"Delicious Sunday Breakfast! Posting a little late as I went a couple of weeks ago...but this is a great spot in Chinatown, Honolulu. Great for big families, it was us and our friends with their kids, who had called a head to reserve a table. Dim sum is fresh and delicious, very flavorful. Lots of options to chose from. Everything comes out fast since they are so busy they anticipate such a huge rush and come out with food to choose from. Really friendly service too!!"
"I would frequent this restaurant a lot for take out in previous years as a student going to school and loved their food from the beginning. I had once again returned at the start of the Chinese New year & parade and we were definitely here for it! Always a local favorite of mine when it comes to Dim sum, I knew that this was the perfect simple date night to bring my husband to try and knowing that it would be busy for the holiday weekend I made sure to make advance reservations. The Dim sum did not disappoint and as I'm writing this now I can still taste the half moons, shrimp look fun and pork hash that we tried as well as the shrimp dumplings just to name a few. I love the jian dui or sesame ball for dessert and the egg drop soup was a nice accompaniment before attending a show at the Hawaii Theater for the evening. The ambiance is very casual and the service is always friendly quick and efficient! Be prepared to pay for parking too right across the street"
"Ordered takeout and it was just ok. The shrimp dumplings had small shrimp. The look funn (even tho I ordered pork) it came with shrimp.. each noodle only had ONE shrimp. The Sui Mai was oversteamed. The pork ribs had so much bone that most of it was inedible. This was Takeout tho... the entire order was around $30 and I wouldn't recommend it."
"Harbor village cuisine is one of my favor for authentic Chinese cuisine, particularly Braised Fish Fillet & Tofu which many consider the best in the area. My son's favor egg tart, my husband's favor dried scallops and egg white fried rice ! As good as always! These are our dinner tonight !"
"If I could give them 100 stars, I would!!Came as they were closing. They were still able to give me what I asked for. Their food quality is amazing! Their portions are more than generous. The store front is quaint and to the point. Everything is labeled clearly and they have a very wide variety for such a small shop. I hope small businesses like this gem stay open forever!!"
May A.
Oct 24, 2024
Very good authentic dimsum [Honolulu HI]Since my knowledge of dimsum is limited to only shu mais and xiao long baos, my friend Kathy did all the ordering for us. The ladies would come around with their dimsum cart and this is what we got:Deep Fried Taro PuffFried Shrimp WontonShanghai Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao)Pan Fried Shredded Taro CakeCustard Tart (egg tart)Chicken Feet w/ Black Bean SauceSteamed Spinach and Shrimp DumplingBeef Look FunShu MaiSeafood RollSteam Shrimp BallHar GowMost of the dimsum came in threes. What my friend did was she set a third plate for my hubby who couldn't join us. She would set the 3rd piece on the extra plate. Towards the end of our meal she had the plate wrapped to go so I can take it to him. Everything we ordered was delicious... except I still will not try the chicken feet. Parking is available in the building with inexpensive parking rates. Fook Lam Seafood Restaurant is located in the Chinese Cultural Plaza in Chinatown Honolulu. Thank you, Kathy! Review #3573
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Siew Leng P.
Feb 11, 2025
Unpretentious Chinese café with reasonable prices and some amazing bites. Our favorites were the beancurd roll (loaded with shredded vegetables and pork), Look fun with shrimp (bigger shrimp than normally used at dim sum restaurants from New York to San Francisco) and panfried pork and vegetable bun (the bun was so soft and pillowy and pan fried just perfectly).
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Jerome R.
Dec 18, 2024
Great food! Great service. Pretty slow during Wednesdays. Great alternative to our regular Mei Sum Dim sum when they are closed.
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Mar K.
Feb 8, 2025
We were planning to go to the beach but as happens on the island it started to rain. So we turned off the highway into Koko Plaza and came upon this wonderful dim sum restaurant.As decor it had a large fish tank filled with very beautiful fish and the Nekokats in the window as well as throughout the restaurant. Waiter came and sat us quickly at a table that was comfortable for us near the window. We ordered the spare ribs, steamed Chinese broccoli, tofu wrapped beef, meatballs, Crystal shrimp, barbecue pork steamed buns, And for dessert the sweet rice sesame balls filled with sweet red bean paste. There were three of us. It didn't take long for us to inhale the dim sum because it was well-made and very tasty.Each dish was about $6.95 and we had a pot of jasmine tea. We were able to eat everything and be back out in the sunshine in less than 45 minutes. It was the ideal lunch break for us after being on the highway. Service was attentive; at one point one of us raised a hand just to ask for hot sauce and two different waiters saw the signal. Wonderful.
