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    Bo’s Kitchen

    4.4 (400 reviews)
    Open 8:30 am - 10:30 pm

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    Moderate noise
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    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Steamed rice noodle w/ won tons (peanut butter sauce)
    Jo Y.

    Chef Bo and her husband, Jeffrey, started her business called Bo's Ktichen, with passion for cooking at the Ohana Hale Marketplace in Honolulu on Oct. 2018 with a tiny booth and small menu, making Cantonese =comfort food, handmade dumplings, and noodle soups. In May 2021, a 2nd location was started at Pearlridge Shopping Center, but both locations closed due to building contracts. In May 2022, Bo found a spot on So. Beretania St, which is its current location, and with time and experience, its menu was expanded. Family-owned Bo's Kitchen's popular dishes include beef chow fun, Hainanese chicken rice, dumplings, and won ton noodle soups. It makes its chicken noodle broth from scratch, and its beef brisket is braised for five hours. We've tried these and agree that Chef Bo has done her best in offering her best dishes, and many are exactly how my mother used to make her won ton dumplings and variations. Until one day, I asked Chef Bo what she recommended as another dish that I try. She mentioned dumplings with a "peanut sauce" that had a sweet peanut, satah, hoi sin sauce blend on won tons and noodles. Yes, I tried it, and nope, could not finish it. Peanut butter sauce on won tons? Nope, you can't convince me that I'm missing out on something, because I'm not. Yes, something different, but not for me. The peanut sauce is sweet, rich, and savory. Chef Bo and Jeremy are very friendly owners who are willing to please. They will take time out to talk to you to get feedback. The small cozy restaura nt is bright and clean. Hours of operation are Mon to Sat 8:30a to 10:30p and Sun 10a to 9p. Free parking available in private lot that is shared with other businesses. We wish Chef Bo and Jeremy continued success in their family restaurant! We will return to try the many dishes of their menu. Support local!

    Handmade Wontons
    Toan D.

    Unpretentious, bordering on "hole-in-the-wall" vibes but oh man the food is seriously DELICIOUS!! . Been three times this week and I'm still just getting started with their range of noodle and dumpling soups. Portions are generous, and every dish is hearty with depth of flavor. They clearly do a strong takeout business, too. People were constantly coming in to pick up food. Prices are fair for what you get. Parking is limited up front, but there's plenty of street parking nearby. Happy Eating!! 41

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    Jackie K.

    Today, 04/20/26, I wanted to eat at Bo's Kitchen. This isn't my first visit. I have been here on several occasions and I enjoy the chicken jook. I even ordered take out of a small chicken jook to bring to my hospitalized family member. For our lunch, we ordered spring rolls, black bean beef chow fun and sesame balls. The chow fun came out first. It was hot and covered with too much black bean sauce, hence it was salty. The beef was tender but the sauce over powered the dish. 3/5 stars Then came the spring rolls and the sesame balls. The sesame balls were very hot but not fresh. Maybe it was previously frozen? The dough was oddly dry and not chewy. The black bean filling was alright. 3/5 stars Now onto the terrible spring rolls! Look at the photo and you decide what I nearly bit into! Ugh. 0/5 stars. An employee in the back of the kitchen area came forward when I approached our server with the dish. The employee (not our server) attempted to persuade me that it was either a bean or a piece of chili. She even squished it between her fingers to say it was soft. Yuck! No thank you. I had already taken a picture of the spring roll and asked Google what it was. I included Google's finding. She was concerned that I had a picture of it. I even let her take a screenshot of the picture and I showed her the Google results. Still she said it wasn't a bug. I leave the decision to our readers. Pictures are worth a thousand words. Restaurant seating area ambiance is pretty clean ( I did not see the kitchen) and interestingly the restaurant has jewelry for sale. Simple tables and chairs for patrons. Service was great until the spring rolls incident. And it didn't help that the employee kept denying that it was a bug. At least the restaurant did not charge us for the spring rolls. But now, I'm not sure I'll return again. I think if the restaurant had immediately acknowledged the situation, I would've been able to maybe accept this as a one time thing. But the employee's attitude and continued denial of anything wrong took this to another level. Service 1/5 stars. Limited free parking.

    Find them on social media!! Location at Ward and at PearlRidge
    Drizza N.

    Always fresh food- tasty!! Service is quick. Good made to order. Casual dining. Clean. Call ahead for larger seating

    Nami P.

    Bo's Kitchen is a great spot for comforting, flavorful local-style meals. Their Hainan chicken rice is only $15, and the portion is generous definitely a lot of food for the price. The chicken is tender and juicy, paired perfectly with fragrant rice and tasty sauces that bring everything together. Everything feels simple but really satisfying, and you can tell the focus is on good value and comforting flavors rather than anything overly fancy. It's the kind of place you leave feeling full and happy. A solid go-to if you're craving Hainan chicken rice that hits the spot without breaking the bank.

