This is an order at the register and find a table kind of place. That said, if you want to eat and…read moredrink at the bar, sit and order from the bartender (decent selection of local beers). We got the blackened fish sandwich and the beef stew. Of the two, the beef stew is better. Also next to the restaurant is a fish market where you can get poke or sashimi. Not bad.

Although the menu is a bit limited and ranging from almost 25 bucks for fish and d chips to almost…read more40 for a little steak, this place has always been a treat to stop in just for the usually excellent service and the fresh quality of all presentation. So, when a hair was found in my daughters cheesecake it was a bit shocking! The waiter recognized the grotesque error in production and immediately ask is she wolike another slice. She agreed and was presented with the hair free 8.50 version. It is common practice to not only provide the option of replacing the product for the customer but to remove the charge for the hair laced food from the bill. This action not only expresses the restaurants remorse but signifies their desire to keep you as a returning customer. Unfortunately this did not occur nor was any Kama' Aina discount applied (resident discount). Curious to know if the assumption that we, African Americans, are not aware of the rights a d wrongs in the service industry. Nonetheless, as a travel provider for tourists here in Hawaii, I will not longer recommend or refer tourists to Nico's pier 38 from this day forward. So sad. I expected more from this Honolulu establishment.

The price for the Alaskan claw legs carb cluster is great 90$ for 3# !…read moreTaste is great ! Met a tax lady (Ragasa tax) (about 1 year ago) there , shared with her the goodness and she ended up buying the same thing alongside her original come for little legs . The people , lady and man are great ! The store presentation is great , clean ! I don't have a picture but it's on there website !

Fresh Located in a…read moretypical warehouse fashion is this little office. I don't want to say "shop" because you don't see the product. It's all behind industrial refrigerators. And there's a bell if no one is at the front. Prices are reasonable, actually maybe a tad cheaper than the local supermarkets. I like how the lady at the front asked if I had a cooler. I told her no so she grabbed some extra newspaper and plastic bag to help me hopefully keep the clams cool. And these clams were fresh. How do I know!?!? Because they ALL popped when I cooked them. On their site, is there hours and what they sell. I'm looking a crab legs the next party. Overall four stars. I just wish I could see the items before buying them to save time. Also parking is limited. M

3/19/26 First time here Will be back to try other treats…read more Hawaiian Poke' w fresh ahi, onion, sesame oil n ono Limu A lot of other poke' places say that they cannot get Limu but seems like Souza's got good connections "Wow!" Lao Poke' was a good surprise Dish, itself, was typical sesame oil, chili pepper w round n green onions seasonings But the added Fried Crispy Onions n Spicy Lao Chili Sauce (kinda like local chili pepper water) w Sugar, Chili Peppers, Fish Sauce n whatever other magic they use was So Ono! Also, "Mahalos" to the young lady who provided excellent 5 Star service

This place is a hidden gem! Don't blink while driving down…read morehere or you will miss the tiny parking area they have. They do have a couple of stalls in the front but other than that it's street parking. That being said, the garlic ahi poke and Souza Special I had were delicious. It was fresh and the perfect amount of rice to fish ratio. We also called in our order while on the way there and it was ready to go by the time we got there 10 mins later. The shop is clean and bright and I will definitely be back again.

If there's one thing about me, it's that I love an izakaya. Open late and small plates so you can…read moretry a few different things, my favorite! I've been to Mitch's a few times and when I saw that they opened up an Izakaya next door, I knew I had to try it and made a reservation on Yelp. Izakaya Mitch's specializes more in cooked dishes while the other side is more about the fresh / raw fish. But that didn't stop us from ordering the assorted sashimi. All the fish were from Japan and yes you can taste the difference. The fatty tuna was obviously my favorite but even the regular tuna and the hamachi was so buttery, it just melts in your mouth. Plus, it comes with real wasabi. Not horseradish, real wasabi. For the cooked dishes we got the hokkaido crab tempura with a side of matcha salt. One of the best tempuras I've ever had. The kamameshi, a rice dish with their fish of the day. We got the half order and it's kinda like a bibimbap where they mix the rice for you at your table. I saw that people were raving about this on Yelp and put in our order right when we got in because it takes 25-ish minutes to prepare. On special, they had a karei karaage. Karei is a flat fish and I've never had a fish karaage before, it was perfectly fried and dipped in the ponzu sauce it was so good. Ambiance is a no-frills kinda spot but very clean and feels homey and the service is amazing! Attentive and super personable.

