Have you thought of establishing your standard for misoyaki butterfish? This is the place to go to do that! I think the excellent miso soup and tsukemono (pickled veggie) sets you up! . Nah, kidding! The butterfish stands on its own. I even eat the skin, which I usually remove at other restaurants, because it is nicely crisped and delicious. read more

Haven't been to Osaka's in awhile but noticed a few things. First of all, I really used to like this place. It is nothing fancy but the food was ok. The prices have gone up quite a bit which is understandable during this time. However they must keep up the quality of the food because it has changed. This is something of a concern because of the prices. It wasn't busy and it seems like this is the problem. Hilo is very price conscious and they will definitely let you know asap. It is evident that the restaurant is slow because of this. The ambiance has never been a talking point.....it was always the food and its prices. I think at this point they have to make sure that the quality of the food can improve greatly in order to justify the higher prices. This is the only chance they have to survive. Lowering the prices at this point will not help them. Hopefully they will understand this quickly in order to avoid their demise because I would hate to see them close. read more

Always passed by this place and finally had a chance to check it out. Nice spot, good food, kalbi was amazing! Wondered why soup was extremely salty, hoping was fluke and might try again read more

Coming from out of town, I came w my family. No acknowledgment walking in. Unfriendly. Felt unwelcome. Besides all that we took a vote as a family and decided that we still wanted to dine there because we were extremely hungry. We then waited to be served. After 10 mintues we flagged someone to help us. The employees just starred at eachother trying to figure out who was going to assist us. We then couldnt take it anymore and walked out. Unimpressed. Ended up going to GENKI SUSHI which was down the street, where customer service was great and the place was more lively. For the prices this place was trying to charge, the service should of been on point. read more

We've driven past this spot for years and really felt compelled to give it a try this evening. There aren't many options for variety here, especially when it comes to vegan food and I couldn't be happier to have discovered a wonderful new addition to our favorite spots to eat in Hilo. Our server was easily one of the best we've ever had; friendly, knowledgeable, accommodating and attentive. She asked the chef right away about ingredients for us in particular dishes and even brought out special additions to our meals from the chef (as we didn't get the Mac salad or slaw portion of one meal). The food was fresh, flavorful, and clearly prepared with care and attention to detail. We can't wait to go back again! read more

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The food is great, servings are large, and the sides are individually packaged for to go orders. I always order either the Asian chicken salad or the Korean ozen combo. Both are excellent! read more

Had the butterfish it was great my wife had the Kobe beef and it was delicious too. Large Japanese and Korean menus. Some American entrees as well. read more

My sister and I happened upon Restaurant Osaka by accident. We were actually trying to go to Big Island Delights for some yummy treats, but they were closed (Sunday). So when we were thinking of some place to eat for dinner, my sister remembered Restaurant Osaka which was located right next to Big Island Delights. As soon as we walked in we were greeted & seated right away. We chose to sit by the front door, so I wasn't able to see how big the restaurant really was. Looked like the usual . . tables and boothes. It got pretty busy and I could only see 2 waitresses, but we never wanted for anything, Our water & tea were always refilled without us having to ask or wait too long. The menu was pretty vast with American, Korean and Japanese choices. My sister and I chose Japanese. I ordered the shrimp tempura & teri beef combo and she chose the tempura & tonkatsu. I was surprised at how much teri beef I got and there were nice pieces too (not fatty like some places). My sister really enjoyed her tonkatsu saying it was SOOO tender and delicious. We both enjoyed our last meal in Hilo (on our way to the airport) and were happy with our accidental find. read more

It was my birthday. We hadn't eaten here in a while and we both wanted to have a Korean dish that we've had there before. We were told as we entered to seat ourselves. Water and the menus were brought to our table. There were three occupied tables, including ours and two servers. One table, a couple, were finished with their meal. We knew what we wanted so I put our menus at the edge of the table to signify that we were ready to order. It took her ten minutes to take our order. She was "busy" talking to her coworkers, answered the phone and talking to the other couple. We ordered our Korean dishes and were brought our banchan. We ordered Korean cuisine and no kimchee in our banchan. We got tsukemono instead, Japanese pickles. I asked if there was kimchee and she brought us some. How is it that when you order Korean and not have Korean banchan ? We also had to ask for more water. We were extremely disappointed and although the main dish was good, the service was terrible. We like to go to local but, we've had terrible service there more than twice and unfortunately, won't be returning. read more

