Udon Yama

Udon know how much I love udon! ;)Come check out Udon Yama inside the STIX Asia Food Hall or Waikīkī Food Court. It's right across Ross Dress for Less Store. There's other food selection to choose from but today, let's highlight Udon Yama. You get to choose from a variety of tempura options. I grabbed mushrooms, jalapenos and shrimp tempura to go with my Kitsune Udon. The tempura's were seasoned well, light on batter and cooked to crisp perfection! I chose Kitsune Udon for its simple yet flavorful broth. The udon were cooked al dente. It's soft, firm and chewy! The staffs. were friendly. They informed us that the utensils, napkins, condiments, and water are all self service. And only if, and only if, that you have a leftover, they have containers and plastic bags for you to take and pack your food. I highly doubt it though ;) It's so yummm you might find yourself getting a second meal. I recommend parking in the Ross parking garage. You can purchase something at Ross and get your ticket validated for 2 hours free! It's $3 for every 30 minutes after. Thank you for reading my review. Have a great Wednesday!

The imported soup stock from Japan is primo. So good. The Kake is the way to go to savor the broth. Don't even get the egg. Do enjoy some tempura on the side. Easy in and out because it's in the food hall.

This place was like marugame but online and slightly smaller portions. I may come here instead of waiting in line. The udon tastes the same but less broth maybe the same amount of noodles I couldn't tell. See my photos the tempura I got was cold. This place is in the Asian stix.

I loved it. We went for late night eats as we walking around Waikiki. It's located in the Stix Asian Food hall which is on the lower level. With so many choices for Asian food, we decided on this place. You can take to go or order at the counter grab a table and eat there. Food was decently priced, served hot and they have a bunch of tempura that's just grabbing go. For the udon, the broth was super tasty and udon noodles cooked perfectly. Chill vibes, especially for eating late at night.

It was about 1:30pm and I was in need of something quick and fast... as you all all know there is a quick noodle place on Kuhio Ave. the Marugame Udon... that place gets "wicked" long lines and so busy. If your in the mood for the same but not such a long line... then try this place... it's got almost the same variety. Broth essentially is the same and recalling to mind that most of the soup offerings can be cold or hot. The best part was the ambience. It was after the noon hour and it was NOT! Repeat not.crowded- not crazy packed. - No lines!! And just like Marugame- it had the clean upAfter yourself system!! Oh I'll be back!! For sure!!

Udon Yama is a great alternative to the other udon place if you dont want to wait in a super long line.Price is super reasonable. I got the curry udon. So good, the broth was thick. The udon was fresh and chewy. But the fried tempura selections was a little underwhelming maybe because we came on a Wednesday at 5:30? It was slow in there.My udon bowl was 10/10. My shrimp tempura was so small but I can't complain, I got it for free. Hawaii residents get a free shrimp. You have to mention then they will give you one.

They really reminded me of Marugame Udon! My mom doesn't eat raw fish, so we were looking for a restaurant nearby that she could eat. We decided to stumbled upon Udon Yama and she decided to give it a try.The meal voucher that the airline gave us had to be manually entered into the POS machine, so the cashier was initially confused on how to do that. The cashier consulted with his other team members and they were able to figure it out, so I'm grateful for their persistence.My mom ordered the Nikutama Udon, which includes beef, onions, and an egg. She enjoyed it, I tasted some of it and it tasted like good udon to me.

I wasn't wowed by the food here. We ordered two large nikutama, and some tempura sides. The udon noodles themselves were ok, as was the meat, but the broth was way too sweet for me and the egg was way undercooked. I immediately stirred the egg into the broth to try to cook it more, but as the broth was also only warm, it just ended up with large gloopy barely cooked egg white throughout. The tempura suffered from a similar problem, as my zucchini (beautiful and a large piece) was cold - not just like cooled down from having sat too long, the inside was still fridge-temp-cold. It's kind of serve yourself so not much to say on service. Given udon is really the whole menu and I didn't think much of it, I think my future trips to this strip of restaurants will involved dining at a different one.

Delicious Udon! Noodles are amazing! Al dente and homemade (you can tell by the variations in noodle size/cut)! I tried the Ontama, Beef, Nikutama, and Kake udon. My favorite was the Nikutama though I feel like this broth was the saltiest one we ordered. Very flavorful! I don't usually like beef in my noodle-soups, I usually find it bland and dry. However, this beef very tasty and flavorful (not dry at all- but quite fatty). Goguma was good. They have dipping sauces by the silverware, but I preferred pairing it with my broth. Their ordering system is very efficient. You grab a tray and walk by the assorted fried foods. At the end you place your order at the cash register. They make your noodle bowl on the spot and then you seat yourself. Overall, I would return to Udon Yama and highly recommend!

Now that Marukame udon went back to being not so salty with their broth, this place is still going to compete with eat other for the spot on my favorite udon place in Hawaii list lol. It wasn't crowded during early lunch, which was good. We had Kake udon with shrimp tempura and Ontama udon. The eggs here are delicious and the broth is so different from Marukame Udon so you can swap between places if you want lol. It got pricier than Marukame Udon so that's why people still go to Marukame :( They have curries now, which is cool. They still have coupons in the coupon book for this place so don't forget lol.