I've been going to the yoga studio upstairs from Ichiriki for years and every time I enter or leave I smell a delicious pork aroma wafting out of Ichiriki. This week I chose to have a business meeting here so I could try it. Ahi Katsu - 4/5 - Decent taste, great presentation. It had a good sauce as well. This was the best item of the night. Calamari - 3/5 - Average calamari. Passable. Beef Shortrib Nabe Set - 2/5 - I was a bit disappointed by the amount of meat that this set came with, especially at the price they charge for it. The quality wasn't anything exception either. This was a backup option after I was informed that they were out of pork belly, which was quite disappointing. Shave Ice with azuki and mochi - 2/5 - Neither of us made much progress on this dessert item, which is the most mentioned item in the yelp reviews. What is so special about this? I have no idea. Overall, I didn't really care for this japanese hot pot. Even ordering the spicy premium goma broth, the food still came out rather bland. "I've experienced better." read more

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I enjoy lunch dates here! I have a bunch of girlfriends that we dine here at least once a month. Lol. Atleast. Friendly quick service. Clean. Consistent. Extremely filling portion sets! I absolutely love the pirikara broth. It has garlic and a little chili pepper spice. And the portion of vege and meat is ideal for even my husband who can devour a lot of food at one time! Even my family that visits from the big island enjoys dining here during their stay in Oahu. I would recommend reservations for a party of more then 4 people. read more

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Ate here as last minute plans with friends . Called to see if it was busy and getting an estimate on wait time. When I got there, the wait wasn't bad. Basically just stood outside, not much of outdoor seating. Employees were kind, food was really good. Felt like the portions were alright, but could me more for its price. Would come back here again. read more

How have I never written a review for this place when I come here so much. My group of friends and I come here to celebrate birthdays a lot. They are very accommodating and will have the tables set up ready to go when you get there. Call in to reserve. Besides birthdays I like to come here for their lunch specials and their late night babe specials. The lunch special is a little less expensive compared to the late night but I think you get a little less for the lunch special. Service was always good. Never had a bad experience in terms of service. Parking in the back. $1 per hour on weekends My go to order Short rib chanko -Chinese cabbage, tsukune, glass noodles, enoki, chives, shiitake mushroom, tofu, short rib (lunch 3 pieces) Pirikara broth: spicy soy sauce -only the littlest bit of spicy. Really light but flavorful There appetizers are also really good. I like their fried calamari, garlic shrimp, and ahi katsu If you are celebrating a birthday they give you a free dessert. I love their ujikintoki (matcha shave ice with green tea ice cream inside, azuki beans, mochi, and condensed milk) read more

Ichiriki - Happy hour menu 2/5/18 - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

First of all, the hostess and waitstaff deserve all the stars. Cooks/ Chefs, what happened?? I understand that not a large population of us are vegetarian and that we're in a pandemic but cooking and serving food keep us going. It's inherently human to want to make the most of things, no? The broth is not vegetarian friendly and I'm so sad. The kombu dashi was the saddest thing I have ever been served. I wish I took a photo. I was served LITERAL water with two pieces of dried kelp as Kombu dashi and I almost wanted to cry. No shoyu, no salt. Nothing else but water and scant wakame..We tip well and love local eateries but please think of the vegetarian side of Japanese cuisine too. It can be just as rich and layered as anything else! As a home cook, I would NEVER have served this. I'm sorry to say, I will not be returning anytime soon. Do better, I know you can. read more

Ichiriki has the best Shabu Shabu on island! All their broths are good but I usually get Pirikara. The nabe set will leave you full too so overall 10/10 great value!!! read more

