I made my initial visit to Shiggy's which is situated in a small strip mall, Kingsgate Plaza; it's on the corner of Dillingham Street and North King Street, adjacent to the 7-Eleven. It is an old school bento shop...not sure how long they've been there...maybe a couple of years. I got a Chicken Karaage Bento, Spam Musubi, and a Daifuku, a traditional Japanese confection which the owner ( I am assuming it was Shiggy-san ) highly recommended. The bento was $11. Three decent sized pieces of fried chicken and well seasoned. It came with a hot dog, Spam slice, and a slice of Tamagoyaki. Filling with the right amount of proteins and rice. Spam Musubi was better than most. Not a fan of spam but on a musubi or in a bento...I won't toss it or give it to someone. The soy sauce glaze was sweeter than most and quite good. The daifuku was the type one will see at Nijiya Market or Donki...flown in from Japan. And it was excellent. Hours are listed Monday thru Saturday, from 500a till 600p on Apple Maps but Shiggy ( I hope it was him as he was a really nice guy ) said they are usually open at 430a. I don't recall exactly but I believe he also mentioned they close around 400p. I'll get the scoops on my next visit. Parking stalls in front of the entrance. There is also underground parking accessible in between the row of storefronts and Jiffy Lube. Enter and exit either via Dillingham or N. King. read more

Shiggy’s - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Always welcoming, lots of good looking bentos. I always come in and get da 3.99$ bento if, in fact I always buy 2 of them lol. Portion is priced very well thats why im here at least once or twice a week! Definitely worth it! read more

Shiggy’s - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Such a sweet old Japanese man. I'm not too sure if he's the owner. Pretty good bento. Picked up an $11 bento. Go ahead and visit him, you'll definitely put a smile on his face as soon as u walk in. Always support da hustle and guarantee support local, ALWAYS. read more

Shiggy’s - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Always in search for Kohakuto. The Japanese Agar-Agar sugar treat. Difficult to make the authentic way. So far Sachi Sweets is my favorite. However, a close runner up is the Kohakuto made by Shiggy's. I picked up a bag of Shiggy's Kohakuto first at a Soccer fundraiser in front of Walmart. Multiple flavors were available. I selected the variety bag of Grape, Bubble Gum and Lychee. Every flavor was subtle, but it is sweet. After all it's made with sugar. I wanted to find the store location and thankfully my Yelp buddy Donna O. was the first to review this place! Lucky! Jackpot! We found bags of Kohakuto there. Many flavors as well. Of course I picked up a variety of flavors. Donna got a stash as well lol. I'm a bad influence here. We met Shige (sp. ?) of Shiggy's. A very polite and nice man with a Japanese accent. He is very personable and full of Aloha. He kept apologizing to us as he was preparing 800 bentos for pick up. We were not in a rush so we told him not to worry as we were looking at everything in the store / restaurant. See pictures for menu and goodies available for takeout. Great bentos, snacks, and service here. Support local. 4.5/5 stars read more

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Homemade by Shiggy... Early morning drop off for mom at her appointment as me up at em in the early morning without breakfast to start my work day isn't something unusual though since it's still early I thought Shiggy's would be perfect since I'm in the area. Shiggy's is located in Kingsgate Plaza which sits on a super busy intersection of Dillingham, Liliha and N King Street that has Jollibee prominent view from the street has entrances from either end though with the current rail construction can make it quite a challenge at times but with lots of free parking it's still a great place to grab some grub. Even at the early morning they have various bentos ready to go but it's their "Moning Special" for me with scrambled eggs, spam or Portuguese sausage and rice for $7.99 is quite pricey considering their right next door to 7 Eleven just knowing it's freshly made is what has me drooling. It didn't take very long and it was all ready to go packed with everything that I needed...my super sad moment once I had ready to go I dropped it...the whole bento flipped over upside down with nothing to save...WAH!!! The Portuguese sauce was shaped like Spam which is what I though I got but I never got to taste it at all sadly but will be back to this lovely place with a delightful Japanese guy doing it all is quite amazing. Thank you! read more

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Great service and the friendliest owner! Had great homemade candy and jerky. The bentos are also delicious and reasonably priced. read more

Update on Shiggy on Friday my Manager is finally retiring lol. So I ordered couple of bentos for his going away party . Mr.Shiggy's requires only couple days in order to put in a custom order . Basically I ordered the Fish and shrimp tempura bento @ $10.95 then I added spam, Hot dog, and sweet egg Shiggy's-San charged me $13.95 which was great . Everyone at the gathering said that the bento was very delicious and filling. I highly recommend Shiggy's located at the corner of Dillingham and King St. next door to 7-11 and Jolibee . He also sells a breakfast bento for $3.99 which you can't beat the price . It comes with an egg , spam , hot dog over a bed of sushi rice . Support local read more

