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Deep fried char siu, pastele and honey garlic!! ANAZINGGG - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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So many choices. Good amount of food for the price. The food could use a bit more color or more veggie options but it is good. I really like the baked manapua - the bread is delish! not a fan of the deep fried manapua unless you are gonna eat it right there.. it doesn't travel well (if you know what I mean) Adobo fried rice is awesome and personally I think it's better than places like Elena's. More flavor. Pancit is very good Lechon is a bit dry but the flavor is there Chicken and mushroom and zucchini was the same line at everywhere else but the vegetables are big n not hidden in the food which I liked All in all I would eat here again read more

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Yay! I finally got to try this place. I bookmarked this place few months ago. I almost forgot about it. The location is the old Diner's and across from K's bento. You can enter through K's bento side or Tanioka's on the other end. Parking is free. This place is pretty similar to Chun wah kam except they specialize in fried manapua with many different flavors. It's not deep fried to death so not to worry. I ordered honey chicken, char siu, pastrami, and pizza. They were all darn good. They're not overly greasy. Like I've said its fried just enough on the outside. Inside, you can still taste the soft bun. They are mini size so don't expect a hamburger bun size. Service was good too! The lady who took my order jotted down the symbols of the flavors which was very helpful. After you order you need to wait about 10 minutes for frying. They fried them after you order so it's fresh. They have many staff so your wait isn't too long. When you're ready to order take a number. read more

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I called to find out what kind of bentos were offered and the person who answered the phone offered to send me photos of the different bentos, the ingredients and the prices. This was way than more the kind of service I expected. I have tried the food here before and I recommend this place to anyone. read more

Honolulu Kitchen - All this for only $7.00: Fried chicken, pork hash, Spam, teri burger and hot dog. 9/5/23 - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

1. VERDICT/VALUE You've come to the right place...if you want a place like Chun Wah Kam with FRIED mini manapua, more manapua flavors, good food at a great price, and a clean, modern atmosphere. Recommended, with a rare-given 5-star review! 2. FOOD Free fried mini manapua samples! The train line construction allows them to offer samples and they don't disappoint. Apple cinnamon, blueberry cream cheese, char siu, and honey chicken all taste great! It may be possible to fill up on free samples before ordering any food :) Today, we shared a regular plate ($8.75) where you can have up to two starches and two entree items. We actually got a third item for free (each entree portion is smaller) and a free fourth item sample on top for next time! They have about 8 starches and 24 entree items to choose from. Our breakfast featured Portuguese fried rice and long rice backstopping thick pieces of salt and pepper pork, big pieces of dark meat chicken with zucchini and mushrooms, furikake fish and a piece of the roast pork as a sample. Everything tasted great! Salt-sensitive folks may find the taste a little on the salty side (but it's par for the course if not better than the Honolulu average) and the roast pork is best enjoyed when fresh for maximum skin crispiness. For $1.50, we also got a hot dog bun which is smaller but not unlike what you get at Chun Wah Kam - good-tasting bun made with what might be sweet bread flour. I have to agree with fellow Yelper Emi H. where the $0.85 pork hash is only alright - our set of four came with a lot of extra skin, two of which were a little overdone. But overall, the food was great, the price is right, we ordered more mini manapuas to go (it takes about 5-7 minutes to make fresh) and we look forward to making this our go-to place for plate lunches! 3. SERVICE Good stuff; everyone is friendly and explanations abound for the myriad of options manapua and food-wise. Keep in mind that this is essentially a take-out place; no table service is provided. 4. ATMOSPHERE Speaking of tables, there's bar counter seating at the window and a number of tables to the side for dining in. It's clean. contemporary, and makes the decision to stay an easy one. Parking in the large communal shopping center lot outside is plentiful. read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Regular Plate ($8.75): salt-pepper pork, chicken n zucchini, furikake fish, PS fried rice, long rice, roast pork sample, and manapua sample! - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Who could resist anything fried?! Especially fried manapuas! My boyfriend has bought me these treats in the past but I've never had it fresh! It's good when it's reheated but AMAZING when it's fresh! My grandma and I came here a couple days ago and we got 2 free manapuas! They give out whole mini manapuas as samples! My grandma tried the cilantro chicken and I had a crab cream cheese. It was sooo delicious! Crispy on the outside, fluffy and stuffed with all kinds of fillings from savory to sweet! We spent a good 5 minutes just staring at the menu! I literally needed to write down our order to ensure I got it correct! We ended up getting 4 pizza, 2 oreo bombs (PB oreo!), 1 BBQ chicken, and 1 honey chicken. My grandma wanted just the steamed one without being fried. I thought the menu said it was $0.10 less for steamed but I was charged the fried price of $1.10 each... was a $0.20 difference but still, they need to either fix their menu or charge the right prices! My grandma and I were able to go to McDonald's before heading home to eat the manpuas and it was still sooo yummy! Still crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. NOTE: They also have plate lunches available with entrees displayed and there is a small dining area to sit and eat! I'll definitely be back to try more flavorssss! Good luck deciding which fried manpuas you wanna try! :D read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Menu! So many options! - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Deep fried balls of manapua! Fresh out of the fryer with many different flavors. How cute?! I came all the way from town to get some manapuas here. I didn't expect there was such a nice and big restaurant here in Waipahu. It sold plate lunches, dim sum, and manapuas. Pricing was very decent and good portion. I ordered 10 different deep fried manapuas, $1.15 each. I got savory and sweet ones. I prefer the savory ones over the sweet ones. The manapuas tasted great and had interesting flavors. Each manapua has its own symbols. Very creative. It can be very oily. Samples were regular size..and worth it to try. It was definitely worth it. These flavorful manapuas are only sold here. I think I just gained 5 lbs from these. read more

