Awesome service and the food was great~! The bibimbap and the meat quality was great. Don't be scared to eat the tarter.....it was super fresh. read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Ambiance: a cozy small Japanese table bbq place. Service: great. The lady who served us was knowledgeable, welcoming, tentative, friendly and polite. Food: the A5 Wagyu beef was delicious. But I don't like the deep fried oysters because they did not taste fresh and were slightly overcooked. Then again for the price they charge I shouldn't have high expectations. I give this place 4 stars because of the service, but I probably won't visit again. Mainly I don't care for A5 Wagyu beef. read more

SKIP this restaurant if you can. We came for dinner and half of the menu was not available. How can the dinner rice bowls not be available for dinner? The availability was only available from 11-5pm. FOR THE DINNER RICE BOWLS... This place was very frustrating we couldn't order the bibimbap without ordering yakiniku set. I ordered the ohana set for 2 and all we got were a few pieces of meat, some thinly qty-4 sliced Redondos portuguese sausages and a few small slices of chicken thigh. I can make all of this at costco for less than $10!!! They charged us $60 for it and it doesn't even include rice. Lastly, we heard them microwaving our meat to defrost it. That was the final straw. Please if you can, skip this restaurant. read more

Saw this restaurant on Yelp and based on the reviews, decided to give it a try. Although there was only 1 waitress, she was really helpful in recommending dishes to try. Some of the things tried were:menchikatsu, uniku (beef sushi with uni), beef tartare, and pork belly. The beef was tender. The menchikatsu was nicely breaded and crispy while the inside was meaty and juicy. Everything was yummy. read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My other half and I decided to take my dad out to dinner and try this place out since it had good ratings. There were so many things wrong with our experience. We order one of each of the happy hour meats, waygu set, beef croquette, fried baby octopus, fried oysters, beef tendon, tongue stew, garlic mushrooms, garlic fried rice, calipo chu-hi, coconut sake, and the garlic shrimp. Let's start with the food.. the meats were pretty soft and tender but not worth the price. I could go to gens korean bbq for better quality and half the price.. the beef croquette was bland with barely any meat in it.. garlic shrimp was overcooked.. not worth the $12.. u could just go to Giovannis for a whole plate of garlic shrimp.. garlic fried rice was plain and simple.. needed more garlic and maybe if it could be more crispy since it came in a hot stone pot.. Unfortunately, that's all I can say about the food. Which leads to my next problem I understand it's a small place and short staffing.. I've been in restaurant business all the time but they only have our table and one more couple sitting in the corner.. but they miss half our order.. the food was coming out left and right.. so I reminded the waiter about what was missing still.. I even order another garlic fried rice and chu-hi since I knew more food was coming.. 15 mins went by and still nothing came to the table.. I ended up finishing my 2nd chu-hi and I looked to the waiter to grab his attention.. he came over and was like did you want the check? I said check.. what about the rest of our food? He looked lost.. so I repeated again what we didn't get yet.. He goes to the computer.. pulls up our orders.. and to our surprise it wasn't even added.. At this point, I just told the waiter.. it's fine.. we don't want to wait anymore.. Heres the 3rd strike.. the bill comes.. He prints out the bill.. and to our surprise everything was overcharged.. we ordered the small coconut sake.. I literally pointed to it on the menu( since I knew the waiter wasn't really good at English/ I even gestured with my hands small) but he charged us for the large.. Then I noticed he charged us for 2 happy hour kalbi.. I told we only order 1 of each.. he said u 2 pieces of kalbi. I said yes.. 2 pieces of kalbi on the one plate.. so the waiter said.. yes that's 2 orders.. I was like you're telling me that one piece was $12 each. When 1st off it didn't specify how many pieces you get for the happy hour so we assumed one plate equals one order.. I was furious.. I just ended up paying the tab to get the hell out of this place.. You have been warned! I will never go there again.. read more