Shiggy’s - Customer bento - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great customer service! Owner operator is so nice! Food is very delicious too! It was 6 am that I got there but there was some bento ready. Highly recommend this establishment read more

7-28-2023 Vegetable Tempura; The texture was gummy. The taste was ok. Inari sushi; Flavor was in the aburaage ( tofu wrapper ). It was light on the vinegar flavor and not too sweet. I'm not sure if It was Shiggy at the counter. He was very friendly and kept thanking me for the monetary tip I left. Overall, I will be back. Enjoy. read more

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Takeout breakfast and lunch in Honolulu, Hawaii... My friend, Donna O., was First To Review a little over a year and a half ago. I also read great reviews by Craig T. and Sharon M. Thanks for the information! When I took my niece, mom, and sister to S7 Icy Bubble at Kingsgate Plaza (corner of Dillingham and King Street), I was reminded that I should go to Shiggy's. The big yellow sign in the window, "$3.99" is eye catching! Located next to 7-Eleven, Shiggy's shares the same free parking lot with Jollibee and Jiffy Lube. The cozy, clean shop has a large table filled with ready-to-go bentos and sides. The display case has some desserts and banchan. They also have a refrigerator filled with cold drinks. I decided to get the $3.99 special bento. It has a red hotdog, slice of spam, tamagoyaki, Furikake, red ginger, and takuan on a bed of white rice. I also got the Unagi Bowl and the tofu nuggets with katsu sauce. I liked everything! The spam in the $3.99 bento was on the sweet side. The Unagi had some scrambled egg on the rice. The tofu nuggets didn't really need sauce, but the sauce made it a bit more fun! Service was very polite, efficient and cheerful! I think I saw Shiggy - he was smiling and energetic! This positive experience makes me want to return! read more

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I go CHANCE 'EM!!!!! Das what I said to myself after seeing da pic of an Unagi Bowl that my Yelp buddy - Da FAMOUS Auntie Nadine C. had posted on Yelp! At first, I thought this bento joint was located in Wahiawa, as I guess I got confused with Shiggy's vs. Shige Saimin Stand in Wahiawa.......(sorry old people problems! Old folks get confused Yo!) Lol!!! Shiggy's is located at da Kingsgate Plaza in Kalihi, da shop is sandwiched between a 7-Eleven store (and no, I did not sneak next door for a Garlic Chicken Musubi) & a discount T-Shirt shop. A nice little local hole-in-da-wall joint that sells pre-made bentos. They also sell a few drinks, & pastry items. I mainly came here for dat Unagi Bowl, as me digs Unagi!!! What can I say about da grindages? Buggah was broke da moufth ono!!!! When I picked up that Unagi bowl, da buggah was supah heavy! Besides the Unagi - (Freshwater Eel), underneath the eel was a nice fluffy bed of a scrambled egg, and a very generous portion of fluffy rice, topped with a side of Sansyo - (Japanese Pepper). I must say that the Unagi bowl was da perfect meal for a hearty breakfast in da morning, as the unagi sauce that was topped on the freshwater eel had spilled on top of my egg, making it a wonderful, savory, lip-smackin' meal!!!! Ummmmmmmmmmmm, I like go back and eat another Unagi Bowl again! Lol! Shoooooooooooots den! If you're not into Unagi like Bruddah Fran, go check out da $3.99 Bento DEALAGES (see my pic)! Da $3.99 Bento looked pretty ono too. read more

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I randomly went into Shiggys the other day looking for a snack. I had dropped my husband off at physical therapy near kuakini and was honestly trying to go to yifang to get boba, when I realized they closed their iwilei location. So I pulled into the jollybee'a parking lot to come up with a plan. There's a s7 icy bubble that I'm not that fond of, but will go to if I'm desperate. And then on yelp I found shiggys. Shiggy is the guy who used to(?) maybe still does (?) stand in the kahala times and make sushi. I remember he made these ume, radish, sprout rolls that I loved, but really couldn't afford because it was like $5 for two little rolls. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that he has a little shop in kalihi. They offer things made to order and also offer grab and go things like little bentos and gyoza. If you go near closing, the prepared food is discounted. It's just a little to-go store. There aren't any tables to sit at and eat and it's a little run down. It has character haha. I'd be back for a snack. I hope he can still make those ume rolls. I'd splurge every now and then haha. read more

