Happy Days Chinese Seafood Restaurant

Best local dim sum! They're super nice and the service is splendid.

My family has been coming here for decades. Always great

Great tasty Dim Sum.

The restaurant is much larger than it appears on the street.

Metered parking on the street.

Free Parking in the back lot

So happy this gem is still open.

The service and food here were disappointing. 1) The staff didn’t seem very friendly 2) the vegetables we ordered were mostly just long stems—almost all the leaves were cut off, which was really odd. 3) The restaurant looks like a warehouse.

This was a great first time experience. Very nostalgic authentic place. I'd recommend coming a little earlier in the day since the dim sum is made hot every morning. The waiter came with the dim sum cart I got a couple of my go tos but I did try something new.

The dim sum I think was very tasty, good flavor but I feel if I came earlier in the day it would have been more moist. The second waiter came with a delicious looking tray of buns and things, and I ordered look fun which then they went to prepare it. I've never had a better look fun, it was a little crispy and there was crunchy pork bits with the perfect sauce. I liked the dim sum but I loved the look fun!

It's a little outdated inside but it has a sort of charm to it. I had 4 orders dim sum and a look fun (5 pieces) for $33! Probably time to raise your prices. Thanks it was so good.

If you get there during the right time of the day(early lunch) & during the weekend it's the bomb! The dim sum is 🔥. That's why it's always busy on the weekend. And early on Food is reasonably priced.
Unfortunately It is hit & miss on the food quality & service. Because it's a dim sum place, if you come too late in the day, the dim sum can be chewy & not that great. You can tell that they just microwave it to heat it up. And the last time I came the server had a miscommunication. I asked for two Ting Tsao beers & one plum sauce. He bought me 1 plum sauce & no beer. Granted it was 2pm in the afternoon on a weekday but come on. 😆 My cousin & I were off of work. And I don't know if they do it on purpose but occasionally they make mistakes on the dim sum & give you double the order? Then just look at you with innocent eyes. And then you just have to shrug it off. 😏
Although the day we went was a ok experience, usually we have a great time there. It was both of my parents to go place for Chinese dim sum. And it's a great spot for local people to go to.
I will definitely go back again, just earlier in the day.☺️

Please clean the bathrooms! Ugh...

I ordered quite a bit of dim sum and even did the takeout order with the 15% cash discount. However, the disparity between how much I paid and the menu item costs were extreme! They did not allow me to get an itemized amount and forced me to leave a tip. I WAS OVERCHARGED BY OVER $20!!!! I can’t believe the amount of money this stupid meal cost me and the shame of being duped.

Delicious and fantastic service. Super yummy! Well worth the price. My family truly enjoyed the experience.

Confess I don’t know about the atmosphere because we did catering but the service was excellent and it’s a great independent

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Was craving dim sum while on family vacation in Honululu and looked up the top dim sum restaurants in the area. This place showed up and was the closest and we decided to give it a try. It is one of best dim sum outside of Asia. It has all the favorites - glutinous rice, shrimp dumplings, rice rolls, siew mai, in an authentic, push-cart setting. The egg tarts are super good. High recommended. In a complex with a lot of other food options and plenty of parking. Opens early.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Dim Sum Spread, Great Dim Sum, Custard Tart

We live in Hilo, so we always get Dim Sum when we visit Honolulu. Many years ago we asked a hotel manager for recommendations he told his favorite was Happy Days in Kaimuki. He said it's not fancy, Since then we have tried probably every Dim Sum restaurant in Honolulu and we always go back to Happy Days, as it always satisfies. We just took some visiting mainland friends and feasted on good Cantonese Dim Sum. It was great! We just got back from Hong Kong and it compares favorably with Hong Kong.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dim Sum Spread, Great Dim Sum, Dim Sum Cart

Awesome selection of Dim Sum. Some communication difficulties

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Great Dim Sum, Custard Tart, Dim Sum Cart, Sesame Ball with Red Bean, Seafood

Has dim sum during lunch
There's a $10 minimum to use credit card 💳

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4