9/26/26 Been coming back regularly since they opened years ago Their Garlic Chicken is a favorite Cheat Day treat I'm a senior citizen now Wish they'd change with the times, as has my diet, by offering fresh greens, as an option, on the plate lunches 5 Stars for the Best Garlic Chicken! read more

@fortunefoodfinds: "Just CHICKEN in! A Mini Garlic Chicken Plate Lunch, Mini Tonkatsu + Teri Beef Bento, n' a Keiki Bento including Korean Chicken, a Hot Dog, n' Spam from SUGOI located in Kalihi. It's been forever since I had their garlic chicken, which is my go-to. Eating it again confirmed that I missed you! SERVICE: friendly n' fully staffed INTERIOR: step-in to order, walk over to the left side if you plan dine-in, good amount of tables but can get filled up fast during rush hour EXTERIOR: in the same plaza as Ubae n' Kamehameha Bakery WAIT TIME: helped out within a few mins, 10 mins between placing order to receiving food PARKING: free lot, narrow spaces OVERALL COMMENTS: used to come here often for either their regular or spicy garlic chicken. Tastes just the same as before, good garlicky flavor, crunchy, n' even the mini size was enough to feed two. The Mac salad was a good flavor balance. The mini bento that included the tonkatsu was unfortunately dry n' hard. However, the Teri beef was very well marinated n' tender. It made up for it. Got a keiki bento, which had a lil' bit of everything. If you're looking for a bento for your kids, catering, tasty Teri beef, yuMmmy garlic chicken, n' their garlic chicken sauce bottled then this is the spot! read more

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I was expecting a wait time when I ordered my food, but my food came out so fast. I ordered the mini hamburger steak and I couldn't finish my Mac salad and rice. The price was worth the portion that they gave. They have a dine in area and a lot of seats were open during lunch time. I took a bite of the garlic chicken from my co worker and it was so good. Not dry at all. I'm slightly watching what I eat so I couldn't order that read more

Sugoi - Mini Hamburger Steak - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Update on Sugoi for lunch I called in a phone order 3x mini garlic chicken and 1x mini pork cutlet. Lucky I did because like always they're slamming busy . There were couple of people waiting outside the door to get in . I asked them if they were waiting to order and they replied yes . So I advised them I have a phone order so I went straight to the counter saying phone order pick up . Great customer service my order was already done . So it was fast service in and out . Their garlic chicken is still good as I remembered I haven't been her for awhile Support local . read more

I haven't been here in years and since I was in the area I decided to do a takeout order to bring to coworkers. Of course I got the garlic chicken! The mini size has a generous portion and the chicken was as flavorful and crispy as I remembered. I walked in around 10:30a and was helped at the counter right away. Service was fast and friendly and I was headed out with hot fresh food in less than 10 mins. read more

Sugoi - Entrance - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Whenever I go to Waikiki, I always make a stop at Sugoi for their mochiko chicken. Mochicko chicken can be somewhat hard to find because not all Hawaiian establishments offer it, but Sugoi makes it perfectly. For this trip I went on my way to the airport with initial plans to get some bentos to eat at the airport or on the plane. Unfortunately, when I went they ran out of mochiko chicken! I opted for the sesame chicken which is still good! It was my first time ordering their sesame chicken and it tasted very similar to the mochiko chicken which was a plus, though I could tell it wasn't the mochiko chicken I was craving for months. The bento is nice since it comes with a few other small items so you don't get sick of eating nonstop chicken and fortunately the container isn't overloaded with rice. Parking can be a bit tricky since there are other businesses in the area and the place can get busy around lunchtime so it is best to arrive early! Hopefully the next time I head to Oahu I can satisfy my mochiko chicken craving! read more

Sugoi - Large sesame chicken bento - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Come here whenever I can to get their garlic chicken - my favorite! So flavorful and cooked perfectly. I also did catering here too. Reasonable pricing, still great taste even when ordering pans of food, they delivered too. Everything went smoothly. Definitely recommend Sugoi!!! read more

