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    Blue Ribbon Bar & Grill

    4.0 (129 reviews)
    ModerateKaraoke, Bars
    Closed 5:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    BLUE RIBBON BAR & GRILL ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Loud
    Casual
    Karaoke
    Good for groups

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    Jo C.

    Recently stopped in fir the first time on a Thursday night, it was pretty full. They have approximately 12 parking spaces in front and there's street parking on king street. In the main area it's open mic so anyone can sing Karaoke, they also have a few private rooms that charge 1$ per song. Its still the older style that you need to loom in a gigantic binder for your song then key it in the remote. The service was great and the good was good. We had a huge plate of nachos, calamari and fries. Great selection of drinks including soju to share. Overall fun place to hang with friends or on a date.

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    Nadine C.

    Happy Hour in Honolulu, Hawaii... My friend, Irene, was going to a birthday party at Blue Ribbon. I told her that the name sounded familiar... I looked it up on my Yelp app... Gosh - I had photos from when I was here over five years ago! It looks like my friends and I had a private room and we ordered Soju in a large watermelon-shaped bowl and lots of different types of food! Haha! Well... This time, Irene and I went for Happy Hour from 5pm to 7pm because her party didn't start until 7pm. She ordered the Gin Ger Berry drink and I got the Watermelon Sugar-Hi. Both drinks were creative and strong. We shared the Kalua Pig Quesadillas, Onion Mushroom Cheeseburger with Fries, and Agedashi Tofu (with Furikake). Surprisingly, everything was delicious - we ate EVERYTHING! The tortillas of the quesadillas had a slight crisp from being toasted just right and the burger was nicely grilled! The fries were crisp and had the perfect touch of salt! We told the bartender how pleased we were with the food. I confessed to the friendly bartender that I was here at Blue Ribbon about 5 years ago and I don't remember the food being so good. The bartender explained that they had a new cook. She introduced us to the cook who was a petite, older, Asian woman. The cook was so happy with our compliments about her cooking skills! I think we made her day! I wouldn't mind returning! The place was clean with little festive blue lights up above and a cool aquarium in the back. PARKING: There were about twelve free parking stalls in the front. Metered street parking is free after 6 pm! Note: The guys at the bar were watching Korean drama on the big screen television... LOL! This was a Sunday evening...

    Irene M.

    Food, drinks and karaoke with your besties makes it a Blue Ribbon night!! They do open at 5 so I came earlier to check the place out with Nadine C and decided to get an early start on the happy hour and we had the Agedashi Tofu, Kalua Pig Quesadillas, and Onion Mushroom Cheeseburger with fries (On the specials menu), we loved it so much we had to thank the lovely lady who prepared it and made sure she knew it was delicious! Along with our meal we had some cocktail Watermelon Sugar Hi for her and Gin-Ger Berry for me...omg super strong as it took me all night to finish it, we both didn't care for our drinks though later in the night several of my groupies all enjoyed the Ume Chu-Hi...and drank it way too easy, we also tried several soju including POG and Guava super yummy! This places certainly doesn't give you the blues as it can cater to all right in the heart of McCully having basically the lot to it's own at night makes it a great place to gather to celebrate an occasion like what I was there for with a group of 20+ easily as we did reserve one of three private karaoke rooms available though it didn't fit all of us the introverts made themselves comfortable on one of many booths and tables in the main dining room. They do have happy hour from 5pm to 7pm but everything we tried was yummy and reasonably priced including the karaoke is $1 a song the singer in our group sang their hearts out joyfully all night long. We all had a blast as the staff there is super friendly and polite as we all had fun getting loud, the food came out wickedly fast it's a great quick late night hangout for the group or with just your bestie. :-) Thank you!

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    Dan O.

