Sekiya's Restaurant & Delicatessen

We thought we’d try to Sekiya’s yesterday after years. Very disappointing! Took about 10mins to get the menu and water, another 15 min for waitress to come and take our order, another 20mins to get the shrimp and rice of the ten don the both of us ordered. The waitress said the sauce will be come. Waiting another 10-15 mins the sauce finally arrived. By then the shrimp was cold and the sauce was terrible. We never had ten don that was prepared the way it was. It was terrible!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I'm a little biased because I have been going there since childhood days. That would make it almost 50 years. Not much has changed as far as the decor goes or atmosphere. You just get the feeling of an old-time Saimin restaurant. Which is exactly what it is. It's excellent for what it needs to be. I have always liked it and will continue to go there.

They took our order..Didn't make it correctly...then told us they dont make it that way, after we already ordered and paid for it, then wanted to charge us for theyre mistake...The food was not that great...I guess if your a single person and hungry go for it but dont make this a family dinner night its not worth it at all. Took them 40 min to make 5 plates. Food was cold by the time we got home, and we live 3 min away...

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Old school saimin restaurant, decent food, no more Orange Freeze on the menu😞

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Excellent Japanese Restaurant and Delicatessen. Their Beef Sukiyaki and their Nitsuke Butterfish were succulent and cooked to perfection by their chefs. The okazuya items are ono-licious. The makizushi (rolled sushi) is really delicious and made meticulously the way my Grandma made it 100 years ago! No lie. Locals have been coming here for 4 generations since 1937 or so. This is arguably the best Japanese Restaurant in Honolulu or it was once before the Pandemic hit in 2020 and inflation and the minimum wage increases and being under-staffed affected all the restaurants in Honolulu. Trey as my waiter gets 5 stars. Casey as my delicatessen helper and waiter gets 5 stars.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Locals love it for the basic food of the island. As well traveled chef this would not be a second time place.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Old-fashioned local restaurant. Saimin is great and the prices reasonable.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

We stopped in for lunch.We chose the restaurant side or you can get takeout from Okazuya side. We had Nitsuke Butterfish, Chicken Katsu, both came with Rice, Miso soup, Tsukemono, & green tea. Eggplant Tempura & Undagi, Shrimp Tempura, Sweet Potato Tempura. It was very good! The Butterfish was the star of the show! Soft, buttery, packed with flavorful. The service was excellent and welcoming. The atmosphere is old school with a beautiful garden in the back. Plenty of parking. We wanted to get the corn beef hash but forgot. We will be back for it. Definitely recommend and will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’m a long time Sekiya customer and today’s lunch was very disappointing. Gobo must be a new recipe. It was watery and had a strong vinegar taste. It never had a vinegar taste before. The saimin noodles tasted like a previously frozen noodle and it was soft. Didn’t eat it all. Might just be an off day but to be this off was surprising.

Okazu only review: We actually planned to eat lunch there. When we walked in, we asked do we order here? (At the cashier/okazu line) Or do we sit? I think the server thought we wanted take-out food so she directly us to the line to pick food from the prepared food case. We wanted to eat at the premises so we asked whether we could sit at the large open table (vs. booths) and they said yes and even brought us ice water cups. However as more people entered I realized that we should have gotten seated and asked for menus. The prepared okazu offerings were tasty but on the salty side. Our favorite was the miso butterfish and green beans and pork. (5 stars). The nishime, maki sushi, chow fun, fried chicken, veggie tempura and andagi (3 stars). I remember when my grandparents would come here for lunch so I’m really glad to see that they are still in operation. Next time, I’ll try the fresh-cooked food.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Old school spot. Can’t help the nostalgia. lol

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Cute place. 90 years old history and owners are the same for almost a century. My butter fish, tempura and udon noodles were delicious! Steve was fantastic! Will be back!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had the butterfish. It was great. Wonderful, attentive service. Very friendly. Great place to meet with friends, have a delicious meal, & talk story.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

It was my first time there and Jackie was super nice! The menu is simple and delicious! Great place to relax and enjoy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5