Awesome lunch today with my Mother. Daryl was amazing and I would recommend Koromo to anyone. I am a picky eater and this was tremendous. Thank you for such good food and service. read more

Koromo - Japanese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

My brothers and I wanted to experience Koromo for a while, and finally did today. The chicken katsu, tonkatsu loin and fillet were perfectly prepared and not greasy. One of my brothers thoroughly enjoyed his katsu loin curry. Our server was Christian. Christian also greeted us, wrote down our personal information and scanned our temperatures before seating us on one of the 3 socially distant dine in tables. I was happy to see that Koromo observed COVID best practices. I highly recommend Koromo if you crave authentic Tonkatsu dishes in Central and West Oahu. read more

Everything was good but the oysters were very salty... Katsu and pork filet was good as always. read more

Very delicious curry! I ordered the ebi curry and my husband ordered the pork loin curry so we could kind of share both. I must say I am very pleasantly surprised. The portion is good, price is reasonable for the quality. They were generous with the pickles. The pork loin was so tender. I don't think I've ever had one so good before. The ebi was soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Chris was our server and he was so friendly and helpful. This was a great find! read more

*2020 COVID Dine-in Review* I dine here in early July 2020 (during the 2020 COVID Pandemic). When you enter the restaurant the first thing you will need to do is sanitize your hand using the provided hand sanitizer, the only problem is that it's a pump bottle so everyone will touch the pump (theoretically this should be fine I think because you are going to sanitize your hand after but I'm not in the medical field), and then you will need to have your temperature checked using a thermal sensor. Once inside everyone working there is wearing a mask and you must wear a mask when walking to and from the table. I don't know if they change the layout of the restaurants or it was originally designed like this but physical barriers are separating all of the tables. The menu is also a "no-touch" required menu, where they prop it up with both sides having the same stuff. Finally, they provide hand wipes. I would also like to mention that this resturant isn't huge, it's pretty small, it has less than 10 tables. The dish I had was the Pork Loin Katsu Curry ($17.50). I would like to first mention that I really like the texture of the pork loin and it was fried really well, the batter was light and crispy. The curry was also good, it was good quality but I don't think it was great, pretty standard. The curry comes with either white or brown rice, I had the curry with white rice, and Fukujin-zuke Pickles. The white rice was standard and the pickles were also pretty standard. They also provide you a thinly-sliced cabbage salad with a choice of miso garlic and a sesame sauce, I chose the miso garlic and I gotta admit the sauce was really good, I enjoyed it a lot. In general, I think the quality of the meat, which makes sense because they really sell the meat on the menu as high quality (deserving) and the miso garlic sauce really stand out. Everything else was standard and nothing special. The service was ok, she checked on 2 times, the first time a few minutes after servicing the food and the second time to see if we want dessert (which we didn't). She didn't refill our water after providing our water in the beginning. read more

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Koromo is located in the downtown/second phase of Pearlridge shopping center (sorry forgot the new name), near Aloha Salads and Hot Topic. Normally, I don't care for katsu very much but man, I can't stop coming back to this place to eat more! I have tried their ebi fry, pork loin katsu, pork fillet katsu, and chicken katsu. Everything is fried to perfection - good amount of batter/panko, not oily at all, not burnt or undercooked, and tastes delicious! Not to mention, the amount of meat given is a good amount. All meals come with rice, cabbage salad, and their homemade katsu sauce. You can definitely and easily scarf down your food with or without that sauce. Although I haven't been able to dine in the restaurant yet, I appreciate how friendly the staff are and the safety measures they take such as wearing masks, gloves, having hand sanitizer available, and maintaining social distancing in the restaurant. For a good katsu meal, I completely recommend this place for everyone to try out, especially for those living on the west and central side of Oahu. I still need to try out their curry plates and katsu sandos (sandwiches). Nom nom nom... read more

I really enjoy the katsu at Koromo and enjoy not needing to drive all the way to town for high quality katsu! I've only done take out since only trying it since COVID, but my favorite is the Sakura pork loin. Super juicy with light crispy katsu. Although it might seem pricy compared to a plate lunch katsu, the quality is unparalleled and you also get shredded cabbage and tsukemono, which is plenty for one person. The only thing disappointing was I wish they offered multigrain rice like Tonkatsu Tamafuji, but not only that, the rice always seems more mushy then I'd like.. I don't know if it's because of the condensation from getting it in a bento sealed container. But it's just so odd especially when the rest of the food is really high quality. read more