Ichiriki - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Eat here for early happy hour! We eat here ~at least 1x - 3x a month and bring friends here that are visiting from out of town and looking for a casual dinner. This location is great for happy hour (11 AM - 6PM / 9PM- Close) and the price is reasonable for a dinner spot. Often times we will call earlier in the afternoon to get a reservation in. Other times we stop by around 5pm and they can usually get us a table (for the two of us). The happy hour Kobe Chanko has been on the menu rotation for a while now. We have also had the Niku Nabe for happy hour. It's a good variety of veggies and meats that fill you up. Kobe chanko includes ~4-6 thin slices of Kobe beef, one salmon, one chicken, an arabiki sausage, a few pieces of tofu, clear noodles, chinese cabbage, enoki musroom, brown mushroom (don't know the name), and a few other green veggies (probably one of them is bok choy). Standard happy hour nabe comes with rice and your choice of ramen or udon for the end of the meal. The "late night nabe" only comes with rice. Don't eat the rice/noodles and you have a yummy low carb meal. We always get Pirikara (spicy shoyu) broth, which is a nice low spice and has a delicious flavor. There was a few months where every time I ate here, I would ask for extra broth to take home (it's THAT good). Karaage Chicken and French Fries are our standard appetizers and if you are looking for some drinks, they have some yummy beverages on the happy hour menu as well. Parking in the back is $1 flat rate after 6pm. (When we come for happy hour at 5/5:30 we still put in a dollar)...Or Park at AlaMoana Shopping Center if you're doing shopping before or after. It's a few blocks away but good to walk off the delicious meal. read more

I recently ate here for the first time and feel like I have missed out my whole life prior to that moment. The fried calamari was good. It came with sriracha and mayo. I got the Ichiriki broth (which was pretty basic but very good) and the chanko set with pork belly. Everything was so good. I can't wait to go again. read more

The food, drinks and apps are great don't get me wrong. But the service was highly not up to par this night. For how slow it was, our party of 4 was so confused as to why so... it's not a busy night, it's a small place and there was more than enough workers to manage. And when the manager came to our table after we called for him, he literally did nothing! I guess our server Chasidy went home and didn't tell us she was leaving so we were just left sitting at our table... and then we told him how we only were checked on twice, the noodles never came out and our sauces for the Shabus never came out and all he said was "that's weird." Some boy came to our table after the fact we complained and apologized, that was sweet, but it was too late, we hold no grudges, just not gunna return. And for the incompetent manager, you would think he would apologize and feel bad, but he didn't care at all. I even split the check for him and I would expect them to take at least something off the bill but they didn't. Terrible. And very embarrassing, we wish we had a better experience. We will definitely stick to the Aiea location. read more

Ichiriki - Couldn't even give them a 1, had to be a zero - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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My fav shabu shabu restaurant to eat at. Whenever my boss and I are in town the same time we usually eat here at least once a week!

LOCATION: right across of the ala moana center and of eggs n things. SETTING: indoor seating. dark lights (good ambience) they have lots of seating areas to choose from. FOOD: its a hot pot kind of place so you cook your food in broth. of course you choose which broth you want, then what meat & veggies and if you want noodles or rice with it. my bf & I got their short rib meat with the ichiriki sauce & tofu, shrimp, mushrooms, green onions. it was the shortrib shabu shabu set. pretty good. you get to choose from a very wide varieties of food or sets. PRICES: prices range from single veggies ($5-8) meats (10-15) and sets are around $20 something. PARKING: they have parking in the back but it gets busy so you would then have to find on the street. it's $1 an hour. read more

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I'm not even sure if you guys should even need a reassurance that this place is the fridggin bomb! if you havent already go try this place! My boyfriend and I are HUGE fans of hot pot, but I must say Ichiriki is our favorite spot for all our cravings! We normally order the ichirki base with the kobe shabu shabu and and extra side of kobe on the side which is just enough for the both of us! We can never resist their shochu either! The lychee is life! oh and from 9-closing they have happy hour :) Shoutout to Andrew who was my server the last 2 times we visited this location, his service is so professional and genuine he deserves an award! read more