Still think they have the best garlic chicken. I normally don't order anything else on their menu except for the garlic chicken regular plate. The plate is a bit pricey, but definitely worth it and the portions are pretty big. The skin is so crispy and the garlic is out of this world. Lots of parking near other establishments. Lots of table to dine on and the restrooms are located in a hallway a few stores down to the left side if you're facing Sugoi's front doors. read more

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My friends and I went there because a couple years ago, I went and ordered a garlic chicken plate and thought it was very good. My buddy ordered a garlic chicken bento and they gave us some garlic chicken, beef and hot dog. This time the chicken was pretty dry and not enough of the sweet sticky garlicky sauce. The beef was dry and very salty. The hot dog was pretty bad. Very disappointed that the quality of food went down hill. Will not be coming back nor recommend it to friends. Too many good garlic fried chicken at other places so this is now off my list. read more

Sugoi - Supposedly a garlic chicken bento box. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Very nonchalant. They look at you judgmental. Not welcoming. Very rushing. Don't recommend at all.

One of the best Garlic Chicken places!!! You can order to go or there's an eating area that has open seating tables and cleaning wipes so you can clean up afterwards. The staff is friendly and service is fast. I love this place! read more

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Sugoi is the best. My order was fast, accurate, and complete. Sugoi is the best! I love their breakfast with the famous Sugoi Sweet Teriyaki BBQ chicken...NOT JOKING!! It's the best! read more

Decided to try this place out for lunch on a Thursday. We did a pickup order. I ordered a mini plate with Spicy garlic Ahi tuna. It comes with white rice and mac salad. But you can upgrade the rice to noodles or fried rice for an extra charge. My fish came with a spicy sauce, and it was delicious! Not too spicy but perfectly spicy. It paired amazing with the Ahi. The Ahi was perfectly cooked too. I was shocked at how good it was. I heard great things about their chicken too, and I will have to try when I come back. Overall, I would return again. read more

Sugoi - Mini plate- spicy garlic Ahi (comes with white rice, mac salad) - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

One of the best garlic chicken in the island. Chill little spot.good service food comes out quick.

Haven't been to Sugoi since they first open. It's a walk up order counter so service was fast. Went at the start of the lunch hour and they handled the crowd like pros. Ordered the chow fun with garlic chicken. Chow fun with a lot of goodies. It was like chow fun with side order garlic chicken. Didn't realize chow fun had it's own plate and garlic chicken came in its own container. Lunch partner ordered the pork cutlet with mushroom gravy, rice and mac potato salad with some tuna in it. Pork cutlet was thinly sliced with slight crunchiness, gravy to dive for - delicious!! There are limited tables to sit and eat at. Parking get full fast so you may have to park in the large lot and walk in. Pros: Love the abundance of goodies in the look fun. The garlic chicken is the greatest and you can't say "where's the garlic". Tuna in the potato mac salad hits home like mom used to make. Con: Parking is bad. That's it. Would I go back? In a heart beat. read more

Sugoi - Chow fun with garlic chicken - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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We love the grinds here, but today I went change up what I normally get and went with the yakisoba. The garlic chicken is ALWAYS ACTION! But the yakisoba was just noodles with the usual things in it, just lacked and taste! Other than that tho service is always great and quick. Oh and the salad is action and I'm glad my mother in law bought side orders of it! Until next time keep up the great grinds! read more

