12 Best Asian Restaurants in Honolulu

“Some of the best sushi you will ever have... Owner and staff are extremely friendly and welcoming, and the sushi/poke is outstanding. Aloha Sushi is a must visit for local, fresh, amazing sushi, and if the sushi doesn't make you want to come back for more, the friendly owner/staff certainly will.“

“The service and the food was excellent. we loved the outdoor seating. we will definitely be back before we leave the island. I highly recommend it. We had the breakfast and my wife was already talking about going back for dinner“

“I meant to go to Joeʻs Grill that was recommended to me but didnʻt walk one more door down. But thatʻs OK, this place is great!

I got the furukake fish special plate which is so yummy. The fish portion is a little smaller than other places but if thatʻs how they kept the price of $10.99 down for a plate is OK with me as I couldnʻt finish it anyway. Garlic slices on the fish and furukake on the rice were extra ono.

As far as atmosphere, itʻs a little place with little carveouts for the kitchen, the cashier, the 3 stool eating area and a little space for the customers, so no, the ambience is Hole In The Wall. But thatʻs OK.

The cashier was nice, the food was very good and you just gotta take out and eat elsewhere or perch on a stool looking at their supplies. Iʻll try Joeʻs one day but Iʻll definitely come back here again.“

“Don't confuse this nondescript place with the nearby Madame Saigon. It was previously not shown on Google Maps. But you should make the effort to find it. While it looks like any other office snack store, I was pleasantly surprised because I enjoyed the best banh mi sandwich of my life here! I ordered the roast pork version and it was incredible. The roll was perfect and all the ingredients inside were high quality. Look at my photo, I want you to see how packed it was inside. Pro Tip: I noticed they had some avocados there and asked if they were ripe and if so, could they add that to the sandwich. I paid a little extra for that of course but the addition of perfectly ripe avocado contributed to the overall excellence of the banh mi. I also ordered a milk tea and they made it exactly as I requested. Service was very friendly. I wish I could give this place 6 Stars. That's why I made the effort to get this place listed with Google. I hope others enjoy this little gem as much as I did.“

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“Had a nice breakfast before. Leaving.“

“I always get the lettuce wraps, that’s my favorite and they give you plenty 💕🌹“

“Our dining experience at Morimoto Asia in Waikiki, Hawaii was exceptional! The appetizers like ribs and pork gyoza were fantastic, and the dinner choices, including fried rice, orange chicken, and the Miyazaki Wagyu certified grade 5 beef, were simply out of this world. To top it off, we enjoyed a birthday celebration with delicious doughnuts and ice cream with a beautiful chocolate decorative piece. Highly recommend for a memorable dining experience! Plus: the service was amazing!“

“selection, value, and taste.“

“Great food comfortable dining“

“For the amount of food, cost is worth it. Got mini plates with two sides. Both the bbq chicken and chicken katsu plate taste like going to any yummys in hawaii.

Service was pretty bad. One of the empty plates fell onto the ground. The guy picked it up and was about to put the sides in it. Luckily his coworker scolded him and he grabbed another, clean plate on the counter. A different time, the server seemed lost while putting sides in the plate and grabbing another plate. It was a weird situation.“

“The moment it hits the grill—whether it’s marinated galbi or clean, unadorned brisket—you know you’re in serious territory. The fat renders fast, dripping into flame, sending up that unmistakable smoke signal that bypasses reason and goes straight for the animal part of your brain. This is beef that wants heat, that improves under pressure, that rewards restraint if you let it char just enough before the flip.

The galbi is sweet without being apologetic about it, soy and sugar tempered by garlic, the marinade soaked deep into the muscle rather than painted on like a sales pitch. Cook it right and it pulls with a gentle resistance, the kind that reminds you you’re eating something that once had a life. The unmarinated cuts—bulgogi-style or brisket—are where the place really shows its confidence. No camouflage, no tricks. Just good beef, sliced thin, trusting the grill and your attention span to do the rest.

Wrap that beef in lettuce, add raw garlic and a green chili, drag it through ssamjang, and you get the full argument in one bite: fat, heat, sweetness, funk, crunch. It’s loud, messy, and profoundly satisfying. You don’t talk while eating it. You nod. You reach for another piece. Conversation can wait.

Yummy doesn’t moralize about provenance or wag its finger about technique. It simply puts beef in front of you that behaves the way beef should when exposed to fire. This is barbecue as a collaboration between cow, cook, and flame—and when it works, which it does here, you leave smelling like smoke and feeling like you made the right decisions today.“