Yoshitsune Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.3 (764) • $$$

"Excellent Japanese restaurant in lobby of Park Shore hotel in Waikiki. We were recommended this restaurant and decided to check it out and were pleasantly surprised. It feels very authentically Japanese.There is an extensive menu with many full course meal options. I chose to get the two tier chirashi with uni ($66). The chirashi came with tofu, miso soup and dessert as well. The fish was very fresh and the uni was delicious. I felt very full by the end of the meal. Would love to come back to try more things!"

Akasaka

★★★★☆ 4 (784) • $$

"Wow! I LOVED this place & I am now going to be a weekly religious follower. Since the closing of Odori-Ko, I have not been able to find the Hamachi Carpaccio dish that I so loved--until now!! The Kampachi Carpaccio is worth the trip to Akasaka!! Fresh from Kona!We also had Kampachi Ngiri & they topped w/ pickled wasabi. Chef's Kiss!It's a small, clean, intimate space, so make a rezzie if you're a big group. Staff was super cool. We also had a few other dishes. The Alaska roll was my fave! See you guys next week!!"

Kazoku Sushi

★★★★☆ 4 (703) • $$

"Small sushi restaurant in Kapolei. Very clean. Most of the seats surround the chefs. So of course we were watching them make everyone's food. The soba was refreshing and light. Dipping Sauce was delish! Tempura was crispy and not overcooked. My husband really enjoyed the omakase. We weren't exactly sure what types of fish were used. But he ate um all, so musta been good! Service can get a little slow with a full restaurant. But both servers were very polite. Bench seats, next to the bar, are tight. Ok for 4 SKINNY people or 2 regular people lol"

Restaurant SUNTORY

★★★★☆ 4.2 (620) • $$$$

"Many locals avoid Waikiki because of the crowds and congestion. There are of course, special places that make coming into Waikiki a pleasure. Restaurant Suntory is one of those reasons. They are one of the Japanese restaurants that we would visit on occasion, but what has made them more special is their seasonal luncheon specials that they run from for about two months at a time. The dishes served will be offerings that are not normally served on the regular menu. The restaurant is basically divided into more regular teishoku offerings, teopan yaki or sushi bar dinibg. Three hours of validation is offered to military and Kamaaina who spend a minimum amount for most of the business hours. The parking can get full so it's best to go a little off-center of prime lunch or dinner times."

Rinka

★★★★☆ 4.1 (520) • $$

"We had the pleasure to re-visit one of our old favorites recently. Rinka has been a Kakaako area staple for 5 or 6 years now, and we love coming here, as well as their take-out only Bento Rinka location on Beretania street.The restaurant is open and brightly lit, and service is prompt and polite.They have a variety of beer, sake and a selection of cocktail and hard liquor as well. Coffee, tea and soft drinks are also available.We particularly like their lunch specials, which consist of a choice of entree with miso soup and chawanmushi (a savory Japanese custard) plus a choice of two small sides.Prices for the lunch specials range from $18-20 for croquette or tonkatsu with most in the $30 up to $40-plus for more extravagant choices like sushi and sashimi entrees. Alternately, if you really feel like going over the top, the chef's selection sushi set meal can reach $60 or more for the deluxe assortment.The dinner menu includes most (if not all) of the lunch entrees as well as an expansive selection of other items for both teishoku sets and a la carte items. Additional selections like hamburger steak, yakiniku, various hot pots, sukiyaki or assorted teishoku sets. For dinner, the more modest sets start in the $35-$45 range, topping out in the $65-$75 area for the top tier sushi and sashimi selections. They also have an extensive a la carte menu of sushi, sashimi and more; I'd say that almost every entree choice from the dinner set menu is available as an a la carte selection as well.The food quality is always top notch, and I would say they're amongst the best Japanese restaurants on Oahu in terms of bang for the buck. You could easily pay more for this qualify of food, but there are few places in this place range that are as good."