This place is amazing. First time and it does not disappoint. Next time we are on the island of Oahu we will be back. This is our second visit and of course made sure we came here. Still my favorite place on the island. read more

Had a party or 13, Service was horrible, ate a hair in my food, was only offered a new pot. Not even a 10 % discount or something. At the end was over charged, and to end this it says 18 % gratuity for parties over 9. They charged me the full 20%. Food was not good, everyone was getting wrong orders, the poke was inedible, by the time we got our udon noodles we pretty much finished the hot pot.. calamari dipping sauce was plain mayo.. read more

Looking for a great hot pot place, Ichiriki is a great place to check out. They're located across Ala Moana on Piikoi st. You can park right behind the restaurant but you have to put cash in the box. It's free until 6p but after that you have to put $1 for each hour you're there. When you walk in the staff is really nice and we didn't have to wait too long. We didn't have a reservation and we got seated in about 10 minutes. The restaurant is long and not too wide but you have plenty of space when you sit down. Some of the seating areas you have to take off your shoes and you floor seats. You'll know what I mean when you get there. We went during happy hour which is from 11a - 6p and late night from 9p to close. They have a great happy hour menu to choose from and we always get the $19.50 Kobe Beef Chanko special. It includes a classic broth, rice and ramen or udon plus the veggies and meats. We also order the spicy tuna wrap and avocado maguro. The spicy tuna wrap is spicy tuna where you can wrap it yourself with nori. The avocado maguro is poke with avocado. Both are really delicious. They bring out the broth first to heat up so it's quicker to cook the meats and veggies when they come out. I recommend putting in the veggies first before the meat, because the meats cook pretty fast. They only bring one bowl of rice so if you want one, you have to order another one. The happy hour special is give a good amount of veggies and if you're a big meat eater that part might not be enough but I think it's worth it still. You can always order more meat. Overall, I love this place and I'm going back. read more

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Great experience especially if you want to try something unique. We made a reservation for their steamed (no broth) hot pot aka seiro nabe and it did not disappoint! It's a two tier steaming system where the bottom tier has assorted vegetables, sausages, shu mai, and glass noodles. The top tier contains your protein of choice -- we had the prime beef but you can also choose pork or seafood. It comes with a starter of grilled octopus and ice cream dessert. We were super stuffed after all the food but it was memorable and tasty. Attentive, friendly service and very safe during Covid times (contact tracing, hand sanitizers, and well spaced tables). We were seated at a Japanese style sunken table that was private and not near other diners. Go check it out! read more

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Ichiriki is probably my favorite hot pot place! I love their late night happy hour specials but the lunch one is just as good (doesn't come with arabiki sausages or chicken). I never stray from the Pirikara broth and their appetizers are delicious! You can never go wrong with any of them. I love their late night HH Rib-Eye set. I always share a set when I come here and it's the right amount :) but there are times where we order extra meat or an appetizer or two & because of HH, the price isn't so bad. For my finisher carb, my friend and I usually get the udon or if we know we're going to be really hungry, the zosui. It'll definitely fill you right up and note that the more flavorful and fatty your broth is, the better your zosui will turn out. I got to try the Warabi Mochi the last time I came here and it was okaaaay. I'd rather spend my money on an appetizer instead. read more

Ichiriki - Warabi Mochi (okay) - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Love the food here! I would rate the food 5 stars, but the service brought it down to 4 stars. This location is a little different from the Kaimuki restaurant--menu here is set offerings, while you have the conveyor belt to select items as you eat at the Kaimuki location. I had the Chanko Short Rib Set with konbu soup base. The konbu soup base was just water with konbu in it, but it was accompanied with AMAZING sauces! The food portion was generous, with lots of variety and healthy vegetables! Shochu sampler was great! Lychee, apple and peach shochu--my favorite was the lychee shochu! Unfortunately, the service this time was poor. The water in one of our hot pots was almost depleted and we had to ask for more water. Then the water was low in another pot, and we couldn't get anyone's attention so we poured our drinking water in it. To make room on the table, we put one of the empty dishes on the tatami, and it stayed there the whole time and the server only took it away after we were done with dinner. I would have to say though, that I've been here before and the service was fine, so i will still give this 4 stars and will be back again! read more

