美味しい！！！ Thank you Yelp Elite friend Jackie K who gave me the heads up on this pop up of Takagi Coffee that's tucked away in Tsurutontan a shop in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center 3rd floor. This Japanese chain coffee spot does flaunt it's menu that should be considered a work of art as you sure do get pretty much what the menu describes and if you eat with your eyes the choices are just fun and unique. We did come for the Soufflé Pancakes as Jackie ordered the traditional if you could call it is loaded with strawberries and blueberries with whipped cream topped with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce drizzle and powdered sugar dusting is a plate of jiggling beauty. As she went sweet I did savory with their Katsu Sando with wedge fries (they had me at fries) transported me back to Japan...omg! Delicate shokupan (Japanese bread) with huge juicy pieces of tonkatsu is merged with shredded cabbage, mustard mayo blend and tonkatsu sauce of course was just a perfect bite so flavorful all I was saying was Mmmmmmmmmmm!!! Service is very nice and friendly as they did limit the number of guests per day has now seem to be getting their flow to seating more is great. I've watched others order including the Soufflé Pancakes matcha as they hold back and peel the plastic holding the cream sauce table side as many of their items are interactive as I poured my own matcha is fun to play with our food and enjoy it like we made it lol! Thank you! read more

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Nestled in tsurotontan is this cute Japanese breakfast place. From my knowledge it's a Japanese chain. Their menu is on the smaller side and includes things like soufflé pancake options and loco moco, omurice, matcha, coffee drinks and more. We got a loco moco, omurice with side hamburger patty. A mango soufflé, matcha, and savory. The savory soufflé had like an egg salad, and bacon wedged between the two. My favorite was the matcha and ice cream. The loco moco patty was very soft and the gravy is sweet! Just FYI! The savory soufflé sandwich was also a lot! But the matcha soufflé id go back for. The matcha was from Japan and the jelly coffee drink was tasty' Try them out in Waikiki royal Hawaiian! read more

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Located inside of Tsurutontan at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center for a limited time. The wait/line in the very beginning when the doors open may seem daunting for some, though walk straight to the clipboard at the front of the line, and put your name and party size down. Then stick close, hang tight, and listen for your name to be called. They're doing a good job at going down the list in order, no matter how many people are in your party. The area for this venture is to the direct left when you enter the main Tsurutontan entrance. Within Takagi Coffee there's bench seating along the walls, in addition to wooden chairs on 2-4 tops that can be combined or separated depending on your party size. We already looked through the menu beforehand, thus when the server came to check on us for drinks, we already put our full menu selections in. However, when we asked our server if we should order the dessert parfaits now, or later (since there's only a limited number served within a day) the server said that the parfaits take the longest, so we should put the order in now. Oddly enough, the parfait is what came out first, then the drinks, then the Souffle pancake and then the savory items. Dessert first I guess. Though I personally would've preferred a different order of service if that's even possible. As for the taste, all the sweet options were delicious and just the right amount of sweet (not too sweet like American dishes). The hamburger steak could use some work with seasoning, though the Demi-glace was delicious on both the hamburger steak and omurice. At the time that we went, only the drinks and paffles were available for take-out. However, if you dine in, and don't finish all your food, ask for a to-go box, they'll give it to you, they just won't pack it for you. Overall it was a good experience and I would go back for the drinks/desserts, skipping the savory dishes. read more

