Kogi Aina

Came here for dinner. Unfortunately missed the early bird special from 4-5pm. Server was super friendly and greeted us as soon as we walked in. Sat us at a table and brought water and took soup and meat orders. After that, I went to the self-serve area to get sauces and vegetables. I was impressed by the selection of sauces. They also had a wide variety of seafood and vegetables. The seafood was on ice and the vegetables looked freshly cut and not withered. The sauces were good, but were on the sweet side. Meat was good and the server kept coming around to check on us. The restaurant is cold which is good once you start eating the hot pot. It wasn't too crowded on a monday night. Overall, I would come back. Reasonable cost as you could spend way more to have hot pot at home. Parking: About 8 or so stall on the right of the restaurant. May need to park on the street if it's full.

I came out of Yelp retirement because I'm so irritated by my recent experience.I've patronized this restaurant several times years ago and it easily could get 5 stars. We returned recently and it was pretty awful in terms of service and being empty on a weekend evening was telling. We arrived a little before their happy hour ended and the waitress said she would honor their early bird prices so we ordered our first round. Upon receiving our bill, we were charged full price so we went up to ask and the waitresses said the lady in charge (kitchen) said because we ordered after their happy hour we had to be charged the full price?! Never was that disclosed on the menu not in person because we would've ordered everything the first time! It felt very shady.Food was fresh and good but the service was lacking even beyond that bill incident.

Came here for the first time recently. It was empty at 4:45p. Small parking lot right by the entrance, or free street parking if you can find it. We walked in to a warm greeting. The hostess/server/cashier/bartender/foh asked how many in our party and told we could sit *almost* anywhere in the whole place. We chose a booth against the back wall, but I wish we had selected a table closer to the fridge and bar instead.The selections were great. I was really impressed with the availability of veggies, noodles, tofu, meats, sauces, and even seafood. All included with your AYCE hot pot. You can select your broth (I mixed the house shoyu and miso) and the pot comes out pretty quickly. Then you order meats and any rice.So, the food is good. It's not the bessst tasting hot pot I've ever had, but you can kind of make it your own with whatever you put in the pot. Totally all good, especially for the happy hour price of $27 per person before 5p.However, I read some reviews before we went, and they agreed about the food, but said the service was terrible. This was sort of our experience as well. The girl working was nice, but just not very attentive. We had to flag her down several times, and this is why I wish we had sat closer to the bar, closer to her. If you want good food and don't care about good service, then this is your spot. I'd still come back. At least I have expectations about service here. I really do hope this place continues to succeed. It's a decent local spot. Wish they were open for lunch on the weekends, though.Keep it up, maybe pay more attention to your few customers?

It was Friday night and we didn't know where to go out for dinner. My eldest son suggested this hot pot restaurant in Kaneohe that he and his friends frequent. I'm glad that we tried it. The food was plenty and so tasty. Dinner was $33 per person for all you can eat. Definitely got my money's worth. Service was fast and friendly. Nice place to bring the family and friends for casual dinning or a casual get together. Recommended if you got a hearty appetite.My personal opinion: some restaurants are pushing their card card business fees of 3% into customers. All retail businesses are already pushing their general excise tax of 4% to customers and now some are pushing their card card business fees. Dining out is already costing more in Hawaii. I think I'm going to cook more at home

I feel torn writing this because in the past Kogi Aina was my favorite restaurant in Kaneohe, but I don't think we will be returning anymore. It doesn't deserve 3 stars bc they've always been awesome but at the same time I'm hesitant to give 4. If you haven't visited in awhile, here are some updates:- Shave ice has been discontinued. Not a deal breaker but just fyi. - Hot pot is AYCE only. The option to do ala carte has been discontinued which was a disappointment for us bc I was planning to order hot pot ala carte & my significant other wanted bibimbap but we both had to get AYCE since everyone at the table has to get AYCE and ala carte is no longer an option. - The new "buffet" was nice and had some options I did not recall seeing in the refrigerator previously. I did enjoy that. - The platform where there were previously 2 tables sitting above the rest of the tables is now gone so all tables are on the same level. I never sat up there and it doesn't bother me either way but thought I'd mention it. The shoyu house spicy was always my favorite. Of course I ordered it again, but this time the server brought regular shoyu broth and then brought a cup of whole chili peppers on the side and told me if I put it in it's the same thing. Not at all the same as the house spicy broth they used to have. Also the thicker spicy sauce from the sauce bar was not there. Really bummed if this is the "new" shoyu house spicy broth, and my other half is not really a soup person so we probably will not return if he has to get the AYCE instead of his bibimbap.

Kogi Aina in Kaneohe on 46-138 Kahuhipa St, across from Lex Brodi's. Love their ayce hot pot! Saw Shawn Kaleponi's (The Hawaiian Traveler) post of his visit to Kogi Aina and had to dine here. Many people were waiting in line as they saw Shawn's post on YouTube. Although I had made reservations two days in advance, we still had to wait an hour. It was worth the wait!

We were feeling like hot pot after church and decided to give Kogi Aina a shot. Parking lot is narrow and in desperate need of resurfacing. The pork belly and ribeye were perfectly sliced. The cold buffet of various vegetables and noodle offerings were sufficient stocked. The refrigerator selection was decent with fish cake, seafood balls, raw shrimp, tripe, etc. Sauce choices were great and encouraged mixing and matching. The only thing that we were hoping would have been more flavorful was the broth. We ordered the standard shoyu and miso. We'll be back to give the other broths a try.

Go to Hot Pot place on the island. Using the excuse to see the beautiful scenery from the H3.

Was so disappointed Because We ate here a few years ago and loved it.But today we should have stopped and left at the beginning of our meal. After having the mandoo expecting it was going to be home made like before but this time it was frozen and it was as if it was from the Grocery Store. And for 6 pieces it was 12 dollars...The cook had only slippers on and No gloves and kept going to his car in the parking lot.. All the chicken we had was nuked in the microwave and then reheated and grilled. Could see that gloves were not being used. The container for our food to take home was a Styrofoam container which I'm sure is not allowed in Hawaii.Do not recommend at all. We wasted our hard earned money and are deeply disappointed in quality and service and wondered if ownership transitioned bc this is definitely not the experience and quality we once remembered.

Definitely a great Chill spot . All kinds of soju and the selection was plenty for your cravings . You kind of have to get the girls attention if you want more broth and drinks but either than that the food was yummy.