I came by again with my mom, like my previous review, the spot is pretty small and feels quite…read morehomey, more suited for smaller parties. It was just us and one other party at first but they quickly become packed after we were seated. The water didn't have the same dish soap taste issue I had last time so that's an upside. We ordered: * Salt and Pepper Lamb: 7.6/10 This was flavorful and fried pretty well. It's seasoned very similarly to the fish dish I had the last time I was here. They seem to utilize curry powder in all of their "salt and pepper" dishes. My main gripe about this dish is that the CHUCKS of fat. Maybe that would be appealing to some but each lamb stick had like ~35% fat which is A LOT if you consider that there's already not much meat on each rack. * Broccoli and Seafood Stir Fry: 7.5/10 This was nothing exceptional, I feel that you can definitely get this at any Chinese restaurant. It was flavorful and the veggies and seafood was cooked well (not over or undercooked). * Orange Chicken: 7.5/10 Tastes exactly like panda express but with a slightly better frying method? However, the pieces of chicken was a lot less substantial (many random thin and small pieces) I would note that the dishes do take a while to be made and brought out. We honestly wanted to try the pan fried pork buns but the quantity was too much for us to justify ordering it for just the two of us (on top everything else). I think that may be the only thing I would come back to try. Since it is very close to my home that's another appeal but otherwise, I feel like most other Chinese spots are comparable.

First time visit, but looking forward to our next time…read more Dropped in on a Friday at 4 PM for an early dinner, beat the crowds and the staff accommodated an odd number of party of five at a spacious table. PARKING: we walked over from a nearby apartment, but the narrow lot had only a handful of spaces and was full before the restaurant opened. plan on street parking, Beretania at dinnertime :(( SERVICE: Service was friendly and attentive, staff made good suggestions about the right amount of food to order. FOOD: Dishes were all very tasty Tofu choisum - tasty and light. Garlic beans - super crunchy yet soft inside, perfectly cooked. best i've ever had. Salt and pepper shrimp - huge crispy butterflied shrimp. Chicken potstickers - well cooked but ordinary, could use a little more filling Pork soup dumplings - juicy, subtle flavor. Maybe i'd order it every second or third visit for variety. Orange chicken - Over marinated, like when the meat turns translucent if you know what i mean. Also the sauce is a little heavy. Crispy duck - a bit too salty.

What an amazing restaurant featuring comfort food roots with a modern twist. Ordered the Grandpa…read moreRolling Beef, boom boom chicken and Zong Zhi rice. Reasonably priced and extremely popular. The chicken was fried in bite sizes with a crispy coating and hints of Chinese 5 spice. It was served on a bit of cabbage with fried basil. If you order the sauce that goes with it, you'll get a slightly sweet accent to the chicken. Grandpa Rolling Beef is a creative braised beef rolled in a scallion pancake with extra veggies. Great flavors with a crunchy texture. The joong or zong zhi was mochi rice with pork and preserved egg. If you were looking for home style sticky rice, you got it here with a bit of a light sauce. The preserved egg brings back memories of Popo's kitchen/ your childhood. We tried Taiwan tofu pudding for dessert. You should order it even if you order nothing else. Perfect for two. Silky tofu in a slightly sweet sauce with shaved ice, boba and peanuts combine for a perfect dessert. Not heavy and just sweet enough to tempt a non-dessert person. A return to this restaurant is always warranted! Give it a try!

Fooki was a really enjoyable experience overall. The food was fresh, flavorful, and you can tell…read morethey put care into each dish. The menu has a nice variety of authentic Taiwanese options, and the portions were satisfying. The atmosphere was clean, cozy, and had a relaxed vibe that made it easy to enjoy the meal. The reason I'm giving 4 stars instead of 5 is that the service could have been a little more attentive, and a couple of dishes didn't quite wow me as much as I expected for the price. Even so, I'd definitely come back to try more of the menu. If you're looking for quality Taiwanese food on Oahu, Fooki is worth a visit. Forgot to capture few pics

Cloud Nine Cafe is a cozy spot best known for soufflés and bubble teas rather than full meals…read more We ordered summer rolls (2 pcs), signature milk tea, and a strawberry banana smoothie -- drinks were especially great, very tasty and reasonably priced. The food options are limited if you're looking for hot or traditional breakfast items, but there are some Vietnamese choices like banh mi and summer rolls, and the flavors are solid. A few downsides: no bathroom, hard to find parking, it can get a bit hot inside, and seating is limited. That said, the owner is very nice and friendly, which makes the experience better overall. Good spot for drinks and a light bite, especially if you're into bubble tea and desserts.

