Craving for naengmyeon (Korean cold noodles) was happy to find out that they have. It's so simple and refreshing. We also got the spicy pork, it was really good. They both tasted like it was from home. We'll be back again to try more. read more

Palama Snack Corner - Spicy Pork - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Service is friendly and the wait for the food isn't that bad. They give a lot in one plate. Located in the back left of the store. Definitely recommend. read more

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It's my 'Go To' on days I don't have time or energy to make a family meal... The Korean plates and noodle dishes come with rice and a variety of kimichi. They make it when you order, so it's piping hot. I particularly like the grilled (fried) fish, tofu stew, cold soup noodle, and spicy squid plate... Oh, heck! It's all good. I also love that I can shop in the market for fresh veggies, meats, and korean side dishes and snack while they prep my Take-Out. read more

What can I say? If you're looking for some DEALAGES on some cheap grindz, Palama Snack Corner is da place to check out, but if you're looking for great customer service.......well that's another story! Lol! I basically came to Palama Supermarket to pickup some green onions for my pops, and since I was already here, I figured I'd pick up something to eat since I didn't get a chance to eat breakfast this morning. Inside the supermarket, towards the back of the store, just next door to the meat dept. you can find the Palama Snack Corner. The Palama Snack Corner carries your typical Korean plate items (see my menu pic), but the nice thing about this place is that da grindz is super cheap! Hard to find any plate lunches for under $10 bucks now-a-dayz, but I found it here when I ordered da BBQ Chicken plate (it's $9.00 bucks). As for service, that's another story. Lol! I came here off hours - (way past lunch time, I wanna say about 3:00ish?). As I walked up to the ordering counter there was no line and I thought someone would promptly greet me, & take my order right away. The workers up front did see me, but decided to do other things, other than take my order. As I waited, finally someone comes up & takes my food order. Food comes out fairly fast, then the lady just puts my BBQ Chicken plate in a plastic bag & dumps the plate on the counter, not saying anything. As I waited for my food, I was thinking if that plate was mine? Or had someone phoned in an order & she just placed the plate on the counter before someone showed up to pick up the food? Hummmmmmm???? At the end, it was my BBQ Chicken plate. I picked it up & left. I think the staff needs to refresh their customer service skills. Lol! read more

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Small Korean cuisine shop hidden inside Palama Marketplace in the back. The menu is small but I noticed they would cater some stuff. Cheap pricing for the food here. Ordered the tofu soup that came with 3 side pickled veggies and a bed of rice. It's similar to Yummy BBQ but much cheaper. It tasted pretty good with decent amount of ingredients in the soup. Need to eat cheap Korean food, come here for sure! read more

Palama Snack Corner - Tofu stew $10 - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Do not sleep on this place. Located inside of Palama Supermarket at their Kalihi location, you'll find this little takeout place. All food is made with their meats, produce etc. I had the Kimchee Soup which comes with (3) sides-kimchee-shredded daikon-zucchini and rice for $14.00. The portion was a lot. Their take-out container for the soup is pretty big. Inside the soup was kimchee, pieces of shredded beef, tofu, zucchini. The soup itself is not spicy but tasty. I added (1) piece Meat Jun for $5.00. The meat jun was juicy and very flavorful. They have about 6 tables with 2-4 seats each. I went at lunch time, and it was quite busy, from people shopping in Palama to people just ordering their lunch. I like that the food is prepared when ordered and comes out fresh. You might wait a few minutes but it's worth it! read more

Yook gae jang missing glass noodles ??? Pretty sure it was on the bottom of the container the last time I order it. Either they forgot to put in or shrinkflation... read more

Food is good but has gotten quite expensive, I recommend the spicy shredded beef soup as it's one of my favorites. Yukkhe jang read more

