Papa' s Cafe
$ • Cantonese, VegetarianAbout Papa' s Cafe
Customers' Favorites
Beef Brisket and Wonton Noodle Soup
Gold Ginger Chicken with Laksa
Clams with Black Bean Sauce
Black Pepper Beef Steak
Salt & Pepper Calamari
Crispy Gau Gee Mein
Hot Sour Soup
Dry Chow Fun
Papa' s Cafe Reviews
43 ratings
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Small hole in the wall chinese Restaurant at Honolulu Chinatown. Good quality food at reasonable price..
Beef Laksa was awesome. Braised duck was good too.
Really delicious seafood laksa. JUST BE CAREFUL when getting change back though. The lady tried to rip me off by $10 when I paid. Good thing I have a math brain & caught her. She immediately looked guilty!
Hours
| Monday | 8AM - 5PM |
| Tuesday | 8AM - 5PM |
| Wednesday | 8AM - 5PM |
| Thursday | 8AM - 2PM |
| Friday | 8AM - 5PM |
| Saturday | 8AM - 5PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
Papa's Cafe is a cozy restaurant in Chinatown that offers a delightful dining experience. The menu features a variety of authentic Asian dishes, including the popular seafood laksa and choy sum, praised for their delicious flavors. The restaurant's noodle soup menu is one of the best in Honolulu, with a secret in their brooth and generous portions—sometimes too generous. Customers can choose from two types of noodles, with the thin noodle being preferred. While the service can be a bit slow, especially due to the high number of takeout orders, the prices are reasonable, making it a good value. The restaurant has a simple, no-frills Chinatown style that adds to its charm, and diners can choose to eat in or take out their meals.
Reviews highlight the restaurant's great tasting food, with dishes like wonton noodle soup, laksa with braised beef, and beef chow fun with gravy receiving praise for their flavor and quality. The laksa was noted to be spicy and delicious, with tender beef cubes. The beef chow fun was also very good, with perfectly cooked bell peppers and thin slices of beef. Despite limited seating, the environment is clean and the food quality remains high. Overall, Papa's Cafe is seen as an adequate substitute for other Chinese restaurants in the area, offering a vast menu, reasonable prices, and consistently good food.