$399 famous bento? I thought had other bento's for $3.99 not just one egg/ hotdog /spam and rice. Went in and went out to next door to 711 now that's where the deals at! read more

Love Love Love Shiggy's! I thought of not reviewing Shiggy's because I wanted to keep it a secret, but the food is so good I can't keep quiet. Located in the plaza with Jiffy Lube, Jolibee and 7-Eleven at the intersection of Dillingham / Liliha & King Street. Lots of free parking in the private parking lot. More parking is available down the ramp across from Jiffy Lube. Open early, Shiggy's offers teri Spam musubi, siumai, veggie spring rolls, potato croquette, gyoza, kalbi bowl (so good) and fried shrimp. I have had all of these one time or another and I keep going back. The perfect breakfast. The sauce Shiggy puts on the Spam is sweet and compliments the saltiness of the Spam, perfectly. (I usually don't care for Spam that has been sauced, but I really like this one.) A Spam musubi, a veggie spring roll and a veggie croquette, packed neatly into one container is my go-to bento. The siumai and gyoza are tasty. Shiggy's items are more a bit $$, it makes it hard to eat there often. I haven't been able to take advantage of the $3.99 famous bento. One day. read more

Shiggy’s - Seasoned spam musubi, vegetable spring roll, veggie croquette. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Shiggy's has awesome customer service...I was in a bind this past Saturday because another place screwed up my pickup day so I stopped by Shiggy's. Although he had already closed & was starting to clean up, the owner accommodated my request & made 10 Shiggy's bentos (only$3.99/so reasonable in these times) in about 10 mins. I kept apologizing for keeping him but the owner smiled & reassured me that as long as I was willing to wait he'd make the order. So Shiggy's totally saved the day & provided low priced delicious bentos for $3.99 that everyone loved!!! You can believe I'll be sending way more business their way & trying their other menu items... read more

We ordered the $3.99 bentos for my daughter's birthday party. They were super awesome and took a phone order the same day for 15 bentos and made it fresh. The bento was super simple with rice, tamago, spam, and hot dog. The kids loved it. The shop itself is smaller and you just grab the bentos and go. It is definitely worth it to buy the $3.99 bento for any event that you may have. read more

We were in the area and found this spot. They were previously at Kahala Times and now have their own shop in Kalihi at the corner of North King Street and Dillingham Boulevard next to the 7-Eleven store. The lady working the register was very nice and friendly. They have many pre-made bentos, donburi, bowls, sushi, appetizers and musubis. They have such a great variety and even have a microwave for heating them up in the shop. Inside, they have a table full of bentos to the left and a chiller on the right for the sushi, bachan, and soba noodles. If you prefer to have your order made fresh, they will make it as long as you are willing to wait. You walk in and don't even know where to begin because there are so many choices. This a great place for a variety of food to choose from and it's great for a quick grab! What is also great is that their prices are fairly reasonable! read more

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The owner is very happy that me and my friend buy food from him and the service was excellent

Owner is very friendly. Variety of bentos to choose from, along with plate lunches and such. There is breakfast too. The place is small with some tables. Overall the prices are reasonable and the food we got was hot and fresh. I even tried the ramune drink. read more

Shiggy’s - Ramune - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I made a stop at the Kalihi's Jolibee and noticed a Brick and Mortar Shiggy's! It's located at the Kingsgate Plaza right next to 7-11 store. It's in the old location of Red Ribbon Bakery in the same shopping complex as Jolibee and Jiffy Lube. It's where the two streets meet, N. King Street and Dillingham Blvd. It was a small place and nothing fancy but a place for their food preparation which they also sell at the Times Supermarket's location in McCully, Liliha and Kahala. He has a helper but he was alone after the lunch hours. He appeared to be the owner and was such a kind older man. He said it gets really busy during the morning hours and some of his customers buy musubis since they open at 6am. He had some bentos available when I stopped by after lunch, but if not, he can make it for you as you wait. There were some of the desserts in the display case but decided to try the Mabo Tofu. It was a nice 8 oz size for $5.99. Actually I really liked it! It was tasty with pork, onion, tofu, chili paste, shoyu, black bean, rice topped with green onions! The rice was really good too. Shiggy's is open from Monday through Saturday from 6am-4pm! I can't believe they were opened since January of this year! I'm sure they get a lot foot traffic from all the bus riders, near by residents and businesses. Good to know they are open so early if you need a bento or snack for breakfast or lunch and they are closed by 4pm. Although finding parking in a busy parking lot can be challenging. I was able to find a parking stall right in front. There were some underground parking, but I didn't feel so safe parking underneath. It's not so lit and kind of dark. I love to support small local businesses and will try his chicken katsu curry or or chicken karaage next. I have supported and purchased some of their foods/sushi at the Time's McCully location. I really enjoyed the Mabo Tofu today! Thanks for reading my review =) read more

