Love this store. It's one of my go to places for bi bim bap. The bi bim bap is a special order item…read morethat the mama makes in the back. Sauce is awesome. The daughter is at the cashier counter and is super friendly and sweet. Very easy to get addicted. Parking can be tricky downtown but there is a loading zone in front of the store and if you order ahead you can probably get in and out before getting a citation. There is also the municipal lot for the post office across the street.

If you work in downtown, this is a quick and convenient place to pick upsome Korean bentos or poke…read morebowls. Just a tiny little market that serves take out. The poke bowls are pretty reasonably priced for how much you get, compared to other places on downtown. And the taste and spice of the spicy ahi is just right. They have a large selection of korean-type food choices available in take-out bentos. I've only had the mandoo so far (to eat with my poke), but I'm looking forward to trying the other items, like the kimbap! I have to try all the kimbap. Haha.

The establishment is own by a Korean owner. They are nice and personable. The food is…read moregreat...Korean, American, other Asian mix. There's about three ladies and one gentleman doing all the food preparation Monday to Fridays, close on weekends. Bibimbap: They give you the red hot sauce put on. I'm glad...and would have over spiced and over killed it. I would not be able to eat it. I dropped little at a time to get the right spice level. It was delicious with egg, shiitake mushrooms, Ung choy, Teri meat, cucumbers, and carrots over rice. Ah! The merriment of vegetables, meat, and sauce...delightful! Tuna / Egg sandwiches were tasty and moist...shucks, no pickles! Chicken stew was phenomenal. Giant drum sticks with carrots and potatoes over rice. It came with side of rice and Chop Chae. I tried their California roll sushi which had a good size lettuce for that slight crunch factor... two to a container...yummy! There's lot of variety foods to choose from! Come check it out...Ciao!

I recently started a new job...and true to form, I still don't bring home lunch. My coworkers…read morenoticed that I am always buying food...and recommended this convenient mini mart that is literally across the street from us. The mini mart offers a variety of food items, like instant noodles, chips, candies, and snacks, as well as various beverages (i.e. coffee, soda, water). In addition to the normal food you'd find at a convenience store, they also offer various bentos and prepared food (i.e. sandwiches, pasta salad, somen salad). I love their bentos! It is like getting a mini korean bbq plate for half the price! I usually get their mandoo bento, which has 6 pieces of fried mandoo on a bed of white rice...and it comes with 4 sides (japchae, choy sum, bean sprouts, and cabbage). All for only $5.50! It is such a deal. They have bentos with meat jun, bbq chicken, pork...and they have a daily special. The only thing dangerous about this is that with their prices...I am not as incentivized to bring home lunch.

This place is awesome! Snacks? Lunch? Drinks? Ice Cream? Booze? This place has it all. Great…read moreselection. Go early though. Early is like 11am. They bring out all the bentos and kimbap. I went a couple times about 1pm and they were almost wiped out. This place is very clean and very well kept. I will be going back next time I'm in downtown.

I love Asian convenience stores! I especially loved seeing the huge array of ramen and the fact…read morethat you can get a cup of ice and a drink of your choice. I always feel like I'm traveling to Asia! They also have ready to eat Bento that you can enjoy fresh and ready to go which I love. Perfect for the type of person who is always on the move.

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!

Located inside of Kahala Korner, next to Kapa Hale. Parking stalls are very minimal, thus, you may…read moreneed to find street parking nearby. Know that there are no seats within the establishment and none directly outside - truly a convenience store experience. We got here on a Saturday night around 6p, to which we were the only ones in the store, and then it started picking up. The aisles are tight, so if you have a baby stroller, you may need to maneuver accordingly. Lots of different pre-made hot and cold options, along with ramen and drinks that you can make in store. I would say that the best item that we ate was the fried mandu with pork - it was flavorful. The other hot items such as the taiyaki (soggy), corndog (hot dog was a weird color) and rice cake skewers (dry and overcooked) were lack-luster and not worth it. Even when following instructions on the ramen, it was way too watery (less is more). Good for a first try experience, though I don't know if I would consistently come back for more.

