Food was great, such a shame my family and I were accused of not paying although there’s a QR code at the bottom of the receipt for online payment. When I mentioned that to the waitress, she seemed shocked that there was even an option for that. Train your staff better.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Cindy Tamayo
Good food at a fair price. Portions are fair....
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
princess m.
HORRIBLE PLACE! i don't know what they do with the food they serve, but my boyfriend got FOOD POISONING! we went here on Friday, December 19. Ever since we ate there, my boyfriend started vomiting, felt dizziness, and had diarrhea. We just recently found out it was food poisoning. we tipped good and the customer service was ok. but their food seems to be contaminated with germs or spoiled. PLEASE DO NOT COME HERE!! worst experience ever.
Makoa D.
This place is good service, good value and good food. It's a small place and it's nothing fancy but can't beat the quality and price. Love it.
Shinichi Swedberg
Great food, great service, clean restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mapo Tofu Fried Noodle, Big Bowl Ramen or Udon, Mochiko Chicken Curry Rice, Mini Calamari Curry Rice, Deep Fried Gyoza Plate, Chicken Katsu Curry
Mel O
Ive been to this restaurant when it was Daiichi and it was excellent. After it was sold, I tried it again and it was horrible. I gave it another shot because I thought it had changed ownership again, but it wasn't so. First of all, the a/c was put and before I realized it, I ordered ramen. By the time my steaming bowl mapo tofu ramen came, I was already sweating. They should have advised us that the a/c was out of service BEFORE we ordered. Their mapo tofu is tasteless just like the rest of their swill. Worst ramen in Ewa Beach (and beyond).
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
S L
Very friendly staff, took their time to explain the menu. Extremely clean place, high quality food. Excellent experience. One of the best meals i had in 2 weeks on oahu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
N.n N.l
I love kimchi udon!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Angel H.
This is a ramen spot, but all their workers spoke Mandarin. It didn't matter though. The food was fantastic and a good value. We got the Special Combo set. They have three to choose from. We got the set with ramen. You get a small ramen with two sides. We chose the black garlic broth which was $1.50 more, so $15.75 for each meal. The black garlic ramen was fantastic. The noodles were cooked perfectly and the broth was tasty. Thankfully, it wasn't watered down. Their broths are simmered for 12 hours daily. The sides were all good as well. I got the calamari rings and gyoza. It was a decent size and filled with pork and veggies. My hubby got the mochiko chicken and chicken katsu. What really made me notice this place is what I heard and not what I seen. The table next to us ordered the fried rice. I grew up eating Chinese food and probably eaten at a thousand Chinese restaurants. That sound of metal clinking on the wok with the fire flaring doesn't escape my ears. I was just eating my ramen when I heard that sound. My ears perked up. I knew that they were making the fried rice and that it was going to be filled with wok hei. That's how I knew this place was legit.
Gina C.
We love their Tan Tan ramen and their fried rice! Their staff are very friendly! I'm glad that Esther are located close to where we live!
I dropped by to order lunch for my family. Their food is always good! Their portions are good. Their prices are reasonable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mapo Tofu Fried Noodle
Jackie A.
Never been in the physical location but we just doordashed on a friday night, 5mins before they stop taking doordash orders. Food came fast and the best part is that it is still hot when we got them. It felt like it came fresh out of the kitchen. My husband loved his beef curry, gyoza and seaweed soup. I got the rakki ramen which is good, very tasty broth but not too salty. The pork fried rice is my favorite! And the serving is huge, can feed me AND my family for the next 2 days.
Sander L.
Garbage food. Don't get involved. --Details if you want them. The main order was for Mapo Tofu. I know this dish well, but maybe it's different in Hawaii. Regardless, what we received was completely inedible. It arrived cold and was a gelatinous, gray heap of nothing. We couldn't eat it. Green salad. The greens looked okay, but the dressing -- zero flavor. How do you screw up Asian salad dressing? Seriously, it looked the part but literally empty calories. Cold noodle. Admittedly, I ordered this somewhat blind, and maybe this is more of a DoorDash issue. But the description didn't mention anything about what it would include. I specified vegetarian for the order, but it wasn't. Enough said. Maybe food in Oahu is always overpriced and tasteless if this place earned 4.8 stars? Can't wait to get back home to California.
David Breno
They made me a plain egg fried rice. No vegetables, no meat! Fast 5-10min wait. Fresh made hot. Thank you!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
CoRin R.
The ramen is tasty. The only reason for four stars is whenever we order take out, our food comes in a box that was used for frozen meat - there was still the package order sticker on it. We thought maybe it was a fluke, but the second time was the same. Definitely would dine in instead next time.