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This review is about their Spicy Cold Noodle and Kimbap. Inside of Palama Market, there lies a little snack corner, literally in the left back corner of the store. I knew that they had cheap food options and I always wanted to try. First off, the store is WAYY more chill than the one near Don Quijote. Highly recommend going here for an overall relaxing experience grocery shopping. Yes, got the Spicy Cold Noodle and Kimbap. The Kimbap was actually bought from the front, because they make it in that kitchen and make it available by leaving it in the front. But anyways, we tried the original Palama Kimbap and Kimchi Kimbap. The Palama Kimbap is so original and perfectly tasty. The beef is so well-seasoned and compliments every other colorful ingredient in the roll. The Kimchi Kimbap does not have meat but has a yellow daikon, carrots, egg, kimchi, and perilla leaf (I think). Oh its so good and not spicy or overwhelming with kimchi taste. But the leaf in the roll adds such a dimension of taste - a weak minty-leafy flavor but doesn't overwhelm. The Spicy Cold Noodle was very interesting. The bed of noodles sit under a huge bed of lettuce and nori. They load it up with the sauce, and the sauce is sweet, spicy, tangy, and seasme-y. I do think they also use a lot of garlic. But it was very delicious. Noodles were chewy and soft. This Spicy Cold Noodle is on the more "plain" side, considering the low amount of toppings used I've had other places. However, I was hungry and craving those noodles so it did the job. Prices are a well-kept secret. Spicy Cold Noodle for $8 and Kimbap for $4.50/$5! If you are hungry and are in the area, you won't have to break-the-bank to eat something delicious and satisfying here! So glad I got to try them - finally! I love Korean food so this was definitely satisfying. The food is yummy and authentic. You probably pay twice as much at "gourmet" restaurants, plus tip. Here, none of that nonsense. And while the seating is small and limited, the less-busyness of this location does not make that an issue. I'm definitely coming back here to try their other Korean dishes. read more

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So I came here thinking it was the same place as the other one in town by Ala Moana and even though it technically is, I think this location is a lot better because of the quantity of the food. I order a $12 kalbi plate from the other side and get 3 slabs of kalbi with 2 sides which is still cheap, but this place gave me 5 slabs of kalbi and 3 sides. I'm not sure if I lucked out or what, but I definitely gotta come back again to see if it happens again lol. I ordered the usual kalbi/bbq chicken combo and $3.50 15pcs fried mandoo, but this time I ordered the Kimchee Stew which is similar to a Kimchee soup, but it tasted more spicy on the kimchee-ey side. I probably wouldn't order it again. I want to try kalbi cabbage soup next. I phone ordered and it was ready in 10mins. The staff was quick and friendly. There are a lot of parking available. This restaurant is located inside of the Palama Supermarket in Kalihi near the Kapalama canal. read more

Palama Snack Corner - Menu as of April 2019 - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great deal and tasty food - I'm a huge fan of this place. I wanted to get Korean food for a party - I hate serving/eating food when it's not hot, but figured that Korean food usually holds up pretty well even if they're eaten room temperature and not piping hot. We ordered 2 medium pans of barbeque chicken, medium pan of spicy pork, and 6 rolls of korean sushi, or kimbap. (In addition to a few other main dishes we served). I was told that there are fifteen to sixteen pieces of bbq chicken per medium tray, so I ordered two trays, but probably could've fed my group (20 adults, about 15 kids) with one medium tray, since the pieces are huge and we cut them into smaller pieces prior to serving. The chicken was pretty good, though a bit hard (I prefer moist chicken), but I guess that's what happens when you have bbq chicken, and at least the flavor was good. Still, for $30/medium tray, it's such a good deal. The $30 medium spicy pork tray was the star - several people asked where we bought it from. If you like spicy food, this is really good - super flavorful, perfect with rice. It filled up the medium tray and we had about half the tray left - since not everyone can handle spicy food, I'd probably order a medium tray for up to about 50 people. The korean sushi were okay but kind of fell apart - I think because they were cut in really small pieces, ten pieces per roll. It's worth the $4 to me - I wouldn't want to or be able to put in all that work of preparing the vegetables (matchstick carrots, choi sum, yellow daikon), egg and beef and rolling it up and slicing it for only $4. I like that they include so many veggies, so even though we didn't serve the typical choi sum or beansprouts banchan at our party, I felt like our guests still were able to get their fill of sesame flavored vegetables. The presentation also looked nice in a tray. We debated ordering spicy squid stir fry, which we taste tested prior to ordering and was also well priced. I liked that it was stir fried with lots of zucchini, though it did get a little fishy after a few bites (my daughter thought it was stinky) and was quite spicy. It's a good dish to order for $7, but I probably wouldn't order it for a party. I only wish they offered small trays of the chicken and spicy pork, or perhaps ala carte options for the dishes - that would be a perfect option to bring to a potluck. read more

