Finally got to try this place. Despite the size(smaller version of self-service/cafeteria style Waikiki udon eaterely) pretty comfortable, relaxing & quiet compared to those competiters' spots. Due to the space, side order items(tempura & musubi) selections maybe a little llimited but their service definitely adds up. I went in a little after the dinner-rush, I didn't see the kind of tempuras I wanted. When I asked, one of the guy did take my order, made some fresh tempura right away & brought them to my table. And those tempuras, along with the udon I ordered, were really good?? I'd definitely return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gobotem
Lahaina Hipolito
Im in fried gobo heaveennnn!! So yummy!! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gobo Tempura
Steven Nguyen
Nice humble restaurant with great tasting Udon. Not a lot of space, and took sometime to get our food. We got a large tempura udon, and all the tempura were cooked to perfection. Nice, hot, crispy, and airy. Very generous amount of tempura. Udon noodles were soft and chewy, cooked really well. 5/5 amazing Udon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Roxana Martinez
we decided to go here instead of the famous marugame udon due to parking, wow the flavors feel so authentic, I ordered the Niku&Gobouton udon, my partner ordered the spicy tsuyukake, both so yummy and flavorful also the atmosphere is so clean and fresh and calm, also parking here is so easy if you have a car, we will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tsuyukake Hot Cold
Bern S
Another unassuming hidden gem on the emerging Kapahulu foodie strip, just a 15' walk from Waikiki. They've converted from the previous, more self-service style to paging you to pick up your order, which makes for hot, fresh tempura - a nice step up! Udon nicely al dente, & overall an excellent value. And, as noted by others, very clean & pleasant. Definitely a worthy neighbor to Pai Cafe, Ono Seafood, Aburiya Ibushi, Slice by HB, et al.!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tsuyukake Hot Cold
Stephen Choy
Food is delicious, place is really clean, and owners are so friendly! The noodles are pulled perfectly (not taken from a lump of noodles pulled in anticipation of large crowds like other udon establishments). We ate both dipping and pour over options. Definitely coming back here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
TeenaSanFran SanFran
Oishi udon & donburi combo. And shrimp tempura and avocado udon. Definitely recommend. Very clean. Bright. Limited parking in their shared plaza tho. Takes Apple Pay. ??
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soft Boiled Egg
Diane Bak
My favorite udon shop on the island.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Hoang
Came here on the weekend when they opened with a party of 15 people and basically took up the entire restaurant! The staff were so accommodating and made sure we were taken care of. Food was very tasty and reasonable. I loved the niku and goboutem udon, so much flavor. I will definitely be back when I am in town!
Super cute place with amazing udon and authentic Japanese cafeteria style manner! Coming here again!
ya ya
It is not recommended to tip in advance, there is no service, because you have to pay the bill first, you have no choice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Robert Paik
Udon was okay, good texture but lots of broken noodles in my zaru udon, made dipping less enjoyable at the end. Tempura was quite stale and squid was very rubbery. Coming in when it's slow in the afternoon is probably a bad idea if you want tempura as it won't be fresh.
It's self service so judged service based on lack of fresh tempura or attempt to make something fresh and lack of concern over broken noodles. Shop itself is clean and nice, but very odd when it's completely empty and the manager is using a table to do paperwork so you just feel watched. Marugame is annoyingly busy and crowded but at least everything is being made fresh all the time, still a better choice if you want tempura.
Parking: Shop shares ~10 parking stalls with 4 other businesses, so there's likely none when it's busy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Anthony Montes
Cute udon shop with plenty of parking. They had a grand opening special with 1 tempura included for each udon order. Udon had great texture and the portion size was great(coming from a big eater). Kitsune udon had an awesome tofu that paired well with the savory broth. Plenty of tempura options, I would recommend asking for fresh tempura to pair with your udon, totally worth a wait if necessary.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nami Hane
This is the place where you can taste the authentic Japanese Udon. There you can have an original udon soup and noodle. They do the amazing job serving the delicate real Japanese flavors.