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Mixed feeling about Sugois. They are really good. Love getting mixed plates and trays whenever I need to get something for potluck or parties. Their garlic chicken or spicy garlic chicken is one of the best. Space is bigger inside which gives it a lot of seating. It does get very packed during lunch hour, so ordering ahead with phone pick up is always important! Service is the one thing that is a mixed bag. Sometimes I'm in and out fast when it comes to my phone orders. Sometimes when I go in their, it takes like half an our when I already waited that long to get there. I understand sometimes it gets busy, but the excuses or situations that it happened in were interesting. A couple times they just hadn't made it yet and it was taking longer than expected. Another couple, the order got lost for some reason. I think they updated their systems so that doesn't happen much anymore. One time made me mad when they legit made everything and I was waiting. Then the guy put it to side and did a bunch of other stuff. And I thought "hmmm, maybe that wasn't mine." About ten minutes later I asked another waiter if that's the one for me. They checked it and they said "do you know everything you ordered?" Reiterated all of it and they went, "yup, this is yours?" And just handed it off and went on. And I was like "if it was ready, why wasn't it called? I checked in with the guy who put it down and everything". Good food, good lunch spot. Hopefully service has gotten better. read more

Ordered 100 combo bentos for a funeral reception. It included Garlic Chicken, Mahi Mahi and Teri Beef. Bento tasted okay but not amazing. Chicken was a bit on the dry side. Mahi Mahi was ok. The Teri Beef was pretty good. Was expecting better but overall satisfied. Owner was accommodating to let me order & pay after they closed for the day. Free delivery all the way to Mililani. There is 3% extra charge for credit card transactions so better to pay in cash for large orders. read more

Sugoi - Combo Bentos with Garlic Chicken, Mahi Mahi, and Teri Beef delivered to funeral (where photo was taken). - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

One of the guys at our office makes a run down to Sugoi's to pick up bentos for us every so often. As it was Tuesday, the large bento was on sale for $17.75 + tax. Three of us ordered the Korean Chicken bento while others ordered the salmon. My bento contained furikake rice, a split hot dog, a piece of BBQ meat and four or five large pieces of Fried Chicken and a slice of takuwan. I suspect they use pieces of Mochi Chicken or Garlic Chicken because I tried a piece before pouring on the sauce that was included. The sauce made it Korean (style chicken) and made the rice so tasty I had to eat all of it. It's a substantial meal. I ate half for lunch on Tuesday and the other half on Wednesday. For me, that came to less than $10/day, a deal in today's environment. Recommended! read more

Sugoi - Korean Fried Chicken Bento. (The container of sauce is not in the picture.) - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Just got back to the island and bought all the sauce they had in stock AGAIN!! Lol if ur on the island this chicken is a must!! This is coming home with ME!! read more

Sugoi - Spicy Garlic Chicken - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Some friends recommended Sugoi for their Garlic Chicken. We had to try it out. Sugoi located in the warehouse district close to Young's Fish Market, Kamehameha Bakery, etc. Side of Chicken (Crispy Garlic) [4/5]. This is what "they are known for!" The food took several minutes to fry up. It was piping hot and crispy. There was juicy garlic sauce in the box. The boneless skin-on chicken was juicy and that fried skin...yummy. Several tables for you to dine in. The service was super friendly and nice! We found a new place. Come support local. read more

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Weird hours wish they closed later than 2 pm & Kind of pricey for a chicken plate BUT other than those two issues SOOO DAMN GOOD + SOO WORTH IT! I've read comments regarding a particular guy being rude while ordering on the phone but I did yesterday & the guy was extremely accommodating! Chicken soooo crispy, sauce so flavorful, & this time around the spicy was actually a little spicy! So yum!! 1000/10 & will always get our fix each time we come back. read more

Lunch from Honolulu, Hawaii... My mom seems to prefer dining at home nowadays. I'm often searching for places with takeout and good food. I've heard of Sugoi's, and many of my friends have been there. I thought that I should try it for myself! Shared parking with popular restaurants such as Kamehameha Bakery, Young's Fish Market, and Pancakes & Waffles Kalihi can be challenging at peak hours. Fortunately, I arrived right before Sugoi's closed and parked right in the front! Service was efficient and polite. While I waited for my order, I walked around outside because it was a bit warm inside. Maybe the dining area in the next room has better air-conditioning? It was closed off for cleaning as the shift was almost over. I took the containers of Garlic chicken and Hamburger Steak to mom's house. Both entrées were delicious! The two scoops of rice and Mac salad were included. We weren't able to finish our meals! read more

