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    Marukin Market

    4.6 (17 reviews)
    InexpensiveConvenience Stores
    Closed 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Lau lau plate!
    Misty P.

    I have always seen this market for a while on Liliha St, but just thought it was a typical mom and pop store that sold snacks, drinks and liquor. I was introduced to this place by a co-worker that told me they made plate lunches. So far, I have tried their chicken katsu dynamite, the lau lau plate, the bento, and the pastele stew. The chicken katsu dynamite is delicious. Really crispy katsu that is cooked to perfection (not under cooked or burnt to a crisp). It is drizzled with a house wasabi spicy mayo sauce and served with rice and a imitation crab potato/egg salad. The lau lau plate is yummy too. It's supposedly a homemade lau lau and tastes great. It comes with lomi salmon, rice and the potato salad. My only gripe is I wish they'd give more lomi lomi salmon. The bento has fried noodles, spam, chicken katsu, rice and sausage. Very delicious and a pretty generous portion. The pastele stew however...isn't really what I call pastele stew. Never trust a Korean store that cooks pastele stew! It's more like fried pork pieces with tons of weird spices (almost Mexican in nature) with olives. It was very oily and had no stew like gravy quality. There was no sauce at all other than residual oil. Although, I give them props for providing massive amounts of chunky pork pieces. Definitely not my favorite though. Parking can be difficult because it's street metered parking, but I just take up the non exsistent stall by the fire hydrant - but that's because I'm special like that... :P

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    Excellent customer service Husband and wife operation #1-Papaya in Oahu big,very sweet and always runs out it's the best

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    Great new plate lunch place! Dynamite katsu is really good!! Cute young guys! Great to see young guys doing business and taking a chance!

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    (I usually get Peace Tea, I say this because yay they have Peace Tea!) They're located next to L&L's on Liliha Street.

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    Pioneer Pantry

    Pioneer Pantry

    5.0
    (7 reviews)
    1.0 mi
    $

    I've come to know Pioneer Pantry for a while now. It's a small little convenience store that can be…read morea lifesaver and a place where life can restore some meaning in the universe. It's a place where you can be yourself. I've come to value Pioneer Pantry for what it is. They've been here for 20 years and I'm just noticing for a month or so now in June 2026. I recently relocated jobs and now work in the downtown Honolulu area. After discovering Pioneer Pantry, I feel like its been a good thing to have when you're running late and didn't have breakfast. Its nice to come here and score some breakfast muffins or those bag of chips, or even cold drinks to have during drab office hours during the day. Pioneer Pantry functions like a 7-Eleven with an actual live kitchen in the back. Pioneer Pantry is a small functioning convenience store that carries most things that many people enjoy on a daily basis. On most mornings, I would enter the store running late to the office and stumble through here. I would pick up a couple of items and a cold drink and be on my way. I wasn't sure if the fountain drink machine was operational or not, so I just grabbed a cold bottle from one of their refrigerators. The prices here can be a bit more than other places, but I was in a rush - most days anyway. The overall experience here at the Pioneer Pantry is good and blessed that they are here. It's nice to have them here for those of us who are rushing to work and have this oasis on the way there for breakfast and other necessities. During the early morning though, they are open along with the Wiki Wiki Drive Inn before 8am. During the lunch hours, they are open along with the other restaurants in the Pioneer Plaza food court fully open for business. The ladies in the back of the store are very friendly and are awesome. Small business owners are amazing for sure. I try to stop by every day here to pick up something for breakfast. Knowing my schedule, I tend to sleep in and rush to work anyway and having Pioneer Pantry here to help is a big boost for me. Majority of my experiences here are happy ones and don't intend on changing. For the most part though, it's always nice to have this place here. While people have their Starbucks or McDonald's in the morning, I rely on Pioneer Pantry for my cold morning beverage of choice, which incidentally includes a cold soda with or without ice. Most people love hot or iced coffee to start their day. I prefer cold soda. Not healthy, but its my thing and it's pretty good. The Pioneer Pantry is located inside Pioneer Plaza building on the 1st floor food court. It's physically located at 900 Fort Street Mall in downtown Honolulu. They accept major credit cards as well as cash. It's next to the taco place and the Subway restaurant. As far as parking is concerned, best bet would be either street parking or paid parking garages nearby. If you are like me, public transportation is good and there's a bunch of bus routes that traverse thru the downtown corridor. Pick the ones that stop off at either Bishop Street or Fort Street Mall and walk on over. And of course, there's always Uber and Lyft and even Tauro, if you need their services. For now though, if you work or pass thru downtown Honolulu and don't like what the others are offering you, consider Pioneer Pantry at the Pioneer Plaza building. It's a nice trip here to grab something on the way to work every morning. Or a quick snack for lunch too. Its definitely a lifesaver when you're running late and you can support local businesses too. 5.0 stars for the overall experience. Support local! A+

