Yakitori Hachibei

Let me first say that the happy hour omakase is so worth it. You get 10 courses for $35 and it's a great representation of what they offer. The rest of the happy hour menu is amazing. I got way more than the omakase, and was never disappointed with whatever I got. Personal highlights were the: corn karaage, sukiyaki, tofu, tako karaage, Hokkaido scallops, beef tongue, miso eggplant, and pork belly.The ambiance, presentation and service is an elevated experience -- that of an award-winning or higher end restaurant. You can definitely go casual (t-shirt and shorts), but you can also go really trendy for a date night. The service is excellent. I never had a water glass go past 3/4 empty and the staff was great with recommendations and answering questions.Overall, excellent experience and I would recommend to anyone who is going to Chinatown.

Stick Fix.Park at a flat rate garage. Cheaper than the outdoor lots and street metered parking ($3/hr). I paid $16 for 3hrs at the N. Pauahi lot....Happy hour special of $35 OMAKASE is such a steal! Pairs perfectly with their draft Suntory. It's an izakaya in the middle of chinatown with welcoming service and mouth-watering aromas that'll have you walking out smelling like the grill - in a good way lol. When skewers hit the fire, I immediately began craving the cheesy plates I'd wipe out in 日本, but YH unfortunately doesn't offer those - thus my 4 star rating. ): Nonetheless, 全部で とてもうまい - everything was delish! Sitting at the bar is the way to go, tho I recommend avoiding seats front of the smokescreen. .かんぱい- kanpai (:

Decided on the omakase, it's offered as a 13 course meal (10 courses during their happy hour). If you are looking to try the variety of the menu, this is the way to go. On top of the omakase, we added a scallop skewer and grilled Caesar salad. Everything tasted amazing.Can't go wrong with Suntory on draft. They also have a nice selection of sake and wine. The service was excellent, everyone was so kind and attentive. Each skewer was presented with an explanation of the dish and the best way to enjoy it. We were already blown away by the first course, Local Corn Karaage and the Chef's selection of fresh seafood. My friend said that it was the best corn she's ever had! All of the food was so good, I forgot to take any photos of the remaining courses!We were stuffed to the brim, unable to finish the last two courses. They were kind enough to give us take away boxes. I really enjoyed the sesame pudding that's apart of the omakase. Highly recommend Yakitori Hachibei. Best to make a reservation. I can't wait to come back and try their happy hour.

Yakitori Hachibei has a new, refined menu. While you won't find a bunch of different cuts, they do offer the most common skewers and they do those skewers well. If it's your first time, or you want to get a good variety, their omakase is the way to go.Our Restaurant Week Pre Fixe had 12 courses starting with a crudo of ahi in cold ginger sauce. If you like the ginger scallion poke at the supermarket, you'll like this. The punchy ginger overpowered the mild ahi.Next was a flashed fried corn riblet dipped in tare. The corn was cooked until firm and dry, giving it a starchy chew.The vegetable course was grilled tender eggplant and shishito topped with bonito.Butabara pork belly was next. The pork was lean and topped with seasoned salt.Sukiyaki featured tender grilled beef wrapped around chrysanthemum and enoki and served with an egg yolk for dipping.Juicy chicken tsukune was brushed with tare and served with mustard.Lean chicken breast is dipped in shoyu wasabi. The soy was slightly sweet and the wasabi had a lovely floral note.The atsuage was firm fried tofu, grilled, the. topped with ginger and bonito. The tofu was dry and didn't taste like much on its own. Grilled Kauai shrimp was crispy enough to enjoy the head. It had a nice char and was simply seasoned with lemon and salt.Cucumber salad was a simple palate refresher served with the salty momoyaki and rice. This heavily seasoned chicken thigh was juicy and had a crispy skin.They ran out of the goma pudding, so our meal ended with chocolate ice cream.The courses came out at a good pace and overall I enjoyed the variety of the set. If it's been awhile since you've been to Hachibei, this is your sign to check them out again.