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The Pearl City and Kaneohe locations have far superior service to this location. We came in on a Thursday night (not too busy) and got seated right away. The hostess was really nice. However, our server didn't even bother to come to check on us or explain everything our entire meal. She came to our table a total to three times. The first time was to briefly take our order, second time was to curtly dropped off our food, then the last time was to ask us if we were done and practically kicked us out even though we were there for less than an hour. Needless to say, we will not be coming back to this location. read more

I've always loved ichiriki but I was extremely disappointed in service today, it was a takeout order, they told me it wouldn't be ready for pickup until 4:45pm (nearly 45 minutes after I placed the order) and I told them that was fine, not a big deal, we weren't in a huge rush. We got there almost 10 minutes after the scheduled pickup time and the service was strange, not very helpful or friendly and our food still wasn't ready. On top of that they had us confirm our order before they rang our card, we confirmed and when they came back with our card they told us they took off the fried calamari because they just cleaned the fryer and the item wouldn't be ready for another 30 minutes +. Mind you at that point our order should have already been prepared and ready to go, so I'm not sure why it wasn't already done. I'm pretty sure they didn't start preparing our food until that point (most of it is uncooked, we only ordered two items that were cooked). We had to wait an additional almost 15 minutes after that to get our food... over 20 minutes longer than they had told us it would be. My other half said another woman went in and told them to cancel her order because they had taken over 30 minutes for her order to be done, she was also quite frustrated. Overall the food was fine, not as good as I remember and it was very disappointing that the service was so slow and so bad, it was still quite early and pretty empty when we went so we were pretty upset. Especially since it's still quite pricey for us to do takeout even with the discount for happy hour. I'm not sure when we'll be back again, but I hope they improve service, or better figure out how to handle takeout, or something soon. read more

Awesome Happy Hour Experience! My wife and I have been going to Ichiriki Piikoi for years but we now go there about once a week during Happy Hour. Our favorite is their Kobe Beef Chanko (pictured) for $20.95 with their Ichiriki broth. It also comes with regular or Udon noodles. We start off with some appetizers (edamame, poke and my wife's favorite calamari). We also enjoy Otokoyama Sake with our meal. The manager Yue is always professional, attentive to our needs and very cordial. Our favorite waitress is Tomo, who seems to be everywhere and provides great service. The other manager Eddie is also outstanding. We recommend you to make reservations as it can get busy especially on rainy or chilly nights. We've been to several Hot Pots (Shabu Shabu) places but we always return to Ichiriki. We debated about sharing our secret spot but you can thank me later. The flavor of their broth is definitely the BEST!!! read more

Ichiriki - Kobe Beef Chanko - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The food was good, the service was lacking. Service needs more followup. The Devore was nice. read more

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One of our friends shared Ichiriki with us because it's one of her favorite late night spots on Oahu. We came here with reservations for a party of 6 and to our surprise, it wasn't busy at all. We arrived at 9pm, got seated, and ordered right away. Since we came during happy hour, I got the niku nabe with pirikara broth w/ udon, and my bf got the kobe beef chanko with ichiriki broth w/ ramen. The broth had a lot of umami and was the perfect to taste by itself. They give you a nice full plate of veggies with meat, and my absolute favorite was actually the meatballs. I'm not typically a fan of meatballs, but the quality of the meat kept it nice and juicy and I left it in my boiling pot for some time, so I was scared it was going to be dry, but no.. it was delightful. I finished everything that came with my set (except for the rice bc I'm more a noodle girl), and I slurped up the udon like it was my last udon meal on the island (which it was). Our servers and the manager were super friendly, the food was yummy, and I'm looking forward to the next time we can eat here again! read more