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I got 12 mini bentos and the unagi bowl. Mini bentos were for a sports snack. The unagi bowl was for us to share and it was soooooo good. We couldn't stop saying "omg this is so good" lol. Customer service was excellent! The old Japanese man was so accommodating and such a sweetheart. we will definitely be back! read more

Did a catering with Shiggys and the owner shiggy is so humble and loving. Worked with me for my dads funeral! And alot of people said it was so good the portions and the taste. My gf said it was old school for her and very good!! read more

I recognized the name of the shop, as I've seen their food in Times. I decided to stop in and take a look. The gentleman that was working promptly greeted me and started a conversation. I decided to get a bento, tofu nuggets, and a spicy ahi bowl... all for around $25. The tofu nuggets are delicious read more

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Super nice and friendly owners. They had the cheapest bentos we could find for my brother's funeral service. They accommodated 175 bentos on short notice. For the price I wasn't expecting much but I thought it was ʻono! Especially the spam! I am happy to support this small mom and pop and I hope this review may entice others to support them, too. Mahalo! read more

We ordered breakfast for a board meeting and it was cheap, filling, and nearby! They were able to accommodate our early morning order and were helpful. Its a small shop so get in quick, order, and you're ready to move on in your day. read more

Great small hole in the wall for grab and go bentos sushi musubi etc. They are in the plaza behind Jollibee and jiffy lube. There is small parking there also can park downstairs if needed. Bentos are good, pork katsu (tonkatsu) was good, their potato mac salad is really good and flavorful. I usually dislike mac salads and opt to get toss or no mac but here it's good. Shrimp tempura/fried fish combo also good. Fish I think is japanese aji (horse mackeral) my favorite small fish to eat from Japan and when in Japan besides toro chutoro bluefin. If you can wait which is highly recommended, then order your bento fresh made to order. If you can't wait grab and go will be cold so won't be as crispy etc. My only reason for 4 out of 5. If I waited and was hot and crisp for sure 5 stars. I'll be back again read more

Shiggy’s - Tonkatsu (Pork Katsu) - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Shiggy's is a great Japanese-style bento spot. I got the $3.99 special, which came with one slice of teriyaki glazed spam, one hot dog, one thick slice of tamagoyaki, one slice of kamaboko, and takuan. Everything was cooked perfectly. The short grain rice was abundant and fluffy, although slightly soft from residual steaming. Spam was lightly pan fried, and not burnt to a crisp. By bento standards, everything else felt pretty standard. All things considered, this is much better than something you can get from 7-Eleven. For $4, I have no complaints. The area is a little rough, but the uncle working the register was very friendly. I'll be back to check out some of their more premium items on the menu read more

Shiggy’s - Spam and hot dog bento - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Purchased this at Times McCully. The Tamago Nigiri and Inari Sushi. The rice is terrible. It's like mushed or clumped together. Like mochi rice. With the high ratings here for Shiggy's I hope today was just a bad day for them! But isn't there any quality control person in the kitchen? I wouldn't have let this go on the shelves. read more

Shiggy’s - The rice was terrible today mushy like a clump! - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Stumbled upon this hole in the wall while yelping for a bento place near me. Located inside the small shopping center in Kalihi (where jollibee is), Shiggy's offers ready to go bentos and made to order bentos and menu items. There is ample parking in the small shopping area. Everything was reasonably priced and if there is a bento that's not ready to go, you can order from the chef and he will make it fresh! I picked up a unagi Don that was ready, but they didn't have a kalbi Don so he made it for me. It was ready in under 10 minutes! I took my dons to work to share with my boss and we split the kalbi and unagi to make our own little donburi. The kalbi was very flavorful and not tough to chew at all. I loved that it was easy to eat and wasn't tough to chew, perfect for eating while working. The unagi was well sauced and decent sized pieces. The entire Don was also covered with a fluffy and tasty egg. Almost like a dashi scrambled egg. For $10.99 each Don, this was a steal!! There was a good layer of rice and huge scoop of red ginger. But, SO much kalbi/ unagi. It wasn't the typical 3 pieces of meat, but it covers the bowl. Since my boss and I both eat small portions, there was enough leftover as a snack or another small meal. Service was quick and excellent. I was greeted when I walked in and felt welcomed. The yellow painted walls made the space feel cheery and bright. There isn't tables or chairs for sitting down to enjoy, but it's a great place to go and grab a meal when you're on the go. read more

