I remember one day(back in 2016) when I was attending college(HCC) across the street I walked over for some lunch but the owner greeted me at the door saying g "Hey! Come in! I'll give you a free bento!" I told him "Wow for real?!"
Shelagh Arruda
Ramen special with Chicken Katsu was perfect to make a dreary day better!
Torrey Hoffman
Generous, delicious lunch special. The hostess was gracious and attentive, noticed that my wife had splashed ramen on her clothes and brought us paper towels. We mainly choose to come here because it's right next door to Hilo Brewing, but this was a great lunch and worth visiting. Obviously popular with locals too.
Christopher Funada
The katsu is great! And the Ramen is awesome.
Nick Dauphinee
Very authentic Japanese. Great service too
Vince Kimura
The best authentic katsu on the island! Just like Japan.. Big servings and the real deal. Like the cabbage salad and friendly service.
Rezix Van Blair
Food was good, but twice the price it should have been. $21 for a small chicken breast, egg, and cabbage. I left hungry.
E. A. Oshiro
This chef is an artisan. What an amazing restaurant find for the folks in Hilo. Chef handmakes his own Panko bread crumbs for his katsu. He also makes his own sauces and salad dressings. His technique is light - not oily at all. His Bento (take out) Lunches are reasonably priced and delicious. In addition to the chiken, pork loin, and pork roast katsu, he has a selection of special seafood katsu. Ask about the fish of the day. Appreciate his japanese style potato salad... call ahead for that, as he does not make that daily. If you eat in, I believe you can BYOB give them a call for that one.
valerie
aomatsu welcomed us warmly and their food was delicious! amazing tonkatsu with sauce options and a delicious dressing for the cabbage salad. if I was a local I'd go here often!
Maya Agarwal
Best katsu I have had outside of Japan! Delicious and authentic. The staff is so incredibly friendly too. And the restaurant is BYOB so we went next door to the brewery to grab a 6 pack of beer for our meal.
Unbelievably good katsu. The prices are a bit high, but man it was so worth it. Most meals come with a cabbage and sweet potato salad as well as a sweet potato krokke. It was so much good food we were practically rolling out of the place.
Daniel Meyer
Bento's available for lunch take-away. Open for lunch and dinner. BYOB. Best tonkatsu in town.
I remember one day(back in 2016) when I was attending college(HCC) across the street I walked over for some lunch but the owner greeted me at the door saying g "Hey! Come in! I'll give you a free bento!" I told him "Wow for real?!"
Ramen special with Chicken Katsu was perfect to make a dreary day better!
Generous, delicious lunch special. The hostess was gracious and attentive, noticed that my wife had splashed ramen on her clothes and brought us paper towels. We mainly choose to come here because it's right next door to Hilo Brewing, but this was a great lunch and worth visiting. Obviously popular with locals too.
The katsu is great! And the Ramen is awesome.
Very authentic Japanese. Great service too
The best authentic katsu on the island! Just like Japan.. Big servings and the real deal. Like the cabbage salad and friendly service.
Food was good, but twice the price it should have been. $21 for a small chicken breast, egg, and cabbage. I left hungry.
This chef is an artisan. What an amazing restaurant find for the folks in Hilo. Chef handmakes his own Panko bread crumbs for his katsu. He also makes his own sauces and salad dressings. His technique is light - not oily at all. His Bento (take out) Lunches are reasonably priced and delicious. In addition to the chiken, pork loin, and pork roast katsu, he has a selection of special seafood katsu. Ask about the fish of the day. Appreciate his japanese style potato salad... call ahead for that, as he does not make that daily. If you eat in, I believe you can BYOB give them a call for that one.
aomatsu welcomed us warmly and their food was delicious! amazing tonkatsu with sauce options and a delicious dressing for the cabbage salad. if I was a local I'd go here often!
Best katsu I have had outside of Japan! Delicious and authentic. The staff is so incredibly friendly too. And the restaurant is BYOB so we went next door to the brewery to grab a 6 pack of beer for our meal.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great service, awesome food
Unbelievably good katsu. The prices are a bit high, but man it was so worth it. Most meals come with a cabbage and sweet potato salad as well as a sweet potato krokke. It was so much good food we were practically rolling out of the place.
Bento's available for lunch take-away. Open for lunch and dinner. BYOB. Best tonkatsu in town.
Excellent food and friendly service
Best Katsu I've ever had and best on the island.
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