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Food quantity and quality was definitely disappointing for the price we have paid. No way does the yelp highly-rated reviews match the level of experience my family and I were served tonight. Let me get straight to the point...what you are going to pay for is overpriced and terribly executed meat. The menus are poorly printed and does not showcase the quality and quantity of food being ordered. Some of the food appears to be defrosted by a microwave and some are from a cheap market packaging. The amount of food and the price do not line up right. You can get way more food spending that money at a supermarket store than eating here. Avoid this restaurant and listen to the bad reviews. You won't regret it. read more

Warning: tiny portion for meat and one tiny grill when you have four people. Hole in the wall, not busy on a Sunday night. Flavor is fine, nothing to write home about. Tripe is weird - it's not the white longish looking thing that you see at hotpot or pho, it came in yellow chunks and chewy after grilled. Nothing about this place stands out, there are many better options considering the price you pay and the quality you get. I guess you can try here if you are in the neighborhood (not sure how you'd end up in this back ally of Kaka'ako but if you do). Don't make the trip. read more

This place differs from lunch to dinner, Lunch is mainly pick up and go bento style. For dinner, you have to have a reservation because they only have one teenage waiter and he looks overwhelmed with 9 tables. Dinner is authentic Japanese Bar-b-que, meaning that the place is not air conditioned and they don't have a vacuum vent over your table like the Korean places. There is nothing worse than getting all dressed up for dinner, getting sweaty and clothes smelling like smoke. On top of that, you have to cook your own food? I went in as a walk in, pocket full of cash but I waited for 15 minutes for a table for one, didn't get served, nor an apology so I left to go eat around the corner at Waikiki Kaka'ako brew pub, I got served immediately with a cold beer, My dinner order in 5 minutes and left the waitress with a $25 tip. Now that's how you run a restaurant! For the owner of Yakiniku sizzle, you might want to remind your waiter of the aloha spirit. Customers don't mind paying extra for great service. and you never get a second chance. read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Waikiki Brewing Pub, Kaka'ako. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Only thing better than the food quality is the service. Wagyu beef was great quality. read more

Listen!!! Reasonable price & delicious yakiniku HERE! We made a reservation on the day of Thanksgiving through IG. Definitely needed a reservation or else it would've been a long wait. This is a cute little mom & pop shop. It was super busy that day with just one waitress. I don't recall exactly what I ordered but my absolute favorite was beef tongue. It is one of my favorite thing to order at yakiniku. Everything we got including the garlic fried rice was absolutely delicious. Tip: The lunch menu is totally worth it! Each person gets 3 choice of meat for $19.95 with refillable rice & wakame soup. (Trying out their lunch menu next time) read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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This place is perfect to satisfy your meat craving! The service was wonderful and the restaurant was clean! We went during lunch hours and ordered the special it came with 3 choice meats, soup, rice, salad, and veggies with sauces for $19.95! We will be coming back! So delicious! read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Lunch special 3 meats choice - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We wanted to try lunch special ( Take out ). My daughter had Omelette rice with Demi-glacé sauce, I had Yakiniku bowl. Wow. Omelette egg is so soft melting, Demi-glacé sauce is so delicious not salty at all. My Yakiniku beef was, very generous, so juicy and tasty, with Kocchujan ( special sauce ) is so so good. I live close by. I will come to take out more often! 10 stars. read more

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I passed by this place a million times and never thought anything about it. Tonight I made a reservation just for the heck of it, to end 2023 by going to somewhere I've never been to. First off this place is cozy as heck. It's like a miniature Tokyo hidden in Kakaako. The place was empty when I arrived. I ordered dinner and everything looked amazing and fresh. By 7:00 p.m. on a Friday night, this place was packed and was turning away people that didn't have reservations. On top of the beautiful looking meat I'm about to grill, the staff were extremely and I want to emphasize the words extremely friendly and helpful. As busy as they were, they were totally on top of it. I highly recommend going here, be sure to have reservations. Parking can be challenging, however, there are tons of street parking near Imperial plaza on Cooke street, about a 2-minute walk to the restaurant. read more