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Great staff! Friendly and helpful. Parking is crazy tho in that small plaza. As soon as you get inside your welcomed and you get a number but while you wait they ask you if you would like to try sample of the fried Manapua. Many different kinds to sample and buy. You just have to follow the list of symbols to know which is which. They also put it on top of your Togo box. We also ordered food food. Two 2 item meal and some fried Manapua. We got one noodle (salty), 3 fried rice which was breakfast, furikake and one more I forgot the name. Pork gravy, chicken shoyu or gravy, garlic chicken (salty), pork ribs was salty. All was good but most of it was salty. The fried Manapua is good but pricey $1.00 for a small Kine. Usually Manapua are big. But I guess if you have different kine inside it would be more.. But it's worth a try. read more

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What a find this place was! I can't help but make a trip out to Tanioka's every time I come to Hawaii. It's simply the best poke around. But in the very same strip mall this new place recently opened up advertising itself as the home of deep fried manapua. I'd believe it too because I've never even heard of deep fried manapua. I ordered a handful, including some basic char siu, a few unconventional ones and a few dessert types as well to share. I won't bother going over each one because they were all great. They must have had at least 40 different types of manapua too, although some of them were sold out. They weren't massive, but at $1 a piece they are more than large enough. Overall this shop is great and it is definitely going on my favorite list. For fried manapua this is "as good as it gets." read more

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I've been saving my 200 review for something special. I'm pretty sure there can't be anything more special than this! Honolulu Kitchen! Fried Manapua! What a genius idea! I love the free sample they hand out when I walk in. I'm not talking about those tiny little sample that Costco gives you. I'm talking about a whole manapua, for free! That's so nice of them. I can't express how much I love these divine manapuas in my mouth. They're amazingly delicious, so light and that crunch when you break the thin shell just gets me every time. They'll fry up new ones while you wait so you can have a super fresh and crispy manapua if you like! They have tons of different flavors. It seems as though every time I come here, they've come up with new flavor. That's just the manapua, you gotta see their gigantic selections of Chinese food. It's a huge spread. I mean huge!!! Everything looks so fresh and the serving size they give you is ridiculous, they're so generous. Plenty of parking, they have a huge lot in the front. Their staff are all so cheerful and helpful, that always make me want to come back. Come to Honolulu Kitchen! You'll be dreaming about those fried manapuas by that night. read more

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This is the best plate lunch that I've had in many years. It's worth the drive from town actually is not worth the drive but definitely worth stopping by when you're in the area. Selection of food is amazing the mini buns are cool I think should Uncle Honolulu kitchen cooking for the Farrington high school instead of the cafeteria would if you could great eat Honolulu kitchen every day in school and you get variety to be different breads salad rice you could make sandwiches you could have taco day buffet like that would be cheaper than government system of prison food and help local business who does food better than prison cafeteria labor read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Awesomeness $11 plate - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

With all of the excellent ratings on Yelp, I had to try the fried manapua.....honestly, I still prefer Royal Kitchen. What I did really like about this place are the people and the very generous spirit. Yes, they do give you a whole manapua to try and encourage you to try more than one.... The extra star is for the other Chinese food...We had a plate lunch while we were there and I thought the food was good....so.... Give these folks a try. They work really hard to put out lots of creative manapuas and they are all really nice! read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Samples. - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Great service and food! They have steamed and fried buns! Both are excellent! Will be back for more!! read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Unique take on a local favorite. Perhaps another place has had the notion of deep frying manapuas (savory or sweet filled buns), but surely no restaurant does it as well as Honolulu Kitchen. For starters, they even provide free samples of entire manapuas right when you walk in the door, allowing a taste of their experience before you order. The complementary buns have been sitting out though, and pale in comparison to the ones you order, which are made on the spot. I tried two types of fried and two steamed manapuas on this occasion. For the deep-fried, I chose the honey garlic chicken and the pork adobo. Both came out piping hot, clearly just out of the fryer. Each was delicious - crunchy on the outside while leaving the inner parts of bread and filling soft and texturally different. I preferred the honey garlic chicken in particular, but no complaints on either. As for the steamed, I chose to get a honey garlic chicken (not a mistake) and a sweeter custard manapua. I did prefer the fried honey garlic to the steamed, but the custard one was awesome in it's own right - a great dessert to end the meal. Perhaps my only warning would be the time it takes to get your order (if you're in a rush), but that's expected as they don't cook until you make your choice. Parking is pretty easy in the lot out front, so no gripes there. If you're looking for a fresh, delicious take on the manapua, don't hesitate to check out Honolulu Kitchen. read more

Honolulu Kitchen - Honey garlic chicken + custard manapuas, marked for clarity - Chinese Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Unko is the best! I come here often since it's close to my work. Best place to eat on our lunch break! He gives a lot of samples and free stuff for the kids! Today I went in with my daughter and he came out to give my daughter an Easter manapua. It made my daughter smile. Thank you! Their portions are HUGE! a 2 entree plate you can share with one or two more people.. and their manapuas..... they are just the BEST! They have different fillings everyday and some regular ones. They have dessert kinds too. They are known for their fried manapuas and I love them! The employees are always happy to help and serve you, you can tell that they are happy working there.. it shows on the way they treat customers :) keep it up guys! I will definitely come back and recommend this place to anybody hungry lol read more

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