Yohei Sushi Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.2 (460) • $$

"I cannot believe I only tried Yohei Sushi Restaurant recently because it's my new favorite place for lunch. I'm sure dinner is just as good but I went for lunch and LOVED everything! I tried the maguro natto don, zaru soba, ika sashimi, and some other nigiri sushi. My maguro natto don was so fresh and delicious. It was also only $18 and a very good size. Everything was so fresh and reasonably priced. Service there is also exceptional. The waitresses are sweet, attentive, and very polite. I cannot wait to go back already and I just went last week! It's a small place but the waitress said they take reservations. We did a walk in on a Monday for lunch and it was about half filled so no wait for us thankfully. I'll definitely be back!"

Local Boy Sushi

★★★★★ 4.5 (382) • $$

"Walk up window only, no drive through or dining room- no problem at all but good to know! This is an absolute gem of a restaurant. I ordered the lava poke bowl along with the sweet potato pie and WOW. If I were local I would be eating here all the time. Price can't be beat for fresh tuna. Others in my party got the lava sushi roll and loved it too. The crispy shrimp along with the tuna was a perfect combo! I will make sure to come again when I'm back in the area."

Kenko Ya

★★★★☆ 4.1 (450) • $$

"What a pleasant surprise coming down to Kaneohe to have some Japanese food!It was Pau Hana Friday, and I was catching up with my homie - Gary T.. My original plans were to go to Windward Mall to check out Kiku-Ya, but when I let my homie pick the eating place, Kenko-Ya was the choice.I'm so glad that my homie picked Kenko-Ya, as this Japanese restaurant offered a great selection of grub, friendly & attentive service, and pretty reasonable prices.Kenko-Ya is located at a strip mall, where the First Hawaiian Bank (Kaneohe Bay branch) & Safeway is located. Parking here is plentiful, as the strip mall has ample parking spaces.I'm not sure if this restaurant takes reservations, but when my homie & I came here for dinner on a Friday night, we elected to come here at an earlier time (approx. 6:00 PM). I'm so glad we decided to come here for an early dinner, as the restaurant was packed for a Friday night, with many other hungry customers waiting outside of the restaurant for a table to open up.The Grubbige -There were so many good choices on the menu, but I ended up getting the Two choice Combination Dinner ($25.95) - as my choices were a Teriyaki Chicken & Spicy Ahi. The two choice combination meal came with white rice, salad, & miso soup.My friend ended up ordering the Nabeyaki Udon ($18.95) - Thick noodles in a broth, combined with chicken, vegetables, shrimp tempura, & egg.Overall a very satisfying meal, and I can see why this restaurant is so popular on the windward side.On the windward side, and looking for great Japanese food? Give Kenko-Ya a try! You won't regret it!"

Up Roll Cafe - Honolulu

★★★★☆ 4.1 (391) • $$

"Super fresh offerings. Love the variety of add ons and sauces! Love that it's fairly affordable here for quality food. Limited indoor and outdoor seating available and a super clean garage attached, if a bit expensive. The staff are very professional and helpful. There are a lot of options so take a moment to view them before ordering!"

Irifune Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.2 (351) • $$

"This is takeout place with some outdoor sitting near HGEA office in Mililani Street in downtown. It was probably just me but I was pretty confused reading their menu. I wish that they clarify what entree includes like some side salad and big portion of white rice. Initially I was going to order the bento but changed to tofu stir fry. The counter lady wasn't too happy when I did that. Tofu stir fry came tofu, round onions, and seemed like left over stem from Choy Sum for $11 something. It was an affordable lunch but I rather pay little more for better food."

Sunrise Restaurant

★★★★★ 4.5 (304) • $$

"So there aren't many vegetarian options but they will make some dishes vegetarian if you ask. And I love bitter melon, so this place gets a big thumbs-up from me.The food is very homey and so is the interior of the restaurant. I mean, you feel like you're eating in your auntie's living room. In a good, nostalgic way. The miso soup tastes like the one my mom used to make (warning...NOT vegetarian). And the bitter melon with egg is delicious. I could eat that every day.Parking is a challenge but luckily, I can walk here."

Tokoname Restaurant & Sushi Bar

★★★★☆ 3.7 (423) • $$$

"Always a great experience here. Food is delicious and sushi fresh. Great and fast service!"