I always wanted to try their pork katsu!! So flavorful and fresh. I ordered take out and everything was packed nicely and it came with rice and sides. I will definitely come back here and try their ebi fry next!! the prices are worth it. read more

Super authentic Katsu! Pretty limited menu but reasonable price for the amount of food. Would go again read more

Koromo - Chicken katsu - Japanese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

Brought a friend from Japan and they said it was the best katsu he's had in Hawaii! Very cool experience dining there and I'm definitely gonna be coming back! read more

Hallelujah!!! We finally have a Legitimate Tonkatsu Restaurant that's not in town but right here in the Aiea area and having been only open for a little over a week, Koromo Katsu Restaurant is definitely the hottest and trendiest place to go right now and after eating here just a few hours ago, this place has a lot of promise and we left here very impressed and can't wait to go back in the near future. Located where Agu Ramen used to be in Pearlridge, the looks and decor haven't really changed one bit and I was skeptical if Agu just changed their name and disguised themselves as a Katsu Restaurant but that's not the case. I found out through a server that this Restaurant isn't a Chain of Restaurants but it's the first of its kind under the Koromo name and I asked if the owner was Japanese but he said one of the Owner/Partners happens to be the Owner off the Gyotaku Restaurant Chain who happens to be Caucasian which came as a big surprise to me butwas very impressed with the layout of the menu and selections as well. After ordering our food , they brought out complimentary Kim Chee Daikon and Tsukemono which was a nice touch but isn't all you can eat like Tonkatsu Tamafuji you have to pay if you want more Kim Chee and Tsukemono here. It also comes with Miso Soup as well. Also a nice touch was how they gave toasted sesame seeds to grind to give your Tonkatsu Sauce that Glorious Sesame Aroma which takes your Tonkatsu Experience to another level. I had ordered the Chicken Katsu here because that's what they pride themselves on the menu saying that's the Bedt Selling Item on the menu so I went along with it just to see what it's all about. And lett me tell you after looking at the Chicken Katsu I was disappointed because it wasn't cut up in pieces for me to eat and was thinking how in the world am I going to eat this if I didn't have a fork and knife to cut it with but let's just say after taking one bite and sinking my teeth into this Tender Morsel of a Chicken Katsu , it was simply amazing with all that flavors and juices just flowing out of that Breaded Piece of Chicken. I seriously was in an orgasmic state as this was the one of the most life changing experiences I have ever had with Chicken Katsu. How could something taste so damn good. It didn't even need any sauce period. I was literally blown away how good it was. The Ebi Fry tthat came with my Combo was very good too an just remember peeps, you can eat all the Cabbage amd Rice to your hearts content. We also had the Pork Loin Katsu and Oyster Fry Combo and my other half gave it a thumbs up as well and being the picky eater that she is being from Japan she gave it a nod of approval . Koromo was a great experience for me and I was pleasantly surprised that the service here was on point because I really hate going to restaurants that just open because of all of the kinks they have to iron out but I think we were just lucky I guess. On a side note they do not take reservations here so my advice to you is come early and not during the peak dining hours. I had a great experience here but after eating Tonkatsu at Tonkatsu Tamafuji and Ginza Bairin the bar is set so high that there is nothing that can cone close to the Two Tonkatsu Restaurants that I just mentioned. But being able to get my Tonkatsu Experience here on this side of the island gives me a glimmer of hope and knowing I don't have to drive out in to town and being only 20 minutes away from Koromo will keep me coming back for more. I still can't get overr how great that Chicken Katsu was at Koromo. This is the place to go my fellow foodies. Don't say I told you so. read more

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My pork was super tough to bite into so I had to cut it. Took the first bite and it was still tough. Pork looks weird to. In red of the photo was the toughest part of the meat. disappointing. read more

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On Friday night, we walked in a few minutes before 8 pm (closing time is 9 pm) and were denied seating with a minimal explanation that "we're no longer seating anyone." We had literally followed a family into the restaurant and they were seated for service. No apologies, no explanations why service was stopped an hour earlier than closing. We would have been a bit more understanding had we not been right behind another party who were allowed to be seated. Rather disappointing and they should change their posted hours if this is how they're going to operate. read more