Cute little traditional Japanese hot-pot restaurant not far from Ala Moana Mall. You can choose to sit in normal tables if you are timid or have bad joints, or you can sit shoeless on tatami and dine Japanese-style (menu is the same for both). You pick your broth flavor (miso is my favorite), and then you pick the meat you want (short rib cuts are excellent). Your meat order will come with an assortment of veggies to cook alongside with, and their specialty, chanko which is a mild caseless sausage stuffed into a chunk of bamboo. It is extraordinary. There is a modest selection of Japanese spirits and cocktails, and the whole restaurant has a very relaxed vibe. Service is excellent. An absolute favorite for the kids and adults! read more

Horribe service. The greeters and waitresses were very rude and snobby. They seemed very annoyed and did not even have interest in working. My reservation was for 7:15 and was not able to order our food til 7:45. The waitresses did not even check in with us at all. But were congregated in the front laughing and not even paying attention to us (see photo attached). My friend had to call the male waiter to let him know that we have been waiting for 20 minutes and have not been asked for our orders. The male waiter rolled his eyes and the greeter who also seemed very uninterested to help finally stepped in to get our order. Food arrived around 8pm. Was not attended to at all during our meal. We noticed and felt the greeters and waitresses were taking about us in the front next to our table. We even had to ask for our check 3 times until we finally were able to get it. Overall, the food was ok, over priced, but very unhappy with the customer service. I am so upset because I am a Registered Nurse and I work in customer service as well. Even having rough patients and families would test my patience, but I would never treat anyone the way we were treated. Will not come back to this restaurant and will be posting on social media as well... read more

Ichiriki - Horrible waitresses who talked and laughed while we wait to be attended to - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Went here late night on Friday after shopping at Ala Moana. Signed in and waited about 15 minutes. We parked in the lot behind the restaurant for $1 per hour. Be sure to note your stall number, and out money in the proper slot. I've been towed from there before. The service was exceptional. Our waiter was very friendly and took great pride in his job. Our waters were constantly refilled. The food was brought promptly, and the sauces as well as how long to cook the vegetables for was explained to us. Several different staff members handled our table, and they seemed to work together like a fine-tuned machine. The food was awesome tonight. The meat was cut into large slices that were large enough and thick enough to enjoy the flavor of the meat. I've had shabu shabu before where the meat is too frozen and didn't cook evenly because of that. This meat had no such problems. It was also very well-marbled, being the Prime Rib Eye, which I heartily recommend. The Ichiriki broth brought out the flavor of the meat. The vegetables were very fresh and well presented. I had extra rice and really appreciated that the waiter let me know when I requested it that there would be an additional charge. While I wish additional rice was free, not all places would be upfront and let you know about the additional cost. This place has gone back to being my favorite shabu shabu restaurant. I'll be back soon. read more

Ichiriki - Prime ribeye shabu shabu - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I've been at this location many times. I always leave this restaurant satisfied and full. I recently came here with a party of 7 at 5:30pm so we could make it to happy hour :) FOOD & DRINKS -- From the happy hour menu, we ordered the spicy tuna, kirin beer & lychee shochu. The spicy tuna comes with mini nori to wrap the spicy tuna (must try), it is not too spicy and eating it with the nori makes it even better. The lychee shochu is dangerously good, it doesn't even taste like alcohol. For our nabe, we ordered the Kobe Beef Chanko, which is also part of the happy hour menu. It includes assorted vegetables, meatballs, piece of salmon, piece of shrimp, arabiki sausage, piece of chicken, white rice, choice of ramen or udon, choice of classic broth or premium broth (additional $1.50). My fiancé and I shared it with the ichiriki broth (original and delicious) and ordered additional items: white rice, enoki mushrooms & short rib. It satisfied both of us and tasted delicious. PARKING -- There is a private lot behind the restaurant and shares with other stores, it is small so parking is limited. Don't forget to pay for parking! Take note of your stall number and insert your money into the parking box. It is currently $1.00 per hour. There are also stalls in front of the restaurant, but you must pay the meter. read more

