Phenomenal family run gem in Kakaako! The owners are simply delightful and they offer tremendous customer service alongside delicious food, wonderful iced teas, and coffees guaranteed to start your morning off on the right foot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mei Wu
4 stars for hospitality! Extremely caretaking and sweet owners 💕. Bless their sweet soul for still serving the community here!
The beef pho was not as flavorful as I wanted. It did not have the depth of salty umami I needed for pho broth and the beef.. well.. it had a funky taste so I avoided it entirely. I only ate the beef meatballs. I found myself wondering if the broth was just water and salt + pepper in a quick boil with some beef slices to give some flavor versus a rich beef broth simmered with bones. I really tasted the starch from the rice noodles in the broth, which tells me probably it was not cooked separately nor drained. 🙈
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Zachary Easter
Best Vietnamese coffee I've ever had!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Stina Olson
Delicious food and excellent service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lemon Grass Chicken over Noodles, Mongolian Beef with Garlic and Basil
Nicholas Haas
The auntie and uncle that run the place are as friendly as other reviews have described. The indoor space is very nicely decorated. Most importantly, the food was delicious! Definitely will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tony Francione
OMFG, love this place. It's a wife & husband team and they are the absolute BEST! The food is served with Aloha and you know you are being well taken care of the moment you walk in. Also great to see so many regulars dining in and grabbing takeout. They also have cute like coffee machines and moka pots decorated on the walls of the restaurant. Love this place and be sure to check their hours into the afternoon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
C M
I've been coming here for years and always have a great experience. Their Vietnamese coffee is phenomenal, and the owners are always so welcoming and friendly. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dave Dave
the owners are so cute and friendly it's like going to see your grandparents. the food was pretty good for vege options. they will take care of you and make sure you are happy with what you order
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert Tarroma
Morning walk to a nice refreshing iced insomnia coffee! Love this warm and cozy place... just like having conversations with Aunty and Uncle in their home kitchen 😊. Thank you so much Aunty and Uncle!
Friendliest owners ever, viet coffee was VERY strong
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ed Oshiro
Very nice owners. Delicious food at a reasonable price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Wiley
Laid back mom & pop ship serving up great spring rolls and pho.
Even Bose
I love Insomnia! The Aunty and Uncle who run this place are very caring and attentive and make you feel at home. The prices are so cheap compared to everywhere else which doesn’t make sense cause the food is sooo good and they are in SALT! Please Hawaii government and god please protect this business and these people!
Recommendations: My wife always gets the lemongrass chicken with cold noodles which is super good and I love the Vietnamese french sandwich pork or chicken. They have a super strong Vietnamese coffee that’ll get you going too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Lemon Grass Chicken over Noodles
Karen L
~30 minutes after eating their beef pho, I started puking my guts out. It's been +3 hrs and I'm still indisposed. I was completely fine before eating lunch here. Note: I've NEVER had this happen at other restaurants. Be careful, especially if you're visibly queer.
Phenomenal family run gem in Kakaako! The owners are simply delightful and they offer tremendous customer service alongside delicious food, wonderful iced teas, and coffees guaranteed to start your morning off on the right foot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
4 stars for hospitality! Extremely caretaking and sweet owners 💕. Bless their sweet soul for still serving the community here!
The beef pho was not as flavorful as I wanted. It did not have the depth of salty umami I needed for pho broth and the beef.. well.. it had a funky taste so I avoided it entirely. I only ate the beef meatballs. I found myself wondering if the broth was just water and salt + pepper in a quick boil with some beef slices to give some flavor versus a rich beef broth simmered with bones. I really tasted the starch from the rice noodles in the broth, which tells me probably it was not cooked separately nor drained. 🙈
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Best Vietnamese coffee I've ever had!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food and excellent service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lemon Grass Chicken over Noodles, Mongolian Beef with Garlic and Basil
The auntie and uncle that run the place are as friendly as other reviews have described. The indoor space is very nicely decorated. Most importantly, the food was delicious! Definitely will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
OMFG, love this place. It's a wife & husband team and they are the absolute BEST! The food is served with Aloha and you know you are being well taken care of the moment you walk in. Also great to see so many regulars dining in and grabbing takeout. They also have cute like coffee machines and moka pots decorated on the walls of the restaurant. Love this place and be sure to check their hours into the afternoon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been coming here for years and always have a great experience. Their Vietnamese coffee is phenomenal, and the owners are always so welcoming and friendly. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
the owners are so cute and friendly it's like going to see your grandparents. the food was pretty good for vege options. they will take care of you and make sure you are happy with what you order
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Morning walk to a nice refreshing iced insomnia coffee! Love this warm and cozy place... just like having conversations with Aunty and Uncle in their home kitchen 😊. Thank you so much Aunty and Uncle!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great coffee
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Friendliest owners ever, viet coffee was VERY strong
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very nice owners. Delicious food at a reasonable price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laid back mom & pop ship serving up great spring rolls and pho.
I love Insomnia! The Aunty and Uncle who run this place are very caring and attentive and make you feel at home. The prices are so cheap compared to everywhere else which doesn’t make sense cause the food is sooo good and they are in SALT! Please Hawaii government and god please protect this business and these people!
Recommendations: My wife always gets the lemongrass chicken with cold noodles which is super good and I love the Vietnamese french sandwich pork or chicken. They have a super strong Vietnamese coffee that’ll get you going too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Lemon Grass Chicken over Noodles
~30 minutes after eating their beef pho, I started puking my guts out. It's been +3 hrs and I'm still indisposed. I was completely fine before eating lunch here. Note: I've NEVER had this happen at other restaurants. Be careful, especially if you're visibly queer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
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