We only waited for 15 minutes for a party of 6, very nice and hospitable staff. We got the pork and chicken katsu bento, and both were super moist, tender, and crispy. read more

Koromo - Pork Loin Katsu - Japanese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

I ate here a few times early last year and had good experiences so I recommended Koromo to my coworkers to have office luncheon at. It was very disappointing. Service was extremely slow considering it wasn't that busy. I put myself through school waitressing so I know how food service should be and our server was not only slow, unfriendly and charged my boss' card twice after he corrected her the first time she brought incorrect charge slip. The food portions seem smaller than last year, too. I am so embarrassed have recommended Koromo to my coworkers and will never make that mistake again. read more

Tonight we tried Koromo for the first time . I must say, we left with full & happy tummies ! My husband LOVES Tonkatsu! When he gives the thumbs up , You KNOW it's approved & GOOD!! The Kimchee Takuan was OISHIIIIII!! ( I don't even like takuan) The prices were very reasonable, $60 for 2 complete meals with 2 beers . Highly recommend making reservations, due to Covid , seating is very limited ( only 3 of us dining , far apart ! ) read more

Ate here twice and the food was delicious!! Also they have good customer service here! Love this place wish I tried it sooner since I'll be moving soon. I usually get the pork loin & shrimp tempura combo. I tried the chicken katsu too. Good portion of meat and its not dry at all! read more

Koromo - Pork loin and shrimp tempura.....soooo good! Good portion of meat and its not dry! - Japanese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

I understand this is a new restaurant, but I was turned away at 7:30pm. Apparently, the wait is an hour and a half, and they weren't accepting any more customers. Seems like either insufficient staffing, poor planning, and/or poor staff training. Whenever a new restaurant opens in this area, you hope it's good, and that it lasts. At this rate, the future of Koromo is questionable if things don't change for the better. read more

So so happy to get to check out this place! We ordered pork loin teishoku which was tender, juicy and crispy. Came with a spicy daikon tsukemono, miso, top tier rice, and sooo much mandolined fluffy cabbage. There is asahi on draught which, let's be real, is the only way to drink asahi. The best part of it all was our server Chris who was on it all evening and even let us know what kind of rice they use! You'll have to go there and ask yourself if you want to know ;) read more

Koromo - Pork Loin Tonkatsu - Japanese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

Excellent chicken katsu. Pork tonkatsu wasn't bad either. Very tender and tasty. I would definitely go back.

Food was ok. Chicken was tender. It was katsu, but not like the local style katsu which I prefer. Nothing that separates themselves from other katsu places. First time trying it out. We watched at least two tables seated and walk right out without ordering. I think it's because it's too expensive for katsu. You can go across the street to curry house for much cheaper curry katsu. Worse part for me was my waiter refilling my water by grabbing the lip of the cup where I drink from. Right after that, I see him wiping up water from the floor and cough into his hand. I never seen him wash his hands neither. I didn't drink from that cup again afterwards. So in other words, I ate all my food and had nothing to drink. Pissed me off I must say! First and last time eating here. If it were $10 cheaper, maybe. $20 katsu? I can get a party tray of katsu for prices like that!! read more

Koromo Located: Pearlridge Shopping Center, Down Town area next to Hot Topics. What a great experience! Employees are very friendly and on their game. The Chicken Katsu Curry was Awesome, I know it's just Chicken Katsu but the meat is juicy and the breading wasn't burnt/overcooked the Curry was also good not too spicy. If you have the chance to check out Youtube there are some food reviews about the place. Now that said Let talk about the price it's not cheap with a party of 5 you can spend about $80 and up depends on your orders, so please keep that in mind. Koromo is a place I would like to return again! Well take this review with a grain of salt, everybody will have different taste, expectation, and experience. read more

I have to admit that the styling still reminds me of AGU. The food sure doesn't though. I didn't really care for the miso soup. It was really hot, but not a lot of flavor. I love being able to grind my own goma (sesame seeds) for added flavor for the katsu sauce. I tried the Kaki Fry and Pork Filet Combination. I haven't tried the other Tonkatsu restaurants in Honolulu so I can only compare it to the several times I've eaten Tonkatsu in Japan. I usually have a hard time biting through meat dishes but the Premium "DUROC" Tenderloin Pork is so tender. Throw in good rice and all you can eat shredded cabbage with dressing. This place is Great. read more