So happy there is an izakaya that we don't have to drive to downtown or Waikiki. Izakaya Mitch's is…read moreclose to the airport in the industrial area. I made reservations, so we were seated right away. Luckily, it wasnʻt crowded when we sat, so our waitress was able to answer all our questions about different dishes we were interested in ordering. Our party of 3 got to try different things from the specials and regular menu. The tai karaage was so tender and seasoned really well, the kamameshi is such a comfort dish, and the burrata with chilled tomato was really refreshing. One thing we all liked was that even though there were a lot of people in the restaurant (most came in after we ordered), we still were able to speak to one another without talking loud. The staff mentioned that they will be getting a sushi chef, so I guess we need to try this place again,

If you know, you know... and part of me really wants to gatekeep this spot, but Mitch's Fish Market…read more& Sushi Bar deserves the hype. From the outside, it is a hole-in-the-wall, but don't let that fool you. This is by far the best sushi spot on Oʻahu. It is on the pricier side, but the quality and freshness make it well worth it. Everything we ordered was authentic, flavorful, and incredibly fresh. My favorite was the toro nigiri, rich and buttery, and it melts in your mouth. The service was great and I am already looking forward to my next visit!

There is something deeply confusing about Mitch's Fish Market & Sushi Bar…read more Not bad confusing.Worse. Identity-crisis confusing. Because the fish?Excellent. Cold, clean, glistening with that dangerous little shimmer that tells you somebody in the supply chain actually cared. You can taste the quality immediately. The kind of quality that silences a table for half a second. And credit where it is due: almost everything I tried ranged from very good to genuinely great. But then the room begins speaking. And suddenly the spell breaks. The atmosphere feels like someone took a serious sushi counter, stripped away all sensuality, all elegance, all ritual, then dropped it inside a fluorescent island diner where exhausted civilians came to discuss parking validation and Costco receipts. It is the culinary equivalent of wearing a Rolex with orthopedic sneakers. The contradiction never stops humming beneath the experience. You sit there eating beautiful fish while surrounded by an energy that feels strangely... transactional. Heavy. Casual in the least flattering way. A room with no mystery. No seduction. No gravity. Like Zippy's accidentally wandered into the tuna trade and struck gold. And on an island like Oahu, where atmosphere matters almost as much as the fish itself that becomes a real problem. Because sushi is not merely consumption. It is theater.Restraint.Texture.Whispered precision. The best sushi spots on Oahu understand this instinctively. They understand that exceptional fish alone is not enough. You are paying for transportive experience. For mood. For elegance. For the feeling that the evening exists slightly outside ordinary life. At Mitch's, the fish reaches for Tokyo while the room drags you back toward a tired strip mall off the freeway. And then there's the crowd. Not evil people. Not rude people. Just an oddly low-rent energy orbiting genuinely premium seafood. The kind of room where one table is eating remarkable otoro while another feels one argument away from discussing used-car financing over soy sauce packets. It creates dissonance. Especially considering the prices. Because at those prices, you begin comparing the full experience not merely the fish quality and that is where Mitch's stumbles hard. There are multiple sushi spots across Oahu that equal or surpass the seafood while also delivering beauty, atmosphere, intimacy, and actual emotional texture. So what remains is this strange contradiction: Mitch's serves fish far above the dignity of its own ambience Which almost makes it fascinating. Would I be back - no . You can get same and better quality fish, much better vine, better part of town for the same Price.

Looking for a dinner date in celebration of whatever occasion? Either day or night, looking over…read morethe pier, and always an amazing experience here. And make sure you're using OpenTables to book a reservation. Food is always great. Ask for the Chef special and some nights there are %off on Wines.

I think it's best to call for reservations if you can. The OPEN TABLE app told me they were booked…read moreup and they weren't. I've had that happen at other restaurants. I almost never give 5 stars. This place deserves it. Service was great. We had the Salmon and seared Ahi. Incredible. Atmosphere was calming with tables spaced far enough apart that you felt like the space was your own. Definitely my new seafood place.

As I browsed to see which trucks I haven't tried at Taco'ako Tuesday, I came across Kai's Pastele…read moreShop which I haven't seen before. I guess I'm the first to review this truck because I couldn't find any other posting on Yelp: Pastele stew - 4 stars - For $7.50 plus 20 cents tax (yes, this truck is one of the few that the tax is not included in their price) it pretty much tasted like the stew I make, but they had more ingredients in it. I like how they blended in cabbage, olives,. chunks of tomatoes and some other spices other than your basic carrot, potato, onion and celery in it. They gave a pretty big serving with two scoops of rice and watercress salad. Pastele - 3 stars - For $4 you can order the pastele ala carte. It's something I haven't eaten before, so I can't say if it's better or worse than other places, but it was something different to try - if you like spicy, it has a spicy after-bite to it. Goes well with the stew. My friend ordered the taco, and he said it was ok. However, I can't rate it since I didn't try it. Service - 5 stars - the man and woman were very friendly and answered my questions on what a pastele is, but more so because I didn't know what a pastele was or tasted like, he gave me a free sample to try, which is something not many lunch trucks would do. They also sell tacos and burritos, but I have to go back to try those too before being a fan of the truck.

