Honolulu Seafood Restaurant

This is a friend's favorite. On my previous trip to the island, my kind Elite friend, who happens to be the duchess here, Li Y. (https://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=fWJok1wljTdXP7VyIDBYoA), wanted to bring me here for dim sum a number of times. You know how it is, too many food options and not enough stomach space.My opportunity to dine here was for an UYE organized by Peter C. (https://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=guwRwwQLPJ2ie_7YNfHMmA) and Terry K. (https://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=fHqt_c3oDQ4ZWFzeOo4ezA), an annual event but held here for the 1st time. The restaurant is located downtown in a modern venue. Unlike most Chinese restaurants a few blocks away in Chinatown, this eatery is modern with high ceilings and spacious. Coming here on a Friday night after Chinese New Year around 6 pm, there was only a scattering of occupied tables as our party group took three large tables near the entrance. Having dinner banquet style, here's a quick summary of what I ate:A. Hot & sour soup (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=216&select=PItf9oyjplBryyNNzn-bgQ) - a nice start and good, considering this is a Cantonese restaurant. Wished the portion was larger for our table of ten.2. Fire Mongolian beef (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=216&select=w31nF4FMLxpoMC7W3JgfCw) - Tasty and sweet but not spicy.C. Stir Fried Green beans (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=216&select=uSuZcwJ2cSnjvknOKgoSJA) - A non-typical style (Two Chow) using an olive leaf seasoning. D. Spicy stir fried prawns (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=192&select=IVM5HfUTiufEcyiZnbe2nw) - Large head-on shrimp in a sauce that had kick.E. Peking duck buns, prefilled (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=192&select=qmnJ9JDiJa47qm8E-w2WTw) - Convenient for the diner, not having to construct this ourselves.F. Peking duck meat with plum sauce (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=192&select=33o393EPKYRt79bo3BrByw) - The remaining duck pieces in a Cantonese style marinade paired well with the sweet sauce.G. Salt & pepper pork chops (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=192&select=ou_kdYXYP2m5uj4OCjklUg) - Mildly seasoned, these came crispy and temperature hot.H. House stir fried noodles (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=192&select=ZVJ6YuhjEzuRpOv5B2vS5w) - not sure whether this is considered cake noodles (closeup - (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=192&select=ZP1EHIVGLcyT17gnAO3w0Q)), I asked for red vinegar for a flavor contrast which made this delicious.I. Dried scallops & egg white fried rice (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=192&select=_QmjtSbDCv3A_rn6NFw8bA) - on the bland side, I asked for chili sauce which kicked this up a notch for me.J. Cold almond soup with tapioca (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=192&select=kI5adXZcGWQhJKM4g2RI5w) - a nice finish and palate cleanser, this wasn't overly sweet.Thank you, staff members and the above organizers for putting this banquet together. It's not easy to craft meals for 30 with this consistency. The wait staff were quick and pretty efficient given that all tables were occupied by our mid meal. Happy Chinese New Year to all who enjoyed this meal, our party and the other diners who were there.

01/31/25-updateCelebrated Chinese New Year with Yelp friends tonight. A beautiful night of food, friendship and fun. The 9 course meal selected by our hosts was amazing, savory, spicy and sweet. Please see pictures for the dishes. Service was great and follow up with tea replenishment is appreciated!Parking validation at the restaurant is provided here. $2.00 total for the evening event. We parked at Alii Place on Alakea Street.Restrooms are available inside of the restaurant.

Trying Honolulu Seafood Restaurant for the first time as we had enjoyed our visits to their sister restaurant Kapiolani Seafood Restaurant. I read the reviews and decided to dine here primarily because of the better parking at All'i place during the day and larger sized dining area. Bonus is that the restaurant partially validates parking at Alli'i Place M-F between 8am to 5pm and on weekends and holidays. . You can also park at Bishop Square M-F between 5pm to 1am and Sat, Sundays. Parking at Bishop is a tad bit more and across the street from the restaurant. We were seated shortly after walking in with no reservations into a private dining room. The room was significantly quieter as the new clean spacious interior has been modernized since their previous tenants. The open dining area does not absorb chatter and can be quite loud. Order from the dim sum and/or regular menu. Love the pictures and descriptions in English. FYI the menu pictures may look different from what is actually served. The XLB order had a variety of sizes. Not uniform and was stuck to the small tins. Probably will skip the next time. Chicken feet (or should I say foot ) was excellent Our group enjoyed our meal and will probably return to this location. Give Honolulu Seafood or their Kapiolani location a try as there is something for everyone with the extensive menu!Yes, there is validated parking at Ali'i Place or Bushop Square depending on when you dine! That's a plus in my book!