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My husband, son, and I tried this place out for the first time yesterday. The server was really nice and took the necessary precautions to keep the patrons safe and well distant from each other. My husband ordered the combination plate of the pork loin, fillet, and chicken katsu. I've ordered chicken katsu plate. Overall, the food was ok even though I had to send back my chicken katsu plate due to that 2 out of 3 pieces were undercook. I do appreciate that the staff handled that situation well and made sure it was well cooked on my second plate. Other than that, we did enjoyed our first experience there. We'll most likely return to this establishment. read more

Cocky ass customer service as soon as we walked in. Walked out as soon as the old Asian guy snapped saying the wait is 1/2 hour. Multiple empty tables...dude, if you cannot handle the stress of seating potential customers....change jobs read more

We ordered the pork loin katsu teishoku and the ebi fry and pork loin katsu teishoku for take-out. It was delicious! The pork loin katsu was crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. Not sure what I expected, but it was a huge piece of pork katsu. Thought the pork and shrimp would be placed on the shredded cabbage; however, the shredded cabbage was packaged in its own container with dressing. A lot of cabbage. Ordered a few of the kushi-katsu: mushrooms, maui onions, mochi, and eggplant. They too were great. The menu description for the teishoku included seasonal miso soup, but we did not receive the soups for either order. Perhaps they should have a disclaimer that miso soup is not included in take-out orders. In any case, will definitely order again. read more

First time eating here and the food was great. The chicken katsu was not dry or oily. Definitely will be coming back.

As you walk into Pearl Ridge shopping center (downtown/ phase 2) through the main entrance, you will see Aloha Salad on the right and directly across from them, on the left is Koromo! They have limited seating but with covid and social distancing, it is even more limited. I signed in and we were seated right away on a high table :( for those that know me , you'll understand my struggles with a high table! My server was very pleasant and food came out pretty quick. My meal came with rice, miso soup, Kim chee, and tsukemono. I ordered the ebi fry and pork filet katsu. It came with a huge pile of finely shredded cabbage with a delicious dressing. The food was really good. It's not your average katsu like when you order a plate lunch! Soft and tender, I savored every bite!! Although each portion looks small, it really fills you up!! I was so full, I wasn't sure if I could jump off my chair! Hopefully next time there's a lower seat available for me haha read more

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THE CRAVING I've been craving for pork katsu but I did not know when I would be in the vicinity of Kapahulu's Tonkatsu Tamafuji which I still have yet to try. My craving got pretty bad two days ago and my search surprise surprise brought me to Koromo at Downtown Pearlridge. THE TASTE/COST Though expensive at $18 for lunch, the pork katsu was delicious. This is not your thin over crusted dried out pork katsu. It was thick, juicy and very great tasting; though I did not care for the deep fried oysters. THE RETURN Yes I would return again and again just for the pork katsu. I took off one star because of the price. read more

We didn't know new restaurant opened formerly AGU Ramen Bistro at the newly renovated Pearlridge ShoppingCenter now known as Wai Makai (Downtown). It's first come first served seating (50). We've notice on the write in sheet there was family groups lots two's. The hostess was very cordial and friendly explaining our wait time. We normally don't wait in queue but for me I took the opportunity to casually look around while my husband waited reading his book. They don't have a system for text messaging when seats the are ready, which I understand their shops policy. They have a limited menu of their beer, wine and sake which makes it easier to choose and price is reasonable. My husband favorite is Katsu Curry Japanese style and I had Katsu Filet & Fried Shrimp combination both amazingly price is very much reasonable. Miso soup broth tasted basically salted miso soup I tasted no dashi in it. The AYCE miso soup and thinly slice cabbage the servers was a bit attentive for our refills. Many might know why the refills on cabbage - there's a reason for their concept of the cabbage refills, eating oily fried eats with shredded cabbage subsidizes ones stomachs at times heartburn. It's healthy and thinner one shreds tastes better than the roughly cut cabbages. Their dressings was excellent and I like to blend both and hubby likes it with the tonkatsu sauce. My only suggestion for the servers to look at their patrons instead of looking at their work load or downwards. I had to flag down three none looked my way until one looked up. Their rice cooked to perfection except they ran out brown rice after my order was taken which is okay I had two refills of their rice normally I don't eat rice as much I should. If only they had free green tea which I didn't ask if they did so, I would've had chazuke at the end of my meal. Normally Japanese restaurant serves green tea for free. It was super delicious meal with the wait- 1 hour. read more