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one of our friends suggested this place and then bailed, but I'm so glad we chose to go anyway. we decided to meet at 7 but upon meeting in front of the restaurant, saw that it was PACKED. the poor guy was manning all the tables by himself (maybe 12 tables?) and was so apologetic about our wait. he told us there was a group finishing up and he'd just need to clean it before seating us, so we chatted and waited outside. phew, we were out there for 40 minutes. but only because he was nonstop bouncing between all the tables to get their orders filled that he didn't have time to stop to clean! we could see how hard he was working so we were patient, but if you don't have the time for that, don't come during rush hour. we thought we wanted the ohana set but our guy convinced us otherwise, and I recommend listening to the man! he stated that the ohana set didn't include any wagyu beef, which is literally the reason for coming here...and suggested the wagyu sampler instead, since that's their specialty. of course it was more expensive, but it was worth every dollar. the sampler came with 4 slices of 3 different cuts, so it was actually perfect to share for 2 people! and don't forget that GARLIC RICE. so garlicky without being pungent, and pairs so well with the bbq. it comes out to maybe $100 per person? so it's def pricey but so worth it. I'm recommending this place to anyone looking for wagyu/japanese bbq! read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - garlic rice - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I've been wanting to try all of the restaurants on this street for a while. My bf and I decided to walk in on a weeknight and were not disappointed! The service is very homey and the food is very authentic. This is so much higher quality than gyu-kaku for Japanese bbq! The sauces are all really good, and we were surprised by how yummy the egg and seaweed soup and grilled onigiri were! There was only one Japanese man serving the whole restaurant (it's a small restaurant) and he was really friendly and provided such great service! The prices are on the higher end because of the quality of ingredients. We would definitely come back here and recommend to friends and family! read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Cute place in Kakaako that serves yakiniku. They have a Wagyu sampler for a great price. Their kakuni pork and egg bowl is delicious. Add garlic fried rice for a umami flavor explosion in your mouth. Dine in or take out. Because of social distancing, they have a limit of 3 or four parties only. They do take reservations so call ahead. Parking is street parking only. Chef and owner is very traditional Japanese in mannerisms and superior service you can expect. Support local businesses and give them a try, you'll love their food and be impressed with their service. BYOB which is great! read more

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Another one of my discoveries during this work from home/ stay at home discoveries is Yakiniku Sizzle. I vaguely remember trying it years ago when they first opened. I got one of the donburis...but it didn't stand out so I didn't go back...until now. Fast forward to about a month ago and my friend posted a picture of this delicious sukiyaki bowl. When asked, he said he got it from Yakiniku Sizzle. I made sure to get the same order for dinner the next night. And it did not disappoint. For only $13, you get miso soup, rice, and a good-sized serving of sukiyaki (thinly sliced meat cooked in a slightly sweet shoyu broth. Sukiyaki usually has thinly sliced onions, wonbok, glass noodles, and shiitake mushrooms and its topped off with a soft boiled egg). The sukiyaki tasted as delicious as it looked. Nothibg was overcooked and the broth was light and not too sweet. It wasn't a heavy meal but certainly filling. I can eat a lot and I couldn't finish it all in one sitting. Ever since I discovered this set, I've been eating here at least once a week. Good thing its only $13! read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Sukiyaki set - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Wandering around the neighborhood, well a little outside the neighborhood, but definitely by my work neighborhood, found this little hole in the wall on Cooke Street. Fortunately, there was parking right in front so that was great. There seems to be only street parking for this shop. Checked out the menu and realized it's yakiniku. For those not familiar, yakiniku is where you grill your own meat. The meat here is high quality! Yes, wagyu and other well taken cared of cattle. The place wasn't bright and shiny but nicely worn in. Happy hour was also still happening but there was only one other party there. The one server there was super friendly! He gave some great suggestions but had to be careful since the prices were a little bit higher than the usual yakiniku places I frequent. That's ok because the meat is high quality! Did I already say that? I got a chu-hi (sochu highball) to drink. It was refreshing! And the meat was sooo good. For the price and the quality, it is worth it. Tried the wagyu marinated thick kalbi, wagyu finger meat, wagyu musuji, wagyu beef tartar, and garlic rice. So so good! I would like to come back at lunch time since it's close to my office. It's good to know I can eat yakiniku by myself without feeling weird it's just me. It's hard to have yakiniku as a solo, but this place is accommodating! read more