My go-to place when there's nothing to eat at home and when I'm sick of the fast food places around me. Korean food is one of my favorite things to eat. There's just something about it that makes you wanting more. Located in Palama Supermarket in the back left corner is where you can find fresh, affordable Korean dishes. They recently underwent renovations but I'm not really sure what's different? You can either have your food to-go or eat at the designated tables. The nice thing is you can do a bit of grocery shopping while waiting for your food. I normally order the barbecue chicken or the meat jun but I decided to try something different and order the chicken katsu plate The chicken katsu was a bit of a let down...the breading to meat ratio was ridiculous! For at least 2/3 of the plate, the meat was literally a centimeter thick so basically you're just eating breading...for the pieces that had some meat in them, they weren't bad. After this experience, I won't be ordering this again. I think I'll just stick to my usual of barbecue chicken and meat jun read more

Palama Snack Corner - Chicken Katsu (okay) - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

It is located in the palama shopping market near Don Quijote. Parking isn't the best during the busy hours, but you can sit an wait for people leaving. This is a good budget saving place to eat Korean food. They give large portions for a low price. I got the cold noodles, also known as Naengmyeon. It was $6 and a giant bowl. I wanted it to be more cold, but sadly they did not have ice.... otherwise it was pretty good. Came with vinegar and the hot mustard. It also came with cabbage kimchi, but it was really warm and had a strange taste. Husband got the meat jun. It came with rice, kimchi, Mac salad, bean sprouts, meat jun sauce. Hot sauce is 0.50 extra. Overall pretty good for the price! read more

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We called to order food on 4/29 for my father's funeral on 5/6. Approx. $1100 for food for 75 people. (Our headcount ended up being closer to 100, but it worked.) The food was a hit! Not your typical funeral fare, but everything tasted so good. We ordered Kalbi, bbq meat, bbq chicken, chapchae, meat jun, rice and kimbap. We also received two types of kimchee, beansprouts, and seasoned choysum. Our order arrived on site right on time, set it all up in the area we designated for food, and was ready to go when our service ended. They provided plates, napkins and utensils. (We had to provide our own serving utensils. Keep track of them if you want them back) Will definitely call them again for our next catered affair. read more

Well, I got here close to 1:00 PM, looked around and the boys wanted bbq chicken from here. Ok, I place my around at 1:05 pm and looked around a bit, about 15 minutes later, I go back and waited for the order. A phone order that was taken AFTER my order, 2 bbq chicken, was given to the guy who came in. All I thought was "wth?! This guy ordered after me and got his order?!" Idgi, irdgi. Because the kitchen decided this, she didn't even cook more chicken and I waited for 30 bleeping minutes! Mind you, all numbers AFTER my number were given their order, 15 minutes before me. Again WTH?! Wow. Timing is everything. This lady couldn't handle the 'slam' Perfect example of 'taking care of someone you know.' Not sure if I'll order food from them. My groceries were warm by the time I got home. That is waaaaay too long! read more

Palama Snack Corner - #63, 64, & 66 and phone order guy got their food before my number. Does this make any sense? - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Bring back the team of Korean and Filipino ladies who cooked at the Dillingham Snack Corner!!! Was advised the cooks here now are primarily men. The spicy BBQ pork was so disappointing. It was somewhat on the dry side and the portions shrank considerably. Not to mention, the price is now $8 when it was previously $6. Quality of food and portions went down and prices went up. Noticed the prices of the other plates sky rocketed as well!!! Not eager to come back to eat at this place unless you bring back those ladies who ROCKED at the Dillingham location. read more

Palama Snack Corner - spicy BBQ pork - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Wow ... after a year this got things right and is on par with the town location. Their best dish is the soft tofu stew and their sides are generous along with two scoops of rice. Note they offer 5 free mandoos after 5 pm for each order. Prices are very affordable and portions are generous. read more