Doraku Sushi Kapolei

★★★★☆ 3.9 (355) • $$

"Given the amount and quality of the food / drinks I had here for a total of ~$60 (including the items my mom ordered), I'd say Doraku Sushi is worth it. Here's the food/drinks breakdown:Inaka Yakisoba: The pork belly was super tender and just the right amount of fat within it. I think the eggs had a little too much seasoning on it for my liking so I just mixed it in with the rest of the yakisoba. The yakisoba tasted more like garlic flavored noodles with pork belly on the side. I really liked how it tasted but I'm not sure how authentic this is. It's very filling and can be shared between two people along with another dish.Strawberry Sherbert Martini:One of my favorite drinks ever from any establishment. This drink was like alcoholic strawberry shortcake in a glass. It is on the stronger end (at least, to me it was) but I loved how fruity it and refreshing it tasted.The fried brownie:Has a nice crunch to softness ratio woth the brownie. I think this is something to try just once but I'd personally go for the fried ice cream next time. I can't imagine eating this one by myself after a full meal so definitely share this with someone.Even though my mom and I didn't have a reservation, we were easily seated at a table on a Saturday night. There were a good number of other customers inside but it didn't feel too packed. The ambience reminded me of how Shirokiya once was. It's really cute inside and it feels like you're not in Kapolei anymore!"

Honolulu Sushi

★★★★☆ 4.1 (298) • $$

"First time trying this place. I don't eat raw fish/meat, so I'm happy that they have cooked maki options. I ordered the California maki, Grilled Salmon Maki, and a bowl of Teri chicken.California Maki - it was good. I just didn't like the avocado in it. It wasn't fresh. Maybe because it wan around 7:30pm when I picked up my order, close to closing time. Taste was good though, just had to take off the avocado.Grilled Salmon Maki - this is my favorite! It was yummy and I'd definitely buy this again.Teri chicken bowl - my husband said it was goodThe place was warm, they have ac but it was not on. It didn't matter though since I just came for something to-go.All in all, if the avocado was fresh, I would give this place 5/5. This review is only for the ones I've ordered. I don't eat nigiris or poke so I can't review for that."

Okome Bento And Sushi

★★★★☆ 3.5 (390) • $$

"I really like the self serve style here as well as rolls that's made and ready to go for customers. We tired 2 kinds of rolls. Red dragon was good. Spicy shrimpRoll was good. Takiyaki hated it. I was hoping it was crunchy from how it looks but it wasnt. This was not for me. Kabocha tempura was sooo good with tempura dipping sauce!! I had to go back and order 2 more orders!!"

Sakura Teppanyaki Sushi

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (403) • $$

"We celebrated our coworker's retirement/birthday here. My first time here and when I walked it I said "oh wow, so nice!" out loud. LOLWe had a party of 8 and reserved a table instead of the "grill" area. Our service was great and she was very helpful in helping us choose the most popular sushi rolls. We also got shrimp and veggie tempura. WE DEVOURED EVERYTHING! Well, our side of the table did hahaha! I will definitely be back here with my son and boyfriend!"

Domo Cafe

★★★★☆ 4.4 (240) • $$

"It's been several years now since I don't work in the heart of Chinatown anymore. However, I still visit the area weekly and keep up with the businesses. Recently, I needed to pick up some food to bring over to my sister's place as her niece and family were coming to town from SoCal for a short visit. I wanted to get something local and to suit their palate so when advised they like sushi, I had my work cut out - - I'll get a sushi platter. I wanted something different from what I often see at get togethers, as well as supporting small businesses. I then recall Domo Café (DC) in Chinatown and glanced at their menu online. Party Tray #5 (Nigiri and Sashimi Trio) got my attention, and the decision was made. On one of my nights off, I trekked to Chinatown after work and scored street parking on Maunakea. DC is not what I remembered it to be - the doors were open and there were dining tables on both sides filled with customers eating. But then again, this was pre-COVID. This time, I noticed a neon "OPEN" sign with their doors closed and an unused sushi chef's counter on the right just as you enter. I had already decided what to order and it was good to see Queenie again. She recognized me and I advised her I needed a party tray for a potluck attended by 6 adults and 2 children. I placed my order for Party Tray #5 and received my receipt/confirmation via text.On the date of the event, I once again scored street parking on Maunakea and as I entered DC, I saw my party tray on the counter ready to go. They also provided a bag of pickled ginger and soy sauce packets. When I arrived at my sister's house, I opened the tray and it was colorful and nicely arranged. At first, I mistook the lemon slices as egg (tamago nigiri) and it brought a nice color contrast to the arrangement.Family members were all waiting for the sushi as after we took turns taking photos, they dug in and the nigiri and sashimi disappeared at a fast rate. Of what I sampled from the party tray, the hamachi nigiri exceeded my expectations. It was fresh and sliced at a thickness where I could appreciate the protein and was satisfied. To allow my guests enjoy, I decided to not eat any more from the party tray and ate potstickers instead.Overall, I am very pleased with the party tray from DC and wouldn't hesitate to order from them again. They do have a large selection and venture to their other options.NOTE: Maunakea Municipal Parking lot adjacent to DC and they allow a 15min grace period. Preorder your food for a quick pick-up."