Expensive yakitori place in Chinatown but worth it! I was glad I brought my daughter with me for her first yakitori experience.. We ordered various parts of chicken such as Kawa(chicken skin), Momo(thigh), Mune(breast), beef tongue, pork belly, octopus, karaage, and local corn karaage. Everything was so good! We had a very personable lady staff who helped with our questions. If you want a quality yakitori, this spot is for you!

You don't want to miss this yakitori restaurant. Best of the best I've been to , food here is just amazing, words can't describe it. Service is great, they are always checking on our table , also explaining each dish as they come. It was a great experience dining here. Very awesome decor inside too. My recommendation is to order the course menu.

A dear friend introduced me to this eatery years ago. It was great then and it was equally great tonight.It is all about the smokey flavor as the Chef handles skewers like the perfect grill master. This isn't an easy task, especially when the restaurant is full, with many skewers to cook.Tonight our group of five came to support their Restaurant Week offering. At $49 each, that was reasonable for 12 delicious items! And boy was it filling!Our gracious Server started us with local corn karaage and the Chef's Crudo. Not what you expect at a yakitori place but I kind of liked the fresh poke with ginger and green onion sauce, it had a nice local flare.Next, the grilled eggplant and shishito pepper was just the right tenderness and lightly seasoned, another great "starter." Now it wouldn't be yakitori without all the grilled protein. The Restaurant Week pre fixe menu included pork belly, three versions of chicken, beef, and tofu. By far, my favorite was the sukiyaki with thin beef wrapped around a bundle of enoki mushrooms and served with a silky-smooth egg yolk for dipping, yum!Our generous Chef offered us jumbo shrimp from Kaua'i. Everyone commented about the perfect smokey flavor and crisp shell. Lucky us!At the end of our pre fixe, it was supposed to be goma pudding but they sold out. In its place, we were served chocolate ice cream, which is still delightful for this chocolate lover. Thank you Yakitori Hachibei for a delicious meal and such gracious customer service. I am excited to travel to Tokyo and find their flagship location!

Woo! For Restaurant Week! We feasted here right in Chinatown! From beginning to end, we were treated to scrumptious skewers of pork belly, chicken breast, beef, chicken meatball, Hawaiian shrimp, local corn karaage and zucchini each cooked with care to tasty perfection, plus chef's crudo and a sesame pudding to rightfully cap our wonderful meal.I'm on a keto diet, and I felt like this meal was very keto-friendly -- yes!Our servers were thoughtful and timely as they explained each serving. We were full, satisfied and happy. Neither of us had been there before, so this was a lovely introduction and an enticing invitation to come back again! Thank you for participating in Restaurant Week! We will be back!

They have an incredible happy hour 10 course meal for 35.00. See my picture we ordered a couple of extra things from the happy hour menu.We got the fried Tako, french fries with an yuzo mayo that was to die for. Chicken wings, shishito peppers all good but next time no wings for us or french fries. We got off the regular menu the beef tongue and although it was very tasty I wouldn't get that again either it was thick and not thinly slice. My favorite was the sukiyaki beef and my husband's favorite was the ground chicken balls. Everything was so yummy yum yum I would come back soon. See my photos.

We visited Yakitori Hachibei on our last night in O'ahu for our 10 year anniversary trip, and it was a really lovely way to end our visit. A kind of quiet atmosphere even with lively patrons, we sat at the front corner of the restaurant where we had a nice view of the grill and prep areas, which was very nice to watch. We got a handful of meat based skewers and some family style vegetable dishes as well. We had sake and beer to accompany our meal too. Beautiful drink ware and thoughtful table settings made it special too. I don't recall exactly what we ordered (this was 4 months ago!) but we did get a sukiyaki inspired skewer, a skewer with pork and shiso, and chicken thigh. We also got a few appetizers (braised eggplant and cabbage?) and some family style vegetables (zucchini and shiitake). Shout out for the shiitake mushrooms being the best preparation of shiitakes I've had in my entire life. Grilled with a subtle seasoning sauce, smoky and tender and juicy, served with salt to add to your taste -- these were one of the highlights of the meal!