So fresh and tasty
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Finally got to try this place. Despite the size(smaller version of self-service/cafeteria style Waikiki udon eaterely) pretty comfortable, relaxing & quiet compared to those competiters' spots. Due to the space, side order items(tempura & musubi) selections maybe a little llimited but their service definitely adds up. I went in a little after the dinner-rush, I didn't see the kind of tempuras I wanted. When I asked, one of the guy did take my order, made some fresh tempura right away & brought them to my table. And those tempuras, along with the udon I ordered, were really good?? I'd definitely return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gobotem
Im in fried gobo heaveennnn!! So yummy!! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gobo Tempura
Nice humble restaurant with great tasting Udon. Not a lot of space, and took sometime to get our food. We got a large tempura udon, and all the tempura were cooked to perfection. Nice, hot, crispy, and airy. Very generous amount of tempura. Udon noodles were soft and chewy, cooked really well. 5/5 amazing Udon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
we decided to go here instead of the famous marugame udon due to parking, wow the flavors feel so authentic, I ordered the Niku&Gobouton udon, my partner ordered the spicy tsuyukake, both so yummy and flavorful also the atmosphere is so clean and fresh and calm, also parking here is so easy if you have a car, we will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tsuyukake Hot Cold
Another unassuming hidden gem on the emerging Kapahulu foodie strip, just a 15' walk from Waikiki. They've converted from the previous, more self-service style to paging you to pick up your order, which makes for hot, fresh tempura - a nice step up! Udon nicely al dente, & overall an excellent value. And, as noted by others, very clean & pleasant. Definitely a worthy neighbor to Pai Cafe, Ono Seafood, Aburiya Ibushi, Slice by HB, et al.!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tsuyukake Hot Cold
Food is delicious, place is really clean, and owners are so friendly! The noodles are pulled perfectly (not taken from a lump of noodles pulled in anticipation of large crowds like other udon establishments). We ate both dipping and pour over options. Definitely coming back here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oishi udon & donburi combo. And shrimp tempura and avocado udon. Definitely recommend. Very clean. Bright. Limited parking in their shared plaza tho. Takes Apple Pay. ??
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soft Boiled Egg
My favorite udon shop on the island.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here on the weekend when they opened with a party of 15 people and basically took up the entire restaurant! The staff were so accommodating and made sure we were taken care of. Food was very tasty and reasonable. I loved the niku and goboutem udon, so much flavor. I will definitely be back when I am in town!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Super cute place with amazing udon and authentic Japanese cafeteria style manner! Coming here again!
It is not recommended to tip in advance, there is no service, because you have to pay the bill first, you have no choice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Udon was okay, good texture but lots of broken noodles in my zaru udon, made dipping less enjoyable at the end. Tempura was quite stale and squid was very rubbery. Coming in when it's slow in the afternoon is probably a bad idea if you want tempura as it won't be fresh.
It's self service so judged service based on lack of fresh tempura or attempt to make something fresh and lack of concern over broken noodles. Shop itself is clean and nice, but very odd when it's completely empty and the manager is using a table to do paperwork so you just feel watched. Marugame is annoyingly busy and crowded but at least everything is being made fresh all the time, still a better choice if you want tempura.
Parking: Shop shares ~10 parking stalls with 4 other businesses, so there's likely none when it's busy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Cute udon shop with plenty of parking. They had a grand opening special with 1 tempura included for each udon order. Udon had great texture and the portion size was great(coming from a big eater). Kitsune udon had an awesome tofu that paired well with the savory broth. Plenty of tempura options, I would recommend asking for fresh tempura to pair with your udon, totally worth a wait if necessary.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the place where you can taste the authentic Japanese Udon. There you can have an original udon soup and noodle. They do the amazing job serving the delicate real Japanese flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loading...