This hole in the wall restaurant will not disappoint. I've been a few times now, and even if I don't eat meat, I still can enjoy a nice meal here. They have a variety of dishes and I can always find a meat-alternative. But for those that do eat meat, my meat eating friends said they like it too. I get the grilled veggies, egg and seaweed soup, omelette, tofu salad, and I think the garlic rice (request no meat)? Yum! read more

I walked by or drove by this place many times but did not get to try, finally, today we decided to go. We were lucky to get a table without a reservation. I told them this is our first visit and they spend time to explain to us how to and what to order. The place is not that big, about 7 tables, street parking only. I saw a lot of local customers that speak Japanese in the restaurant, I guess they have a lots of regular goes there, the wait staffs and / or the owner talk story with the customer often. They were talking pretty loud at time, sometimes too loud. We ordered the fried oyster, very good and the oyster is juicy inside. We also order premium beef tongue, for $26, we get about 5 pieces of tongue which we think is way overpriced. We order the Ohana set for two people ($55), some of the meat are tender, but some are very tough. We also ordered the mix veg to grill ($7.95) Since it is still happy hour time, we also orders the marinaded washyugyu thick short rib, regular price is $20, happy hour drops to $12, we think that is a pretty good deal. We ordered the spicy soup, it was just right and hit da spot. Over all, the stuffs are very nice and friendly, dinner for two set us back $150 and we will be back to try some other dishes. read more

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Great food and great service! Small hidden location with street parking. The lunch set was definitely worth it with unlimited rice and soup. Got the Sukiyaki lunch set and it the wagyu rice bowl substituted with garlic rice. Delicious! read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Wagyu Roasted Beef Bowl - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I was so excited to try this authentic Japanese bbq. After trying wagyu harami, It was series of disappointment. They didn't change gas so it turned off during cooking. Not just one, both of them. Sauce was very strong. Intestine Soup was blend. Kimchi was dried. All 4of us came outside after meal talking about how bad this place was. read more

- Put meat on grill, make it go Tss. Have some sake. Prepare to walk: parking sucks. - Yelp review Pro Tip: haiku is too short to post as a review read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - #eatthenpics - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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STILL OPEN FOR TAKEOUT call ahead or walk in and order at the door i got the 1/4lb wagyu with garlic rice upgrade, plus the side salad sooo tasty! after one bite i instantly regretted not getting the larger size. meat was sliced then and perfectly cooked, so tender and juicy, with a light sauce on the top. it came served on a giant bed of japanese style garlic rice, which you could totally just eat by itself! definitely would go back here and get this again, but the larger size! read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Garlic rice - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Still very affordable lunches, which I love. You can beat their sukiyaki set. It's only $15!!! I am mind blown. I could easily eat this everyday. Portions are generous as well. UPGRADE TO GARLIC RICE! You won't be disappointed. read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Sukiyaki set with garlic rice substitute. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Called and made a reservation. An absolute waste of time. We walked in and the owner, who was nice, said there were no tables! Granted a family of three decided to sit side by side taking up three tables so of course there were none! Super cramped space with limited air movement so even if we stayed it would have been uncomfortable. We left. read more

