Aloha Sushi

The food isn't bad, it's good for the price! The people who work here are very friendly and wonderful which is amazing! However one of my hosomaki is coming apart, not a big deal but it shouldBe wrapped tighter so this doesn't happen. I have worked and managed sushi restaurants for 10+ years and it's kinda disappointing when the roll falls apart. Besides that's everything tasted awesome and service was great!

I went to Aloha Sushi on a Friday around lunch time after my women's health appointment. I had $20 dollars to spend.I looked over the bentos that was displayed in the warmer and noticed the salmon bentos. I opted to get a salmon bento as well as the ume maki roll.Once I received the ume maki roll I noticed that there was cucumber added to the roll. The roll wasn't sealed properly. That's okay...I was hungry. Lol.The salmon bento was okay. It was a thin slice of salmon....wish it was thicker. The long rice was delicious. The rice was a lot better once I put the shoyu sauce on top of it (which I got from work).The cost of salmon bento was around $14.00 with tax and the ume maki was $4.00 with tax.Over all the service was okay. Wish the maki sushi was more presentable instead of rush order. The ambiance was quite quiet...not many people was there when I ordered my food.

Went here on Veterans Day because a lot of my fave spots were closed, and maybe I found a new fave spot. They have a variety of food from plate lunches to sushi to bentos. They also have a cooler with drinks in it that you can purchase Cheap food that you get a lot of makes this place a score.Is the food already cooked and they just take it out of a fridge and microwave it for you? YesDoes it still taste good and is worth getting? Also yesI got the Kailua pork plate and it come with the pork, a small salad, rice, tasty green vegetables(broccolini??) and some noodles. Also they put a miso soup with tofu in it with my food, which always feels nice. Fast service also makes this a good spot to have lunch at, and I think I will go here again in the future.

Convenient location for downtown workers!After my experience here and after reading other Yelp reviews, I've concluded that the food here is good, minus the raw fish. Despite it being a sushi joint, don't eat the raw fish here. Normally, I get the tamago (egg) and shrimp tempura rolls. They're great!

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUEThe service and location convenience may be enough for some to look past the small portions relative to the price! === 2. FOOD If a quick lunch is what you're looking for on the run in downtown, then Aloha Sushi may work for you! With ready-made bentos under the heat lamps, ready-made sushi for on the shelves, and bowls/sushi available to be ordered a la carte, there's something for everyone here.On this visit though, $12 garnered four small pieces of shrimp hash with soy sauce and a small bento under the heat lamp of teriyaki chicken on rice with some glass noodle vermicelli and a token piece of choy sum. I inhaled the small portions of food so quickly, I didn't get a picture to post here on Yelp lol!Was it good? The bento was alright (not sure how long the chicken had been sitting under the heat lamp) but the shrimp hash was forgettable. I know downtown rents take a pretty penny, but $12 was steep for the small portions I got, so it's tough to talk about any value here in the meal...=== 3. SERVICEPerhaps the saving grace is the service you get - in English or Korean, you're going to be welcomed upon entry, politely worked through your order and payment, and departure.=== 4. ATMOSPHEREIt's a takeout place - no seats for dining in here, so you're either waiting for a custom-made order, or you're perusing the heat lamp area and shelves for a pre-made dish. It's clean and bright, so that works well in its favor. You're likely not driving here for the food or prices, but if you do, you'd have to park in the ASB tower, or more cheaply, in Ali'i Place.

I ordered set C breakfast which includes spam but after arriving to work I open it up and I was given little smokies. I called to remedy the error but they wanted me to bring the whole breakfast back to receive spam today. Also, the lady accused me of not ordering C saying she only received orders for A (little smokies). Tried to explain that I don't eat little smokies so would not have ordered it. I could not return due to starting work on time. Tried to eat what they gave me but bacon was rubbery and tough to chew. I don't eat little smokies so that was thrown out and eggs were salty. I would not recommend this business and I will not be returning. $5.50 was not worth it.

I normally bring my own lunch to work, but the one time I didn't, I had to go out and buy. I decided to go somewhere near my office, so Aloha Sushi it was. I was standing in line, trying to decide what to order. Finally when it was my turn, clearly I was next, this rude guy behind me started placing his order. I'm pretty timid when it comes to this but I was hoping the lady at the cashier would tell him I was next, but to my disappointment, she continued to take his order. I then ordered the Dragon Maki which on their board says $10.99 but for some reason it came out to $12.55ish... that doesn't sound right... unless they just failed to update their board or I got overcharged by a dollar. The wait was almost 10 minutes for just a roll. And when I finally got it and brought it back to the office, the maki was cut into large pieces with an uneven amount of unagi to go with each piece. For the pieces I ate without the unagi, it just felt like an overpriced Cali Maki. Nothing tasted fresh and I was left dissatisfied (and ripped off).Poor customer service, overpriced rolls and poor quality in food, I highly doubt I'll return.

Not sure exactly how to describe this food tasting experience. All I can say is that something here is just. not. right. YIKES :(This place is in the bldg on Alakea Street across Fisher Hawaii Downtown. In the middle of the bldg there's a walkway into the park area. When just inside, turn right and walk toward the mountain. It's a few stores up on the right-hand side.Location out of the way...I'm not sure what it is and I can't put my finger on it but the food here just does not taste right.I wonder if it's just the water? Perhaps they need a filter on their tap water?! Idk!Whatever it is...The fresh fish doesn't taste fresh for some odd reason even tho it looks great..! Could it be the rice?!And so...The poke almost tastes rightThe sushi rice is not flavored rightEven the plain rice does not taste rightThe miso soup is does not taste rightThe daikon is kinda crunchy but too salty and does not taste rightThe sea salad is tasty but there's something not rightThe tempura is fried straight as a needle but is kinda too thin with hardly anything inside the tempura batterThe food looks terrific! Somehow the taste is not right and I have no idea why or what's that funny taste but I do hope they get this problem fixed! Geez!...Maybe it's just the water?! :(

I had the spicy tuna bowl- it cost $10. The spicy tuna bowl comes with miso soup, cellophane noodles, rice, and the tuna is served over a bed of lettuce. The quality of the tuna is comparable to canned tuna and the portion is small. It tasted like they used chili oil and lime mayo or something. It was a huge disappointment. For that I will never return to this place. There's so many other places that offer fresher and larger portions of tuna at the same price. Tuna being such a main part of sushi and tuna don I cannot trust other dishes they offer.

New owner and new cook. I like the spicy ahi now much more than the previous one. They have bentos with kimchi fried rice and meat jun. A convenient location to get your sushi fix.