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Meat Jun for sure the kids!!! Not FULL - see the sauce (had to minus one star for that)?! Lalalove it though! FYI-when you place a phone order, they take your credit card info- like ALL the digits! Be prepared but its all good. The gal said they do that cause some don't pick up the food. I get it! read more

Palama Snack Corner - Small pan MEAT JUN! Take 30+mins! - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

In the past, I thought the food was a good value. The taste and quality was great at a low price. But today I am very disappointed. I ordered a mild soft tofu soup (my normal order). It was not even close. When I got home and opened the container, it was a very deep red. I could not eat it. I took out the tofu/veggies and made my own soup with broth but it was still spicy. I never had this problem in the past. Make sure you check your food before leaving. read more

Palama Snack Corner - No way this mild. - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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This place offers many delicious Korea dishes, including my favorite, Kalbi, at very reasonable prices. Their Kalbi dish, in my view, is far superior to their competitors have to offer because of its succulency, thickness, tenderness, tastiness, portion, and lowered price. More importantly, I believe they do pre-cooked their Kalbi, re-heated them, and then served; some, if not all, of their competitors do re-heat their pre-cooked Kalbi to save customer's waiting time, resulting in too dried, super well-done, and lousy tasting Kalbi. I gave this eatery four, instead of five star, because admittedly, it is not a fancy place; however, if customers only care about the food, this is a five-star place. read more

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Cheap Korean plates at your service. Did I mention it was cheap? Now a days you'd have to pay $10+ for a Korean plate. Here? Less than that! I mainly come here for their Tofu Soup or their Yook Gae Jang. They're one of my all time favorite dishes! And for $8.00?! I can't go wrong and all the orders comes with some bonchon and 2 scoops of rice. The soups aren't as spicy but they're good for the price you pay. The bulgogi is a little dry but they give a lot of meat!! The meat jun too! They have bottled water and other soft drinks on the side for you to purchase with your food. The service isn't the best but I see the effort they put in to service at a minimum. This place is more of a take out feel for me. There is an area to eat but it's not clean most of the time. When there's parking and I'm craving for Tofu soup near my house, Ill always come here in a heart beat. read more

Palama Snack Corner - Tofu Soup $8.00 - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Bibimkooksoo $5.00 Soondoboo $8.00 I love going to Palama cuz the food that you get here, is always cheap, easy to get and doesn't include tax! read more

Palama Snack Corner - Bibim kooksoo - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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You can buy a side of BBQ chicken for $7. And that includes 3-4 slabs of chicken. Which means you could put on a pot of rice, go buy the box of chicken, and VOILA, you have food for your three children. And that is what I used to do all the time. But now we are healthy and vegan and gluten-free and I get to spend two or more hours every single day preparing foods, and it is so wonderful and I definitely don't feel like a gourmet slave. They also have surprisingly delicious kalbi, and this place became my go-to since my girlfriend is a kalbi fiend. Was a kalbi fiend. Now we only eat plants, which does not include kalbi or, really, any of the things served at this place. It does, for those of you who are wondering, include salad and brussel sprouts. Thank goodness, right? I also used to eat the spicy kalbi cabbage soup and the bibimbap and now that I'm talking about these things I kind of miss them, so I ought to wrap this dazzling review up. Great prices for a goodly amount and decent taste. And if you call Palama market and ask for the snack corner, they will make you memorize another number instead of patching you through. And this will stretch you to the edges of your mental capacity because no one memorizes phone numbers nowadays. So, yes. read more

I don't know why this wasnt a trend a LONG time again but I love the food that comes out of supermarkets. Most of the time. All the Palama markets on the island have been great. The one near Waikiki has the most options but they are all very good and at a very decent price point. Today I got the combo plate which included two generous pieces of Kalbi and BBQ chicken each. Served with some traditional sides and white rice. I couldn't finish it. I was very impressed with the freshness of the meat and the marinated flavors. You can go wrong with the price, portions and taste of this place. read more

