Maguro-Ya is the most dependable Japanese eatery for fresh seafood dishes in Kaimuki. This is my…read morego-to restaurant when I have out of town guests or a special occasion or event to celebrate. Comfortable setting insures a pleasant meal. Wait help are friendly, courteous, and knowledgeable of their menu items. I try to order something I never had before to add to my repertoire and Maguro-Ya hasn't let me down. I enjoy the no frills, laid back and nothing loud or distracting almost like eating at home with an outstanding chef preparing your epicurean delights. Try Maguro-Ya and you will just love this place.

Lunch in Kaimuki, Honolulu, Hawai'i…read more.. I had walked past Maguro-Ya many times, on my way to other restaurants on Waialae Avenue. Somehow, I was there at the wrong time, or I didn't have a plan to go to Maguro-Ya. This time, we made a decision to meet for lunch. We didn't have a reservation. I parked in the residential area for free and walked a couple of blocks to the restaurant. Service was very polite and efficient. The interior was cozy and seemed authentic. I didn't feel any air-conditioning, so drinking hot tea was a bit challenging. I let my miso soup cool off before I drank it. I got the Maguro Zukushi Teishoku ($1.50 less during lunch vs. dinner) because it had a variety of Maguro: grilled, deep fried, and raw. I could taste the miso flavor on the grilled fish. I appreciated the crunchy breading on the ahi katsu. The sashimi was fresh! The assortment of sides and beautiful presentation was worth the visit to this established eatery! Thank you for the wonderful experience!

This is the first time we visited this location, we have frequented the old university location and…read moreloved it. A small takeout only place with tables full of delicious looking musubis and bento. For musubi - we had the mentaiko mayo, tuna mayo, natto and ume; they were all delicious with generous amount of toppings. We also got the grilled salmon and miso salmon bentos, they were beautifully presented and tasty. Sorry, I was too excited to eat and forgot to take pictures. They have recently started to serve curries, the pictures look awesome; we will definitely come back and try them. They a few parking spaces in the front, and they open really early at 7:00 am.

Mai Musubi has a sister company Umai Curry operating the same days if only from 1100a till 700p…read moreTuesday thru Sunday. Closed on Mondays. Mai Musubi is open from 700a to 100p; also, Monday - Saturday. Sundays, it is just curry from 1100a till 600p They offer classic Japanese Curry Bentos; from potato croquettes to chicken karaage. I ordered online, via Square Up...I have an account...and had takeaway Tonkatsu Curry. It was standard fare. The tonkatsu was somewhere in between tender and tough. Served with red pickles.