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Absolute favorite place for hot pot. Last year (2017), we celebrated all of our friends birthdays here...that's how much our group and I love this place. My regular times to come are during lunch and happy hour. I've never came for dinner before. The prices are cheaper during these times compared to dinner. The most common time of day I go is for their late night special. When I first started coming it was about $12.50~$13 and recently I went and the priced uped to $15.75! Damn. My go to order is a shortrib nabe with pirikara broth and it comes with rice. Sometimes I would add on udon or zosui to my order as well. Zosui is what you can get after you are done with cooking everything from your nabe and the broth is concentrated and boiled down, you throw rice and mixed egg in and it makes a great porridge! When I go with my boyfriend, we just add another serving of shortrib and an extra rice... he never eats his vegetables ): but it's a great alternative since he loves the pirikara broth also! I cannot say how many times I crave this place. I am so glad I have found ichiriki. It is a go to date night place or a place to hang out with friends. Their service is phenomenal and they are always so nice and accommodating to us, sometimes we even stay past closing and they're so nice about it! If you come here for your birthday, you can also get your choice of a free desert. They also give hot tea out. I love you ichiriki! You never disappoint yo girl! PS: Their Kaimuki location is great if you feel like a big eater ;) read more

A 5-star review. Have been a fan of Ichiriki for many years and what I can say is their consistency with food quality is superb! It is consistently good! Ordered several beef and pork shabu shabu sets tonight. We had USDA Choice beef and prime rib, and we also had their pork shabu shabu. Meat quality was excellent. They don't give you too much meat but I don't think feeding their customers til they drop has been Ichiriki's objective. Food portion was just right for me and I believe it should satisfy most customers. Their sets came with a good amount of veggies and a choice of rice and udon. One thing to note was their excellent customer-friendly service. One of us were given the wrong dish but we decided to keep it anyway. We were given beef instead of pork. We decided to save the trouble of returning the dish and told our waiter it was okay to give us beef instead of pork. The waiter later came back and gave us the pork we ordered, and also told us to keep the beef. It was on the house. Wow! What can I say? It truly deserves a loyal customer like myself. Thank you! read more

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This Piikoi location has been my favorite restaurant on Oahu for 10+ years. Food is really simple, fresh, consistent. The lunch menu here is my office's favorite go-to; healthy, filling, affordable--about $15. Dinners are $25 so we usually stick with lunch BUT the sukiyaki and zosui is SO GOOD. Well worth the dinner price. AND THEN there's the HAPPY HOUR menu! 11a to 6p and 9-closing daily. Appetizers at reduced prices and nabe! Btw, they have really good French fries. Crinkle cut, crispy on the outside and potatoey on the inside. SO GOOD. Make sure to try the mushroom medley and the Kim chee pork appetizers! The service at this location is super friendly and efficient. I've been to all the Ichiriki locations multiple times but I ALWAYS come back to Piikoi location. Service here is far superior. The owner is so friendly and brings in new things from Japan for customers to try at the restaurant like the monster ice dessert (MANGO!) and the shoyu butter powder. Try that on the fries! I like the physical space. You can choose the Japanese seating or regular western tables and chairs. It's simple and cozy--not a fancy, off-putting restaurant where you're worried about your manners. I've had a couple of first dates in the restaurant--it never fails me ever. Little tips--make a reservation. It never hurts and we often make our lunch reservations as we're driving to the restaurant and they're almost always able to accommodate us. Parking up to 4pm in the parking lot behind the restaurant is free. Evenings cost--little pay box--but it's minimal. read more

I tried hard to like this place but it's not for me. ichifuji, nabeya maido, gyu kaku are all far better options Where you'll get better good, service, and value. read more