With a name of Osaka, I was expecting quality Japanese food. This review is not for the Korean part of the menu. I would probably give out 2.5 stars if possible. Their prices are much cheaper than other Japanese eateries in the area, but their service and food quality are akin to the lower prices. The .5 stars are because the food was not terrible, just meh. While the serving sizes were hefty, the flavor was missing. Miso soup was a very large bowl, but the flavor was lacking. Pickles were on the sweet side. The beef tofu was on the sweet side as well, beef on the hard side. Service was quite slow with only 1 wait help for lunch on a Saturday. Menus a little greasy - really felt I needed to wash my hands after ordering! This restaurant is a Hilo staple and I don't like to dis local mom & pop shops. I would go back to try their Korean food, perhaps another Japanese dish. They just won't be on the top of my list. 31 Yelp Reviews Challenge #28/31 read more

I don't know where those people that gave this place 5 stars ate, but foods I was served there last night were definitely not Japanese, the miso tasted like miso and water, the ginger pork was too sweet like terriyaki sauce with ginger. Not going there again or recommending it read more

Food was good and simple. Regular Japanese cuisine. Nothing spectacular. Menu is pretty pricey.

My Second favorite Korean restaurant! They have some different menu compared to other Korean restaurants here. Their side dishes aren't that impressive and food is kind of pricey but it's good! They serve liquor too. read more

Restaurant Osaka - Stone pot bi bim bab - Japanese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Great food. Favorites: roast pork, tempura udon, katsudon, crab cakes, soft pot tofu soup. My favorite place in Hilo for soft tofu pot soup read more

Good Japanese- Korean-American food. Bibimbap is tasty. read more

Restaurant Osaka - Vegetarian bibimbop - Japanese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Lengthy menu of Korean and Japanese favorites here plus American choices. Full bar available. Food is tasty. Waitress forgot our table twice, so I am not going to be back for a while. read more

If I could give no star I would. From the moment we walked in no one acknowledged us and all the tables had dirty dishes from the person who left before. We got a set in the front and sat down no still acknowledged us sitting down it took a good 10 minutes for the lady to come and bring us a menu. After that we waited anger 10 for water. We finally got to order and they didn't have Kalbi and then came back and they didn't have chicken Katsu. After that we left a two dollar tip and disappointed. They need to have better service and have the items on the menu. And now we're at SAKURA better faster service and the meal is way cheaper! read more

Friendly staff and good food. It's a small hole-in- the wall but they had filled tables on a Sunday night. Try the butterfish. A little bony but tastes good. read more

I haven't been here in years but awesome service and the waitress was very attentive. Food was good and reasonably priced. read more

Restaurant Osaka - Japanese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Went in for Mother's Day brunch they were great!!!!!! I had the miso soup with tempura it was very delicious!!!!! Service was great! Well deserved 5 stars read more

Ordered a kalbi plate, white rice and a shredded cabbage salad. My order was prepared promptly. The kalbi was grilled and delicious.

Food is good but very overpriced. The saimin broth was yummy, but the noodles were way overcooked. Had a few bites and that was it. The kalbi was tasty, but to serve two pieces of kalbi for $22 is pretty outrageous. read more

This is a nice little place that serves both Japanese and Korean food. My friend and I were craving Korean food so we ordered the hot stone bibimbap and the kim chee tofu soup. Both were equally delicious. Their sides were good also, but they are not unlimited. It was a bit pricey, but their food made it worth it. They had good customer service also. read more

Restaurant Osaka - Japanese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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The lunch bento (tempura/yakitori) combo is the bomb! It's a quiet family owned restaurant/bar off the main highway. Service, as always is great. The ladies there are friendly and are always there should you need anything. read more

Restaurant Osaka - Japanese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Ordered the Chicken Teri and Tempura Combo. Tempura should be avoided. It had a funny burnt taste like something was burnt in the dryer. It was soggy and too oily. Chicken (boneless skinless thighs) was ok. Not as good as usual. Service was fine. We were here on a Sunday and it was a bit slow. read more

Restaurant Osaka - Teri Chicke Tempura Combo - Japanese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

This poor review is only for the item I ordered and nothing else. I had the Bi bim kook soo and it was the worse I've ever had. I've had this at about 10 different places before so I kinda know what to expect. The somen noodles were dry and bland (no spicy sauce or sesame oil mixed in) and the side spicy sauce was sparse. The little meat (beef) on top was also bland. And, they used lettuce instead of cabbage on top. There was some Kim chee mixed in but no sprouts or watercress. Don't order this or you'll be greatly disappointed. read more