We love grabbing milk tea here as our daughter has practice nearby. There's never a wait and the…read moremilk teas with boba are fresh and tasteful as well as reasonably priced. Our daughter always admires the soufflé pancakes and we hope to try one very soon! Our favorite milk teas include Matcha Thai and ube. They have lots of snacks like chips and a wide array of goodies to enjoy so if you are on kapiolani be sure to stop by! We will return again very soon.

Bo's is one of those places you want to tell everybody and nobody about. A hidden gem whose food…read moredelights the senses and leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy after. Several visits later and we still haven't come across a dish we didn't like. Definitely recommend coming hungry- portions are the right size and they do not disappoint.

Bo's kitchen offers Chinese comfort food at affordable prices and generous portions. I have been…read morehere a handful of times and have yet to be disappointed by their food. I ordered 5 items off their menu and they arranged for pick up time to be 30 minutes. Talk about fast! I got two beef brisket wonton noodle soups, a choi sum tofu noodle soup, their choi sum with oyster sauce, and the green beans with tofu. I also listed these in order of best to worst tasting, with the beans/tofu still being a satisfactory 8/10 (could be better with more sauce and if the garlic were more toasted.) The beef in the brisket soup was a bit lean (great if you're not looking for the fatty meat cuts), but I am one who loves pork belly, so just a tan bit lean. Overall, food was great and still hot by the time I got home with the take out order. Will definitely be back! FYI: there are limited parking stalls on the King street side, but if swing around back; there's a much bigger lot.

All I can say about eating at the - "Fun Station" is that it's more fun when eating with a friend,…read more& getting a 20% discount.........well, that's just an extra bonus! So the thing about coming to Fun Station is the "suspended flying noodle thingy" which I didn't go for, but if you like Instagramable stuffs, then I supposed you would probably go for that flying-noodle dish. As for me, I mainly came to try their Minute Chicken Cake Noodles, and as a bonus......... I actually got a 20% discount thanks to my friend - Jennifer C. who let a Bruddah know about da DEALAGES in da Sunday food section newspaper, as they had a coupon! The Sunday morning when I came with my friend, I can clearly see that this restaurant was thriving, as every table in the restaurant was taken. Fun Station specializes in noodles, but if you're not into that, they do serve other items like - soups, vegetable dishes, rice plates, & porridge (jook). Upon looking over the menu, we ordered the following items - 1. Frrrrrrried Chicken Wings ($9.95) for an appetizer 2. Minute Chicken Cake Noodles ($17.95 - minus da 20% coupon DEALAGES) 3. Beef Brisket Tendon & Won Ton in soup ($18.95) What can I say about da grub??? Da chicken wings came out hot & crispy. Although they featured only "flats" vs. drums (I like drums), I must say da wings was nicely executed. As for the Minute Chicken Cake Noodles.........nicely plated on a fancy smanshy panda plate. The cake noodles weren't drowning in gravy, so the noodles stayed crispy on the dish. I really liked how they did this dish, and would easily come back here to eat it again. My friend had the Beef Brisket Tendon & Won Ton soup. The dish looked good, and there weren't any complaints, so I take it that it was pretty ono! Overall, a very satisfying meal and the service here was on point, as the staff was friendly & very efficient. Easy 5 stars for the Minute Chicken Cake Noodles! Chance 'em!