    Participated in several Happy Hour Karaoke UYEs at Blue Ribbon Bar & Grill in McCully, so it's about time for a review! Located on makai side of King Street past Hau'oli Street, if you get to Pumehana Street, you went to far. There are a small amount of stalls in front of BRBG, watch out for the reserved stalls. If the business tied to the reserved stalls is closed for the day, you can use them. There is street parking available on King St after 6:30 pm. BRBG is an older small neighborhood bar. Walking in, you go directly into the main area with a good amount of tables. The first time we went, we were nearly the only ones in the bar. The second time we went (on the same night a week later), there were several other groups and it felt relatively crowded. There are also several private rooms for about 8-10 people that are available. Happy Hour is 5-7 pm everyday. There are 9 HH food items, $.50 off select bottled beers, and $5 beers & well drinks. We started with HH food and added one or two food special or regular food items. Impressions: HH Agedashi Tofu. Light breaded, deep fried, and served with a soy dashi sauce and daikon- very good, will repeat! HH Cold Tofu. A generous amount of tofu with a soy sesame oil drizzle, with ginger & green onions. More neutral tasting than the agedashi. HH Edamame. Nothing fantastic, but a good item to start. HH Tater Tots. Nothing fantastic but good, will repeat. HH French Fries. Crinkle cut, Nothing fantastic. HH Kalua Pork Quesadilla. A decent sized quesadilla layered with kalua pork, very good, will repeat! HH Karaage Chicken. Probably my favorite! A good amount of boneless chicken, deep fried. Excellent, will repeat! HH Seafood Pancake. Decent sized and full of calamari. You should get one of the two pancakes! Very good, will repeat! HH Kim Chee Pancake. Decent sized and full of kim chee. You should get one of the two pancakes! Very good, will repeat! Food Specials: Spring Rolls w/Chili Sauce. Decent taste, but a small amount, avoid. Local Style Fried Noodles. A good amount of noodles with luncheon meat & vegetables. Very good! Regular: Kalua Pork Nachos Supreme. Good amount with meats and veggies and decent taste, will repeat! Local Style Fried Rice w/Egg. A decent amount of fried rice with a good proportion of meats and vegetables, good! The karaoke is only $1/per song. I'm a terrible singer, and shy. Had to get a couple of bourbon shots in me before I tried one song. Yeep Mari T, in contrast, sings like an angel! Aunty Nadine C & Peter Y's buddy Ben fell somewhere between those two extremes. With tax and tips, total came up between $35-48, not bad. In the neighborhood, very good Happy Hour, reasonable karaoke, good food, decently priced drinks, and great friends- what more can you ask for? I think we found our new favorite karaoke bar! Recommend and will repeat!

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    Nicholas A.

    Good Food + Good Vibes + Good People For starters, the host/server was really polite on the phone to reserve our spot. They greeted us and let us know that the room had to move due to a maintenance issue. They cleared a new room for us quickly when another party left! I love the sense of urgency and the ladies were super sweet about! Kudos to Mai and Natalie!! They have accommodated in every way! Pam, the owner runs a tight ship, the atmosphere is open, clean, and polished. Very retro, neon lights almost high end looking on the inside. This is the perfect HOLE-in-the-Wall vibes because you don't want to judge a book by it's cover! The food... wow! I literally felt like I was at a korean family's house. Not a restaurant! The mandoo looks very homemade and made with a lot of love!! The meat jun was very tasty, sweet n savory! My first time trying a seafood pancake was successful because it was filled with veggies and seafood perfectly. I always get nervous trying a restaurants kim chee fried rice because I cannot handle the heat... buuut, the best kim chee fried rice in town because... though it was a bit spicy, it just bursts with umami flavors!!! There is a different between unbearably hot and flavorful! This was the perfect balance, had a kick, but very flavorful and not just HOT! Lastly, you can't forget about the soju! The price was reasonable.. and tasted good too, i have to have the melona!! YUM! Overall, the price was reasonable. If you order a certain amount of food, the room is free. I enjoyed every bit of my experience here and will definitely be back very soon! Oh, not to mention shouting it out on my food instagram! Loooove it! Thanks again Natalie, Mai, and the manager, Shar/Char for making this an enjoyable experience.

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    Friendly staff unique shochu cocktails. Awesome pupu menu. Agadashi tofu my favorite .

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    Food is amazing and customer service is always great- hats off to all the workers I appreciate your hard work

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    Foods good, vibe is always fun! Parking is a little tricky but worth it, Service is good.

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    Awesome food reasonable prices We took advantage of a private karaoke room that was only a dollar a song ..good selection of songs too

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    Nice people. Always trying to improve and do what's right. Conscious. Even has next generation taking over.

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    Clean environment and the pupus were delicious! Not to forget, there is karaoke here, too.

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    Very good sound system, and the food is pretty good and the atmosphere was awesome. Definitely recommend this place for karaoke and food

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    Is Blue Ribbon a kid friendly place?

    If the children are well-behaved, they should be ok with constant adult supervision. Be aware that this establishment serves alcoholic beverages...

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    No! It’s adults only. I would never bring underaged kids there. If u r n adult n like to sing this would b a good place to go. If u wanna bring kids in then go to Toma Karaoke. They have private rooms fo da whole family n you’ll all enjoy there!

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    We all had a good time at this little bar located on King Street just past Zippys and across from Gyotaku.

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