Elim - Korean Snack Bar

The food was amazing!!! I love going to a Korean restaurant where the food is cooked by Koreans! Service was amazing the cashier brought the food to our table. Highly recommend!!!!Thank you for a great lunch

This review is solely on the seafood pancake we ordered to just try the food here. The place was really clean, and the food that everyone else was ordering around us looked really good but we didn't want a full meal.My favorite place to get seafood pancake closed its doors so I've been in a hunt ever since. This was soooo disappointing. It was all batter. Not even enough vegetables in it to make up for the fact that there was hardly any seafood in it. When I mean hardly I mean, each 1/5 of the pancake had maybe a piece of calamari in it that was an inch long. I started just taking it apart after eating two pieces of oil filled batter and counted 7 pieces of seafood! Super disappointing. I definitely won't be ordering this again from here, but maybe I'll come back and try their other dishes. Hope you get a batter one if you try it out.

Ya I couldn't check in cause the pin location is in Ewa...Had the Bibim Noodles which you could get mild or spicy as I was craving some cold noodles and this was their only option. Priced at $13.95 which is pretty decent so I decided to give them a try.Elim is located in HMart Pearl City Market Eatery Food Hall and I do love this location though not as large as the town location it still provides all that you need including restrooms and the seating area is spacious and clean which does make it a great rest stop as well.The staff here is great as he asked if I've been here before which I haven't and roughly gone through the menu including the popular items is always a great service to give some insight. The Bibim Noodles was nice and but mild still had some kick to it just a bit of caution for my sensitive folks as it still had some heat, the noodles are thin like somen and I did love the daikon as it was pickled the thin sliced cucumbers though the two types of cabbage was too much dryness for me and wished one was lettuce instead. Noodles sticked together making it impossible to toss with the veggies and though it was beautiful vibrant dish the choices of veggies fell short for me.Thank you!

Whenever I shop at HMart in Pearl City and I'm in the mood for some freshly made Korean food, I stop by here and the Dada Chicken next to it. At Elim I've tried their Bibimbap with bulgogi. Very yummy. Their portions are huge so I share it with my daughter who loves bibimbap too. This establishment is made to order so you wait but not long. They give a number and they call it out using their PA system so you know your order is ready. It's part of other food places inside HMart. It's the kind of atmosphere you expect in a place like this. Not too noisy.

Eating something different at Elim Snack Bar. Spicy Pork. Not too spicy but delicious I like it here cause everything comes out hot and fresh.

This gem is located in Pearl City H Mart in the food court. After some shopping with my hubby, we decided that we wanted to try the new food places in H Mart. And let me tell you this place was worth it in my books.When we approached the cashier, he was so helpful in recommending several dishes if we didn't know what to order. He also was so patient in us deciding and always willing to answers our questions about dishes. Once we decided, he took our order and gave us our number to lookout when our food was ready. As for the area, there were many tables available to sit at. I felt it did not take too long for our food to be prepared.Here's our order (my hubby and I shared):Spicy pork- not too spicy (awesome, I can't do too much spice), I loved the addition of the salad and vegetables in the spicy pork mixture. The pork was soft and tender.Cheese Tteokbokki- by far my favorite. The rice cake was soft and bouncy. The spice and cheese paired so nicely it was an addicting bite. I would order this againAlthough the price might seem a lot, I believe it's still worth it. If you're ever at H Mart Pearl city, check them out!

I love that the idea of a grocery store + food court is hitting Hawaii, it just makes so much sense! Okay, I know Costco has been around for a long time, but that's just a few items and it's barely a "food court." Grocery stores in Asia offer so much more! Also, I would hardly call Elim a snack bar, so don't come here expecting small Korean snacks; expect a good, full meal, just right to satisfy your Korean food craving.Elim offers some well-known Korean dishes from Tteokbokki to Kimchi Pancake to Bibimbap. Also, did you know Meat Jun is not Korean? My friend's parents, who grew up in Korea and immigrated to Washington in their 30s (if I remember correctly), visited Hawaii and when we talked about meat jun, they were so confused. Side note...Anyways, if you're a beginner in Korean food (like me) this is a great place to start; you'll find something you'll like that you already know about or something you've been wanting to try.I come here on my lunch break sometimes so my biggest concern is how long my order will take. I tried to call in ahead, but no one answered so that shortens my lunch hour, but luckily it didn't take too long. I am taking one star off for the fact that I can't call ahead, and because of the lack of consistency. I've seen many different people behind the counter and in the kitchen and service and food can be different. Sometimes they'll ask whether I'm eating in or taking out, which I usually try to eat in to save plastics, but other times they just assumed and I was sitting in the food court with a plastic bowl and bag. Sometimes the cheese tteokbokki is so spicy I drink a lot of water, while my most recent time was just right, not to spicy but not too bland. Also, if I'm being honest the Korean ramen could use some elevation.Overall, I still come here because the food tastes good, but honestly for what I pay am I expecting too much? Or I hope they start offering plate lunches or combos because just eating JUST a kimchi pancake for lunch isn't fun. I wish there was some banchan offered on the side too.

This place is located in Hmart, Pearl City location. Food pics on the wall looked good so I ordered the Kim Chee Fried Rice for me and the Meat Jun for my husband.The Meat Jun was $16.95. It was good like other places but pricey for the amount of Meat Jun they gave. When you go to other Korean places, you'd get more Meat Jun with 4 choices of banchan with rice or 5 banchan and no rice for the same price. As for the Kim Chee Fried Rice that's $13.95, there was hardly any taste and too spicy compared to ones I've eaten at Taiyo, Big City Diner, etc. so I had a hard time eating it...was disappointed.

Yum yum! First time trying here because every time I come to Hmart, it's packed with people chilling with their beers. So hard to find a place to sit. Came in on a rainy day so it was pretty empty. The man working was super nice and shared the menu with us and didn't fail to mention the specials his wife cooks. Opted for the jajangmyeon (my favorite) and a seafood pancake (also a long time fave). I love that they serve on such nice dishes, it gives a warm homey, comfortable feeling. The noodles were delicious with the perfect amount of sauce. Which at first glance I thought wouldn't be enough. This dish paired perfectly with the seafood pancake. The right amount of chewy texture, crispy outside, and yummy filling. One of the dishes also came with some pickled radish on the side that was nice and refreshing. I'd definitely come back to try the other dishes!

Don't be alarmed when you get here and the map says you are still very far away. For some reason the address in Pearl City is correct (inside H mart) but the map says it's in Ewa Beach! Regardless, lots of parking in the H mart parking lot and lots of food court seating! I got the chewy noodle. It is pretty much bibim kooksoo except with ramen instead of somen so the noodles are chewier, and they don't toss it with the sauce. All of the sauce was on the bottom and the toppings like shredded cabbage were on the top making it very difficult to eat. I either got plain cabbage with no sauce, or on the bottom it was all sauce and noodles (too strong). I would recommend asking for an additional bowl to mix it in or maybe even asking them if they can mix it with the sauce. The flavor was ok and price was decent. Service was very friendly and wouldn't mind going back but wouldn't get the same thing