Yakitori Ando is the best! We have an amazing experience every time we dine there. The food is delicious, specially the motsunabe. Chef and the staff make everything perfect.
Kat N.
Unique and delicious Yakitori Omakase (when we went, Chef Ando finished the meal with a nabe hot pot!). Friendly chef (he used to be a sumo wrestler in Japan) and staff. BYOB. Beloved by locals. Street parking or park in the lot across from the restaurant in spots #15 to #28 and when you sit down, they have a QR code for you to scan to pay for parking.
Lisa Wang
It’s a hidden treasure but the Best Japanese restaurant in the world!!!!! 👍🏻 Soooooo good the chef and the waiters are soooo nice, friendly and helpful food is also amazing and delicious it’s also BYOB
Nathan Kam
If you know, you know. A true hidden gem in Kaimuki serving up some incredible Yakitori in a lot of fun. The omakase menu is a winner and it’s BTOB. Bring extra for the chef and the staff and get ready for a great night out….if you can get a reservation. They are hard to come by, but worth the wait. BTW, the nabe at the end with beef intestine is broke da mout. Enjoy! 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Ivan De Cristofaro
Aside from the fact that the food is absolutely AMAZING, the atmosphere is great and cozy, and the service is 10/10, I would like to tell how kind and nice Ando has been to me when he didn’t even have to!
I had parked (my mistake, not his) in the parking lot of the bank across the restaurant, and my car was towed because I was not supposed to park there. When he found out about this, after my dinner, he stopped cooking, got out and came to help me. He not only instead to pay for my uber to the towing company, he also handed me the money to get the car back from the towing company!! I could not accept the money but he insisted I would keep it and kept apologizing.. even if it was my fault, not his!!
Amazing food but especially UNBELIEVABLE people here! You will NOT regret eating here, the best in Honolulu!
This place in Kaimuki is an amazing culinary experience! I'd marked it as a place to try while on vacation, didn't realize that reservations are often months in advance to get in here! We were extremely lucky anyway as we just did walk in not knowing, but they had a cancellation and were able to accommodate us, which is rare.
Chef is super friendly and wait staff explained everything and answered any questions. We sat counter and enjoyed omakase style dining, bacon wrapped quail eggs, wings, chicken hearts which were super tender, bacon wrapped mochi and many others with Hakata-style motsunabe as the finale. It was simply amazing tasting!
Great chef and waiters for a delicious izayaka omakase. Andosan has an amazing history. If you loved Kohnotori you’ll love this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gigi Tang
nd a half year old restaurant is worth trying! They also have a few parking spots in front of their entrance area but street parking was easy to find as well.After the initial appetizers, the omakase consisted of 7 dishes plus their popular motsunabe for about $64 per person. If you are a pescatarian or vegetarian they will make special accommodations as well. Personally I think the motsunabe here is better than Rinka's :)Our table's fav were the bacon wrapped mochi's and the chicken meatballs. I wished they had bonjiri too. (Forgot to ask if they had but next time)We had - chicken wings, heart, thighs, chicken meatballs, bacon wrapped quail eggs, and bacon wrapped mochi, and US Wagyu beef skewers.Tip for next time - make your reservations for your next dinner when you are there already!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tripe Hotpot
Astrid Li
I take Uber here, and they told me they only accept phone call reservations. They don't have any tips in Google Maps or somewhere. It's so irresponsible and ridiculous. Waste my time and money even without one apology. Just one sentence: “We only accept phone call reservations.” I have never met this situation before in the whole of the States!
I have never had better yakitori in my life, and I have doubts that I will ever have any better after this experience. This was a masterful experience, and my only regret is that I didn't have more room to finish off the amazing nabe at the end (they do offer to-go containers, but it's just not the same the next day!) It is a little tricky to get a reservation, and you should probably book 2 months out, but trust me, it is WORTH IT.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
フェフ姉さん
After all, I feel calm here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nobumitsu Oka
A variety of consistently delicious dishes. This is a place I definitely want to visit when I go to Hawaii once a year.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: もつ鍋です, 手羽焼きです
Pyo클로이
I was able to eat Japanese yakitori served in Omakase by the owner. I'm glad to hear that you can eat motsu ni nabe in Hawaii. Unfortunately, it was difficult to make a reservation, so I had to wait two months. You don't even answer the phone very often. It’s worth a visit!!
Yakitori Ando is the best! We have an amazing experience every time we dine there. The food is delicious, specially the motsunabe. Chef and the staff make everything perfect.