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Was craving an unagi don after doing some hiking earlier in the day. Shiggy is such a sweet man! If the item you want isn't already on the table, he can make it fresh. The wait wasn't too long either. Cravings satisfied! read more

Shiggy’s - Unagi rice bowl & shrimp katsu - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Tried the pork lumpia, beef sukiyaki and the egg tamago with rice and they were all delicious. My wife loved the beef sukiyaki because the rice was flavored with a teriyaki sauce that was really tasty. The owner seemed very nice. read more

We were looking for 50 bentos to serve after a small funeral service for a family member on the Friday after Thanksgiving. We were all set for a particular place, but they were not open on the funeral day. Looking through the Yelp reviews, we saw the reviews for Shiggy's. At first, we thought only a little about the place because we had never heard about it and had no clue where it was. As we reviewed the options, we decided to take a closer look at Shiggy's because it was close to the funeral. We had enough time, so we decided to stop by and order a sample bento. It was on Veterans Day and before driving all the way to Shiggy's from Mililani, we decided to call to see if it was open. Shiggy said he was open for the day but would close early, around noon, because it was a holiday. He offered to make what we wanted to order so we did not have to wait when we arrived. We did not take him up on the offer but decided to go down to check out the menu choices. We ordered 10 kalbi bentos, 20 chicken katsu bentos, and 20 shrimp and fish bentos for the funeral, and two bentos to sample. We loved the bento samples and felt more confident about ordering them for the funeral. We especially liked that Shiggy said we could pay when we picked up the bentos. It was trusting us. However, a few days before the funeral, we went down and paid for the order. Throughout the whole process, Shiggy's friendliness, kindness, and pride were so genuine. Even the friends who picked up the bentos for us on the day of the funeral mentioned how friendly and appreciative they were. The food was great, the price was very reasonable, and the whole experience was so positive. Shiggy's does not distribute a menu, but you can see one online. We highly recommend Shiggy's for catering bentos. read more

The guy in there was so rude. Came out while I was looking around told me in an upsetting voice to pick a bento from the table and go cuz he's so busy. Then when I asked for gyozas said "no don't got nothing today just go" just rude read more

Loved all of Shiggy's yummy bentos, sushi and musubi when he was at Time's but now he has his own storefront and it's still delicious and affordable! Go support Shiggy-san! read more

I flipped out when my total was $4.18 for a full size bento, and it tasted good too! The man who works here is super sweet. Def gonna try more things. read more

I love Shiggys! Perfect place to swing by for a filling and Ono, flavorful Bento. There's many options that he has, and he somehow manages to keep prices reasonable as well, despite inflation! His breakfast bentos are my favorite thing to get from here. He's always friendly and makes convo with us when we come by. read more

I was getting my car oil changed at jiffy's and I decided to drop in. No one was at the front and the food looked like it had been sitting out for a very long time. Don't recommend it looks so sketchy! read more

Loved Shiggy's mini inari sushi,spam musubi, tamago sushi etc .The inari sushi was so juicy and delicious , I had to go back 3 times in 3 days. Shiggy' is so nice and friendly.Can't seem to get enough of the love and goodness in theses delicious morsels of food.Can't wait to go back next week for more. Thank you Shiggy for sharing your delicious food with the community . read more

Walked in at 5:40 today and snagged a spicy ahi bento. It's a solid meal at 5oz, topped with spicy ahi, imitation crab, and shredded egg omelette with some nori in the middle. Something about the spicy ahi here makes me nostalgic for younger days. The toppings are all great and the sushi rice is excellent. The shop uses eco friendly disposable chopsticks which is a nice touch! read more

The food here is OK. I like that they are open early, and have a variety ready to go. Although I am not crazy about the location, I have decided a couple of times not to get out of my car because of the sketchy people, but there is a lot of parking. Some of the food I tried... The $3.99 snack bento. Hot dog, egg, and spam over rice. The egg is pre-made, not the best taste or texture, and the spam was awful. Overcooked and hard. The Chicken Katsu Curry bento was good, nice flavor. Mabo Tofu Bento was rather bland. Garlic Fried Rice is good, but the portion seems small for the price. The spam musubi bento was ok. The musubi itself was good, but the spring roll and croquette was the pre made frozen type, so nothing special. Overall, it's an alternative for me, but definitely not my first choice. Food is hit or miss, but I know what I like to order, and what to avoid. read more

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