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The food here was so delicious! One of the best katsu, curry places on the island! Definitely coming back for more. Our server Jamee was so sweet and very attentive. She was always coming by making sure we were okay and if there was anything else we needed. Also recommended what we should eat. Christian was also very attentive and very helpful. Thank you for the amazing experience :) read more

Koromo - Lunch Special - Chicken Katsu & Shrimp Fry w/ Curry on the side. - Japanese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

My pork loin was rather tough and stringy. It came out soggy. Maybe it was an off day, overall quality was average. For the quality, it was way overpriced. read more

Superb! Our katsu standards have now been elevated. Chicken katsu literally MELTS in your mouth. My son said the kaki fry was perfect. Cannot wait to return to try the curry. read more

We've dined in about three times here and did take-out numerous times. But today, we got our chicken way undercooked. It was still pink and the texture was very slimy and chewy and obviously not cooked very well. Cut it up and took one bite and we felt sick to our stomachs. On the plus side, we did call them to let them know and they gave us a refund. Hopefully no food poisoning read more

I've eaten here with my family about 3 to 4 times and it's always been very consistent. The service is always very authentic and genuine which is always important to me. Our food always comes out on time, and the server always checks on us. Even when they are extremely busy and short handed their service remains consistent. If you like authentic Japanese Katsu this is the place to go if you live near or in Central Oahu. My favorite is the Chicken Katsu, and it comes with rice, salad, and miso soup. I've also tried the combo with the Oyster and Chicken Katsu and it's always super tasty, and not oily at all. I highly recommend this place if you are searching for a place to have authentic Japanese katsu and can't make the trip Japan. They are located at Pearlridge Shopping Center Phase 2 and there is hardly a wait for a table even when they are busy. read more

This was our first time trying Koromo and it will definitely not be the last!!! We ordered the pork loin Katsu sando, and it was delicious!! Placed my order online and was told it would take 30 minutes, but our two sandwiches were ready within 20 minutes. We walked around the mall for about 15 minutes after picking up our food and when we got to the car (yep, we are those people who ate in the car) the Katsu was still crispy, fresh and juicy. The Katsu was huge, like hanging over the bread huge. The piece was juicy, fatty, tasty, crispy and fresh. The bread is perfectly toasted and buttery. The sando comes with a generous amount of shredded cabbage, a few pickles and a tomato. The katsu sauce and a thousand island type mayo come in mini containers for the customer to put their own sauce on. Very happy with the sando and can't wait to go back! read more

I rate Tonkatsu Ginza Bairin-Koromo-Tonkatsu Tamafuji I'm just glad there is now a quality tonkatsu restaurant to go to closer to the west side of the island. read more

Tonight we decided to try out this restaurant. We called and placed our take out order and they said it would take 20-25 minutes. We arrived there 25 minutes later. It took 3 minutes for someone to help us. The worker said it would be another 10 minutes. We stood outside and waited. 20 minutes later and we still didn't get our food. Entered the restaurant again, waited for assistance (again) to find out our food was ready. I understand that due to Covid that restaurants are finding ways to balance take out and dine in order but had we not walked in our food would have continued to sit there. Honestly we don't know how long our food sat there in the package ready for us. Hopefully my food isn't cold when I eat it and hopefully things will get better for others that order take out from here. Update-food is delicious. Fingers crossed they figure out a better system. read more

I really like Koromo. The food is always good. I have been there many times since they opened. Recently when I got my food it was cold. I mentioned it to the waitress and she said there is a cooling time and they cooled it too long. Usually the food is nice and hot. Even with it being cold it was still good. The service is always great. I like to get the chicken katsu and oyster katsu. My other friends always get the pork. read more

From start to end, Koromo staff cared to see that we had everything we asked for. It was our first time there, and the server took time to answer all our questions and give his opinion when asked. He even suggested sake that my husband never thought he'd order. Now it's one of his favorites! We also appreciated that they kept our water cups full (that doesn't always happen in busy restaurants). The food came timely, and was tasty. The fried items were not too oily. All in all, a great experience. We'll be back soon! read more