Not bad but I was charged .25 for a pint size container!!! Really?! After spending over $25! Ok got that out of my system. The food actually isn't too bad. If you read most of my blogs I have a soft heart for service but not in this case! Sorry I did it again. Back to the food, we had the combo plate, soon dubu soup and the mandoo soup. All were pretty good for a food court type of setting. My wife enjoyed the kalbi which was a generous portion for a combo with three of them and one barbecue chicken. read more

Ordered the bimbim kook soo ~ yuck! It was 95% noodles with Korean sauce. At other places, you have a lot of veggies, bbq meat and Kim chee on top. This was the worst I ate ever. Will not be going back. I would rather pay a few more dollars to get quality food. read more

Caught up with an old acquaintance the other day---the "Spicy Squid" plate at the hot food concession in Palama Supermarket. I'd have it maybe once a week when Palama Supermarket was on Dillingham Boulevard so was quite acquainted with it. Now, for $7.50 you get a goodly portion of squid legs and pieces stir fried with long slices of green and red peppers, zucchini, carrot, and onions in a sweet, thick chili pepper sauce (kochujang?) + rice + 3 kinds of banchan. Still tasty, but I seem to remember it was even tastier when that small Filipino lady used to make it for me before. And cheaper too. She's no longer there, and the recipe has definitely changed. Even old acquaintances---things and people---change, but more so nowadays it seems. As Uncle Bob said, "Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again... For the times they are a-changin'." read more

I don't recommend eating here... My mandoo wasn't even cooked, cold in the middle, and it wasn't even tasty. Worse Meat jun on the island! Save your $... read more

So I've been coming to the store for a while and have been skeptical about trying the food. So one day I finally came to order and I thought that the food was alright service sucks but the food was tolerable. It's kind of confusing when you first see the snack shop, only because it's all the way in the back of the store and right next to the snack shop, they have a chicken place which looks vacant because it looks empty. Be prepared for bad service, every single time I come i am ignored by the cashier or I get an attitude. I usually am standing in front of the cashier for a few mins before I am even acknowledged, and when I order it's like they give no f's. FYI If you request extra things such as a plastic bowl they will charge you .25 with an attitude. The food, I've tried the soups and thought they were a bit watery for me,but I liked the fact that it comes with 2 scoops rice and a few sides, p.s. the kimchee that is on the plate sucks here. I tried the bbq chicken and honestly don't care for it because it is really dry and they don't give a lot. I came across the anchovy kimchee stew and it saved this place for me. The stew is the best thing on their menu and the only reason I continue to come back. The kimchee in the stew is cooked perfectly and the flavor from the anchovies just pulls everything together well. It's wierd that I prefer the kimchee in their stew instead I as a side. I think they use a different kimchee not sure. Drinks, they only sell food, no fountain drinks if you want to purchase a drink you can either purchase from the store or from their bland showcase. Also come early I noticed if I come later in the afternoon they run out of food, like today they ran out of my kimchee anchovy stew and I had to settle for a very watery soup. All in all service sucks and food is like a roulette if your lucky it'll be good if not well you know what. Only reason I still come here is because of the convenience I can get my groceries and then swallow some food go home and sleep. read more

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Meat jun plate highly reccomended. Spicy pork plate highly reccomended. Combo them, OMG YES. This little hole in the wall in Palama supermarket is my go to spot for korean bbq plate lunch. They DO NOT skimp on portions. Also, the food is delicious. The meat jun is coated with a delicious egg batter and isnt oily like many other korean places. The meat is thick and got a nice bite to it. The spicy pork has got the right amount of heat and is super addictingly yummy. Reccomend calling in a phone order in advance so that you dont have to wait 10 to 15 minutes for your food. I will come back to try all the other delicious menu items. Everything is so cheap!! read more

I've ordered from their takeout menu since they opened at this location and the food has been very tasty. I noticed a change in their menu today when I spotted the Hwe Dae Bap and Mul naengmyun. Turns out they're under new management...but don't worry...the good old standby dishes like the Kalbi plate, BBQ chicken, and Spicy pork are still there! There wasn't much available on grab and go goodies at the counter, but that's okay. Looks like they are working out the kinks since it's kinda a first day for them! Check'em out! read more