    Egg tarts
    Kathleen S.

    Bo's kitchen is conveniently located on S. Beretania street across of the Honolulu police station. Parking is limited in front of the restaurant but there's more parking in the back on the 2nd floor but you would have to drive around the block to get to it. We frequent this place often and today we just came here for a quick bite and got the garlic fried chicken wings, pork hash, and egg tarts... they were all so good! Staff and service are always great!

    Cucumber salad with jellyfish
    Kanani C.

    Tried Bo's Kitchen after hearing many good reviews. Tried them when they were at Ohana Marketplace and wasnt too impressed, as I witnessed their cooking was via microwave. I was happy that their restaurant had late hours. Service was great, even though there was only 1 lady working; we went late so it was fine. Food came out fast. Prices were reasonable but dishes were on the saltier side (use of saltier sauces) and simplistic. Funn with mixed sauce and wonton - interesting combo with the peanut and hoisin (?l) sauce. Decent wonton. Could use less hoisin sauce. Fried buns with condensed milk - always yummy. Needs more condensed milk though. Green onion pancakes - decent but slightly greasy and not enough flavor. Sauce was a little odd. Cucumber salad with jellyfish - sauce was salty. Actually good if you shake off the excess (black) sauce. Garlic green bean - super salty sauce. Nice crunch though. Tofu salad - yummy! Love that the tofu is seasoned. Will be back if looking for late night, simple eats.

    Won ton soup (no noodles) 12 won tons, in a savory soup!
    Karen S.

    Stormy rainy days call for won ton soup, and their won tons and dumplings are handmade! Friends had the mapo tofu noodles, won ton with mixed noodles, and the funn with peanut sauce. Everyone enjoyed their food, and the staff gave us the mini Jin dui for dessert. Sadly, they had sold out of the egg tarts already! Brightly lit, with clean, spacious tables, loved my frequent water refills (thank you!), (and they provide keys to the restrooms upstairs), plus handmade shrimp chips, and even jewelry for sale! They also have laksa specials. Condiments are self serve along the service desk. Lots of walk ins and take out orders, the phone was ringing non stop!

    Darren Y.

    Parking is just right next to the building (ignore the reserved sign but look at the Bo's sign) and to the left (where the handicap stalls are). The other side is reserved Black bean chow fun was just ok. Chow fun noodles w sauce dumped on it. Vege chow fun didn't have much vege either. Hainese chicken was not as good as before

    Nice decor
    Mendel Y.

    Happened upon this place as a recommendation from Yelp of course. We really want to try some Chinese food while visiting Hawaii and had a great meal at Bo's. I recall getting a good amount of food to the point where we brought it back to the AirBnB and had it for breakfast. We had the noodles, which were well seasoned and cooked to perfection. The staff there were very nice but the elephant in the room. That parking is rough but it's not like I have not seen it before in HI. Never easy and absolutely a shock to visitors just trying to stop in. Overall pretty good place to hang out, I would come back next time, thanks Bo's!

    Custard tarts - look good but bottom of pastry was raw
    Andrea A.

    Added the beef chow funn to our usual order and were not disappointed. Lots of beef, well seasoned, and great wok hei - actually one of the better versions of this dish I've had in awhile. We also tried the mixed sauce wontons (as well as the mandatory spicy). It was sweet peanut satay sauce and a teriyaki/unagi type sweet glaze. Not bad but a bit sweet for my palette and I'll stick to the spicy. Lhaksa soup always num.

    Menu plate lunches
    Chloe O.

    We got a little confused on the map, I've drove past before but coming from the windward side I punched in the location and it took us to the back side parking. Regardless it was still easy to fine, parking is small and limited. Inside has about 8 (4 seater tables) they can connect for larger parties. First time here but was loving the menu, I went with the mapu tofu with noodles and spring rolls. We also got the crispy chicken wonton, and garlic chicken on noodles. Everything was tasty and good flavor. Definitely a place I would come again if in the area.

    Fried chicken noodle soup $14.50
    Jackie W.

    This is the 4th time I've been here. I keep trying to like this place but I don't think I love it. I don't think I order the right things because everyone else's meals always looks better. This time I got the fried chicken noodle soup. The soup was alright. I liked the type of noodles served in it. The entire dish was just a little plain but that's exactly what is shown on the picture. I also found a little bug in the soup which might have been from the vegetable. Our server was nice. The restaurant itself is a hole in the wall type of vibe.

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    This place is still our favorite Chinese restaurant. They just started making egg tarts with a flaky crust! Highly recommend!!

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    Is the gate to the stairs leading down from the kinau parking lot locked after a certain hour?

    Is this place BYOB?

    yes

    Are you moving to a new location?

    Yes we will move to 800 s beretania st . Across from hpd headquarters

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