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Unfortunately I want to give them a better review but with the lack of staff I am sure they are suffering a lot. I give them two and a half stars. The garlic chicken lacked sauce. A lot less sauce is given. The flavor of garlic isn't wild like how it used to be. I don't know if they changed their menu but I missed that. The noodles were decent and had a decent amount of ingredients inside. It seems like they just need people and they had a help wanted for cook help! The ambiance is the same as always and the service was good! I will return to try it again because I miss the old sugoi flavors!! read more

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One of my favorite spots for a great garlic chickens. Today was more so a 3.5* as 1 of 3 chickens was over cooked and dry. Still their garlic chicken sauce packs a punch of garlic with just the right notes of sweetness. If you want to kick it up a knot h, go with the spicy version which packs a wallop of red chili flakes for heat. They also have an awesome fried rice, which you can upgrade on any plate for $2 per scoop. It's packed with hot dog and fish cake, and a small sprinkle of some added Portuguese sausage and chair siu. They are great for bentos as they also have e your normal fare of plate lunch choices. read more

Sugoi - Mini Garlic Chicken, all Fried Rice and side of spicy garlic sauce - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The best item on the menu , Garlic Chicken. Super super good. Service is good too, nice and clean restaurant. Sometimes parking can be hard to find. read more

Sugoi - Garlic chicken - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Chow fun is not your typical okazu ya flavor profile. More like slight yakisoba sauce flavor. They give lots of chow fun but for a $20 plate I would rather have another piece of chicken. 2 pieces of chicken. read more

Sugoi - Chow funn - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Sugoi is the place to eat , them meals are big in portion and full of flavor . I tried the Katsu chicken daam soo good and that sweet spicy sauce that goes over the chicken Delicious!! read more

One of the best garlic chickens I've ever tried on this island. I recommend you go during lunch hours when the chickens are freshly cooked for the lunch time rush. read more

It's been quite some time since I've been here but we were really craving garlic chicken. I'm happy to report that it's still delicious and the portions of the regular plates are still huge. Huge enough that two food vacuums like us had two meals each out of our plates. We got a plate of Spicy garlic chicken with fried rice and a Mochiko chicken plate with white rice. One really good thing and one of the many reasons I enjoy having a plate lunch with Mark H is that he hates mac salad. Lucky for me Sugoi doesnt have tossed greens to sub for the mac so guess who benefits with a double portion of mac salad. :) Both chicken plates were as good as I remember and letting that garlic sauce soak into the rice...heaven! Will I be back? You bet. Hopefully it won't be another 8 years though. read more

Sugoi - Inside - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Finally tried the Garlic Chicken after years of knowing about it and hearing everybody tell me to try it! All I can say is broke da mouth! I want to try everything over there one day. Awesome place very nice and clean. Customer service was above and beyond. Very friendly staff and unbeatable prices for the quality and portion of food you get! As Uncle Arnold always says "I'LL BE BACK!". read more

Sugoi means amazing in Japanese and while it may not be that, the food here is really good! I always felt the key to a good bento is to have your food taste good at room temperature. Not necessarily as good as just cooked but pretty close. The garlic chicken and beef teriyaki bento was delicious, even at room temperature. The garlic chicken still has some crispness to it and while it comes with a sauce, you don't need much of it for it to be flavorful. The beef teriyaki was also good; seasoning had the right amount of shoyu and sweetness. The rice was soft, not hard or dry and the little ume was a nice touch. I also tried some of the salmon bento. It was good but I feel salmon is a hard dish to get excited about in a bento. It has to be well cooked to last and at that point, it tends to be a little dry. Nevertheless, it was tasty. The service was great; order was accurate and ready on time. Nice place to pick up some bentos for the beach or park! read more

