Hello, 4 years later from my last review…read more Service is a lot better now, however some cashiers are a little slow. Jonas and Karylle are great, however I was saddened to hear that Karylle quit and was planning on moving back to her motherland. (PI) I've not seen sweaters in the heater since the last review, so it's good now lol Oh btw, that Middle Aged Filipino guy is super slow. I mean 80 IQ at best. Get your change ready cause if you pull up coins to get a bill back for change, he will malfunction.

Free bucket bag with any purchase on the 7-Eleven Hawaii mobile app…read more.. My friend, Donna O., told me about this cool promotion at the Bishop Street (Honolulu Downtown) location. Thanks, Donna! It was relatively easy because there was a patient, friendly staff at the door to help customers install the app, or in my case, update the app. Inside the busy, cozy store, merchandise was organized neatly in the brightly lit, clean environment! We decided to get a sushi roll. The nori is wrapped separately so that it stays crisp. Just follow directions on the package to roll it without the cellophane! Yum! Thanks for the new, free tote bag! We luv it! =)

Get your Bento fixed here! They have Grilled Salmon, Spicy Pork, Teri-Chicken and Steak Bentos…read morefreshly made. Bentos includes Gyoza, meat jun and pickled vegetables.

Heard a new conbini opened up in the neighborhood. Took my dog for a walk and stopped by. Very…read moreclean and well light, not cluttered. Has a lot of things you may need last minute. Best part is the food! Aunty was cooking while I walked around to take a look. Bentos and spam musubi made right there - way better than the food under a heat lamp mass produced from 711 next door to my building. Will have to walk an extra block - but my bentos, spam musubis, and last minute alcohol will be bought from Kakaako mart! Support local! Ps- I bought the last musubi - the next customer after me was super bummed - but Aunty asked to wait two minutes and she made fresh ones! Yum!

My co-workers and I have been frequenting this tiny convenience store in Pioneer Plaza for years…read more Joanne, the owner, is the sweetest lady you'll meet. She is so personable and a joy to speak with. She offers inexpensive breakfast bentos featuring white or fried rice, a fried egg and pieces of Portuguese sausage, bacon or frankfurter. The meat varies. It used to sell for $3 but now costs $4.50 (I think). It's still a deal and the containers are great! (We use them to hold leftovers.) During lunch she sets up an array of entrees ... Honey Walnut shrimp, Beef with Vegetables, Meat Jun, Spicy Chicken, Choi Sum, Vegetable Pancake ... the selection varies by day and she offers two or three starches. A two-choice plate ($9.75) comes with a choice of white rice, fried rice or noodles. You have to go early; she can run out of food by 12:30pm. I usually choose one chicken dish and a vegetable with fried rice or noodles. A co-worker always gets the Honey-Walnut shrimp. It's hard to find a better deal in a plate lunch in downtown Honolulu. Her drinks are "the deal", $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75, for large, larger and humongous. Add in the personable service and you have a winner! Hey, stay away, we don't want any more competition for her food. Highly recommended!

What first brought me to Pioneer Pantry was my thirst. It's a tiny convenience store in the Pioneer…read morePlaza, next to Subway. If you know what the cost of living in Hawaii is like, you know that produce, well, practically everything for that matter, is expensive. What caught my eye was the fresh sliced fruit in individual containers. If you buy fresh fruit, you know that prices can be ridiculous. The prices of their freshly sliced fruit are very reasonable and the portions are generous. The plastic containers are packed to the brim. Pioneer Pantry has become my go-to spot for fresh-sliced fruit. They also serve hot lunch items like spicy chicken, tofu, and noodles. There's a good variety of snacks such as chips, candy, and soda. Customer service is excellent and they accept mobile payment like Apple Pay and PayPal.

My fave spam musubi spot is in this little convenience store located in Kukui Plaza! The sauce they…read moreuse for cooking the spam is superior and so good!

Best Musubi in Hawaii, I know there's tons of musubi available in Hawaii but I would say it is the…read moreBest musubi in Downtown, Honolulu! Whenever I am in the area or wanting to grab musubi for family or just ME, I make a stop here. Bonus, you get those musubi hot & fresh, if you don't see them on counter or the musubi you want is not available in egg with spam or just spam, only 2 varieties, mom or pop will make it right there for you. @$2.00 for spam only and I believe $2.45 for egg with spam. Located at Kukui Plaza tucked away in the back, you will have to walk pass few shops, to see the handwritten sign of " Best Musubi in Hawaii" posted on the door. Although there are bentos available & other goodies, I am mostly here for the delicious musubi. Why so good? My opinion, lets start with spam, perfectly cooked, with secret sauce, love the umami taste while I took my first bite, and the rice is hot & moist, not watery & not premium rice but it is still good, along with the nori. I loved everything about this musubi. Great spam to rice ratio. The only thing that I need is some of my chili spices! Mom & Pop is super friendly, I remember asking how many musubi's they sell a day and owner mentioned they make and sell over 100 a day. I usually park quick at the loading zone of Kukui Plaza, let the security know and walk over real quick to load up on my musubi(s). Don't forget cash only! Recommend, check it out and get your musubi fix or a quick and convenient lunch!

Friendly neighborhood store, where you can find the delicate balance of Aloha and Affordable…read morehouseware's delicious foods and everything you're looking for in the neighborhood store!