Yohei Sushi Restaurant opened in 1990 in Kalihi by founder/sushi chef Kazuto Obara and his wife who…read morehad immigrated to Hawaii from Hiroshima in the 1970's. It was his dream to open his own authentic Japanese restaurant using his special omakase experience from Japan and one of the first authentic sushi restaurants in Honolulu. It was a concept of "bringing Japan's finest to Hawaii" with a desire to "build a bridge between the two cultures of Japan and Hawaii." In 2018, operations were taken over by Testsuya Matsuda. A 2nd location was opened in Kahala in Jan 2024 by Hiroshima Mazda, whose specialty is traditional Japanese sushi (or omakase). Yohei Sushi 's menu offerings include: * Teishoku (or set meal). Comes with miso soup, rice, Japanese pickles, cold soba noodles, seasonal side dish. Main entrees are sashimi, tempura, maguro, misoyaki butterfish, ahi steak, saba. Salmon, ahi belly, katsu, and more. * Sushi Bar. With miso soup. Menu offerings are deluxe & standard assorted sushi, maguro don, Chirashi sushi. * Noodles. Choice of udon or soba with various combinations, e.g., nabeyaki, tempura, tororo, tanuki, zaru, kitsune, tori, tukimi, kake, and ojiya udon. Also, combo meals of tendon/noodle, sushi/noodle; and donburi of unaju, oyako don and ten-ju. * Side order & ala carte. Includes sashimi, chawanmushi, ika, shinkomori, murokyu, soft shell crab, miuzuku, Hiyahakko, edamame, tempura. Ahi belly katsu, misoyaki butterfish, saba, seafood tempura, maguro temprta, ahi steak, salmon. We've had the following: * Tendon and Noodle. Deep fried tempura of shrimp and assorted veggies in a rice bowl with sauce & hot udon. Very filling and tasty! * Tempura Teishoku. This teishoku had 3 large pieces of fried tempura shrimp and assorted veggies, e.g., carrot, eggplant, green beans, pumpkin, that were light and non-oily. Our teishoku meals came with pickled veggies, cold soba, rice, and miso soup with lots of wakame and radish sprouts. Very flavorful! They also offered a complimentary birthday scoop of ice cream with a dollop of an as a topping, which was refreshing and paired well! * Maguro Tempura Teishoku. Hubby's choice of fried tempura tuna set, and he noted that there were 8 large tender pieces of maguro that was lightly fried and non-oily. Very delicious and filling! * Unagi nigiri. The unagi was so flaky, tender, and light and had the right amount of sauce. Loved it! The presentation of the meals was beautifully plated with real, authentic Japanese small dish bowls and plates. The food was of good quality and very flavorful! Customer service was excellent! Diners are greeted by staff upon entering and thanked when leaving. The old-time servers were very patient, attentive, welcoming, and gracious! Our food orders came out in a timely manner, and the servers, with smiles, frequently asked if everything was okay and if we needed anything else. Hours of operation are: lunch daily from 11a to 2p, dinner from 5p to 9p, closed Wed. Happy hour is from Thurs to Tues from 1:30p to 5p. Located in Kokea Center that looks like a run-down strip mall at Dillingham Blvd and Kokea St, the restaurant interior has a great ambiance as if you were dining in Japan, as it is comfortable and welcoming. It was amazing to see almost every table was taken by dining customers. Reservations are a must, as people are turned away. Good thing I called for lunch reservations at 12:15p on a weekday, which was tha last table available. And the restaurant was packed the entire time that we were there! Free parking in the private lot shared by other businesses, as well as metered street parking. Yohei Sushi has been successful over the past years in its presentation, flavors, taste, and customer service, and we hope to return to try different menu offerings!

TL;DR A terrific…read moreJapanese restaurant with high-quality set courses. ----- Yohei is a quintessential Japanese restaurant in the heart of Honolulu. The food is delicious, the presentation is on point, and the service is attentive and friendly. There are many great Japanese spots in Honolulu, and Yohei is certainly one of them. During my most recent visit, I ordered the Shrimp and Maguro Tempura Teishoku. I've never had tuna tempura before, so I decided to try it. The teishoku comes with several small side dishes, the tempura, doba, rice, and miso soup. It's a solid amount of food. Everything was oishikatta, and I left the restaurant feeling full. The tempura was airy, crunchy, and cooked to perfection. The soba noodles were chewy and springy, and the side dishes nicely complimented the main courses. I enjoyed it all! There are so many Japanese options in Honolulu, but I will certainly be back to Yohei at some point.

I had been fasting all day and just came from a harrowing procedure ( to me anyway!) and follow up…read moretests. Mark Y. and I were starving. We walked the block to go get lunch at Nicky's food truck. As luck would have it there was no food truck to be found. So Mark suggested Irifune. Irifune is a plate lunch take out window in downtown. There is seating in front. And , btw, who doesn't love a sign saying "shut up and eat"?! We placed our order and waited. They informed diners via a small oddly placed sign that there is 1 cook and 1 helper so the wait could be 15 minutes. Plenty of folks ahead of us and all were waiting patiently. When our number was called ( which we could barely hear) we grabbed our boxes and walked back around the block. I ordered the ginger pork. It was served with a little dollop of spinach/garlic/ginger paste on top. The paste was super concentrated so a little went a long way...good thing because there was a hefty portion of sliced pork. Also included in the plate lunch was rice (of course) , green salad, and little dessert of mango and papaya in a light cream sauce. Mark had the katsu curry with rice and greens. Very tasty . He was a bit bummed to not get dessert. And to be honest we both would have liked Mac salad as a substitution for the greens. Overall everything was very good, price was reasonable, and the location is super close.

