O-Bok Korean Restaurant

Lived in Manoa for over 45 years, tried O-BoK once and never went back. We decided to give it another try today in 2025 and am glad we did.It's currently owned by Dean and his wife, which are the 5th owners. Kalani grad, nice to help Locals. Back to the food, it rocks! Side dishes are simple but tasty, the Kim Chee is not the typical watered down ones you find at most Korean restaurants, but hot and tasty!Ordered the combination A and B, and boy, the chicken and Kal Bi was very, very tasty. And very generous portions along with extremely reasonable prices. If you haven't tried this place, you gotta go!

We've been to O-Bok to dine in pre-pandemic and for takeout a couple of times since. However, we don't come here enough, so it took a minute to realize that even though the physical space looks the same (perhaps the wallpaper was updated?) and new menus were made and put up, the people working are different. I presume ownership has changed hands, which also means ingredients, taste, portion, and prices have changed. O-Bok has always been somewhat pricier than other local Korean eateries, in my opinion. The prices on the menu didn't seem to have changed much, but the portions seem are a bit smaller--only one scoop of rice for each plate, and the tonkatsu plate doesn't come with rice (but the soondubu does). Not a deal breaker for me but the hubs was surprised. The banchans portions were also smaller. However, the man owner who waited on us (while wife cooked) asked if we wanted more rice and/or banchans. For two adults and a growing teenage boy, we ordered a combo plate, bulgogi plate, tonkatsu plate, seafood pancake, and soondubu. The plan was to take home what's lefto for my lunch but we finished everything! The husband kept commenting on how small his combo was, but his spicy pork and fish jun looked freshly made. My bulgogi plate came with a lot of meat, tasty but kind of dry. There were two pieces of thin crispy tonkatsu smothered in a mushroom (I think) gravy. The seafood pancake was the standard size but slightly thicker but still crispy and yummy. The soondubu was milder than expected. Total bill came to just under $100 before tax and gratuity. Food came out quick though, given there's only one cook! There were a few takeout orders and some more people came to dine in after us.

We ordered through a food delivery app, but the food arrived quickly and the hand off was smooth. I love being able to eat from O-bok at home, comfy, cozy, and relaxed. They give good portions and the kalbi was tasty. Between the kimchi pancake and the kalbi, we had enough for 3 people to eat.

Been a couple times recently. Think the last last time I went they were new owners and trying to figure it out. My new go-to order is:- Tile Fish - need to crisp it up more so can just grind the little bones, but otherwise it's still tasty and nicely salted.- Soon Dubu for the hubs - he said good.- Kalbi Tang for me - 1.5 meals for me. The meat on bone is good, meat not on bone is a little drier. But soup is super tasty.- Seafood Pancake - choke green onions and could use more seafood, but cooked perfectly and the sauce is tasty.Wish more options of banchan, but it's pretty good. The kim chee is borderline sour so is good for me the 1st day, and then more sour and good for the hubs the 2nd day.

Maybe my favorite place in Manoa marketplace! O-bok is a cozy spot with decent prices and really good food. They're not always super busy but there are usually a few people inside, and the employees are good at being attentive to dine in customers as well as keeping up with takeout.My order is always the meat jun plate with a side of gim or nori, and they actually make their nori from scratch! While we occasionally dine in, we usually get takeout. They're always extremely fast at preparing our orders and include ban Chan even with takeout. I highly recommend coming here

Love this Mom & Pop restaurant in Manoa. Support Local Eat Local!! Our favorites Chicken Ginseng Soup & big bone Kalbi. Can't leave without trying the Oyster pancakes. Huge oysters individually battered with egg mixture & fried. Veggie pancake. Kim Chee pancake. Grilled Pork belly. Ahi Katsu. Kim Chee fried rice. A lot lot more to try and they are all so good home cooked Korean food. Yum!

Amazing food and great service! We ordered the meat jhun combo, bbq chicken and mandoo. It took a little while to come out but the Aunty asked if we were going to sit inside or outside? I told her well be outside by the play structure so the kids can play. She said ok, ill come and find you. When our order was ready, she came out to deliver our meal. Thank you again for great service and food. Located in the Manoa Marketplace Shopping Center.

We started coming here to eat when my Dad asked for Korean food. It's located in the Manoa Market Place. There is ample free parking and handicapped parking spots. The restaurant is located towards the backside of the center. Well lit. Bathroom is not inside the restaurant. The bathrooms are located upstairs in the building. There are stairs or an elevator to access. It's a husband/wife restaurant. They multitask. Hardworking individuals. If the restaurant is busy, you may need to wait a bit for your order. They also do a lot of takeout orders. A special tip is to order the house sauce to take home ($6.50). It's epic to use on tofu watercress salads, other dishes at home and homemade or store brought mandoo. Combo sets are reasonably priced and ban chan varies. All very tasty.

I've been here several times and a few of their dishes, toboki was my favorite. Very limited, small banchan and smaller portions for my husband & myself compared to other bigger restaurants which is one of the main reasons I wouldn't go here regularly. Service is okay, not really friendly but will take your order right away if they're not busy.

Me and my wife did take out at O-Bok Korean Restaurant. We did the kalbi and the Tteok-bokki. It's a cozy mom and pop shop in Manoa marketplace and probably would dine in person next time. We loved the two items we got. The kalbi was so tender and the Tteok-bokki was so flavorful. The service was friendly and the food came out really fast. Would definitely recommend to all my friends !