Hard to get better homestyle for cheap. They have stuff that the normal Korean local fast food places like Gina's or Yummy's do not have like naeyng myun, duk mandoo, kalgooksoo and soon dubu. It's cheap for Hawaii standards and you can add to it by picking up more panchan at the market too. read more

Very inexpensive and capable hwae dup bap (spicy sashimi salad with rice) at around $9, which you can grind in the food court area. Fish is of reasonable quality (given the price), cut cleanly, and not mealy or overly old-tasting. Rice sitting underneath is short-grained and not too wet or saturated, unlike plate-lunch-style gohan (love East-Asian-immigrant-style rice SO MUCH...when it comes to Hawai'i, somehow, this perfectly good grain staple gets MUSHY). Lots of fresh salad, mostly romaine with some kaiware sprout lookin' stuff thrown in. Lightly dressed with sesame oil, then you toss in the separate sauce. The sauce tastes like gochujang with soy, garlic, sugar, vinegar, and something else--my husband said an herb, but I guessed fish sauce? We're not Korean, so unfamiliar with the range of flavors in this taste palette. Anyway: Call it the crack that pulls everything together. Many have said it's like bibimbap, albeit with fish instead, but I find the lack of salty pickly veggies very refreshing, in contrast with that dish. Mix it all up, and you get a healthy and nourishing and YUMFUL meal for under $10. read more

I have been a loyal customer for over 12 years so very disappointed on my last visit. There are 3 of us waiting to order. First old Korean man orders soft tofu stew, he's order #43. I'm next, and I order the same soft tofu stew, I'm order #44. Korean woman behind me also orders soft tofu stew, order #45 Cool, soft tofu stew popular today. I allow 45 minutes to eat then go to work. They call "order 43"! Old Korean man gets his stew right away maybe 5 minutes wait. They are moving fast. About another 5 minutes and I hear "order 45"! I'm thinking that's weird. The lady who ordered same food after me gets her order first? I'm thinking I see a pattern here, but I'll be patient. A total of 30 minutes goes by and the old Korean cashier asks what my number is. I tell her 44. She replies that the cook just now dropped my order of tofu stew on the floor so I will have to wait even longer. I said how long? She replies 10 minutes. I tell her I need to be at work in 15 minutes so no time. She seems irritated that I want a refund. I don't know how many more bowls of soft tofu stew were ordered after mine but It looks like Koreans will get preferential treatment at this store even when order is already paid for. I'm guessing someone else got several orders after mine too. I'm not going back anymore. Terrible service. read more

Chicken Katsu was a complete and total disappointment. Two small pieces. It was so disgusting that you can tell that it was made from frozen chicken cutlets. Awful taste and texture. Some pieces so thin there was no chicken inside, it was like eating breaded chicken jerky. Not sure what they use for the 'sauce' but it was gross. I'd say this is the one thing on the menu that I will never order again. I just felt like eating something different. And THIS was DIFFERENT!! I recommend ordering the other usual "local kine" menu items: Kalbi. BBQ Beef, Spicy fried chicken, spicy pork, meat jun, Bi Bim Bap, Bi Bim Kook Soo, Hot Kook Soo. These were good, especially for the very reasonable price. read more

Good affordable Korean food. Pretty authentic too. I think most meals are about $7 or $8. Lots of seating available and pretty relaxing. I tried a whole bunch of different plates but my favorite is the yukejang. I know I spelt it wrong but if you tell the cashier this you will get what I'm talking about. A spicy beef and vegetable soup. read more

Love their food. Ordered a small pan of meat jun, for the price and amount they gave you can't go wrong. Definitely won't be my last catering from them again. read more

I eat here about three times a week (I work near by) the ladies are nice and the service is fast considering what they are serving. I love the soft tofu soup and the spicy squid! Not much sides but I'm ok with that. They have a table in front that has grab and go items that is good and easy if your in a rush. read more

The food was much better when they first opened up. It was run by a different restaurant. Now it is run by Palama Supermarket. Everything has gone down hill. Taste of food, service, food portions. Chicken katsu tasted premade, like they fry it ahead of time & then just reheat it when you order. BBQ chicken is tasteless & banchan is horrible. Service is junk too. No sense call in your order. They still won't have it ready when you go to pick up. I wish the other establishment was still there. read more