It's so hard to write negative comments but this is what we ordered. Kailua House Chinese Restaurant was junk. Won ton mien soup had no taste and the broth was milky. Ginger chicken was ok but then parts wern't cook well. Shucks nice people but no can. read more

Kailua House - Won ton mien. No taste at all, and the pork hash won ton was mushy - Chinese Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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I saw the sign across the street. Grand Opening. So it appears that there are new owners for a new restaurant. I am thinking to myself. They have limited dim sum for now. The custards look ok but I haven't tried it yet. They got my order wrong but too late and far to go back. I asked for soft gau gee with vegtablea and gravy. I did not want noodles. Oh well. Since they just opened they have to get the kinks out. They were friendly. read more

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Kailua House just opened in May 2024 after (New) Chinese Garden closed in April 2024. Kailua House did close for a few days to do a little renovation in the Kitchen and part of the front area. The restaurant still had the same look as the previous restaurant and nothing fancy. Owners and their families were really nice. They have their new menu out and if you don't happen to see your favorites dishes on the menu, you can let them know and if they have the ingredients, they can make it. There are some dishes Sandy pointed out to me if I was interested in their chef special of beef or pork gyudon or Oxtail soup. Also mentioned they may have some pho available later. Sandy had a Pho restaurant before. Kailua House plans to have dim sum soon to order and Manapua. The family business (Sister & brother with their families) previously own several restaurant businesses before in town and Kailua. I'm looking forward to their dim sum to go. We need a dim sum place in Kailua. The place was really casual yet cozy. They have a nice private parking lot! Sandy, one of the partner, was really nice and helpful. I ordered the char siu and duck combo. Although it wasn't the best I've tried, it was flavorful and good. Looking forward in trying the other dishes and dim sum later. read more

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Mind you this is Kailua not town. For Chinese I never would consider eating in Kailua. Kailua House has me eating my words. Finally a restaurant that will not make me want to drive to town to eat chinese. It's not your typical local Cantonese or Hong Kong style. It's somewhere in between but the flavors are from what I've experienced on point. It's new ownership and the staff is attentive. The ambiance is old school, nothing fancy and who cannot love that old exterior. It's the food however that will keep me coming back. Thus far there is nothing I've tried that I didn't like. FYI: read other yelpers & it makes me wonder did we even eat at same restaurant. I'm as picky as they come. As for the needed interior facelift as realtors say needs tlc. read more

Kailua House - Steamed sea base - Chinese Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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Sadly disappointing. My husband saw this place on Cheap Eats soon after it opened so I was excited to give it a try. I ordered the lunch plate to sample a variety: crispy fried chicken, beef & broccoli chow mein, kau yuk, crispy gau gee, white rice. Plus mango smoothie to drink. The service was slow and inattentive. In fact, I overheard the servers apologizing to a few people in the restaurant for delays and such since the place is under new ownership and working out a few issues. By the time my lunch arrived, it was cold. Our server hadn't provided utensils, napkins or asked if we needed anything else (like mustard). The gau gee was extra crispy (almost burned) but at least that was still warm and the meat inside flavorful. Sadly, the gau gee and the rice were the tastiest things on my plate. The beef was rubbery, the pork too sweet, noodles dry even though floating in sauce, and the broccoli tips soggy. Worst of all, after I tasted everything I realized there was a crack in my plate! Cracks in dishes are breeding grounds for bacteria that can contaminate food. Glad I didn't eat most of it. Even my mango smoothie was bland and didn't taste much like mango. I only drank half of it. The floor was dirty and the whole place looked like it could use a good scrubbing. And hey Cheap Eats, this place wasn't cheap either at $44 for two lunch plates with beverages. My friend didn't think the food was that bad and said she liked the noodles. She felt the place rated two stars instead of the one star I would give, maybe because she arrived much hungrier than me. My friend also took home my mostly uneaten meat for her dog. Maybe he won't be as disappointed as I was. read more

Kailua House - Beware of cracked plates! - Chinese Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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Can't say enough wonderful things, dim sum, gau ghee, shrimp canton, bake manapua is awesome! read more

