Monarch Seafoods

This place is conveniently located right down the road from work so it's a perfect splurge for lunch when we got time. I love that you'll always see the same cashier, cooks, & mama's there. It's like a family. I appreciate how the fish is always fresh and they make the poke in small batches to guarantee the freshness. The food here is really good too. My kids love their mochiko chicken. Light on the batter & lots of meat. The stuffed crabbed ahi is good too. Rolled with crab and ahi, then deep fried, is a really yummy treat to have.The service here isn't bad. But do expect it to always be busy, so be patient! Calling in your order ahead of time does help especially during lunch rush. Parking is limited, so be cautious because it is a busy street especially with the rail project going on.

I eat here so often how did I not write a review?I always get the ahi roll. The only other thing I can comment on is the salad dressing. If it's available I buy some to take home.The guys are always nice no matter how busy it is.

Nothing but aloha in both their service and food. Ono poke and ono grinds! I expected the prices to be a bit higher for the ono food they served, but nope they decide to keep their prices down so you can buy not one but two maybe three plates instead . After a good day of holo holo this is definitely some comfort food with a twist you would expect to come home to. Best part we were blessed with a gift on our way out. Blessings and aloha to Monarch Seafoods.

My friend recommended this place, so I really wanted to love it, but my grilled ahi was so dry and unhappy. The service was good, and the place seemed clean. I'm sure their other items taste great. Perhaps, I have to give it another try.

Limited hours so call ahead with your order. Limited parking on street but there is turnover or go with someone who can wait in the car. The food is tasty but stick to the seafood.

I've driven past Monarch Foods dozens of times and really never noticed this place. I thought it was just a fish market. Wow, was I wrong LOL. I first came here years ago. A friend of mine brought me here for lunch. They serve the freshest poke as well as a daily plate lunch menu. By now, I've tried most on the menu, and they've never missed. If this is your first time, my go to is always the Nori Wrapped Crabmeat Stuffed Ahi. It is always a winner! My second "go to" would be the Ahi Katsu. It is not your typical chicken or tonkatsu katsu dish fried all the way. It is more of a seared ahi so although the outside appears crunchy, the inside is still raw. It is served with a shoyu wasabi sauce. Yummy! All plate lunches are served with fresh tossed salad. Parking is a bit challenging. Except for maybe two stalls on the side, they don't really have parking, it is mostly street parking on Curtis Street. There is no parking on Kalihi Street, and you can't park right out front on Kalihi Street either because there is a bus stop right there in front. There are a lot of businesses close by so be sure not to park anywhere or your car may be towed. Farthest I've parked was on Curtis Street almost to Foodland a block away. But for their food, the walk was worth it!

Got there at 1030, no line. Ahi Katsu no rice, all salad, was perfect with extra dressing. Clean, organized and friendly.

It's rare for me to be able to try these kinds of places because they're not open late on the weekends when I'm off. I had an opportunity to try them so I called in my order and the lady who answered was very kind and said my order would be ready right away.Pickup was hassle free. Workers were nice and there was a steady flow of customers coming in and out.Crabcake- standardCrab stuffed ahi- okay, a little dried. Not sure if it was supposed to come with a sauce but we ended up dipping it in the spicy mayo that came with the crab cakeAhi katsu- would get again but eat it sooner lol. Comes with a wasabi soy Spicy poke- very mild in taste but fresh

We got the crabbed stuffed ahi and ahi roll and both were great. I was expecting it to be sweet, like most rolls in the mainland but it was more on the good sour side. It's definitely different and you will eventually start craving for it.

After being on a poke nacho kick we were bilently craving some poke nachos. With it being the weekend and our go to place being closed ae were on the hunt for some poke nachos and Monarch Seafood came up. When we walked in it was extremely clean, service was friendly and helpful being it was our first time there. We ended up going with a large poke nacho with two different poke flavor and I also ordered the bulgogi bao buns. We found a table to sit at and waited. Now the wait wasn't too bad and the large nachos were alot even for 2 people. What I loved about these nachos is they came with guacamole. The poke also tasted fresh and these poke nachos were really chefs kiss. For the bulgogi bao bun it was good- the meat was a little thick for my own personal preference and fatty- but flavor was 100% there. They also sell local favorites here which we did not get a chance to try but based off of just the poke nachos we'll be back.