You could drive past this place a hundred times without giving it a second thought. It's tucked…read moreinto a small strip mall, the dining room is no frills and if someone told me it was just another average neighborhood Chinese restaurant, I'd probably believe them. Then the food starts arriving. We ordered way more than we needed and almost everything impressed me. The chow fun was cooked exactly the way I like it. Chewy, smoky and never overcooked. My only complaint was that it leaned a little saltier than I prefer, but it was still very good. The Hainan chicken was the surprise of the meal. Perfectly tender with an incredible ginger sauce that I'd happily put on just about anything. Even the dishes I normally avoid won me over. I've never been much of a lotus root person, but theirs was crisp, savory and honestly delicious. The wontons were another highlight. Since we skipped the noodles, they generously gave us extra wontons instead, which was a really thoughtful touch. What really pushed this place from good to memorable, though, was the staff. We were there with our two and four year old and they couldn't have been kinder. They brought over little toys to keep the kids occupied, checked on us throughout the meal and made us feel genuinely welcome. None of it felt forced. It was just warm, thoughtful hospitality and that's something I always remember long after I've forgotten exactly what I ate. The bathroom situation isn't ideal, you have to use the one outside the restaurant, but that's really my only complaint beyond the slightly salty chow fun. This isn't the place I'd recommend for date night or a long evening out. It's the kind of neighborhood restaurant you walk into expecting very little, then leave thinking, that was a lot better than it had any right to be. We'll definitely be back.

Everything we ordered was great, especially the beef/ tendon noodle soup and the minced pork rice!read more

I've been searching for a decent Taiwanese spot and Honolulu Noodle & Co definitely fits the bill…read more I tried the fried pork chop, gyoza, and neo loco moco. The fried pork chop was probably my favorite, good portion size, flavorful, and satisfying. The gyoza was also pretty good, especially the super thin wrapper, although the filling was a little on the saltier side for my taste. The only dish I wasn't a huge fan of was the neo loco moco. I was expecting something closer to a more traditional Taiwanese minced pork rice flavor profile, so it just wasn't quite what I had in mind personally. That said, the service here is always top notch and very welcoming. Overall, a solid spot and I'll definitely be returning to try more dishes.

Keep an eye out for this hole-in-the-wall noodle spot off of Kalākaua. There is a small parking lot…read morewith a few dedicated stalls up front making it super easy if it's not busy. Good thing all of the food came out as they were ready, since items like their fresh blanket noodles took longer to prepare (but def worth the wait). We started with their chicken wings which were lean on the meat but I think that made it easier to flash fry because they were so hot and crispy and still juicy! We also ordered their cucumber salad and eggplant salad-- I'd probably just go with the cucumber salad next time but both were good. For noodle dishes we went with the dan dan, ja jiang and the beef noodle soup but we subbed it for the blanket noodle for an extra $4. Hungry but also in the mood for karaoke? Come here!

Joy cup noodle mean is under new ownership with a new cook. They might've changed the name to wah…read morekung with joy cup underneath the main name. The proprietor is a lovely friendly person. The place was empty for lunch. I was so looking forward to the blanket dan dan noodles and cucumber salad. Sadly the flavors are completely different. The XLB were bland and half of them had no soup inside. Cucumber salad, mapo tofu, pork belly noodle bland. Dan Dan noodle bland and the blanket noodles too thick. Gone are the flavorful dishes and mouth numbing heat that I associated with joy cup noodle mean. The ong choy was well cooked and seasoned nicely. The gentleman was so nice I almost hate to write this update but I think people should know that this is no longer the joy cup noodle mean that we knew and loved.

Nice little spot on king st across the Zippy's corporate building. Delicious Chinese, Szechuan type…read moreof cuisine with noodle and rice offerings. I had their pig trotter noodles and the double fried pork noodles with bell peppers! Such great flavors, they really have the sauce down. Must try is the double fried pork noodles with bell peppers. Both pictures were taken after a few bites! I'll be back to try the other items!

Authentic Chong Qing style noodles - really worth to give it a try. Some hopefully helpful tips:…read more1. The noodles only have one size but it's pretty large. Depending on your appetite, two ladies could possibly share. We ordered 2 and it was enough for 3 people to share. 2. Since we do not eat anything spicy, we asked for non-spicy from the get-go at ordering. The owner was able to accommodate. 3. Parking is street parking only but readily available fronting the restaurant. 4. The restaurant space is rather small, so it gets busy during meal time. We often take out by ordering ahead of time.