Kenichi Restaurant

684 Kilauea Ave, Hilo
(808) 969-1776

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William Hannan

The Ramen was wonderful, full of flavor and quality ingredients! The side of kimchi was spiced perfectly and went well with the pork belly in the Ramen.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Carla Oska-Gerak

This place was fantastic! Exceeded our expectations.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bobbie Jo Ng

this place is always been a favorite of mine, especially the Korean boneless chicken. I was a little disappointed tonight they changed the flavor of the potato mac salad. it has a plum taste that just wasnt right. its a bummer I will not be able to to bring my parents again. the restaurant is AC'd and not well ventilated (my dad has copd) and because of the multiple sizzling steaks he couldn't breathe. also they now have a service charge if you are paying with a card - so Hewa to dbl charging people. Food had changed and it wasnt for the better. I'm sad that I won't be returning because they were my go to for boneless Korean chicken - KTA here I come.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

WEI WEI

Korean Chicken is much too sweet. Ramen is much too salty.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Kurtis Kurt

This place is action. Service is quick and friendly. The food is flavor full and tender. This is a local spot. Mahalo for the love

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

alex marquez

Just plain delicious. Be careful if you are watching your weight because these portions are Huge. Ask for Aaron he is a great guy.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Takashi Samson

Ono + Delicious = ONOLICIOUS!!🙂🤙

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Sauer

Great ramen bowl selection, delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

M Rivera

Excellent spring rolls and fresh fish. Great local eatery and good service. Lots of food choices. Can’t go wrong here

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Robert Lamb

It has accessible parking but was closed during a weekday lunch, so we didn’t get to try it.

Mike McCann

Stayed in Hilo for for a few nights and happened to stumble across this place and glad I did. The atmosphere was lively, the food was excellent, and the prices reasonable. Would definitely come again if I’m ever in Hilo again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marcus Shams

Raman tonkatsu with pork belly was excellent. And the portions were massive

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Clarissa Ohashi

Great people great food n great customer service

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

BINBIN GU

Our family was craving Japanese food, and after checking online reviews, we decided to give this place a try. The restaurant was packed with locals, which felt like a good sign — we waited about 20 minutes for a table.

The food isn’t exactly traditional Japanese; it’s more of a Hawaiian fusion, which made for an interesting twist. The grilled beef was extremely salty — like, really salty — probably due to over-marination. On the bright side, the grilled salmon inside was tasty and went okay with the rice. The fried chicken katsu was pretty good too.

Portions were huge! If you’re not a big eater, you might find yourself stuffed halfway through — which, honestly, is a good problem to have.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Myroslav Domanskyi

The steak was too dry and charred even though I ordered medium, ramen was a little too salty and too fishy for my taste but probably because we ordered miso. The best thing about this place was the service with quick, friendly, and attentive servers.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

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