Domo Cafe

★★★★☆ 4.1 (259) • $$

"Love Domo Cafe!!!It was my first time to Domo's Kahala location, having been to their Chinatown location many times. Domo was able to accommodate my lunch gang. We all had a hard time deciding as there were so many tempting choices on the menu. Luckily you can customize your poke bowl by substituting sushi rice with salad for $3 extra or adding miso soup for $2.You order at the counter - everything is made to order. Food is brought to your table if dining in.I decided on the Cali Hachi poke bowl E8, after contemplating the Seared Salmon E4 and Seared Scallop E9. So glad I did as there were three thick pieces of hamachi. It was delicious!!!My lunch gang totally loved their selections. Didn't take photos as we were busy munching away lol. We can hardly wait to return!"

Japanese Restaurant Aki

★★★★☆ 4.1 (258) • $$

"Ate lunch there for the first time with some friends recently. Wonderful izakaya ambiance. Friendly and professional staff. I could have sworn I was in Japan! Try the miso butterfish and any or all of the yakitori choices. If you have room for dessert, I would highly recommend the matcha crème brûlée! Yes, it is as heavenly as it sounds!I bet this place is even more wonderful at night with some tasty dishes and a couple of cold beers. Will have to check it out."

Nori Bar Hawaii - Ward

★★★★☆ 4.3 (220)

"Food was delicious definitely get the blue crab hand roll. The hamachi was delicious also. If you like sake then the sake flight is a must!!!!! (And the cups were super cute) . The reason I didn't give it 5 stars is only because you order on your phone so because it's sushi bar and you tend to order multiple times I felt like we were on our phones more than I would have liked ."

Matsuri

★★★★☆ 4.2 (225) • $$$

"Well this sushi spot was a well kept secret that I think people should know about. I came here for my birthday because my first 2 sushi spots were closed on Sundays. Let me just say, thank goodness otherwise I would've discovered this gem. It is tucked away in a small area with a small parking lot for customers. Have no worries about finding parking because it's so hidden that not a lot of people know it's there. When we walked it, only a handful of people full of people there.....super quiet and intimate. I had a specialty roll and my husband had the dragon roll with no seaweed. Yes, not much of a sushi person but requested no seaweed in which they accommodated him. My son tasted his and liked it but of course had to order crispy chicken for him. Both rolls were super good but the chicken was the one that caught my attention. Well made crispy chicken at a Japanese sushi spot was amazing. That is a must try. We mention my birthday and ordered a dessert so they put a candle on there for me to make a wish. Everything was fabulous and will definitely come back again."

Sushi Company Honolulu

★★★★☆ 4.1 (236) • $

"I've never personally visited Sushi Company, but have eaten their garlic chicken bento. It is downright delicious! The chicken is thinly sliced and filled with garlic. Make sure you have a mint after! You get California and kappa maki sushi with your bento along with a bed of rice under the garlic chicken. It is pretty affordable for the quality of food that you receive. Sushi company is on my to-visit list in the near future! I am excited to try other items that they have on their menu."

