Ireh Korean Restaurant

458 Keawe Street (H-mart 2nd floor, Honolulu
(808) 638-1772

Recent Reviews

EJ

I would like to strongly recommend this restaurant’s bibimbap. Please mention extra sesame oil and It will be a very delicious and healthy meal for you at H Mart.

M

Ordered the spicy cold noodles and the food didn’t take too long to come out. The portion was kinda small for $20 and I only ordered one dish with a bottle of water. My boyfriend and I shared the dish and came to the conclusion that it was okay. The apples were crisp and sweet, with the noodles being a good amount of spicy and soft.The server also gave us spoons when we needed them for another store lol.The food was average- the boyfriend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Allen S.

Food wasn't bad, but service was awful. Went with family and the lady was unbelievably rude to my dad even though he tried being nice. Went as far as to swear back at my dad after we finished our food. Never going back

Grace W.

We ordered dumplings here and they didn't taste that remarkable. They tasted actually bland. The service was also not the best. I asked some questions and the woman didn't really answer my question. She didn't seem like she wanted to really engage in a conversation. I asked also about parking valdiation and she pointed to the restaurant next door without saying anything. I was left confused. I later found out from the stall next door that they validate downstairs. I am a paying customer. I was really turned off that she couldn't even speak to me.

Cheol K.

Located in the food court above H Mart, this is a convenient spot for some Korean favorites. Ordered the cheese tteokboki and shrimp fried rice with an egg on top. The tteokboki was delicious. Not to spicy and very cheesy. Several pieces of odang scattered throughout the dish. The fried rice was bland, needed more salt. And the rice was soggy, not dried out like fried rice should be. Thankfully the employee there gave me some Kim her which made it better.

Amy C.

I made a terrible decision of going to Ireh at the HMART food court location. A kid in his jammies took my order at the counter. I ordered shrimp omelet rice for $15.95 before tax. After I paid, he walked to the back kitchen. The sheer curtains made it possible for me to see what was happening in the back. He pulled out a pan and started squirting an unbelievable amount of oil onto the pan. Check out my photos. You can see the oil that seeped out of the container. Oh, and there were two shrimps in the entire order of shrimp omelet rice. They were cut into three pieces each, really? As for the taste, it tasted exactly how it would taste if a kid had cooked it - but that's just my opinion - some adults can't cook either. The egg was dry/overcooked. It had no flavor - it didn't even taste like egg. I saw him pour goo out of a tea kettle to make the egg. The rice also had no flavor and were all clumped together. After one bite, it left a bitter and unpleasant after taste of cooking oil. I took a few more bites because I hate wasting food but I just couldn't get myself to eat anymore. Definitely not returning.

Candace F.

Curiosity and a hunger pangs for Korean food drove me to the eatery above H Mart. I have heard so many things about this place that I needed to give this place a try. Ireh's establishment in on the pricier side of the offerings so possibly that's why it isn't too busy. The area is clean with one person taking orders and 2 ladies in the back cooking. I ordered chapche and gyoza and spent over $30. The portions were larger and ingredients fresh. The items came out very hot and ready. Everything tasted decently good. Probably would reconsider a lunch time visit due to the steeper price for a lunch.

Ravilan Gabriel

Wow! This place used to be my go-to place when they were located at Mcully shopping center . Now! At the H Mart, the quality went down. I had the combo (meat jun / spicy pork) $21.00. Portion is so small. Meat jun burnt and dry! Not enough pork and don't come with the sides they used to serve with the plate?

Therese Howe

Located on the second floor the H Mart, Ireh is a convenient spot for lunch if you work or live in Kaka’ako. It’s not cheap but you get ample portions so that you could make 2 meals out of your dish.I almost always get the japchae, the glass noodles with veggies and meat. You don’t get a lot of meat, it’s mostly noodles and veggies but I really like the flavor. My friend got the Chewy Noodle, a big dish that’ll satisfy any vegetarian.I’ll need to go back to try the meat jeon, will update my review!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Japchae

Therese H.

Would have never tried this place if it weren't for a Yelp Elite event, so grateful to be in this community! Located on the second floor the H Mart, Ireh is a convenient spot for lunch if you work or live in Kaka'ako. It's not cheap but you get ample portions so that you could make 2 meals out of your dish. I almost always get the japchae, the glass noodles with veggies and meat. You don't get a lot of meat, it's mostly noodles and veggies but I really like the flavor. My lunch companion Terry K got the Chewy Noodle, a big dish that'll satisfy any vegetarian. I'll need to go back to try the meat jeon, will update my review!

Isaac

Took 30 plus minutes and they burnt our food. Even tipped them generously. Not coming back

Food: 1

Service: 2

Quito O.

$16 for a bibimbap that literally had 3 tiny pieces of meat. You've gotta be kidding me? I should have taken a picture, but the portion size I got barely covered the bottom of the to go container. Plus the egg wasn't fully cooked. Still had a bunch of runny egg whites. So there's that as well. Honestly everything in that Hmart is overpriced. But this is just ridiculous.

Isaac Taira

Took 30 plus minutes and they burnt our food. Even tipped them generously. Not coming back

Food: 1

Service: 2

Irene B.

This is my new favorite restaurant! So pleasant and easy going atmosphere. Very nice employees, also very helpful. I could eat here everyday. I want to try everything on the menu. I think the chive pancakes are my very favorite. But I want to try everything anyway! I've been there three times already at this new location. I think everything is homemade.

Rie K.

Their foods are always good! Now there are more menu as before This place is even good for take out. They sale premade Gimbap, Kimchi, other Okaze.

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