After being treated to Yakiniku Sizzle through a Yelp Elite Event, the intimate group of Elites were presented with a fabulous meal and a 50% discount coupon upon return. I was holding onto my coupon and looking at our schedule for another dine when Fellow Elite Nadine C contacted me about about getting a group together as Elite Dan O offered up his coupon. I was fortunately planning to get together Elites Reuben L and Tanyce W so when Nadine contacted me about putting together this dine, I immediately agreed to the get together given our 5-star Elite experience (with caveats) at this neighborhood restaurant. Yay! We got to use our coupons and dine with friends. Knowing that Yakiniku Sizzle is a smallish restaurant, I went ahead to make reservations through Saki, the co-owner, of this husband and wife team. Our group of 11 people practically filled half of the restaurant and we were set to have a fine Japanese meal of either Wagyu shabu shabu/nabemono or yakiniku. We ordered the Wagyu Sukiyaki Hotpot and Beef Tataki Appetizer with we share with Nadine. The food was as tasty as we remembered from the Elite Event but the evening's biggest glitches were two-fold: 1- MENU CONFUSION: Unfortunately, only Tadashi (co-owner/husband) was working the front and back of the house. He does have limited English-speaking skills so we had some communication problems explaining the menu to the first timers. We, thankfully, got it worked out as Tadashi extended the discount to others at our table who didn't have a discount coupon. 2- SERVICE CONFUSION: Because Tadashi was by himself, each pot took quite awhile to come out of the kitchen as he assembled each order. Also, the restaurant didn't have enough stove top burners and shabu shabu pots. Interestingly, all eleven of us ordered a hotpot (nabe), which exacerbated the problem of not having enough burners (our group needed 5 burners). So, to make up for the lack of stove tops, Tadashi cooked the remaining orders back in the kitchen which diminished the shabu shabu experience. Those who had ordered first finished eating well before everyone else and one of our friend's order was missing some ingredients in her nabemono. HIGHLIGHT of the evening came from fellow Elite Reuben L as he delighted our table and other diners with his impressive prestidigitation. He seamlessly entertained us with card tricks and "mind reading". In fact, one of the diners from another table asked to book him for her upcoming Holiday party. We found out that he belongs to an elite magicians "club" and even performs professionally at many local events. SUMMARY: Food rating 4-stars; Service rating 2-stars. AVG: 3-stars or A-OK with potential for improvement. My suggestions for improvement would be to get enough serving dishes and cooking equipment. One should anticipate maximum capacity for your restaurant so not having enough cooking equipment and tableware is inexcusable. Also, I understand that this is a small neighborhood restaurant which may see only a couple of diners on any given evening, but, given that we had a reservation for 11-12 people which is basically half the capacity of this restaurant, we felt that a one-man show didn't show your business well. read more

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Sukiyaki dinner in Honolulu... That's right... we all had sukiyaki (hotpot) instead of yakiniku (grilled meat)! My friend, Dan O. had gone to a Yelp Elite Event at Yakiniku Sizzle, and received a coupon for 50 percent off which had an expiration date. To make use of this great deal, he asked me to round up some friends... We decided that 6pm is a good time because street parking would be free and people would be able to get there on time after work on a Friday. Lyla D. also had a 50 percent off coupon, so she joined us, invited 2 more people, and made the reservation for this cozy place. Eleven of us took up half of the restaurant! We needed the table space because we all ordered sukiyaki which is a hotpot on top of a portable burner. That's where it became comical... The owner, Tadashi, was working alone (his wife took the night off to celebrate their son's birthday). Tadashi took one order, prepped the food, then came back to take another order. He went back and forth at least 5 times. The glitch was that only three portable stoves were available. He ended up cooking a few pots himself so some people didn't get that cooking experience. Another snafu was the ordering process itself. It seems like English is Tadashi's second language so we were confused by the wording of the menu and his explanation to us. It looks like one dish is a certain price, but it's actually double the price because of the minimum of 2 people per dish. Yeah... Anyway, I was grateful to share Lyla and Ed's order of the Wagyu Beef Sukiyaki (tasty broth) and a side of Tataki Beef (a bit peppery). I enjoyed the flavors and fresh ingredients. A comedic blow was when one of the gals noticed that she didn't have onions, mushrooms, and tofu in her pot. Tadashi stated that they had run out... ok... can she have more cabbage? I think by that time, he had run out of coddled eggs, too, and lobster wasn't available. The final laugh was when Tadashi offered us "mochi ice". My question was, "Is it free?" His reply was that he had "3 matcha". We asked if it was shaved ice. He said that he only had seven. We figured out that he had 7 pieces of mochi ice cream, so 4 of us wouldn't have any. The lactose intolerant people passed on the ice cream. Tadashi was asked to cut the 7 pieces in half anyway, so there were 14 halves shared by 11 people...lol. I think we would have had a better outcome if Tadashi had some help. We asked for bowls, tongs, ladles, rice, etc. He just seemed unprepared. On the one hand, he is a nice businessman with limited English and yummy food. I don't know how he compensated the customers who were missing the tofu, onions, and mushrooms??? Anyway, If we had to pay full price, I would deduct a star. I would return only if someone else had a 50 percent off coupon. The place was clean and bright. The air conditioning would work better with the door closed...haha! read more

