My husband and I have been coming here for years and were extremely let down today. Chiba-Ken recently has gone under new management and it’s gone down hill. Waited 40 minutes to be sat, staff was unfriendly/unhelpful, everything was subpar. We will no longer be coming back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Clifford Toro
They are back open. But they have a sign in sheet they don’t tell you about. A person dining in at the restaurant had to tell us about it. Third in line and took 45 minutes before we left. Random couple showed up after us and somehow made it onto the list ahead of us. Not impressed if this is the new managements goal.
Service: 1
Mariah Perez
Chiba-Ken in Honolulu delivers an outstanding dining experience! Fresh, vibrant sushi, flavorful entrees, and impeccable presentation. Attentive, friendly staff and a welcoming ambiance. A must-visit gem for amazing Japanese food! 🍣
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna
Richard G
This place has great food. When will it be open again?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Miao Huang
We were there late, ordered the Ramen for the late menu, was nice and warm dishes, service is nice, they said happy new year to us on the Chinese new year day! Appreciate it!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
yuu mimu (t)
The atmosphere was like a Japanese sushi bar. The price is the low yen Hawaii price 😆
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Junho Oh
I met the largest roach in my whole lifetime in this restaurant. Before then, it went well.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
藤原道弘
Cost performance is quite high. It depends on the menu, but if you take cost into consideration when ordering, I think you will be highly satisfied given the current weak yen. You can enjoy the feeling of a Japanese izakaya.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
下河原恵
Although it is Japanese style, you can enjoy delicious dishes that have a somewhat exotic feel. The staff could speak Japanese, so it was easy to ask for help even if I wasn't good at English.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: ちばけん特製サラダ
Bob Journey
The customer service here is terrible. The food I ordered took forever to arrive. After waiting for 30 minutes, I asked a Japanese man cooking at the front counter, “Is my udon ready yet?” He replied, “This is a sushi restaurant. I don’t know anything about udon. Ask someone else.” I couldn’t believe what I heard. I’ve never had such a bad dining experience before. I couldn’t even enjoy the food—it was completely overshadowed by how unpleasant the experience was.
Fried tofu, yakitori, and potato salad were all delicious? I forgot to take a photo...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yannis Ortegon
I read the bad reviews first just to have another point of view prior of my visit.
Obviously all this review are points of views and I respect that. My personal experience in this place was awesome, I found this place really tasty and delicious. Of course I get my favorite California Roll and I request unagi Sauce, the amount was very generous, I get a Salmon avocado roll, mmmm very very delicious, if my first time trying this one. My friend he get a lot of food. I don’t know what he get but he eat everything ?
If I go to Waikiki I definitely I can stop by because the location is at the entrance of Waikiki. I don’t know if they have parking just because I don’t drive so is something to check is some visit this place and arrive by car
Wheelchair accessibility: Is the first floor so it is accessible
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Riley R
Delicious food! Late night happy hour made for a tasty dinner and great value!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Troy Yu
I stumbled onto this place by accident, and let me tell you, this is the best Izakaya place I've encountered since Japan. The place is definitely Japanese-owned and japanese-staffed. I felt the nostalgia when I was in Japan. Definitely try their happy hour after 9pm as well! So good!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ben Ransom
Absolutely top tier, the secret is to come for the 9-close happy hour, but the daily specials are also incredible if you want to pay full price.
My husband and I have been coming here for years and were extremely let down today. Chiba-Ken recently has gone under new management and it’s gone down hill. Waited 40 minutes to be sat, staff was unfriendly/unhelpful, everything was subpar. We will no longer be coming back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
They are back open. But they have a sign in sheet they don’t tell you about. A person dining in at the restaurant had to tell us about it. Third in line and took 45 minutes before we left. Random couple showed up after us and somehow made it onto the list ahead of us. Not impressed if this is the new managements goal.
Service: 1
Chiba-Ken in Honolulu delivers an outstanding dining experience! Fresh, vibrant sushi, flavorful entrees, and impeccable presentation. Attentive, friendly staff and a welcoming ambiance. A must-visit gem for amazing Japanese food! 🍣
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna
This place has great food. When will it be open again?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were there late, ordered the Ramen for the late menu, was nice and warm dishes, service is nice, they said happy new year to us on the Chinese new year day! Appreciate it!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The atmosphere was like a Japanese sushi bar.
The price is the low yen Hawaii price 😆
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I met the largest roach in my whole lifetime in this restaurant. Before then, it went well.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
Cost performance is quite high. It depends on the menu, but if you take cost into consideration when ordering, I think you will be highly satisfied given the current weak yen. You can enjoy the feeling of a Japanese izakaya.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Although it is Japanese style, you can enjoy delicious dishes that have a somewhat exotic feel.
The staff could speak Japanese, so it was easy to ask for help even if I wasn't good at English.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: ちばけん特製サラダ
The customer service here is terrible. The food I ordered took forever to arrive. After waiting for 30 minutes, I asked a Japanese man cooking at the front counter, “Is my udon ready yet?” He replied, “This is a sushi restaurant. I don’t know anything about udon. Ask someone else.” I couldn’t believe what I heard. I’ve never had such a bad dining experience before. I couldn’t even enjoy the food—it was completely overshadowed by how unpleasant the experience was.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
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Fried tofu, yakitori, and potato salad were all delicious?
I forgot to take a photo...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I read the bad reviews first just to have another point of view prior of my visit.
Obviously all this review are points of views and I respect that. My personal experience in this place was awesome, I found this place really tasty and delicious. Of course I get my favorite California Roll and I request unagi Sauce, the amount was very generous, I get a Salmon avocado roll, mmmm very very delicious, if my first time trying this one. My friend he get a lot of food. I don’t know what he get but he eat everything ?
If I go to Waikiki I definitely I can stop by because the location is at the entrance of Waikiki. I don’t know if they have parking just because I don’t drive so is something to check is some visit this place and arrive by car
Wheelchair accessibility: Is the first floor so it is accessible
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food! Late night happy hour made for a tasty dinner and great value!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I stumbled onto this place by accident, and let me tell you, this is the best Izakaya place I've encountered since Japan. The place is definitely Japanese-owned and japanese-staffed. I felt the nostalgia when I was in Japan. Definitely try their happy hour after 9pm as well! So good!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely top tier, the secret is to come for the 9-close happy hour, but the daily specials are also incredible if you want to pay full price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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