    My co-workers and I have been frequenting this tiny convenience store in Pioneer Plaza for years…read more Joanne, the owner, is the sweetest lady you'll meet. She is so personable and a joy to speak with. She offers inexpensive breakfast bentos featuring white or fried rice, a fried egg and pieces of Portuguese sausage, bacon or frankfurter. The meat varies. It used to sell for $3 but now costs $4.50 (I think). It's still a deal and the containers are great! (We use them to hold leftovers.) During lunch she sets up an array of entrees ... Honey Walnut shrimp, Beef with Vegetables, Meat Jun, Spicy Chicken, Choi Sum, Vegetable Pancake ... the selection varies by day and she offers two or three starches. A two-choice plate ($9.75) comes with a choice of white rice, fried rice or noodles. You have to go early; she can run out of food by 12:30pm. I usually choose one chicken dish and a vegetable with fried rice or noodles. A co-worker always gets the Honey-Walnut shrimp. It's hard to find a better deal in a plate lunch in downtown Honolulu. Her drinks are "the deal", $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75, for large, larger and humongous. Add in the personable service and you have a winner! Hey, stay away, we don't want any more competition for her food. Highly recommended!

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    Noodles, beef broccoli and spicy chicken

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    Kukui Convenience

    Kukui Convenience

    4.0
    (43 reviews)
    0.7 mi
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    My fave spam musubi spot is in this little convenience store located in Kukui Plaza! The sauce they…read moreuse for cooking the spam is superior and so good!

    Best Musubi in Hawaii, I know there's tons of musubi available in Hawaii but I would say it is the…read moreBest musubi in Downtown, Honolulu! Whenever I am in the area or wanting to grab musubi for family or just ME, I make a stop here. Bonus, you get those musubi hot & fresh, if you don't see them on counter or the musubi you want is not available in egg with spam or just spam, only 2 varieties, mom or pop will make it right there for you. @$2.00 for spam only and I believe $2.45 for egg with spam. Located at Kukui Plaza tucked away in the back, you will have to walk pass few shops, to see the handwritten sign of " Best Musubi in Hawaii" posted on the door. Although there are bentos available & other goodies, I am mostly here for the delicious musubi. Why so good? My opinion, lets start with spam, perfectly cooked, with secret sauce, love the umami taste while I took my first bite, and the rice is hot & moist, not watery & not premium rice but it is still good, along with the nori. I loved everything about this musubi. Great spam to rice ratio. The only thing that I need is some of my chili spices! Mom & Pop is super friendly, I remember asking how many musubi's they sell a day and owner mentioned they make and sell over 100 a day. I usually park quick at the loading zone of Kukui Plaza, let the security know and walk over real quick to load up on my musubi(s). Don't forget cash only! Recommend, check it out and get your musubi fix or a quick and convenient lunch!

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    Piece of spam is thin and overall rice is flat.

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    Piece of spam is thin and overall rice is flat.
    Longs Drugs

    Longs Drugs

    2.9
    (153 reviews)
    0.7 mi
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    I've been going to this Longs for years, and I honestly don't know what happened to it, but the…read morecurrent experience is hard to ignore. Every time I walk inside, there's a strong, unpleasant odor that smells like sewage or fecal matter. It's consistent enough that it doesn't feel like a one-off issue--it's something you notice immediately when you enter the store. At times it seems stronger in certain areas, which makes me wonder if it's coming from plumbing, floor drains, or possibly even outside air getting pulled in. What's frustrating is that this location used to feel like one of the better-run stores on the island. Now, the overall impression is very different. Even if the shelves are stocked and the staff is doing their job, the environment itself really affects the experience of shopping there. What stands out is the comparison with nearby stores like Safeway, which don't seem to have the same issue, even though they serve the same general area. That contrast makes the problem at this location even more noticeable. I hope management takes a serious look at it, because this doesn't feel like a minor cleanliness issue--it feels like an infrastructure or maintenance problem that's been left unresolved for too long. It's a shame, because the store has a lot of potential and used to be a go-to spot.

    Always super busy but that is the location as well as the fact that Longs has just about…read more EVERYTHING. Owned by CVS now...but still retains the soul of a Hawaiian independent drug store. A nice hybrid. They need self check out.

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