Kailua House - Amazing, Customer Service Amazing, Food Amazing! - Chinese Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Good food, good service Great place overall Nice for Kailua Clean and pleasant for dinner read more

Kailua needs a decent Chinese restaurant. Kailua House is definitely not it. For starters, the place needs to undergo a deep cleaning and cosmetic repairs to make it less gross to sit in. The dishes contained the right ingredients but every one was ruined by the cook or packing! The broccoli in the beef was overcooked to the point of being brown and soggy. The wonton mein was absolutely tasteless. The soup tasted like the water they used to cook the noodles. The only vegetables in the dish was cabbage. The sweet sour fish had potential but the decision to pour through sauce over the fish for a take out order was a tragic move. The fish was so soggy that it too was inedible. I'm Chinese so I really wanted to like this place and support a new Chinese restaurant. I won't be back unless there is a new cook and the place is cleaned up. read more

Food is fresh and made to order. The friendly owner informed us that he will be opening early (8:30) in August for dim sum. Egg tarts for breakfast! read more

Kailua House - Second time here.... loved the egg tart and shrimp har gow. - Chinese Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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What a wonderful Chinese New Year's Eve we had at Kailua House! The food was tasty and fresh. We loved everything we ordered from gau chi to har gow to char siu bao (I believe the baked ones were the best mana pua I ever had in Hawai'i) to pork hash and crispy shrimp. The family was so kind, attentive, and caring. The atmosphere is lovely and personal. Glad this Chinese restaurant opened in Kailua! read more

After being opened for a week I thought the food might be tasty. Boy, was I disappointed. First of all, there was not a single soul in there, and the phone didn't ring once while I was there. I decided to order a few different kinds of foods just to get an idea of what this place would be all about. The first thing I noticed is that the items are about $1-2 dollars more than the average restaurant. I ordered Won Ton Soup, Salt and Pepper Pork Chop, and Cold Ginger Chicken. The pork chop was overcooked and thrown in the container in a sloppy way (I guess presentation doesn't matter). The Ginger Chicken was sitting in oil with the ginger, and the onion was dry sitting atop the chicken. They did not grate the Ginger good as there were tons of that hairy stringy part everywhere. The soup was bland along with the vegetables, and I could literally drink the mustard straight out of the container because it was so watery. The floor was dull and dirty, and the chairs looked like it had loose fitting cloth. You would think that new owners might make things look clean and new. Well, I will stick to the Enchanted Lake Chinese Restaurant. read more

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We ordered from Kailua House for a Chinese New Year party for 20 people. The owners were super helpful in choosing the right combination of dishes and in the correct amounts. Everyone loved the food. Gau gee, spring rolls and manapua were big hits, as were the beef chow fun and orange chicken. The food was ready on time for pickup and still warm. Then even gave us free almond cookies for everyone. We will be back and order for our party again next year. read more

I ordered take out. I am really sorry to say I've never had worse Chinese Food...anywhere The Won Tons in their Wonton Mein tasted so off I actually had to spit it out. In over 60 years of eating Won Ton Mein in Hawaii that would be a first. I also had Kun Pao Tofu. It was so over salted it hurt my mouth & they used fermented Tofu. The menu never mentioned that it was fermented. I hate stinky but otherwise, as a basically vegetarian eater, love Tofu. This dish was completely inedible. I had my Husband try it since he will eat almost everything. Not this. read more

Staff is super friendly and warm. Dining room is average but clean and tidy. Shrimp dimsum and steamed char siu bao are my favorites from here. I just tried their egg tarts today too and they are one of the best I've had! read more

Kailua House - Shrimp dimsum and steamed char siu bao - Chinese Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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Now open 10am to 830pm. All baos and dim sum are available .for the lunar new year Gau and Jai are available for sale read more

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the people are nice, they took over this place from a long time owner and changed name service and quantity good for the price problem was taste and quality of food, i don't know how to describe it but of the dishes i tried, noodles, main courses appetiser dessert the only thing i liked was the tea read more

