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    Kapolei Korean BBQ

    3.7 (276 reviews)
    ModerateKorean, Barbeque
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Good for kids

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    Derek Y.

    Haven't been here for years, was in the Kapolei area, decided to have lunch. I was very surprised by the portion and the taste was really good, especially the cucumber Kim Chee. The Saba plate was huge...$16-. If you're in the Kapolei area, give this place a try. Aloha, Derek

    Chicken Katsu

    Great food with very generous portions! Everything we ordered was great. We will be back.

    Jasmine G.

    I really enjoyed the mac salad, kalbi, and Hokkaido potato. This was my first time ordering takeout, and everything was delicious. They were out of the cucumber salad, so I went with the kimchi instead and it did not disappoint. Overall, a great meal and I'll definitely be back.

    Meat Jun and Fish Jun Combo
    Nani C.

    They give a lot!! Especially the side order Shrimp Tempura. I ordered delivery with Uber Eats so the food wasn't hot. The driver took so long! ‍ I'd order from this restaurant again though. Good price and delivery fee was zero!!

    Kapolei Special
    Kimberly X.

    I forgot to finish this review from last week! Everything was awesome! Food, service and the dine in is finally open! I wish I had a better photo of my fries but husband smashed it all then offered it to me (it was that yummy!) my son got the special & he ate the whole box! Normally there is some kind of left overs when he has Korean plates but none this time! The kimchee jigae & Bi Bim Kook Soo I took home, DELICIOUS

    Regular spicy pork and meat Jun plate
    Sherene H.

    Came here cause Gina's is closed on a Monday. This takeout place has some tables to sit on but one side of the tables and chairs were all occupied with boxes and supplies. I came here surprised with how tasty the meat Jun was. The spicy pork was also flavorful but I was disappointed they don't wrap it in foil since all the spicy pork sauce went into my meat Jun and my potato. I asked for no rice and got 5 sides with my combo plate. The banchan were good but nothing special. The wait was over 15 minutes for my food, so I was starving waiting. A phone order was taken right before me so I had to wait for the phone order before I got mine even though I ate inside and was waiting. Overall, I'd come back and would eat here again. However, it's not my first pick of Korean food in kapolei.

    Sides - tofu, cucumber Kim Chee, Mac salad, corn,
    Kevin W.

    Kapolei BBQ is up in the top 10% of the Korean restaurants on Oahu. Locally owned and operated, service is fast friendly and accommodating. Lots of parking in a private parking lot. Small dining room, very clean and well lit. My favorite is the prepared cabbage Bun Chong. In my opinion the best on the island. Food is expertly prepared and delicious. A definite must visit to satisfy your Korean food cravings.

    Gail U.

    We both ate all of our orders. The prices are less than in Mililani. Although the mandoo soup was a bit salty, it satisfied my need for hot soup. It was temperature hot which I appreciated. The mandoo dumplings were generous. I kept finding more in the bowl and didn't break apart. The noodles were cooked perfectly too. I'm pretty picky about some veggies in my food but I ate it all here. Good to know that this place is here. Not fancy but just watching the fresh ban Chan being brought out, maybe I'll try a plate next time.

    Lunch

    Korean bbq is awesome. Great food selection's! Always clean and great customer service.

    Seoul Fries & meat Jhun/bbq chicken combo

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    The meat jun is good here lots of sides to choose from .. convenient located in Kapolei.

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    The meat quality here is great. The service is great. Aunty squeeze a rubbah chicken and sing one…read morecousin happy birthday to the whole restaurant and one brother next to our table gone tell "cheeeehooooo!" Like 3 times. Really though... casual vibe. Good broth choices and a lot of meat and non meat options. They have everything from premium meats to fish ball, lobster ball, tofu (curd, fried, soft) to tofu skins (one of my fave). Shrimp, shellfish, shu mai, gyoza, etc. greens! Yeah spinach, bok Choy, mushrooms... button, shiitake, oyster, emoji, I'm telling you - so many options. And I love the sauce bar. They got may favorites - goma (sesame), chili, garlic, cilantro and green onion. Cannot go wrong w some fresh grated ginger and shoyu too. $40 per person isn't bad. We didn't get the Taiwan snow (shave ice with mochi) but they had some tapioca (taro, strawberry and plain)...I tried. It's ok. I left feeling happy and got the fried sesame balls filled w bean paste.

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