Wai'olu Ocean Cuisine

★★★★☆ 4.1 (233) • $$$

"Overall, I had a really great experience. This restaurant is located in the Trump hotel and they do validated valet parking. The food was amazing. My favorite has to be the smoked fish dip with the taro chips. I had to stop myself because we were sharing this dish but I couldn't stop eating it. The Japanese bread was super soft. The gyoza was pretty tasty. I enjoyed the sushi that I got as well. Overall, I enjoyed everything I ordered. The service here was also amazing. Everything was quick and our server was super friendly. We all had a great time!"

Kanoya Sushi Grill and Bar

★★★★☆ 4 (213)

"Hands down... sat at the bar to have great sushi and a cocktail. Good ambivalence and conveniently located for me.Service, food and drinks... 10I am not sure why this place is not busier.. great layout, amazing service and honestly best sushi/cocktail bar I have ever been in.Missing my special partner... but put a smile on my face that really needed it!If I can add another star I would! This place will not let you down!Come and enjoy and ask 101 questions... they got you!"

SushiMan Hawaii Kai

★★★★☆ 4 (187) • $

"Always fantastic sushi, and a clean little shop with friendly staff. Extensive menu that always has something I want."

Aloha Sushi

★★★★☆ 4.3 (157) • $

"This place is awesome! The food is super fresh and tastes good. My favorite thing to eat here is the Love bento. It comes with a variety of sushi at a great price. The service here is super friendly and super fast as well. I work nearby so I come here often and I haven't been disappointed once. I recommend checking it out"

Damo Sushi

★★★★☆ 3.5 (215) • $$

"I had a work order to fix her landline phone. I was unsuccessful. Even though the owner is using Grub Hub and Uber Eats, she has customers that usually call the landline for orders. I just had to make a big purchase and refused her to making me a deal. Please support this sweet lady and local businesses."

Ninja Sushi

★★★★☆ 3.8 (173) • $$

"I've been to Ninja Sushi five times over the past 2 month now. They have never disappointed as everything we have ordered each visit was a 4.5 star or higher and on par with much more expensive locations near and far. The freshness and portion sizes are as one would expect from good sushi. My number one Sushi spot in Kapolei for sure. The green dragon maki and sunset maki is the best."

Waipuna Sushi

★★★★☆ 3.5 (202) • $$

"I've heard that the sushi at Waipuna Sushi is good, so I decided to give it a try myself. They are located near the Manoa Valley Theater and the Manoa Marketplace. As of 8/3/2023, the phone number works (808) 988-1200. Customer service is good. It's a small sushi shop, very mom and pops. There are a few tables inside, nice AC. They have a good variety of sushi offerings in different forms. Temaki, maki mono, nigiri, nigiri bento, hoso maki, noodles and salads, party platters and side orders or bubble drinks. I liked that a few of their maki mono rolls have spicy ahi on top. If you check the menu on their website, (https://waipunasushi.com/), these will have the asterisk next to their names. There are also pictures of the sushi platters online. I tried to take pictures of the pictured menu items as I didn't see a lot of those on Yelp.My friend recommended the "Dynamite Maki" $12.99 with spicy sauce on top. I was really tempted as a lot of the pictures on Yelp are for that maki mono roll. It's gotta be popular for a reason, riiight? Like 2 other people came in after us and also ordered it. It's two shrimp tempura and cucumber rolls (8 pieces total) with spicy ahi on top. I got to try one of the pieces from my friend's roll and it was super delicious!I asked the worker what he recommended and the said his favorite was the "Crunchy Donburi" $13.99 with spicy sauce. I saw this in the pictures on Yelp too! This looked really good and I was happy they still made it, as the picture was from a few years ago. It consists of spicy ahi on a bed of sushi rice. With 4 deep fried rice balls ( c: much cronch) and a choice of tempura, shrimp or vegetable. I went with the shrimp tempura, I think it was one piece cut diagonally in half. The shrimp tempura is freshly fried. I didn't have big expectations coming in but that part made me really impressed (: As I've been to "sushi restaurants" with soggy sad shrimp tempura inside the sushi. I was sorta worried that I didn't order 2 items, because I eat a lot of sushi... Sushi is baaaeee LOL. But I'm glad to report that it was a big portion and I was really full ;D I like that the items were prepared fresh and the ahi quality wasn't bad. It was smothered in a spicy sweet shoyu/ teriyaki sauce, but I really like sauce so I didn't mind.We did take out. The worker packed everything nicely in the bag. Chopsticks, napkins, pickled ginger, wasabi and shoyu. Overall, it's a nice place to grab a quick bite. Prices reflect the portions."