Kahala location at 8am (early morning) is the best. Empty parking lot & empty store. First CU store…read morefor me and I enjoyed the different snack options & ramen machines. The store clerks were friendly and helpful when asked questions. Storefront is on the compact side with 2-3 short aisles but still well stocked. Coffee machine, smoothie machine, ramen machines, cold/hot options. I enjoyed the fruit sandwiches (strawberry & mango) and kimchi rice tuna mayo onigiri. Looking forward to trying more things in the future. 2 packages drinks, 1 sandwich, 1 bakery item, 1 hot onigiri = $18. Affordable and around the same price you'd spend at a 7-11.

The Animated tiny backpacks for kids displayed on the wall is what brought me in today! So glad I…read morestopped in because this small convenient store has so many great things that is tempting to buy which I plan to come back more so when I'm ready to buy those unnecessary wants lol As you can see in the pictures I've attached to my review.. they got many cute stationary items, a huge candy station, greeting card section, hot food items section, car, household, personal accessories and I think they sell Bus passes too. If you got time to stop in and browse, I'd say do it. The Workers are also kind and helpful which made the venture here even more pleasant.

If this place ever goes out of business I'll cry. Or have to quit. Chit Chat is downstairs of my…read moreoffice building and over the years I've bought: chips, soup, crackers, cards, loose chocolate candy, toys, bus passes, presents for people I've forgotten it was their birthday (whoops), fruit cups, yogurts, sodas, orange juice (for when my throat was sore), medicine, fork backscratchers (yuh), scarves (because our office is crazy cold), hard-boiled eggs, doughnuts, sandwiches, candy bars, ribbon, safety pins, stuffed animals, coffee, spam musubi & breakfast bentos, mochi, gum, popcorn, boiled peanuts...you get the picture. Sometimes I think the buyer can read my mind. I never leave empty-handed. Not sure if that's good or not. Today I got the most incredible corn chowder, with bacon, potatoes & carrots, and they give you a package of oyster crackers, which are the world's most perfect cracker, since they are tiny but full of carbs, so you could eat only a few, if you wanted to. As if.

Please do not order food from here. It is horrible to say the least. I never like to write reviews…read morelike this but I have to for this place. Walking in, thus place was run by one person and I could tell right away I shouldn't have walked in. The store was very cluttered, and prices on everything was about double of what you could get from longs just half a block away. The store clerk was nice to greet me so I proceeded to order. Took me a little while and I decided on the ramen and ebi roll, then paid for it $11. From here on everything was downhill all the way. To make the ramen the clerk proceeds to walk to the front of the store and grabbed 2 maruchan instant saimin packages from one of the isles in the convient store and proceeds to the back, please keep in mind that no where on the picture that I ordered from gave any indication that I would be buying instant saimin for lunch. She came out after she made everything and bagged it all up for me, I left as soon as possible after... Opening everything back up in my office I was correct... She used the instant saimin to make my $9 ramen. It had a boiled egg, imitation crab, and BBQ chicken slice put on top as the protein. I ate as much as I could, considering I payed a lot of money for it, but ended up throwing away about 2/3 of the meal. The ebi roll wasn't any better. The shrimp used in the roll didn't have the tail taken out so you had to unwrap the roll and take it out. The nori used was old and stale too.

Good fast food sushi place! The rolls are yummy and quick to make. The Miso Soup is a little on…read morethe plain side, but that's just how I like it! Didn't care for the spicy ahi maki though... No gimmicks here, just good food with fast and friendly service!

Brand new convenience store on Bachelot Street across from the Elderly Care Center of Honolulu - in…read morethe Blind School Bldg. - & right off of Kuakini Street... they have everything from bentos, drinks, snacks, hot food, & coffee. It's run by the sweetest family - Chad & Rachelle we are so excited for the new addition to the neighborhood!

Awesome store and excellent food and service! A lot of variety of food and options. Highly…read morerecommended!