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08/20/26- Hot and new Takagi Coffee Pop Up inside the Tsurutontan restaurant. A short wait time today. Place your name on the waitlist and listen for your name to be called by the host. We were taken behind a curtain and into the Takagi Coffee side of the restaurant. The table is small in size but sufficient space for your meal and drinks. A server immediately comes up to us, presents a menu to us, and asks us if we wanted something to drink. Service here is pretty fast, except when you need to wait for the soufflé pancakes to be made and served. This is expected and worth the wait! My crafted lemonade drink was refreshing and satisfying. Yelp buddy Irene M. enjoyed her Matcha Latte with Strawberry. I ordered soufflé pancakes strawberry 2 stack for $17. It was fluffy, not too sweet and delicious! Irene ordered the katsu sando with wedge fries. Savory and served piping hot. Thank you for letting me have a taste! Today, the service was overall fast and efficient. If you order the soufflé pancakes, it does take some time to prepare. Overall a 5 star experience today. 08/21/26- repeat visit. We forgot it was a State holiday. Extremely long two hours plus wait to get inside the restaurant. We nearly gave up. But my friends wanted to try Takagi Coffee due to my rave review of my experience yesterday lol. Unfortunately, this time around, the host was rude and perhaps overwhelmed with the crowd. He was unwelcoming to us. Definitely had an attitude today. The 411: After having waited for over one and a half hours outside of the restaurant, I asked the host if he could let us know how many more guests were ahead of us (we were already thinking of leaving due to the wait time ). I asked him where we were on the list. I had observed two tables were ready and open to be seated. I was hoping the wait time would be shorter. His reply shocked me, "I know, but I can't seat anyone because of questions like yours!" Wow. I was shocked at first by his response, then I got bothered by his offensive remark. I wanted to leave at this point. My friends calmed me down and as they never tried here, I remained and continued to wait with them. I did ask him his name later, as I was considering contacting management. I later decided not to complain, as it was a holiday and he seemed stressed by everything. Still not an excuse for his rude response. While the host's service was a big zero today, I won't let his individual bad day, ruin the service provided by the restaurant food servers. They were all terrific under such crowded conditions. Our orders were timely taken by our server. Drinks as well. Our orders were served at varying times. My GF did not receive her order until we were nearly finished with our meal. We shared our dishes together so it wasn't too bad. I ordered the Wagyu burger and it was satisfying, savory and delicious. It came with a pour over yummy gravy and miso soup. I tasted the miso soup and thought it was on the salty side. My GF enjoyed the soup. We tried the matcha soufflé pancakes and the katsu sando as well. Surprisingly, the katsu sando was served last. Both dishes were good in taste and appearance. Overall, a good experience, minus the wait time and rude host. We ended up paying for parking, even with the 3 hour validation due to the extended wait time at Takagi Coffee. There are bathrooms available inside the restaurant. This second visit rated an overall 4 stars. (Minus a star due to host's response to my question to him.) Combined rating of both visits is a 4 1/2 star rating. read more

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I know this is a pop-up and the wait reflected that (a little over 1.5hrs). I don't mind my experience with the wait since it is a new, temporary space inside Tsuratonan Waikiki. The rating is based on the menu and food itself, which was very underwhelming. The best food was the hamburger steak (soft, savory with just the right amount of potato), sauce was terrible. We also got the omurice, the tonkatsu sandwiches, and the berry souffle pancakes. The omurice wasn't very flavorful and the egg wasn't fluffy. The tonkatsu sandwiches were dry and the sauce was very overpowering. The pancakes were dense and too eggy. All the food was lukewarm to cold like it was prepared well in advance and not warmed properly. The only somewhat saving grace were the drinks; the mocha latte (which we got while waiting during the 1.5hrs) was the best. I would probably not have come in the first place. Really not worth the time - maybe just for drinks to-go. read more

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Takagi Coffee. Very impressed on how they are running this popup. First day limited servings to only 60 persons to control quality. Each day they increase a little more and more. Today they anticipated serving 80. Arrived about 940am for a 10:00am start and found us at number customer 11 and 12. The popup, operating out of Tsurutontan in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, plans to be serving for 30 days tho, since response has been great, may consider a longer run. Food delicious. Wagyu hamburger steak will remain on my repeat list. Enjoyed the taste of Japan in the omurice entree. Souffle pancakes are not to be missed. We ordered a short stack of mango and shared. My highlight were the coffee and matcha drinks. Service is super! Found out staff is from the Tsurtontan staff. And, while the popup is running, validated parking in the shopping center is for a generous 3 hours! Thank you for coming over from Japan with this limited yet memorably delicious menu! Thank you to my eating companion, Joann, who enjoyed sharing yummie treats and visiting Japan with me this early Saturday morning..! read more

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Takagi Coffee at the Royal Hawaiian Center, inside Tsurutonta, is a pop-up that serves up some solid Japanese-style cafe food and sweet treats. If you're looking for breakfast or lunch, it's worth checking out. My wife got the matcha souffle pancake. It was super light, fluffy, and perfectly pillowy. The matcha cream on top was sweet and subtle, not too strong. It was sweet and went great with the berries, frozen sweet cream, and some granola for crunch. I ordered the omurice with a 1/2 lb wagyu burger steak and miso soup. The egg was soft and silky, covering savory rice and a rich demi-glace. The hamburger patty was really soft and delicious. Definitely good quality. The iced matcha latte had a smooth, clean flavor. Usually, I don't drink much matcha because it's either too strong or too weak, and you just end up drinking milk. But this one was good. My wife had mango chunks in hers, and she loved it. Overall, the place was clean and cozy. A great spot to chill and relax. read more

