ShinshoTei

The place we wanted to go to was closed, so I suggested here since it's one of the last old school, local bar, where everyone knows your name...or will at some point. First off, great parking lot! Plenty of spaces! I kinda don't want to say how great this place is or how much fun we had because I don't want it to be spoiled by tourists or hipsters. When I walked in, I did get the side glance from the locals, "eh, who dat?" Cat got the same thing too...LOL! I had read about them in the Honolulu magazine, so I wanted to check them out, and I'm so glad we did!via textCat: order chicken wingsMe: no can...but they have chicken gizzards...Cat: pork belly?Me: no...but fried pork chops...Full bar and bottle beers...no drafts. Pupu menu is very local, I mean, they serve vienna sausages...which we ordered and were so good!!! We did order the pork chops, fried perfectly and sliced with bone on plate, the chicken gizzards which was my first time, and were nice and crispy, although for myself, a little chewy. Loved the lumpia and the fried saimin! But my favorite was the spam and egg sandwich...two soft hamburger buns with nice crispy spam and lots of mayo....sooooooo good!!!Cat: Let's do shots!We asked the bartender, Patty, and she made us the Phil and Val shots....butterscotch Jameson! These were amazing! Smooth...a little sweet... cuts that Jameson bite! Come to find out, Phil and Val were there, so we did another round for the bar in their honor because they met here 14 years ago! There was a group of aunties there who must have been in choir together because they all were really good singers, either solo or as a group. Lots of guys coming in who jus pau work. We also did shots because it was my last night and what a way to end my trip!Mahalo Shinso Tei! Until next time!

Always love going here. Food is awesome, cheeseburgers is the best!! Service is usually on point and love hearing all the singers! Great place to just hang out, relax, laugh!

My friends wanted to come here so I tagged along and found out they have karaoke. It's $2 per song so kinda pricey and the microphones weren't the best. The booth seats had large cracks in them so my legs were a bit raw once we stood up. The food menu had some interesting things like vienna sausage, and they were out of fries. We tried the fried somen with green beans deluxe at the recommendation of the server. It was a bit spicy and tasty, but not worth the price. They charge separately for the noodles and the beans/meat topping, so every portion is close to $30. The best thing we got were cheeseburgers. Simple, cheese and mayo, but the burgers were juicy (2 for $8). We also got steak with onions, fried pork chops, and some had drinks (full bar). Not dying to go back, but the food was ok, service was very slow, ambience was very dive bar-y.

Yes, it's a hole in the wall, or rather shopping center, but you cannot beat the atmosphere! As soon as we walked in we were greeted by regulars who said "come, sit at the bar, seats open"! The amazing bartender/ (owner I think) took our order and served up drinks and "talk story" about the games on TV & some other local people and things. Food came out and as the reviews said, it was spectacular! We had the famous Green Beans with crispy shrimps, lumpia & spicy fries. Now, I don't know what's in the green beans but man! I gobbled them down faster than Jon could. As for the photo of the spicy fries, sorry ate em' too fast. Definitely might become a regular... thank you Shinsho!

Their pork chops are super ono as well as their green beans with ʻopae. I mean yes, it's a bar but this bar get good food. The clientele is super friendly. I love it that pretentious folks get NO TIME here. Keep it casual, keep it fun, bring aloha when you step in to this establishment.

Wanted fried chicken but everything was closed, found this place that had good reviews. Chicken was good and so was the pork chops.

Very accomodatingnplace! Fun and homie servers are nice they treat you as ohana. .... Very accomodatingnplace! Fun and homie servers are nice they treat you as ohana

I come here for the Somen noodle & string bean deluxe! It's always busy with regulars but if you can manage to get in at the right time it's so worth it. The vibe is chill, laid back and the staff is super friendly.

Located by in the same shopping center as Starbucks and Walgreens Nu'uanu, ShinshoTei is a hole-in-the-wall karaoke bar with affordable drinks and good food!!It's a small bar with a few bar seats and a couple of tables. Best to go on weekdays if you can or go early on weekends for the least crowded times. The one food item I always have to get is the String Green Beans. If you like spicy, get the String Bean Deluxe! Tossed with a garlicky spicy sauce, it also has opae and spam. So yummy. Honestly, any of the string bean dishes they have are delish. We also like the yakisoba, pork chops and crinkle cut fries! All are flavored and cooked well. Cheers to ShinshoTei in Nu'uanu! I'm so glad they are still doing well during this pandemic. Go support local! They offer food takeout as well if you are not able to dine in.

We got there at 4:30 left at 8:30 and only had 3 drinks each the service was so slow. We were ignored, walked past several times without asking if we needed anything absolute horrible service.The last drink someone else bought us. The food was good though. However we only got 2 of the 3 things we ordered. Next time do take out I guess...