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I love cozy little eateries like this. Usually they're hidden gems. Service was good despite having only one waitress serving all the tables. Was a bit disappointed that to order the Shabu shabu menu one must call ahead of time to request it. My biggest gripe was the chewiness of the the majority of the wagyu meat. For the price I paid I was expecting a melt-in-your-mouth yumminess. I paid $45 for maybe ounce and a half of an extremely THIN 2mm slice of wagyu ribeye. The cheese omelet was a flavorless foamy mess. I paid $310 for three people. And then my son requested to stop by Burger King because he was still hungry. I will not be coming back here. For a bit more money, I recommend Han No for a vastly superior wagyu dining experience. read more

Hate to be bearer of bad news, but we will not be coming back here. We came in during happy hour, 3-6 p.m. and was the only party sitting (maybe already a sign we should've left). I specifically asked the server (who looked like he might be the owner) about the set, and how it was sold. I asked if it was $95 for all 3 of us or if it was $95 for each of us. I literally pointed at 3 of us asking if it's $95, $95, $95 each. And he said, Noooo. $95 total for Matsu set. So we said ok, sounds like a decent deal, and instead of ordering from the happy hour we thought this was a better route and oh man were we so so so wrong. This was the worst part because we thought we were only gonna spend $95 for the set and ended up spending more than $3oo. I really wish I had said something. But language barrier seemed to be the issue. A $200 difference because of that. We were all very disappointed about the meat quality. None of it seemed like a5 wagyu. It was all dark red in color. Typically, wagyu is almost a pinkish color. That big of a price tag for low quality wagyu was the killer to our whole day. Literally gyu Kaku has better quality meat to be completely transparent. I really wish we could get refunded for the difference because we were told something different due to a language barrier and we would've never ordered what we ordered especially because it was happy hour and the quality of the meat was so disappointing. read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Supposedly wagyu beef - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Please please please come and support this lovely Japanese couple and eat here! They are extremely accommodating and provide some of the best food and friendliest faces here on Oahu! This is THE perfect place if you want high-quality food at affordable prices. We ordered the 3 sets of the Premium Assorted A5 Wagyu Beef ($88.00/ea) and 2 Wagyu shabu shabu hot pots ($45.95). They were both really amazing! A5 Wagyu Beef: Hands down, the best beef I've ever had in my entire life. We took my parents here as a bit of a celebration, and they've never had legit A5 wagyu beef before, so this really took them by surprise. Everyone at our table agreed that the beef assortment was amazing and the melt-in-your-mouth, buttery pieces of goodness were worth every dollar spent. Shabu Shabu: I can't get enough with eating grilled foods and hot pot at the same time--you get the best of both worlds this way! The hot pot was delicious and you can tell that every ingredient in the pot was handled with a great deal of care. The broth was really refreshing and complimented all of the ingredients well. Everyone kept drinking the soup because it was just so delicious! In terms of service, it was a little slow but understandable since Tadashi was the only one working. So he not only had to assemble the dishes in the back, but also take orders. After he expedited the food though, he took care of us really well and made sure we had our cups full and our bellies happy! What was really unfortunate though, was that we were the only party at the restaurant for 2 hours. The food here is really good, and the WAGYU beef here is not too terribly priced compared to other places. This place really does give you quality food for an unbeatable price. Stop sleeping on this place and try this place out, you definitely won't regret it! read more