Food was great, such a shame my family and I were accused of not paying although there’s a QR code at the bottom of the receipt for online payment. When I mentioned that to the waitress, she seemed shocked that there was even an option for that. Train your staff better.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Good food at a fair price. Portions are fair....
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
HORRIBLE PLACE! i don't know what they do with the food they serve, but my boyfriend got FOOD POISONING! we went here on Friday, December 19. Ever since we ate there, my boyfriend started vomiting, felt dizziness, and had diarrhea. We just recently found out it was food poisoning. we tipped good and the customer service was ok. but their food seems to be contaminated with germs or spoiled. PLEASE DO NOT COME HERE!! worst experience ever.
This place is good service, good value and good food. It's a small place and it's nothing fancy but can't beat the quality and price. Love it.
Great food, great service, clean restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mapo Tofu Fried Noodle, Big Bowl Ramen or Udon, Mochiko Chicken Curry Rice, Mini Calamari Curry Rice, Deep Fried Gyoza Plate, Chicken Katsu Curry
Ive been to this restaurant when it was Daiichi and it was excellent. After it was sold, I tried it again and it was horrible. I gave it another shot because I thought it had changed ownership again, but it wasn't so. First of all, the a/c was put and before I realized it, I ordered ramen. By the time my steaming bowl mapo tofu ramen came, I was already sweating. They should have advised us that the a/c was out of service BEFORE we ordered. Their mapo tofu is tasteless just like the rest of their swill. Worst ramen in Ewa Beach (and beyond).
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Very friendly staff, took their time to explain the menu. Extremely clean place, high quality food. Excellent experience. One of the best meals i had in 2 weeks on oahu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love kimchi udon!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a ramen spot, but all their workers spoke Mandarin. It didn't matter though. The food was fantastic and a good value. We got the Special Combo set. They have three to choose from. We got the set with ramen. You get a small ramen with two sides. We chose the black garlic broth which was $1.50 more, so $15.75 for each meal. The black garlic ramen was fantastic. The noodles were cooked perfectly and the broth was tasty. Thankfully, it wasn't watered down. Their broths are simmered for 12 hours daily. The sides were all good as well. I got the calamari rings and gyoza. It was a decent size and filled with pork and veggies. My hubby got the mochiko chicken and chicken katsu. What really made me notice this place is what I heard and not what I seen. The table next to us ordered the fried rice. I grew up eating Chinese food and probably eaten at a thousand Chinese restaurants. That sound of metal clinking on the wok with the fire flaring doesn't escape my ears. I was just eating my ramen when I heard that sound. My ears perked up. I knew that they were making the fried rice and that it was going to be filled with wok hei. That's how I knew this place was legit.
We love their Tan Tan ramen and their fried rice! Their staff are very friendly! I'm glad that Esther are located close to where we live!
Restaurantji Recommends
I dropped by to order lunch for my family. Their food is always good! Their portions are good. Their prices are reasonable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mapo Tofu Fried Noodle
Never been in the physical location but we just doordashed on a friday night, 5mins before they stop taking doordash orders. Food came fast and the best part is that it is still hot when we got them. It felt like it came fresh out of the kitchen. My husband loved his beef curry, gyoza and seaweed soup. I got the rakki ramen which is good, very tasty broth but not too salty. The pork fried rice is my favorite! And the serving is huge, can feed me AND my family for the next 2 days.
Garbage food. Don't get involved. --Details if you want them. The main order was for Mapo Tofu. I know this dish well, but maybe it's different in Hawaii. Regardless, what we received was completely inedible. It arrived cold and was a gelatinous, gray heap of nothing. We couldn't eat it. Green salad. The greens looked okay, but the dressing -- zero flavor. How do you screw up Asian salad dressing? Seriously, it looked the part but literally empty calories. Cold noodle. Admittedly, I ordered this somewhat blind, and maybe this is more of a DoorDash issue. But the description didn't mention anything about what it would include. I specified vegetarian for the order, but it wasn't. Enough said. Maybe food in Oahu is always overpriced and tasteless if this place earned 4.8 stars? Can't wait to get back home to California.
They made me a plain egg fried rice. No vegetables, no meat! Fast 5-10min wait. Fresh made hot. Thank you!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The ramen is tasty. The only reason for four stars is whenever we order take out, our food comes in a box that was used for frozen meat - there was still the package order sticker on it. We thought maybe it was a fluke, but the second time was the same. Definitely would dine in instead next time.