Fukuya

I found Fukuya on Yelp, since I wanted to have food delivered for my 40th birthday party.Food was fresh, the group of 30 guests loved it.Their portions are VERY generous - thankfully I only set my headcount to 20 and there were lots of leftovers for 30 people.Highly recommend Fukuya for events!

The best Okazuya on the island!Must go early because they end up selling out towards the ending!Nori Chicken, Hot Dog, Chow Fun, Plain Musubis, Shrimp Tempura, Fried Akule, Miso Butterfish, Spicy Ahi, Maki Sushi, and Mac Salad are all musts for me when I stop in!! The food is constantly being made throughout the day, until maybe the last 2 hours before closing. Most of the Aunty's have been there for a while, so they are quick to help you with packing your orders. Parking is very limited, but there is street parking so that's a plus!! Inside is very small, so no place to hang out and eat inside, but a park is maybe 10 mins away so that's always a good spot to take your food to enjoy!

Short line @ 0700hrs 1/4/25. Nice music playing while waiting for service. Clean customer area. New refrigerated case across the entrance with tukemono for purchase.Chowfunn was awful! Cold, like it was from the fridge and not fresh made. F-Potato croquette was so light and crispy I wish I ordered 2. A+x10Shrimp tempura was also on the unmemorable side. I have had it better before. Shrimp inside was flat and overcooked. Very tough. C-Sweet potato tempura was very nice. Coating was crisp and the potato nice and soft. A+ x10Cone sushi filling was a bit lacking inside the aburage shell. Great flavor without the aburage. With it, it's too sweet. I prefer musubi style. B++Also purchased one of the assorted trays of sushi for the neighbors.

New years eve. 12/31/2024. Preorder maki sushi, inari sushi, komochi. Pickup 615am. 2 lines outside. Regular line faster. Seems more efficient to go to the Regular line. But, was stuck in Preorder line, took 30-45 minutes to get to counter. Not very efficient. Maybe better not to Preorder if going early anyway. Order form, could add to Preorder. Everything was already in containers small or large. For grab and go. Great idea. But since I Preordered, I couldn't change to the Regular line. Check your order before leaving, as I saw some that returned because they got the wrong stuff in their bags. Can request for utensils, chopsticks. Note: I normally park in post office lot, since I need to check my PO box. Fukuya Parking has only few spaces, kinda tight stalls.

I'm sure most of us love to choose ala carte foods for a takeout meal. A restaurant that offers local style Japanese cuisine foods is called an okazuya. In Honolulu, one of my favorite okazuyas is Fukuya.Fukuya is a family-owned and operated restaurant that is currently owned by Arrison Iwahiro. It was started by Arrison's great grandparents, Jihei and Tsuya Takayama in 1939 to provide lunches, called bentos, for men working in the Moiliili Quarry, now known as the University of HI lower campus. Arrison's grandparents took over Fukuya in 1965, and then his parents, Lorna and Edward Iwahiro, took over in 1975. With Arrison as its 4th generational owner, he helped out in the business since age 8 by cooking rice, frying chicken, and stir-frying noodles and chow funn and subsequently took over in 1999 when his parents retired.In the 1960's and 1970's, Fukuya was very popular in the catering business, doing weddings at churches and hotels. Then, their focus afterwards was providing buffet meals at funerals that included sushi, potato/mac salad, noodles, baked ham, shoyu chicken, chicken nishime, hijiki, mochi, and manju; however, after the pandemic, pre-made bentos became the norm. Home parties also became popular as part of Fukuya's catering business.Equally as popular today is their stand-alone takeout restaurant where customers just point to prepared foods that are placed in a takeout box for their lunch. Not only are the foods of high quality due to its appearance that would make you want to get them, but Arrison also notes that its popularity and success are due to the loyalty of past generations that continue to be a repeat business for them. What the future holds is uncertain for Fukuya, as with other okazuyas, Arrison's two daughters will have to make a decision whether to continue its legacy that requires them to prepare these foods during the wee hours of the morning, as well as high lease rents.Fukuya offers an extensive variety of items: noodles, chow funn, chicken, hash, musubi, tempura, nishime, burgers, fish, shoyu hotdog, namasu, tofu, shoyu pork, beef teriyaki, etc. Sometimes they may get fish from the local fish auction and offer dishes like baked/fried ahi and akule. Its signature dish appears to be the nori wrapped chicken, which is a seasoned seaweed wrapped around a chicken cutlet that is fried, and is very popular with the locals. One of my favorites is also the nori chicken, as the chicken is of a good size, very moist and juicy on the inside and crunchy on the outside, and is very flavorful due to the seasoned seaweed and marinated chicken. I also enjoy their sushi, gobo, chicken (mochiko, garlic, fried, Korean), and their sweet potato and veggie tempura, which are all so tasty! And don't overlook their desserts! I have only tried their colorful chi chi dango and can attest to its super freshness and flavorfulness, as they just melt in your mouth! Their homemade cookies, brownies, and manju look equally delicious.Service is efficient, and the line to order goes fast, as long as you know what you want. The server will ask you if you want a small or large container and then you just point what you want. Staff is friendly and patient in answering your questions. When ordering, be mindful that you have a running tab, so don't go overboard.Hours of operation are from Wed to Sun 6a to 2p, Mon/Tues closed (note that they may be one of the very few okazuyas that are open on Sunday). Go early, as popular okazu will sell out. Located in McCully on So. King St in the University area in McCully next to 7-Eleven, Fukuya has its own small parking lot of maybe 5 spaces. Street parking is available, but be aware of morning tow away times. Fukuya is my choice for a quick on-the-go takeout lunch, knowing that the food will be consistently delicious. Can never get tired of the nori wrapped chicken! Hoping that the Iwahiro family is able to continue its legacy going forward. Support local!