Sugoi - Salmon/beef teriyaki bento (top) and garlic chicken/beef teriyaki bento (bottom) - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Came here to pick up some lunch for the boys. 8 plates deep and it did not disappoint. Had the garlic chicken/ hamburger steak combo, large garlic chicken bentos and regular garlic chicken plates. Everyone agreed the plates and bentos were huge and worth two meals. Service was fast with the phone order. Inside was nice and clean with place to sit down and eat. Prices went up for sure, but your paying for two meals if that helps. read more

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Sugoi is our go to restaurant whenever we travel. Except on the days they are closed. From the day they opened and now the food has been consistently excellent. We even buy the players for parties as well. read more

Oh my goodness. This place is the best. Portion size and taste is sooooo good! I always get the spicy garlic chicken plate and I'm never disappointed. The flavor and tenderness of the chicken is always on point. Our order was also super quick! The uncles at the cash register are also very nice. I always come here when I come back home! read more

Sugoi - Choice Of Chicken (spicy garlic) - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Soo good everything- I never get disappointed what ever I eat there Would totally recommend everything on menu read more

Just 'okay' and unfortunately not nearly as good as I remember from years ago. Stopped by Sugoi's last week since Kam Bakery was on my agenda for some office goods. First impression as I walked in was that it was really loud from the tv and fans, so I couldn't hear the guys talking when placing and grabbing my order. Note: There's 4 doors, but only 2 open. I wonder how many other people see Sugoi's signage and try to walk in thru the dining room side lol. Yes, I did smh. Walk into the restaurant thru the set of doors on the RIGHT. Trust me - hahaha!! Anyways, the spicy chicken plate was delicious. Regular garlic chicken was not so great. I had black pepper specks all over the bottle of my plate. It looked and tasted as if someone dropped the container of black pepper in the sauce and just kept on working. NOT GOOD and definitely wreaked of black pepper too. Big boo for me cuz I was SOOO looking forward to this meal. Also to note - I walked in at 10:50 thinking I timed it properly for my 11:30 lunch date (delivered to Fort Shafter). I assumed my 2 fried chicken plates would take roughly 10-15 mins to prepare, but they were both ready in LITERALLY about 2 mins. I really wished it was freshly made since it would be sitting for another bit of time as I traveled. Granted, the chicken was still crunchy, but it definitely was not hot. Mac salad was bland, but I'm not a big fan of that anyways, so next time I'd just order tossed salad. Definitely go for their spicy garlic chicken plate tho!! That thing is delicious. The sauce is FAR different from the regular... unless I just had the black pepper special and it was an off day. I shall try them again soon.. I have faith that Sugoi's will redeem themselves and next time I'll bring my hearing aids lol! Enjoy :) read more

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I don't want to be that guy but I got to be that guy.Everything is ono kimono.Ambiance is amazing and the food is too good,you will not want to not try this gem.Mahaloz to Sugoiz chhheeeeeee read more

Located in a strip mall so lots of parking if you don't come during lunch time Garlic chicken so good- chicken a bit dry but the sauce is amazing Wednesday special - katsu w/ curry! Forgot the curry sauce so got it on the side! Best way to get the katsu curry - curry on the side! Yummy katsu nice and crispy! Great plate lunch read more

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On our way to the airport, we wanted to order some food to take onto the plane. We came across Sugoi while we were in the plaza and decided to order two items. I ordered a mini garlic chicken plate which comes with rice and Mac salad. I was very surprised when the mini plate I ordered came out in a full size to go box. So much food for the mini plate. The chicken was crispy and flavorful. I ordered spicy so there was definitely a little bit of heat. The Mac salad was so delicious too! My husband got the mochiko chicken mini bento which comes with teriyaki beef, rice, and ume. The tray was packed full with a ton of rice underneath. Both were delicious and still crispy even when we ate them an hour later. We ordered mini versions, but the portions were huge and enough to feed us both for two meals. I highly recommend Sugoi if you're looking for a quick and and delicious and very reasonably price meal. read more

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