This restaurant is where Yong Sing and Mandalay Bay used to be on Alakea Street. You can park at Ali'i Place and they will validate for half an hour. The restaurant is bright and clean. The dim sum is ok but expensive!

We were running errands this past weekend and it was around 12:30pm. We were hungry but had no clue what we wanted for lunch. We had dim sum previously and decided to try it again with other selections in mind. Validated parking is available across the street. Getting seated at a table was fairly quick but getting our dim sum order in took longer. There were several private parties going on so the serving staff seem stretched dealing with the walk-in crowds. Finally, I just got up and handed our dim sum order to one of the servers so list can be sent to the kitchen. If your dim sum order is not in, you will be left sipping on tea only at your table for a long time Once your dim sum order is in, the food arrives daily quickly. No dim sum carts roaming around at this restaurant. Don't expect the atmosphere to be quiet, it's lively and chatty. A good place to catch up with friends and hear the latest gossips 4 out of 5 Stars this time since I had to chase down a server to turn in my dim sum order. Waited close to 25 minutes until I was getting too hungry to wait for them to pick up my list.

Honolulu Seafood restaurant is a relatively newer Chinese restaurant that is in the old Young Sing building in downtown. They specialize in dim sum, but do offer regular Chinese cuisine as well. We went here twice, once for dim sum with my family, and an additional time for a scholarship dinner. Food was good. When we went for dim sum, we got our usual favorites, especially the shrimp dumplings, taro puffs, bao, and jian dui. The shrimp dumplings had more of a peppy taste than what I'm used to. The jian dui were good, but a lot smaller than the traditional. I thought it was pretty good, but my dad is quite a stickler (I know you know that from my previous reviews) and he made a comment that this was not Cantonese.Service is OK. Dim sum is served relatively fast, so you're in and out of the restaurant. They seemed a little disorganized when it came to our check as they could not find the paper menu that we ordered from, and kept insisting that we still had it, even though the lady took it from us. Eventually, they located it and we were able to pay our bill.

I got take out today from here today. Made a phone call and my take out order was ready in 15 mins! I ordered their abalone mochi rice wrapped in lotus leaves, seafood wrapped in beancurd, siu mai, fried taro dim sum, Gai lan or Chinese broccoli, and egg tarts. Their dim sum seems bigger size but also cost more. Our faves was their siu mai and gai lan. Everything else was just ok. They do validate for the Alii parking lot right next to this restaurant.

Came here on a Saturday with friends, we got to park at my friends parking garage in the building she works at which is a block away from the restaurant on Alakea St and did the short walk to the restaurant. It is the former Yong Sing Chinese Restaurant. When we arrived, there were only few tables occupied, we didn't make reservations, just walked in and were seated right away. The staff were very friendly and quick and attentive. They had a lunch special that we decided to try. 5 choices of dim sum, choice of fried rice or noodles for $48 and it fed all 3 of us. We did order 2 other plates of Dim Sum to try. Everything was hot and delicious, I really enjoyed it. They do have a regular menu with all kinds of different Chinese staples.Restaurant and bathroom was clean.

Got a few weird looks being the only black person in the establishment, but that has to be a good sign, right? I'm allergic to shellfish but was able to find some options on the menu that didn't have. Dumplings were tasty! Parking is a little tricky if you want validation to count

This is one of the nicest dim sum places I've been to in a minute! My friend who's from China recommended that we go here because they have lots of unique food options.Ambience is clean and modern. The air conditioning works and it's nice and cool. It didn't get too busy on a Sunday morning (we met at 11am, PRIME TIME for that dim sum!) and there was no wait. Tables are spaced apart so you have room to breathe and it's easy to hear the other person. A lot of other dim sum places are LOUD and crowded which is a vibe itself but this is great for a date or dining with friends/ family who you want to chat with. We ordered:Chicken feet - these were big and juicy! They had a nice black bean sauce with a hint of sweetness and vinegar and boiled peanuts. Yum!Beef tendon look funn- theirs is served in a sizzling bowl with stir fried onions, fresh bouncy noodle rolls and lots of fatty gelatinous beef tendons and meat. Yum!Durian puffs- these were piping hot, crispy and not too sweet. Yum!Shrimp ha gao- big fat juicy shrimp dumplings. Pretty standard. Yum!Beef tripe- this was ok, I'm not a huge fan of this kind of intestine (I like the Japanese style fat tubular ones served in motsu). It was steamed in ginger and was tender for something that's normally chewy if that makes any sense!Service was polite and efficient. Prices were a little more than the divey places but the ambiance more than makes up for it! They have party rooms on the side and are BYOB. I think this would be a fun place to have a party! You get a choice of free tea, default is Jasmine.