Ramen Manichi

This has always been one of my favorite go-to for ramen... service is pretty decent considering there is normally only one person serving this small hole-in-wall ramen spot! The ramen is always the best and their apps are top notch. Noodles is cooked perfectly. Broth is A1! I got the Miso Black with an egg! You can't forget to get their gyoza... multiple ways of preperations they have available. My go-to would definitely be the negi negi one... basically a lot of green onion, nothing more than that! But, i did try out the garlic shrimp one and it is my new favorite! Calamari was nicely battered, lightly battered, seasoned to perfection. Nothing negative to say about their food! I love coming to this hole in the wall spot, but the only thing was where i was sitting. The big community is nice, but i was right next to the fan... convenient because we are eating a hot bowl of ramen. I just wish it wasn't directly at me. It wasn't a ceiling fan, its like a floor fan... when i sat, it was a big cold, the door right by the entrance from the street. Other than that, this will always be a spot i'd wanna dine for ramen! Ohh yah, i really enjoyed the cheesy gyoza too!

I used to love coming here with my family! It has been about 1 1/2 yr since I have last visited and I was very excited. Sadly, my experience was the worst I had here. The inside of the restaurant is not very big or spacious and there seems to be no AC so be prepared. Being seated for a party of 4 was fairly quick. The serve was polite and helpful in every way. I used to love the noodles and broth, the whole ramen bowl was amazing. This experience was disappointing. The noodles are different from before. My noodles were now a mushy texture and I felt it absorbed the broth very quickly making it mushy quicker. The broth tasted okay, but like before the broth was amazing. The fried rice was great! The Pork Kakuni was amazing as usual! The gyoza, again I used to absolutely love, was horrible. There was not that crisp that I used to get before and the inside of the mixture was pink and mushy. Out of the 5 gyoza, I bit into one and ripped open two other all had that pink and mushy feel. I checked with the serve and he stated that is how it is, so politely returned my gyoza dish. Thankfully they took that off my bill. Overall, the food was not worth the pricing and I have had their food when it tasted better. The service from the male serve we had was excellent. Personally, this place has changed and I will sadly not return.

Delicious ramen! The noodles have a nice chew and texture. The broth is sooo flavorful and the char siu was melt in your mouth soft. Put it altogether for an amazing bite of ramen. We ordered the Manichi Special and the Original Black. For the sides we ordered a melted cheese gyoza. Our only nitpick would be that the soft boiled egg was hardboiled and we would have liked the gyoza to be more fried and crispy. It's a small place but we were able to get seated right away and served. They had initially brought out a regular gyoza when we ordered the cheese gyoza and they quickly corrected it. Overall a delicious meal and well worth the stop to check it out.

Came here for dinner after finding our first idea for dinner was closed!Our server sat us right away and pointed to the happy hour menu - which was ending in less than 3 minutes. We had no idea. Saw a $10 tonkotsu ramen on the HH menu, so I grabbed that. I hadn't been to Manichi in years, but remembered their kakuni was UH-MAZING, so had a kakuni bao ($3.50). We also had garlic shrimp gyoza and ika geso. This place is known for their gyoza, so definitely try that. There's many many varieties of gyoza.The ramen was okay. The kakuni was just as good as I remembered it - I regretted not ordering just kakuni or more baos for dinner. Ika was a large portion and the legs were pretty big too! I wish it came with more than just a dry lemon wedge to go with it, though.The shop itself is pretty spacious - actually a large amount of seating for a ramen shop. Lots of free parking in the back lot. It is **warm** inside, which worked because it's been a cold week for us in HI. But just be warned. Maybe the AC is out?Anyway, the place is clean and welcoming. Just not my favorite for the ramen itself.If you go, go for the kakuni and gyoza.

Located across Ala Moana Center on Kona Street. Ramen Manichi is where you can find authentic Japanese ramen with some creative interpretations with their gyozas. Their tonkotsu broth was legit. Ramen noodles had a nice bite. Garlic butter shrimp gyoza is a topping for their gyoza. Unless the shrimp was chopped up really small, I don't remember seeing shrimp. I got their yakisoba which was on their specials menu.

I come here for dinner from time to time, but we came for lunch today. They have a special for $20 you can get any ramen with gyoza included. Flavors are always on point, and can never go wrong with any of their ramen!

As always, this place is my go to for ramen. I usually order the black broth (very rich) but this time, I went for the Original White. It's nice and light but still tasty. I ordered for ajitamago but I think the lady forgot and she didn't check on us. Also, we used to order the bao buns and it comes in two, but now, it only comes in one (I guess? hopefully she didn't forget too).The place was nice but some part of our table was wet from a previous drink, it has a wet glass mark. Seems like the table wasn't wiped down.All in all, the food was amazing. 4 stars for now because of service and cleanliness.

I came here with 2 friends after visiting North Shore! The ambiance is very mellow and average just due to it being in a corner of a plaza. The service was great considering how the waiter continuously checked up on my friends and I. The gyoza filling is very full and melts into your mouth with the pork! I got the special miso ramen and the broth was super flavorful and umami. I definitely recommend this place to any ramen aficionados! TIP: There's enough parking in this plaza and there's restrooms! They attach the keys on a spoon and the restroom is in another building. You do have to jiggle to make sure the door can open!

Little hole in the wall place with good ramen. I loved the bao bun and should have ordered two more! We also tried several of their flavored gyozas. It was unique but I think I still prefer traditional style. Service was quick to order but we waited a while to be seated.

I visit Manichi at least every month with my cousin for the Cream Curry Ramen and Nacho Gyoza! Those are my top two recommendations. The service is always fast and the staff is beyond helpful and friendly. It is a small restaurant but the wait is never too long. They have a parking lot on the side that is shared by the neighborhood shops and the restrooms are located in a nearby building.