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Joe T.
Feb 3, 2025
Fantastic good, and super friendly service. My order was exactly what I wanted, and ready for pickup as soon as I got there.
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Sarah N.
Jan 15, 2024
Deeeeeelicious!!!Still the best flavors for dim sum, in my 100% fair opinion. The service gets better and better with each visit as well, and I'm so thankful the food has reminded the same after multiple decades. Today, my wife tried something different - the Beef Brisket Noodle Soup. Yo, that dish was SO AMAZINGLY GOOD! The broth was exactly as expected, with its savory, deep, clean taste... accompanied by perfectly cooked thin egg noodles. The bowl of noodles was topped with tender and delicious pieces of fatty beef and tendon. Exactly what she was craving for! My faves, of course, are the Bean Curd Roll, Char Siu Look Fun, Chive Dumpling w/ Shrimp, Shrimp Gau, Meak Gok, and Black Bean Spareribs. Tried a new dish today - the Stuffed Eggplant. It was prepared black bean style and it was yum yum too. Love this place. Hope you love it too!
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Julie T.
Aug 30, 2024
Today I decided to get some Baked Manapua, Pork hash, and Rice cake for our lunch. After I dropped off Hubby at Straub Medical Center I drove to Manoa for some Manapua. I had to kill time in town while I waited for hubby to do his procedure. I was craving some Manapua and happened to stop by here. Great Customer Service and the food was tasty. The Pork hash here is huge and delicious. I Love the Baked Manapua from here too. I definitely will try more items on their menu the next time. If you're craving Manapua this place is Great.
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Jackie K.
Dec 13, 2023
Today was a slow day at U Choice In. There was only one person in the place when I entered and he had already placed his order. I couldn't find anyone to take my order for a few minutes. I saw a sign to ring the bell for service, but lol there was no bell. After looking for someone, I saw a lady and she asked me what I wanted. It was clear that English was not her first language. So I switched to my Chinese American terrible attempt to request dim sum. Somewhat successful because everything else I just pointed to it. I picked up a steamed Manapua for my Dad. He loved it. The char siu steamed Manapua is rated 4.5 stars out of 5 stars. I was surprised that they sold palmiers! I asked if they made it locally. She answered in the affirmative. I tried one and it was good but not as flaky and buttery as I like them. I would rate the palmiers at 3 stars out of 5 stars.
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"Haven't ate dim sum in a long time so decide to swing by for lunch. It was pretty busy but the food came out fast. I enjoyed the noodles better than the dim sum. The service here really depends on the waitress. Some very rude, while others extremely nice! Rude ones threw our take out boxes at us and walk away mid ordering. Food was good edible but I would not return. Ambiance is nothing special, typical Chinese restaurant vibes."
"Fair pricing, manapua is packed with filling!!! Super friendly young lady at the counter!!! Food is tasty! Like to go at least once a week for boba!!! Yummy!!!"
"This use to be my go-to for manapuas. What happened?!I understand having to raise your prices because everything else went up. But to raise your prices and cut the portions. The baked manapua was half the size as before, it was chewy..overall nothing compared to how it use to be. Looked like a dinner roll. Guess I won't be coming back for awhile."
"The dining room is Huge! Haven't been here in probably 12 years. The air is filled with yummy smells and the noise level is quite loud due to very busy restaurant with patrons occupying tables of 2 to 5 or more.Very eye catchy decor with crystal light fixtures and columns, partitioned doorways for private parties and black metal carved out with dangly prism like elements filling the central main dining room.At least 4 huge flower arrangements at each corner of the room.No dim sum during dinner, no Peking duck available tonight. Wanted Minced beef soup but too large for only two of us.First entree has arrived. The ung choy was the best I've ever had, deep green, the flavor was excellent with garlic.The capital pork chops was moist, juicy and tender. It was an orangey color but tasted similar to sweet sour spareribs.One more dish to come... we need to dash off in 20 minutes cuz we have a show to attend. Just in time.The food is worth the wait."
"Growing up I loved Morimoto! So when we visited Oahu, I knew I had to check out his restaurant! But overall decently let down. We made reservations and it was early. We were seated all the way in the back. Not a lot of people were dining so I was annoyed we were no where near the beach views. Staff were ok, no one really went above and beyond. Our waitress didn't engage with us that much. Inside is comfortable and pretty. Menu wise, wow, you pay a lot for a little. We tried a good amount of everything and it was all delicious but left us wanting to go somewhere else for actual dinner. Ordered the orange chicken, dim sum platter, fried rice, and donuts for dessert. Everything is a la carte as well."