Service was complete shit. Didn't get our order right. Checked on us once the entire time. Gave us the wrong check at the end. I was so over it I left hungry and unsatisfied. I will never go back to this place again. read more

I love supporting small local businesses and was very excited to go here after seeing the great reviews. For this, I am really sad to give this place a 2 star rating :( Came here for dinner & was sorely disappointed. -1 if you order meat literally not a single thing comes out with it for grilling. Literally not even rice. No veggies no nothing. Asked for a bowl of rice and was promptly charged about $3 for one bowl of rice alone. -1 haphazard service - the grill light went out, waiters didn't check or ask on us about the bbq even once. Grill wasn't changed once. Only two dipping sauces given for a table of four people. Had to ask for everything including more water and a reminder for our other items. -1 the restaurant is incredibly hot even with the door open. My family and I sat directly by the door and it was soooo hot. Understandable with the grill heat but no ventilation for the actual bbq smoke itself. Overall, I was embarrassed to have brought my whole family here with the intention of having a great meal :( would have loved to enjoyed this place and have it be a solid dinner spot as we live close by, but alas, the hunt is on for another grilling spot. read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - One order of brisket. Half was eaten oops but just for portion size. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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It's legit Japanese style BBQ/ yakiniku place. Their menus are typical Japanese BBQ items w Korean twists. I had beef tongue stew and it's not salty. Nice light Demi sauce and tongues are soft and tender. I gotta go back to try a few items during HH or Dinner. Not busy street at Kaka'ako area but easy to find this place. The staff was nice and attentive. read more

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Such a hidden gem in kakaako with just about 8 tables, the staff was friendly and hard working while we were there on friday night. We had the wagyu meat set, fried rice, karaage chicken and matcha ice cream dessert. Everything was delicious and fresh. Their lunch special bowls are also a great deal, pork kakuni is my favorite. Definitely a great spot to take anyone wanting yakiniku and other yummy japanese dishes. read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

What a gem in an unexpected place! The restaurant is quite small, with only a few tables, so I would definitely call ahead and plan accordingly. We were served by the owner, who was absolutely wonderful. We had a tasting menu of many amazing dishes. The wagyu and kalbi meats were delicious, as well as the hot pot. The broth was the most delicious broth I have ever had. They serve very traditional Japanese BBQ, with accompanying sauces, and raw egg (I poached mine in the hot pot). The chicken karage was also incredible; super moist and flavorful with a crispy outside! There was nothing that we ate that wasn't amazing. We can't wait to come back! read more

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Super amazing food with cheap price for all the wagyu that they serve. The customer service is amazing too. I've been coming here for the past 3 weeks on the weekend, they got some happy hour menu during the week. Great price and food. read more

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The Yakiniku is really good. I especially like the special grade short robe especially when it's cooked medium rare. The pork Kakuni was really nice. I listened to the server's recommendation for what to order and had such a good time! Will def come back! read more

This place is a sleeper in that you get great food at a very good price. It's almost like a one man type of set up so you'll need to be patient with everything. Only had their wagyu 1/2 lbs bowl and it was quite delicious. Yes, same chain in Waikiki so expect same type of taste. There was a generous portion of rice and sauce that accompanied the lovely beef (it was more cooked compared to the Waikiki branch). Main attraction is the actual yakiniku, so maybe I'll try for that next. The atmosphere is very chill with the food being quite good, and it's not crowded so do check it out. read more

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Yakiniku Sizzle is located on Cooke Street (next to the Kawaiaha'o Mini Park). There is a decent amount of street parking available on Cooke. The inside is small, fits about 5 small tables and one large table. The Grub: Teishoku Set $12.95 We decied to get the Kalbi and Pork Kimchee Set. Both sets come with side kimchee and free refills of rice and miso soup! Overall, I thought this place was okay. The food was mediocre and nothing special. read more

Yakiniku Sizzle - Kalbi Teishoku Set $12.95 - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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