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Takagi Coffee is a pop up inside of the Tsurutontan inside of the Royal Hawaiian Center. Recently kept seeing this place pop up on my IG, so thought I'd give it a try with a friend. After getting seated, we had a little hiccup where we got sat without menus, and no one really noticed for a while until we eventually flagged someone down. Shortly after, we each ordered a savory dish in the form of the Savory Pancakes and the Omurice along with two matcha drinks and the Souffle Mango Pancakes. For drinks, I thought the strawberry milk in the strawberry matcha was a bit too overpowering and masked a lot of the matcha flavor. For the savory dishes, I really enjoyed my Savory Pancakes that was served with a side of hollandaise and recommended to pair with a bit of syrup. I think the dish was well-balanced, and the savoriness of the thick-cut bacon offered a nice contrast in taste and texture to the sweet and savory pancakes. The Omurice was pretty average in my opinion. I normally prefer my omurice eggs to be runny, but this one was fully cooked. The most disappointing part of the meal was the Souffle Mango Pancakes. I thought it was a bit misleading since the picture on the menu shows mostly mango, but we ended up with very sparse pieces of mango with way more pieces of pineapples than anything else. Overall, I think this is a cute little spot to come for some pictures of some visually appealing souffle pancakes and drinks. While I enjoyed my Savory Pancakes, the other dishes and drinks were not really worth the price and the trip out to Waikiki. read more

Takagi Coffee - Pancakes Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Takagi Coffee was definitely worth the one hour wait! The soufflé pancakes are huge. My friends and I ordered four each and could not finish them, so we saved the rest for lunch. Next time, I will only order two.We also ordered one of each omurice, and it was fresh and delicious. It is the best I have had outside of Japan. The coffee was tasty too. The service was incredible, and the staff was very kind and attentive. read more

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Upon hearing about how much my best friends enjoyed it here - we all went together as a group to try the famous pop-up at Tsurutontan - which is Takagi Coffee. I'm not a big fan of Tsurutontan at all, but Takagi Coffee on the other hand blew all my expectations out of the water. We came in right when they opened and were able to be seated quite quickly. We got the Matcha Souffle Pancake, Wagyu Hamburger Loco Moco, Katsu Sando, Wagyu Hamburger Steak, and Takagi Parfait. The starter being the matcha latte was a great choice because I love matcha and surprisingly enough this is one of the best matcha lattes I have had on-island. The server told us she drinks 4 of them a day so you know it's bomb AF. First of all my dish was the hamburger steak and you KNOW it's delicious when it reminds me of my favorite Japanese Aunty's hamburger steak that she made. It was just perfectly cooked with the sauce and the rice was higher-grade as well (it was delicious). I devoured it and savored every bite. My best friend's Loco Moco was the same hamburger steak as mine with an egg. Hers looked delicious and she thoroughly enjoyed it as well. I did not get a pic of my other friend's Katsu Sando but he said it was delicious! The Matcha Souffle was aesthetically pleasing and they take off the cover of the pancake for you so get your phones out for video LOL. That ish was delicious and it had some type of frozen cream on the side??? Like I thought it was some ice cream thing but that was delicious because it made the pancake have a cold kick mixed with the matcha - sort of like an ice cream matcha-esque vibe. The Takagi Parfait was delicious and had bits of the pancake in it with some corn flakes and coffee jelly. The Takagi Parfait was more coffee-flavor heavy so if you enjoy coffee you'd enjoy this as well. As I am writing this I continue to think about the food that I devoured on this day. Definitely will be back soon because that was such a satisfying meal and a very memorable one. Definitely the best hamburger steak I've had on-island so far compared to other places. read more

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We were staying in Waikiki and decided to try this pop-up place in the Royal Hawaiian Center's 3rd floor by Tsurutontan Waikiki but not sure how long they'd be there, we went around 8:30 am and signed up on the sheet. People started arriving and waiting in line. We were the first ones in line, and they open at 9 am on weekends. We ordered an iced matcha latte, two-layer soufflé strawberry pancakes, four-layer soufflé mango pancakes, and a katsu sando. The pancakes were incredibly soft and jiggly, and they were huge! The prices were actually quite affordable, and the food was delicious. I could easily go back and try some of their other menu items. We were so full that we didn't even order parfaits. Overall, we had a great time at this pop-up place. We loved the food and the atmosphere. read more

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I am exciting to try this place and I would rate it 3 or 3.5 the most. It is a one time deal for me. They give 3 hours parking validation. More sweet items than savory on the menu. I really like the soufflé pancake, very fluffy. The parfait is alright, pretty for picture. The katsu sandwich is okay. Service was alright, no one came refill our water. When I ask if they give validation, the girl use her monotone and ask "your parking receipt". (Not polite at all). They charge 2% kitchen fee and noted on the menu. Suggested minimum tips is 18%, but you can custom based on your experience :) read more