Café Blue

Salmon crunch was cooked perfectly moist, over rice with crunchy goodness rice puffs and sunflower seeds. Also found jicama cubes underneath the salmon and with a handful of steam broccoli all around. Deliciousness!Go visit!I will definitely try everything else.

So happy they are open again!I love the fiesta bowl and the Suppah chicken bowl. They are possibly changing the menu in the new year.

A wonderful little cafe! As soon as I entered, I smelled something delicious! It was the curry special and french fries. The two counter ladies were so nice and efficient as they prepared orders coming in.I was early enough that the real lunch rush had not hit yet, so I asked to see the more formal dining area. It's really nice with tablecloths, huge windows and artwork. A handsome man was the server in that fancy area.I have to get back there for the burger next time.

***came back again later in the week. Tried the beyond burger with fries. I really enjoyed this burger- had the grilled flavor and the texture and was just like meat. It was tasty yet healthy and I was very happy with it. Now I haven't had a lot of vegan burgers but this one was worth the wait and spending money on lunch. Of course, I still got fries so... ‍----------You want a secret spot? This is it! Well maybe not so secret, secret spot but the food here is amazingly yummy and for a good price that won't break your wallet!My coworkers picked up food here a couple weeks ago and their wraps looks so ono when we were debating lunch today, Cafe Blue came up. So with the suggestion, and my $6 +tax I was able to satisfy my growl tummy and fill 'Er up! At first I told my lunch girl to get me anything that came with fries. I couldn't go with her cause I was covering someone's lunch. Well, she called and did a quick rundown of the options and I opted for a crispy chicken wrap and of course my fries.I was so excited i forgot to take a picture!Well, this wrap was crunchy yet satisfying and I was pretty full. Despite feeling a little full, I only had a couple bites left so I forced myself to finish the whole thing and ended up being really full!Definitely can't wait to get this again and it won't be soon enough!

This time, on "Hidden Restaurant, Cheap Eats," we try to find the mythologically tucked away elevators in the quest for "Cafe Blue."Located in the shorter building closer to King Street (not the tall office building), ride the elevators to the 6th floor. These plainly in view elevators are located past the offices on the left side of the building from the Bishop street entrance. Immediately to the left of the elevators on the 6th floor is a small hallway, with a sign pointing to the entrance of the cafe. Seriously, this is like Indiana Jones going to the small local grocery store in terms of "hidden." Maybe this episode should be called "Not So Hidden Restaurant, Cheap Eats."Cafe Blue offers a number of lunch time cafeteria style dining options, in an air conditioned cafeteria style, with grab and go sandwiches, fruit bowls, yogurt, salads, hot menu items, and specials of the day. Coworker one got the turkey, avocado, sprouts, and cheese sandwich, along with fries. The sandwich is more of a panini style melt, with a good amount of moist turkey. Large chunks of avocado were spaced in between the ciabatta style bread. Coworker two got the tofu, kimchee soup for steal of under $4 with lots of tofu in a slight thicker than expected soup. Coworker three (we're expanding the club!) got the fresh catch of the day wrap with fries. The wrap was full of large amounts of moist white fish, with sauteed onions, lettuce, and tomato. It of course came with another pile of fries. I got the crispy chicken lettuce, tomato wrap with fries. This warm wrap consisted of several crispy fried chicken tenders and fresh tomato, wrapped in more crisp lettuce entombed in a flour tortilla. The chicken was crispy and flavored and the mountain of fries were perfect examples of shoestring goodness, all for $6.95!Everything seemed to be pretty good as the only thing left were a handful of fries. There's a free water dispenser for your water bottles. If you need some vitamin D, there are some outdoor seats, but otherwise lots of indoor, air conditioned tables and seats.Check out their weekly specials here:https://www.boh.com/landing-pages/cafe-blue.asp

My friends wanted to try here because of the reviews, but with a lot of other restaurants around the area, I'm not too much of a fan of cafeteria food.Kalua Turkey hot plate special - 3 stars - for $9.69, I think they offer only one hot item special a day. I love turkey, but I couldn't eat too much of this because the turkey was dry and bland. I didn't taste any hint of Kalua flavor in it. The brown sauce was ok. Their sweet potato stuffing was unique as well as their mashed potatoes which tasted real (Not boxed) and delicious. If they just sell those two items, I would buy the stuffing or mashed potato ala carte. Lots of tables and chairs so it would accommodate large groups.Finding the elevator is tricky since we had to go into boh and look for it in a little nook. View is nice since it's on the 6th floor, but don't think I'll return unless we have a large group because we can't find seating for lunch in the downtown area.

This is technically a cafeteria space for Bank of Hawaii employees but it is open to the general public. You take the elevator up to the 6th floor and go left to the café. Once you walk in, there are grab and go items (sandwiches, salads, etc.), self serve soup, soda machine, etc. Near the registers is the menu for made to order food. I usually go with the made to order items but sometimes pick up grab and go. My favorites are the tex mex chicken wrap (not sure if that's exactly the name) and taco salad (one of the daily specials). The taco salad has a good amount of meat - the proportion might be off a bit bc it needs more salad! But yummy anyway! Come early for the taco salad - they run out of shells. It's a nice, spacious dining room - I've never had a problem getting a table. It's also air conditioned, so it's an ideal spot for a summer day.

I came here for lunch for the first time last week. I've been trying to discover hidden gems and this place was definitely hidden. It's in the BOH building on the 6th floor. Luckily I read a review with directions on how to get here or else I would not have figured it out!Service/Environment- it kind of has a cafeteria vibe going on. But the people who take your order are very enthusiastic which is a plus! I had to wait 5-10 mins for my wrap. Food- it was alright. I was expecting something better but I honestly couldn't complain. My wrap overall was good and it was very filling. I must say their fries were DELICIOUS! That definitely was the best part. They're those skinny crunchy fries. I was very content, even my coworker loved them! Worth the $$$- price is not too shabby! Anything below $10 is about average in downtown. For a fish wrap with fries for less than $10 I think I did alright! Instagram worthy- not the cutest.... but I mean it's supposed to be a quick cafe right?! Added to my go to list?- probably only if I'm craving fries. I do think I need to come again and update my review as I felt MEH after my wrap but those fries definitely hit the spot. I would give the wrap itself a 3 but the fries were definitely a 5! I will be back to try other things and hopefully I can update this review!

This place is not open to the public. You can only order food from here if you're an employee or tenant of the Bank of Hawaii building.

Its great that they opened back up to the public. I went back for the first time since 2020 when Covid had just started to roll into the US/Hawaii. It was sometime in 2022 that they decided to close the restaurant to all non-employees. However, after going back for the first time a few days ago, I was pleased that the food tasted exactly the same, if not slightly better. I had the BOH Burger with fries. It was so good. Nice thick patty, slightly charred, yet it had a nice mouthfeel. Fries were crinkle cut and equally as good. Crispy, not too fat, and perfectly salted. Burger and fries came out to $8.50. Over the past few years, most of the food places around downtown that offered decently priced options has closed, so having Cafe Blue be open to the public again and being able to get a nice filling lunch for under $10 is a nice option to have.