Stopped here today for the first time with Joe K. We were planning on grabbing a plate lunch from…read moreNicky's Lunch Wagon but they weren't there, they must've ran an out of food early. My memory of Irifune is eating at the restaurant when they were in Kapahulu and always had a love for their Garlic Ahi, that dish was AMAZING! I was sad when they closed. Today's meal was pretty great too. I had the Chicken Katsu Curry and Joe had the Ginger Pork. Both plates had a hefty amount of food so it hit the spot since we were both starving. A couple of nits I have is the lettuce in the tossed salad was still very wet, which drastically watered down the dressing and made it very bland. The greens itself was fresh though. I really wish they gave the option of having a mac salad instead of the toss. They might but there was no mention of it on any of the menus? All in all a good lunch spot in downtown and it's only about a 1 minute or so walk from where I live, I have no excuse for not coming back!

Cutest bento - and they taste delicious, too!…read more Twice I have had these at luncheon events and both times, they have been so ono. The little dessert that comes with it, also amazing. I made sure to grab the name so I can order these for my next office event!!

A friend told us about this place so we went this week to try it out. We got one order of the…read moresalmon bento as it looked good. When we had it to try for lunch we were surprised at how salty and flat the salmon tasted. Barely edible as it didn't taste good to us and the side dishes were unusually salty and vinagery. The rice was good, but we couldn't finish the salmon and threw most of it out. We didn't care for the expensive Rinka lunch that we tried in Kakaako in the Spring of this year so we probably won't return to either. The salmon bento was $20 so it isn't a cheap bento box.

Excellent food, get there early. Haven't had anything bad on the menu…read more Roughly $25/head Regular tonkatsu plate is enough for 2 people or 1 very hungry person Reheats well

Nice takeout spot located in pioneer plaza's food court on the ground floor of the building. Their…read morefood is pretty good and made fresh to order. Mini tonkatsu curry is my go to. Service is friendly and efficient and they package up your order very well. Been here a few times and will continue to as their food is good and prices are decent.

What a great location! Located in Salt Kakaako…read more If you are in a rush, I would call ahead or make an online order. The food is cooked to order so it may take a bit longer. My favorites here are the fish. Any fish they cook has been delicious! Also, I'm a huge fan of their Ebi sandwich. It's quite a lot and very good! Get side fries too! I love how they change their side salad or pasta and it's not always the same. If you want to drink beer, they have some good choices. Dine in or dine outside. All comes in plate lunch style.

Customer service was quick and the food came out pretty quick, as well. I went during an off-time,…read moremaybe around 6ish on a Saturday? It wasn't busy at all. Usually, this place is pretty busy with no seating available. I'm a little disappointed in the presentation of the food. The katsu plate was $16 and it was underwhelming. The Pioneer Saloon near Diamond Head gives a little more food.

They always do it so well. There's good proportions, I think it's worth the price. I can make two…read moremeals out of it if I'm not scarfing it down. I always get the same thing ahaha!

Update 8/10/26 craving for curry rice lately. My wife…read morewatches Korean dramas a lot and I seen the Korean shows eating lots of curry rice . So today I ordered their curry rice it was great and very filling. Lots of beef with equal amount of potatoes and carrots . Side order of gyoza and fried Calamari. My wife had their shrimp fried rice also big portion . The taste was ok was lacking something although. Very convenient place for a fast ramen or curry craving. Service was fast and friendly. Support local