Food is good. But pricey. Most times there is a line. I love their nori chicken, potato tempura and shiso musubi. The workers are not friendly. Little grumpy and no smile. Parking lot small so don't go during rush hour.

Was lucky to be able to get a stall in front. Food was great. Spam musubi was big and flavor was good. The hot dog had a great flavor. The chicken was still crispy when I ate it a few hours after purchasing it - so yummy! Will definitely be back again in the morning.

I didn't write a review for Fukuya?? Omg, one of our favorite go to for okazuya!!! Located on S. King street, next to Rabbit Rabbit Tea, in between Pucks Alley and Human society in town. Parking stalls write in front and couple metered street parking. Can even park on Rabbit Rabbit tea side if get. What I love about Fukuya is the food is over warmers, very organized, nice layout and various foods. Stand in line, and the food is in order like all the different types of rice balls and noodles, then you get all your different entrees, meats and seafood, and the various sushi's right there on top of counter. My normal order would be furikake rice ball, teriyaki hamburger, teriyaki hotdog, nori-wrapped chicken (one of my faves) and the vegetable tempura (another one of my fave). Sometimes they even have cookies and mochi!Customer service: ladies are always friendly, nice, and patient when you trying to decide because there's so much choices!!10/10 recommend for your okazuya fix!

This is my first time here and possibly the last time coming here. Finally got a weekday off and I was in the area this morning and have heard good things about Fukuya. Super excited to try this place out!Parking can be bit of a pain. There are tandem stalls in the front of the building and quite a few street stalls but beware of the times you can park there. Ordering is pretty straightforward. Bento or you pick what you want on your plate. Chow fun was plain and simple. Fried chicken was great with lots of flavor. Veggie tempura was chewy not crunchy. Wife had Bento D which was okay. Chow mein was bland. Now the bad part is we ordered the macaroni salad and it was spoiled! Yes SPOILED! It's too bad we drove to Ala Moana beach to eat our plates there or else I would've gone back and returned it. We ordered 2 macaroni and both had to be thrown away.I would love to LOVE this place, but for being a first time I probably wont be back.

Coming here for years to grab a quick lunch from them or even to catering events. They always have delicious food and make it fresh. I especially love their mixed bento prices and their kids bentos, which are great. Parking can get kind of tight when it's busy, but they have a few stalls in front otherwise street parking. The staff has always been amazing and helpful.