Kitchen Deja Vu

Needed to find a spot on route to the airport from waikele so decided to try this spot. Unusual in that it's located inside the Blue Tropics bar. If you order takeout there's one menu online but if you dine in there's a happy hour menu from 3-6 plus bar menu. The catch if you dine in is that there's a 2 drink minimum per person at regular prices. All dishes came out piping hot (except ahi poke) and fresh . The happy hour dishes were wonderful, especially the manapuas! The spicy pork cheese manapua were great and a bit different. The chasui manapua were delicious. Garlic fries were extra crispy, lots of garlic but greasy. The poke fresh and lemon pepper salt wings crispy but juicy. So all in all a great option for happy hour goodness.

We had a large group order from here, and let me Tell you. The group was not disappointed. Everything from the bao. Mac salad. Fried rice. Ribeye. Pork belly. Pot stickers. Bacon wrapped shrimp. Garlic fries. All WAS. FIRE. definitely recommend.

Visiting Hawaii for vacation and met the owner through a Duke's revenge scavenger hunt tour which i recommend. The owner invited us to his resturant and we couldnt resist a food invite. Now the experience was welcoming and the food was even better. we literally tried everything on the menu (New York Steak, Ahi Nachos, Brisket, Pork/beef buns, udon noodles shrimp and beef, onion rings etc...) I found the meats to be tender and everything to have really good flavor. The owner came out and his mom which made us feel like we were apart of the family. The setting is more like a bar setting which is good with me since i prefer more casual. Overall I will definitely tell anyone i know coming to Hawaii to try this place out. Mahalo !

A friend of mine posted food from here on his story and it looked so good I had to ask where it was from so I could try it for myself. Location: Kitchen Deja Vu is located inside the Blue Tropix Bar & Grill, which just so happens to be right across the Chili's from Pearlridge Center. Parking:Plenty! You can park anywhere in the Pearlridge Center parking lotFood:We ordered 5 items 1) pan fried pork cheese buns: 10/10 - pillowy soft bread expertly soaks up all the juices from the pork filling, perfectly pan fried bottom adds a bit of crunchy texture, pork filling was seasoned well and there was a decent amount of cheese inside as well (it was giving pizza flavor vibes), supposedly "spicy" but it wasn't too bad at all so this would be good even for those with a low spice tolerance 2) pulehu style short ribs: 10/10 - incredible smoked and grilled flavor, cooked and seasoned to perfection! They're not stingy either, nice portion size and a hearty amount of meat on each short rib too3) big shrimp potstickers: 11/10 - succulent pork & shrimp filling filled to the brim of wrapper! Very on brand because these buggahs was massive and sooo tasty! Classic potsticker taste and there's a whole shrimp in there too, paired with their shoyu vinegar (I think) sauce and wooo this one was winnnahz ‍4) charsui udon: 10/10- nice & chewy udon noodles and absolutely loaded with charsui and veggies that were so wonderfully stir fried allowing them to soften just a little but remain crispy, adding another layer of texture to the dish and ensuring you get a nice little crunch in every bite! 5) kau yuk (caramelized pork belly): 10/10- big chunks of sweet & savory pork belly, but not as sweet as the name would have you think. It's actually perfectly balanced, you can definitely taste some authentic asian spices going on in there, and the meat was nice and tenderService: 11/10 We ordered take out but you can absolutely dine in if you wanted to, plenty of booths and/or tables to choose from. But I did wanna mention that we were lucky enough to meet Charlie, the owner! Really nice guy, after we gave him our order, our server Kyle took such good care of us. Checked in on us multiple times & offered to get us some water while waiting for our food. Overall: 10/10 Food was delicious, the chefs obviously know what's good, hats off to them! First time trying this place out and it didn't disappoint and love that you can also order directly from your phone through all major food delivery apps or you can even text your order in, how convenient!

Came here to order takeout the other night for a quick bite. It took over an hour to get our food. We ordered the Pork Belly, New York Steak, Roast Beef, and shrimp Fried Rice , and Spicy Ahi Bowl. The food wasn't that great and the ahi was very fishy and the texture was very off. Took one bite and a couple of my friends who live here told me to call and complain because it tasted like it went bad but I chose to write yelp review. Spent about $15 for the poke to just go straight into the trash smh. Everything else was very underwhelming...Every time I come to Hawaii I'm always excited to eat somewhere new because almost all places my friend take me are very satisfying. Definitely not trusting Yelp as much when I come out here anymore. Besides the ahi everything was about 5/10. Roast beef was tough and a friend of ours said it tasted like dog food. New York steak was seasoned well but was pretty cold and a bit under cooked to my liking. Everything else decent but nothing to rave about. I just can't believe we waited so long for our food to come out that bad/unsatisfying. I get it was probably a busy night for the chef, but if you're gonna have us wait that long and send us home with food that was just not up to par with the reviews we've seen on here we could have been better off with going 7-11 tbh.

RESTAURANT IS INSIDE THE BAR, "Blue Tropix." Walk straight to the back where the booths are! I stumbled on this place quite by accident and ended up having a delicious home cooked style Asian fusion meal I won't forget! The owner, Charlie a chef who learned cooking from his Mom and has made these family recipes with his style! You will love the fast service and the perfect seasoning of these comfort foods made even later in the evening! I got the Pork Tonkatsu, puctured below and the portions were large! You can also grab a drink at the bar while you ate here.I had the Pork Tonkatsu!

Ordered takeout for the first time.Me and daughter love chicken gizzards. The gizzards order could have actually serve two people with the char siu, wings and the egg rolls. Fried Udon and Huli chicken was also good. More than enough in the order.Ono delicious oishi. Will be back.

We've only ordered takeout so far twice, but the food tastes super fresh and well seasoned. I'm not sure but the Char siu bao taste like they're made in house fresh. Everything we've gotten so far has been fantastic!

Lost my old account so I had to create new account to give this amazing place a review. We have been going to this place since forever and they have never failed to amazed us with the quality of the food. The food is always so good and they give us a lot. Definitely worth what you pay for! We always get the Mini Caramelized Belly and Pan Fried Spicy Pork Bun w/Cheese5buns and steak since my husband loves steak. But there Cheese buns are so amazing and unique you can never find them anywhere else. Definitely worth a try!!

Action! the pork buns was kills. Definitely gonna hit this spot up again when I'm on that side.