A very convenient location for a convenience/ liquor store haha, but the selection of everything -…read moredrinks, snacks, toiletries, ect - is just terrible. Like, it's nice that it's there and u can buy something, but it's going to be some shitty version of the thing u want. Not cheap either. Wish it stayed open later too, midnight at least... Glad it's here tho and better than nothing. Located central to the Chinatown nightclub scene and street scene, you get a lot of different customers in here which can lead to interactions some might consider interesting and others might consider unpleasant. Employees are pleasant and nice, especially considering all the craziness they must constantly be dealing with. Hats off to them

New owners! Service is excellent. Food is onolicious-…read moreespecially the sushi (made fresh daily) and the acai bowls (huge and under $10 what a value!) Their store is clean and has all the daily items you need. Highly recommended. If you work in the area stop by and pick up some sushi!

This place is scamming everyone using a card by adding small change to every item. Man was shook…read morewhen I asked for the receipt.

Always super busy but that is the location as well as the fact that Longs has just about…read more EVERYTHING. Owned by CVS now...but still retains the soul of a Hawaiian independent drug store. A nice hybrid. They need self check out.

I've been going to this Longs for years, and I honestly don't know what happened to it, but the…read morecurrent experience is hard to ignore. Every time I walk inside, there's a strong, unpleasant odor that smells like sewage or fecal matter. It's consistent enough that it doesn't feel like a one-off issue--it's something you notice immediately when you enter the store. At times it seems stronger in certain areas, which makes me wonder if it's coming from plumbing, floor drains, or possibly even outside air getting pulled in. What's frustrating is that this location used to feel like one of the better-run stores on the island. Now, the overall impression is very different. Even if the shelves are stocked and the staff is doing their job, the environment itself really affects the experience of shopping there. What stands out is the comparison with nearby stores like Safeway, which don't seem to have the same issue, even though they serve the same general area. That contrast makes the problem at this location even more noticeable. I hope management takes a serious look at it, because this doesn't feel like a minor cleanliness issue--it feels like an infrastructure or maintenance problem that's been left unresolved for too long. It's a shame, because the store has a lot of potential and used to be a go-to spot.

JAPANESE PRODUCTS & FOOD…read more Located inside the Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort lobby this Japanese convenience store has everything under the sun! Just like Japan they have a huge variation of Asian drinks (including soju!), sandwiches (including fruit ones), salads, hand roll sushi, rice balls and our favorite hot fishcake soup which is perfect to wind down the night with! If you have a baby they have Japanese diapers, toothbrushes, medicines, makeup etc everything here! I've attached photos. Price is pretty typical- high. But why walk a mile to Target when you can get the same thing here?

It's a cute little convenience store, but not what I expected. I really just stopped by to grab an…read moreice cream on a cone. There were 2 ladies that were in there, and they were polite. My ice cream was a tad bit too sweet for my taste (it was a pineapple flavored), but it was good enough. They have a few other things on their food menu, but again, it's a little convenience store with little touristy knick knacks you might buy as souvenirs. They offer pretty much the same things as other souvenir stores in the area.

For some reason, I always have a slushie craving when at Ala Moana, yet can never find one that's…read morenot overloaded with sugar. I go round and round the food courts to no avail. I then remembered that ABC has a store here, first level by the centerstage. It's not a full-fledged location with a kitchen but they have all the usual souvenirs, snacks and beverages including alcohol. ABC didn't fare well in the slushie department either and by this time I was so parched and over it, I just ended up with a healthy bottle of water. I was greeted by one of the female cashiers as I entered, though I didn't get one from the male cashier who rang me up. OVERALL: Convenience at its best.

Have you ever heard about da inside joke about "ABC Stores"?…read more This really applies if one is in Waikiki, because if a local asked another local - "eh, where you stay???" And the local says - "I stay by the ABC Store!", guess what???? Probably every block in Waikiki get one ABC Store! Buwahahahahaha! Well, lucky for me, ABC Stores are also located at the Ala Moana Shopping Center, and if I'm correct, there's like two stores. One store is located by the centerstage of the Ala Moana Shopping Center, and the newer ABC Store is located on the west wing going towards the Foodland Farms store, or a few doors down from Spectrum. Although I don't shop at ABC Stores on a regular basis, I have been known to pop into the store for a snack, or a drink once in a blue moon. While cruisin' a Ala Moana yesterday, I decided to pop on into the ABC Store by the center stage area for a coffee, since I missed my morning cup of joe. Rest-a-sure, whenever one goes to an ABC Store, you'll find a very clean & well organized store. ABC Stores kinda caters to our visiting tourist, as you'll find an array of Hawaii souvenirs, food items, and some really cool t-shirts! Walking into this particular ABC Store, I was taken back at the very nice designs they had for their t-shirts. The shirts did not look touristy, and even a local like me would proudly buy & wear some of those designs. Locally owned by the Kosasa ohana, shop local & support local whenever you can. A little history about the Kosasa ohana & how ABC Store came about (see link) https://shidler.hawaii.edu/tim/legacy-in-tourism/past-recipients/paul-kosasa

If you get the normal sell out items you're guaranteed something that's not expired, but I come…read moreback because I love the mamasan with her sing-song voice and a friendly smile every time I go in. As usual, like the other Korean shops, they don't take card.

I work in the Finance Factors Center, so Bishop Sundries & Boutique is a really convenient store…read morefor me to go to. I've only tried their: Coffee (large for $1.25!!) Tuna Bun Glazed twist doughnuts Hard-boiled eggs All are satisfying! Baked items run out quickly in the morning. She's completely wiped out after 8:30am. CASH ONLY!