Unique and delicious Yakitori Omakase (when we went, Chef Ando finished the meal with a nabe hot pot!). Friendly chef (he used to be a sumo wrestler in Japan) and staff. BYOB. Beloved by locals. Street parking or park in the lot across from the restaurant in spots #15 to #28 and when you sit down, they have a QR code for you to scan to pay for parking.
It’s a hidden treasure but the Best Japanese restaurant in the world!!!!! 👍🏻 Soooooo good the chef and the waiters are soooo nice, friendly and helpful food is also amazing and delicious it’s also BYOB
If you know, you know. A true hidden gem in Kaimuki serving up some incredible Yakitori in a lot of fun. The omakase menu is a winner and it’s BTOB. Bring extra for the chef and the staff and get ready for a great night out….if you can get a reservation. They are hard to come by, but worth the wait. BTW, the nabe at the end with beef intestine is broke da mout. Enjoy! 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Aside from the fact that the food is absolutely AMAZING, the atmosphere is great and cozy, and the service is 10/10, I would like to tell how kind and nice Ando has been to me when he didn’t even have to!
I had parked (my mistake, not his) in the parking lot of the bank across the restaurant, and my car was towed because I was not supposed to park there.
When he found out about this, after my dinner, he stopped cooking, got out and came to help me. He not only instead to pay for my uber to the towing company, he also handed me the money to get the car back from the towing company!! I could not accept the money but he insisted I would keep it and kept apologizing.. even if it was my fault, not his!!
Amazing food but especially UNBELIEVABLE people here! You will NOT regret eating here, the best in Honolulu!
Great atmosphere, don't forget parking validation
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bacon Wrapped Quail Eggs, Nabemono, Ramen, Chicken Hearts Grilled, Chicken Yakitori Sticks
This place in Kaimuki is an amazing culinary experience! I'd marked it as a place to try while on vacation, didn't realize that reservations are often months in advance to get in here! We were extremely lucky anyway as we just did walk in not knowing, but they had a cancellation and were able to accommodate us, which is rare.
Chef is super friendly and wait staff explained everything and answered any questions. We sat counter and enjoyed omakase style dining, bacon wrapped quail eggs, wings, chicken hearts which were super tender, bacon wrapped mochi and many others with Hakata-style motsunabe as the finale. It was simply amazing tasting!
It's BYOB just so you know.
Parking: Parking is in the lot across the street.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bacon Wrapped Quail Eggs, Teba Chicken Wings, Tripe Hotpot, Nabemono, Shrimp Yakitori, Wagyu Beef, Chicken Hearts Grilled, Chicken Yakitori Sticks, Edamame
Great chef and waiters for a delicious izayaka omakase. Andosan has an amazing history. If you loved Kohnotori you’ll love this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
nd a half year old restaurant is worth trying! They also have a few parking spots in front of their entrance area but street parking was easy to find as well.After the initial appetizers, the omakase consisted of 7 dishes plus their popular motsunabe for about $64 per person. If you are a pescatarian or vegetarian they will make special accommodations as well. Personally I think the motsunabe here is better than Rinka's :)Our table's fav were the bacon wrapped mochi's and the chicken meatballs. I wished they had bonjiri too. (Forgot to ask if they had but next time)We had - chicken wings, heart, thighs, chicken meatballs, bacon wrapped quail eggs, and bacon wrapped mochi, and US Wagyu beef skewers.Tip for next time - make your reservations for your next dinner when you are there already!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tripe Hotpot
I take Uber here, and they told me they only accept phone call reservations. They don't have any tips in Google Maps or somewhere. It's so irresponsible and ridiculous. Waste my time and money even without one apology. Just one sentence: “We only accept phone call reservations.” I have never met this situation before in the whole of the States!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Yakitori and Motsunabe are really
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have never had better yakitori in my life, and I have doubts that I will ever have any better after this experience. This was a masterful experience, and my only regret is that I didn't have more room to finish off the amazing nabe at the end (they do offer to-go containers, but it's just not the same the next day!) It is a little tricky to get a reservation, and you should probably book 2 months out, but trust me, it is WORTH IT.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
After all, I feel calm here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A variety of consistently delicious dishes. This is a place I definitely want to visit when I go to Hawaii once a year.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: もつ鍋です, 手羽焼きです
I was able to eat Japanese yakitori served in Omakase by the owner. I'm glad to hear that you can eat motsu ni nabe in Hawaii. Unfortunately, it was difficult to make a reservation, so I had to wait two months. You don't even answer the phone very often. It’s worth a visit!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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