All 8 of us loved our choices. Obviously my Kim Chi sauce was the best, though. Super friendly and great fun for the family. read more

Needing a venue for a family dinner prior to our daughter leaving for college, Ichiriki was the perfect venue for the 6 of us. Reservation was easy to make and great surprise to find space for our legs under the table, so we didn't need to cross our legs.. Brad provided great service while explaining the various types of nabe. Spot on in regards to recommendations on menus items. We had sukiyaki, shabu shabu, and chanko nabe. The dessert -matcha shave ice and uji kintoki was perfect to share. Highly recommend for great family dinner. read more

Ok, now I've tried all 3 Seiro nabe sets! Tonight we ordered the seafood and pork Seiro sets. The seafood tasted fresh and the wood really brought it's natural flavors to life. There was no need for dipping sauce since it was so flavorful. The Hokkaido scallops was probably my favorite part of the set. Will enjoyed the lobster and crab legs. Again, this meal was super filling! We had no room for the ramen/udon portion so Yui was happy to pack it to go. He was nice enough to strain the broth and package broth and noodles separate and include the tare dipping sauce in another container. We had just enough room for the ice cream (which I got a picture of this time). I think all 3 Seiro sets were delicious but Will and I both agreed that we truly enjoyed the seafood the best!! If you haven't had a chance to try the Piikoi locations Seiro Nabe sets, it's definitely an awesome experience and a must try at least once. Thank you to Yui for the excellent service on both our visits. He's awesome! read more

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If the worst thing one can say about a place is "I ate too much and left feeling overly full" and if that happened for about $22 I'd call that a win. Dining at Ichiriki's Aiea outpost last year I assigned a 5-star rating. The Aiea location is a bit more upscale, with less hard surfaces off which noise can bounce and noise was indeed bouncing in this location. Concrete surfaces and a borderline out-of-control dinner party in one of the areas was so boisterous that a worker apologized for the noise level while I sucked up my desire to go join their fun. Ichiriki has the hot pot set-up down pat. Their big menu guides you to "customer favorites" and "staff favorites" and if you're going with a party of two follow my lead: one staff favorite hot pot selection and broth for you, one "customer favorite" hot pot selection and broth for your plus one. Then sit back and feast. Even though your hot pot is centered around meat the offering includes the ubiquitous vegetables plus meatballs (not the official name), tofu, shrimp, salmon, chicken... the gifts keep revealing themselves, layer after layer, until you're so full you fear someone might just plop your plump little torso into the broth as well. A late-evening happy hour brings some discounted items: A regular Kirin ran only $2. A particular shabu-shabu was slashed to about $18 but there was only one order remaining about 30 minutes before close. Plan accordingly and your meal here can be even more well-priced than normal. Pre-tip, with beer, this meal for 2 was under $50 (Choice Ribeye Chanko and Shortrib Chanko are $21.95 apiece). Ichiriki does a consistently solid job at hot pot and I left wanting for nothing. read more

No better place for Shabu Shabu! And the Lychee Cocktail was the best I have ever tried. Even on the warm 80+ weather, this place does not disappoint read more

So my family usually eats at the Pearlridge location but this will do if your in the Ala Moana area. Happy hour time/price/items are exactly the same as Pearl ridge. The service is pretty friendly although the restaurant is a little cramped. There's street parking right in front (metered) or a lot in the back with a pay box. I would definitely return! read more

I'm positive I've written a review for Ichiriki in the past and am puzzled as to why I'm getting a message stating otherwise. One of the spots in HNL that I stumbled upon after a night dive with some buddies. Since then, this is one of the restaurants I visit each and every time I head back. Love their nabe and if you can time it correctly, they offer a pretty amazing happy hour. Love their sauteed assorted mushroom appetizer and always order that to start the meal with. One thing that sets this place apart from traditional hot pot places is that they offer you a choice of ramen, udon or zosui to finish off your nabe set. Make reservations to ensure you don't have to wait in line. Oh and they do have a lot to park in behind restaurant. read more