Not good. Not crispy noodles. Sauce and veges fuse too overcooked. Used to be good as Chinese Gardensns changed ownership. Hopefully they will improve.. they seem foreign so it may take time to learn the flavors of the town. Hopefully they are cognizant of local vibe. read more

First time trying this place. Ordered a dinner plate with short rib which were gooey but not in a good way. Lo mein and fried rice didn't have much flavor and yet everything tasted...old, kind of stale and extremely salty :/ read more

This is my second review We ordered some different dishes which are worth mentioning The roast duck rice noodle plate (dry, no gravy) was really really good. I am guessing the other rice noodle plates are equally as good. We also ordered the shrimp with vegetables--nicely cooked, not overdone with good sized shrimp. Delicious. Sweet sour spareribs were good too. Ordered the General Tso's chicken which was good but probably better to eat there as the sauce made it less crispy. Overall very good. My husband commented that the quality of the ingredients seems higher than other Chinese restaurants. I hope they make it in Kailua! read more

Food is overcooked and lacks flavor. Place feels dirty too. I will not come back. It's very disappointing.

Service was attentive. Food preparation was quick. The dishes were tasty. They said they are just getting started. The official opening is Father's Day. Dim Dum will soon be on the menu as well read more

Greasy, tasteless awful food. This is same food with a name change ONLY The bag holding eggrolls were pure grease. Ugh. Never again. Really bad. read more

Kailua House - Spring roll bag - Chinese Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Delicious food and awesome service! The waitress was so sweet and kind! Food and service was on point. Small, little restaurant in Kailua, highly recommend this place. read more

Food quality questionable? Stale. Old Food. Tasted like it's been Reheat/cooked several times. Will never recommend or eat from this restaurant. read more

I tried the wun tun mein from here. That's usually a good indication of whether the food is great or not. In this case, someone posted months ago that they tried the wun tun mein and it was tasteless. I agree. It looks good but a big something is missing from the soup stock. Almost like they forgot some important ingredient. That's it for me - no more wun tun mein from here again. The former owners (New Chinese Garden) had the taste down pat and I loved it. But not these guys. I don't think they have taste buds. Never again. Maybe some of their other offerings are good but I'd hate to spend my hard-earned money to find out. Sorry Kailua House, keep trying! read more

I was excited when I heard Kailua House opened after New Chinese Garden closed. My wife and I went over and I decided on something easy and comfortable: Gau Gee Mein. I wanted so much to like this place but 1st impressions count for a lot and the Gau Gee Mein had no taste; I have not been back. read more

We found this restaurant looking for parking. The food was amazing. We ordered Chatsu Manaoua steamed and baked. Then we ordered a plate lunch and dinner plate. The portions were generous and healthy. This definitely on our list to visit again. The food was fresh and hot. It is authentic Chinese with a broad menu. read more

Called to check on price of manapua...$2.95 each was told twice. Went to restaurant, ordered five (5) Managua got charged $31.95. That's not $2.95 each. Cashier pretended not to understand me....never returning. Will stick to New Mui Nazi tho their prices are sky high nowadays. read more

I ordered a minute chicken on cake noodles and a roast duck on cake noodles. The chicken plate was delicious - the chicken, the noodles, vegetables and the sauce! But the roast duck looked awfully pathetic and dry, dry, dry and tasteless. We probably won't order that again for quite a while. Also got two steamed manapua. The bun was thick and kind of tasteless and dry but the filling was spot on. They didn't have any the half moon or siu mai which I was hoping to taste. However, someone else was having the soft gau gee mein plate - now that looked good. I'll just give this place a few more weeks to get their act together. I sure miss New Chinese Garden - their food was always spot on. read more

Very tasty chinese food! All the flavor of the old school chinese restaurant dishes without all the heavy salt, msg or the oilyness. Took me back to my childhood & tastes just like my grandma's old style chinese cooking. Definitely my new go-to chinese restaurant! read more

We tried chow fun and sea food mix both were pretty good.I m glad we have a good Chinese food in neighborhood. I can't wait to try their dim summer read more