Ninja Sushi

★★★★☆ 3.5 (197) • $

"This was a slight disappointment, BUT maybe this could be someone's else cup of tea. The place was clean which is a plus. The workers were very helpful, but the younger ones were on their phone the whole time. The rolls were HUGE - so much rice . I personally don't like that. Also you can tell that the fried items were not freshly made. But maybe I just caught them on a bad day. Unfortunately I won't be back but maybe you'll have a better experience than I did (:"

Kozo Sushi -Pearl City

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (199) • $

"I love Kozo Sushi!! This business was first located near Ben Franklin in Pearl City. I used to go there when I was younger. Here is what we always order: 1) Spicy ahi hand-roll 2) Tuna Mayo hand-rollI recently tried a spicy ahi crunchy bowl and wow!!! You have to try it."

Ninja Sushi

★★★★☆ 3.6 (169) • $$

"Their sushi is pretty good, so many styles to choose from, from the simple nigiri kine to the more involved and pricier maki kine. Not gonna go into detail for each one I've purchased as sushi is sushi and Ninja gets you exactly that with no frills and nothing overly amazing. It's party sushi, lunch sushi, nothing fancy, but they hit the spot. And it's very easy to order online. My concern is with the lack of service. Every time, and I mean every time (this is at the Mililani location) I've walked up to the register, the reception is cold and not friendly (each time was with someone very youthful). If I'm buying several stacks of sushi and whatever else that turns out to be a big order, at least show a little appreciation for supporting your business, rather than make me feel like I'm inconveniencing you because you have to bag plenty stuff. And don't throw the shoyu packets in the bag either. Not a good look. So, please work on that, guys. Thanks. Other than that, keep pumping out enjoyable sushi."

Aloha Sushi

★★★★☆ 3.8 (149) • $

"Found this place because I was picking up a rental car, I'm so glad i stopped. The sushi was really good and fresh. The pike bowl was absolutely delicious, the portion was huge! Plenty if delicious rice with it. Definitely have to give it a try, the lady who owns it is really sweet and really nice."

Kozo Sushi

★★★★☆ 3.6 (166) • $$

"The worker in the front had the best customer service (09/21/23 @ around 2pm)! she was so sweet and attentive and just for that, i will definitely be coming back again. i ordered the ahi lovers set and a habanero hand roll. for both the total came out to about $18 + a few cents for the paper bag. which isn't bad at all, considering sushi at safeway and food land can cost the same if not more. the sushi was great especially for the price, habanero roll wasn't that spicy but my spice tolerance is very high lol. interior was well kept and the vibe of the place was relaxed."

Honu’s Kalbi & Sushi

★★★★☆ 4.3 (102) • $$

"What a fun concept...Indeed it really is though this place has been on my long list of places I somehow keep forgetting and am so glad that I didn't remember lol but almost drove right past it as I've been contemplating on dinner for the night. Located on busy Kapahulu in the newly built building along with a few parking making it an easy especially finding street parking here can be tough.Walking up to the restaurant I immediately noticed the outdoor seating which has the chairs chained to the tables...interesting, there's also images of some of the menu items which already has caught my hungry mode and went in to see quite a busy place and since it was about an hour to closing many of the grab and go items we discounted...ooohhh! Out of it all what caught my eye was a Poke bowl layered with salad versus the traditional rice and it was generously topped with spicy ahi and salmon combo originally at $10 was at $8! What a deal though I really came for Kalbi since it's mom's favorite and scanned the menu noticed Naengmyeon & Kalbi Combo which comes with two pieces of Kalbi grilled to a delicious flavorfulness that we both enjoyed (I got just a nibble) the Naengmyeon was the refreshing meal I was craving for without being too heavy though the amount of noodles given was so generous and cooked to a slight al dente perfection. The broth wasn't spicy but had a dollop of spice on top along with daikon, cucumber and half a boiled egg.Everything was packed so nice and thoughtful we really enjoyed it all and will be back again for sure.Thank you!"