No complaints. Very satisfied. Kalbi tempura combo was very tasty as usual (Kalbi is like what Jimmy's used to serve and tempura with dipping sauce is the tastiest in Hilo) and even the tempura dipping sauce which I poured all the leftover liquid with tempura crumbs straight onto the rice. Miso soup with included sides were great. Prices are expected to be up but so are the rest of the Japanese and Korean restaurants. This place offers the best and most consistent quality of food compared to the other competitive restaurants in Hilo for around the same prices if not a little cheaper. Other dishes worth mentioning the sweet sour spare ribs was delicious but my mother thought it was a little on the oily side but I personally really like oily greasy restaurant food (and especially the oily greasy side orders of Teri BBQ beef and other oily items from Kawamoto's and Asami's). Their Katsus are phenomenal and so is their katsu sauce (I really think they make absolutely the best Katsus in Hilo with the tastiest katsu sauce). Haven't tried their other Korean dishes aside from their yummy Kalbi and mundoo and Korean fried chicken wings/ drummetts and their fried rice was exceptional as always. I also always enjoy their deep fried breaded seafood combo with tartar sauce which really reminds me of what the former Hilo Lanes restaurant and Verna's used to serve definitely way better than K's. Their tiny little breaded deep fried oysters were excellent as usual too. Service was friendly and relatively quick as usual. This place is by far, hands down, a much tastier alternative with better overall food quality and consistency and portion size with friendlier and quicker service compared to Miwa's and Miyo's. If I worked at this restaurant I'd probably be really happy to be eating their food everyday and every night and would probably never get tired of eating the food here. read more

I ordered the special, panko fried ono. I don't know it was possible to cremate panko ono at a Japanese/Korean food restaurant. Worst fried fish plate I ever got, the pickled cabbage was the best part of the dish. Even worse is the service here, 2 times in a row the waitress don't give our drinks till after the main food comes and we gotta ask for the drinks. Servers don't come back till your done eating to ask if you need anything else, sad when we are the only 2 customers in the entire restaurant. Last time I ever come back here read more

This place was recommended by a friend. Food was good, unfortunately the service was poor . Waited 15 minutes until anyone came to the table. While looking for a server, only 4 other tables were taken.... Finally got waited on. Another 10 minutes for drinks. Another 15 minutes to order. Getting ready to walk out and find somewhere else to dine, then order got taken. Finally got our meal, unfortunately the server forgets to bring all items in meal. To bad. Food was good, but because of poor service, we will not come back or reccomend to anyone. read more

Uh Sucka! That's the name we gave this restaurant. The food is so bad here that we have blacked them out. Quality food? No way. Authentic Korean/Japanese food? No way. read more

Considered a favorite among the locals, owner operated restaurant with a bar lounge. Regular aluminum tables and booths. The owner waits the tables. The menu has local favorites such as loco moco, spam and portugese sausage; Japanese, Korean and American selections; easy on the wallet...they offer senior meals and combination bento boxes. Plenty of food, although their Osaka saimin noodles is soggy, the broth is good and piping hot as I like it. The teriyaki is a bit too sweet and so is the kalbi. read more

Huge menu. Japanese/American/Korean dishes. Had Korean style spicy pork. Very good! Love the local style atmosphere. Will certainly be back when in Hilo. Great value too. read more

Meat jun and mandoo is good. Most of their food is good. But......the prices are Cray Cray!!!!

Not much to say about this place. Remember coming here when I was younger and the tempura was oily. Came here for dinner tonight since I've been wanting to give it another shot. Got the meat jun, it was just okay (if you want awesome meat jun, go to Cham Cham!!). The plus side was that it was a very large portion, I took half of it home. Service was slow even though it wasn't so busy. Probably wouldn't come back anytime soon, I have other fav places for Japanese/Korean food. read more

My first time to eat at this Restaurant very very delicious food fast service very nice waitress

We came here our first night in hilo. We arrived after a 5hr layover in honolulu and a long drive down hwy 137 and back through hwy 130. We arrived at Osaka tired and hungry. Hubby ordered the fried seafood plate and I ordered the nabeyaki udon. The seafood plate was ok. The nabeyaki udon was comforting, but perhaps that was due to our long journey. The udon was really good, al dente and not soggy. But the chicken was dry and had a funky taste, which is odd with dark meat. Also, it was overloaded with bean sprouts and bamboo shoot. The soup was good, but a bit too sweet. I'm sure their korean dishes would have been much better. read more

W e ate at Restaurant Osaka for lunch. The prices was not bad for lunch. My wfe ate fried rice and Korean chicken. My daughter ate the loco moco and I ate the fried rice with chicken katsu. Service was good. The food was very tasty. The fried rice was actually made like how I think fried rice should be made. Not like the kind you find at china town express or panda express read more

Hubby loved his nabiyaki but I thought the tempura was horrible. Like the worst tempura ever. The miso soup was good and they had quick service and good hot tea. read more

Went in on a Sunday afternoon. Service was slow. Ordered saimin. It took 20 minutes and wasn't tasty at all. Will not be coming back and can't recommend this place to anyone. read more

If you like bibimbap in the hot stone pot, then this is the only place I believe that serves it that way. Their Korean food is Ok but prices on the higher side. read more