I'm gonna be honest and say that this is the best Pastele place I've been to on the island…read more I can't say that i can compare it to an actual sit down puerto rican restaurant, since I'm not familiar with many around the island, but in comparison to all the Pastele trucks and stops Ive been to around the island, this one takes the cake! I've been to stops along the windward side, while heading down toward Koolau. There used to be (not sure if its still there) Pastele stops along the road. One of the guys that used to serve Pastele along with poke had decent Pastele, but his business was way sketchy. The dude would always "accidentally" miscount the money. He also inaccurately counted up the total of your order in his head. Not to mention his erasable white board was unreadable which made the prices even harder to determine. So don't go to that guy! Instead go to Kai's. Great prices (you don't have to worry about getting ripped off) and their Pastele ingredients are unique in texture. I'm really not even sure if they were made out of the traditional banana base. But i don't really care because they were just so awesome! They offer a a few different types Pastele with different types of meat all at different spice levels. Also several other peurto rican dishes which i still have yet to try are available. Next time I'm getting the seafood Pastele. I'm so bummed because they sold out the last time. I'm a huge fan of seafood and Pastele so when i saw it on the menu i just thought it was the coolest mix. (if you've never had poke with your Pastele you should def. give it a try)

My friend and I came to Pearlridge's village market which happens every Saturday night. Kealoha…read moreseafood is a truck towards the entry of the market. A lot of their dishes are deep fried, ranging from deep fried ahi to cheese burgers, but they have a focus on seafood (obviously by their name). We got the seared ahi plate with rice and shoyu ahi poke. This was INSANELY good. The ahi was more fried than seared, as there was a battered crust. The ahi was done to a medium, meaning that there were still a bit of raw ahi peaking through, which I LOVED and enjoyed a lot. The sauces (unagi and spicy mayo) drizzled on top was perfect and made every bite super flavorful. The shoyu ahu poke as a side was also a perfect pairing, it was soft and tasted fresh. Both my friend and I DEVORED this and enjoyed this a LOT. I would really recommend this specific item, but I'm sure their other dishes would be good too ( can't go wrong with fried).

Kealoha Seafoods really impressed us. The portions were huge for the price, definitely great value,…read moreespecially in Honolulu. Everything we ordered tasted really good, especially the shrimp. Even though it was pretty busy, the food came out surprisingly fast. Overall, a great spot if you're looking for tasty local seafood without breaking the bank. Would definitely go back

Cannot beat these prices! Quality & Quantity Easy parking right in Richie's parking lot, steps…read moreaway from the entrance. Always come here for the end cut short ribs 10lb case, 10lb snow crab case, 4lb box shrimp, and case of ribeyes. Sometimes even get bags rice on sale. Text them for their updated menu pricing, their response time is top notch. Store is always clean, ac always cool, and they'll cut open the cases so you can see what you getting before you buy. Been coming here for a few years and these guys will always have my business. Check um out

Very friendly and helpful staff. It's a wholesale to the public place so don't expect atmosphere…read more What you can expect is good prices for crab legs. I had to get crab legs for a party so I checked out an Asian market on Dillingham near the bus transit station. IYKYK. $89/# for size 20 King crab, and they even lock the display case! Too much! TRI Seafood was 10 minutes away so I called. The helpful staff texted me their price list, which was super helpful. Turns out their prices were about half of what the other store was charging. Staff is helpful and efficient. Parking is on Mortis Lane behind their building, or on the street. Bring cash if you want to avoid the 3% credit card surcharge.

Wow never knew about this place...A hidden gem in the middle of kalihi. Drove by here often and…read morealways thought it was just a fish market. Located on the corner of kalhi street and colburn (right across popeyes). A small unassuming door on the corner of the building is the storefront. I used to see a line but never knew but now I know its a pretty good choice to get quality poke..hawaiian plates...furukake salmon..kalua pig etc. The menu is not much more than that but that only means the limited Selections are prepared well. Prices are not cheap nor expensive but manageable for this day and time. The insides is just a small area to stand and an ordering counter not a place to sit and eat its all take out. The staff ( I am told he was the owner) was very cool and even offered us some of their smoked salmom dip and a cracker (killer dip!) Just from watching his interaction with customers I know Monarch has a really cool rapport with its customers. So if you driving down Kalihi st or colburn amd looking for affordable good quality grinds served with a freindly demeanor try Monarch.

I've seen this spot a few times on social media and decided to come by. They have a very small…read morestore front, with street parking and no seating, it is a quick grab and go spot. We decided to go with one order of the pan fried kukui nut crusted ahi belly plate, a side order of stuffed ahi & one large crab cake. After ordering we stood outside to not take up the limited space within when new patrons would arrive. * The panfried kukui nut crusted belly was food, my friend ate majority of it and he said the ahi tasted fresh. * Stuffed Ahi, this was alright, I think if there were some kind sauce on top (like spicy mayo, unagi, etc) it would be better. I think they put a tiny strip of sauce (wasabi) on top (the tiny green?). I wish there would be a more even proportion of ahi and crab, it felt like there were more crab than ahi, and I think it was imitation crab? * Crab Cake: I actually liked this quite a lot, the crab cake itself was pretty flavorful and has different fine veggies within. The sauce it came with made it more enjoyable to eat as well. Overall, I think nothing was bad, but I expected to enjoy this more than I actually did, maybe I will try the ahi katsu instead.