Decent hot pot establishment. Always wanted to try this place out, and I finally got to for my friend's belated birthday. Made reservations on a Saturday night for 8 originally, but then we changed it to 8:30, thinking that we were gonna be late. Thankfully, they still took us in at about 8:10ish. My first thought when I sat down: WOW IT'S SO HOT IN HERE. Second thought: why is this table so far from my seat...oh well. I adjusted. Had to scoot my butt forward so I was sitting on the edge and I took off my cardigan. Friend saw the other tables where the people actually took off their shoes and were sitting indian style while eating. She thought it was cool and wanted to try it. Eh, no thanks. It looks hella uncomfortable and I personally would not want to be sitting like that for a meal, esp. dinner. Our waitress came around and asked if we wanted anything to drink. She then offered menus and left for a bit so we could decide on what to get. Since it was our first time eating here, we asked a few questions about the broths and one of the appetizers..she did a good job of explaining everything. BUT something happened later, which is why my rating is what it is. Tried the spicy tuna wraps. I liked it, but thought it was gonna be something that would blow my mind. I like spicy tuna in general, but this was just...okay. I also remember trying something like this before at work, and maybe that's why I wasn't too impressed. You basically get a small tray of nori and even a smaller bowl of mashed up spicy tuna. I don't know if it was just me or I'm that lazy, but I thought the wraps were already gonna be pre-made... but they weren't :( lol. So, you just have to scoop some of the spicy tuna onto the nori and wrap it up...hence the name 'spicy tuna wraps'. I found it better to eat the wraps with some rice, so it was like a mini sushi roll. Anyways, onto the hotpot portion. We got the ichiriki and yuzu kosho broths. The ichiriki tasted plain but I think I liked it better than the yuzu kosho. The yuzu kosho had a bit of this spicy/tangy aftertaste to it. I didn't mind it, but it tasted weird to me with my rice and vegetables. The sets that we got were the shortrib chanko and the vegetarian mushroom chanko. Both were really good and tasted delicious in both broths. As we were finishing up, we noticed that the other tables around us had noodles in their hotpot. We were a bit confused because we thought we were supposed to get them too. So, we asked a waiter passing by about it and he apologized that we didn't get our choice of noodles...which was either between ramen, udon, and zosui. So we waited...and it was probably not his fault but we were kinda annoyed that we were supposed to have noodles with our sets but didn't get them till AFTER we finished eating everything and all we had left was the broths. Maybe our waitress forgot about us...but it seemed strange because she did come back to refill waters and asked if we wanted to order dessert. We ended up getting dessert somewhere else. Good food, but the experience could have been better. read more

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Ichiriki is a Japanese hot pot restaurant located on Piikoi Street walking distance to Ala Moana Shopping Center. I stepped foot into this restaurant for the first time with several friends. The night we went to Ichiriki was the same night of the HIFF: FOODIE movie. We ate during the late night happy hour. Entrance to the restaurant is on Piikoi Street. I entered the restaurant through the back exit with two other individuals. Near the back exit is the restroom. There is a timer that controls the light for the restroom. The rest of our party was waiting near the front entrance. Seating wise there was a discussion of where to sit. Remove shoes, climb up a level, and step down a level to sit on the cushions while enjoying a meal. Eventually we were able to sit at two booths with a removable divider. Majority of the party ordered food that could be cooked into the hot pot. I ended up ordering small plates that does not need to be cooked in the hot pot. I enjoyed majority of my meal...miso soup, ahi poke, and ahi katsu. The garlic shrimp to me had way to much garlic flavor...ruined my appetite. One day I would like to go back to Ichiriki and try the hot pot. I deducted a star because the restaurant is not wheelchair friendly. The restaurant is more for individuals who are able to walk in and out as well as step up and step down. 38/200 read more

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