It was Valentine's Day. My hub ended up deciding not to stay in. We had no reservations. But I wanted to go back to Carp Dori. We got there about 7:45pm and to no surprise there were no tables available. I asked if we could be put onto a waitlist and they said it would be between 45-60 minutes of a wait. Sigh. Lucky for us a few parties were leaving and after only a short 30 minute wait we were seated. The decor is so interesting with the references to a baseball team in Japan. The hub and daughter kept on looking at the decor. We were immediately waited on, given edamame as a snack and ordered within 10 minutes after being at the table. The food was delicious. We are fans of Izakaya style dining and ordered the $12,99 set, along with some others we wanted to try. The seafood bowl, and some side dishes like chicken karaage, fried chicken skins, ribeye, along with some drinks. Everything came out quite speedily, within 10-15 minutes. We also had the Hiroshima Okonomiyaki which was served on a platter and came out sizzling. My family left stuffed! The only downsides were that the table seemed quite sticky so it was a little uncomfortable to lean on and it was quite noisy in there despite having everyone distanced. But honestly, it was the most normal setting we've been in since the pandemic started so it was tolerable. I really appreciated that they took our temperatures upon entering, and had partitions waist level and up. And the staff were always checking on us to make sure we had everything we needed. They were truly great despite it being a busy night for them. We would love to go back again. read more

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Stopped by for an early dinner on a random Wednesday evening without a reservation. We arrived at 5:30 and were delighted to see that Happy Hour ends at 6:45. We quickly ordered a pitcher of Sapporo, edamame, gyoza, French fries, and karaage chicken from the happy hour menu. We later ordered the wasabi ribeye, beef tongue, chicken breast, wieners, and bacon wrapped enoki. It's been a few years since we've been here, but I'm happy to report that the restaurant is doing great. The food is still delicious and the ambiance is family friendly and chill. Fast friendly service rounds out an overall great experience. read more

This is the place that I will give 10 out if 5. I have been coming here for a long time and I love it!! This is my to go to place. I took my friends an read more

Nor super impressed, a little pricey with the flavor and experience not matching. Parking: The McCully Shopping Center has it's own parking which is nice. Ambiance: - yeah, feels like an authentic Japanese place. Felt a little worn. Service: They were super busy, so was difficult to flag someone down. Felt like I was always waiting for them to come by. Food: We ordered their yakitori set, there were a few good items, but I noticed a distinct lack of flavor and a tough chewiness to most items. The okonomiyaki - I honestly came for this, and it was small, and very salty. It was hard to taste the flavors when it was so salty, and it lacked texture. We also ordered the tempura set - this was better - I would order this again, I loved the veggies, but then again, it's difficult to mess up anything deep fried. Recommendation: I don't think I will be back. read more

I wish I could rave about this place but I just can't. Went there during lunch to celebrate friends birthday and it was pretty empty. The waitstaff seemed to be all Chinese and I wasn't impressed with their service. I had ordered skewers instead of actual teishoku's as my friends did, but they seemed to have a hard time understanding when I wanted two more skewers of items. I got excited that they had beef tongue but it wasn't consistent. A bunch of it was super tough so that wasn't great. Their agedashi is ok - not something I'd go back for in my eyes. When it came time to pay, they took forever to get us the bill and mind you they still weren't busy so I don't know what they were doing. Maybe dinner is better there but for lunch I wouldn't return. read more

This was an interesting find. Normally Japanese restaurants tend to focus on a specialty, but this place had it all. They have Yakatori, Ramen, Udon, Sushi, Teishuko and all at reasonable prices. It isn't Americanized and run by Japanese from Japan, so it does have authentic flare as well as flavor. Normally I am not into ramen as I find it a bit to simple and plain, but when I saw that they had Tripe Ramen, I had to have it. Wow, it was great. The balance of broth, tripe and noodles was perfect. I really enjoyed this dish. In addition, I got a watercress salad on the side. Nothing unique, but well plated and nicely dressed which made for a perfect complement to my tripe ramen. I liked that fact that the place had a lot of natural lighting against the dark interior. It made for a cozy atmosphere and a relaxing meal for lunch. The place was well kept and service was good. read more

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Super cute baseball themed restaurant that felt like we were eating in japan! The prices were reasonable and the portions were perfect! If you can tackle the parking in Mccully shopping center, then this is a great spot to grab a bite to eat! read more

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Our son brought us to dine here and we really enjoyed it. Nice selection of drinks and pupu type food. Service. Quick and friendly. Recommend. read more

Hard to get parking here but if you go downstairs around the back you might get lucky After hearing about this place finally tried this place called Carp Dori their Paitan Ramen was a hit There was an official reviewer unlike me video taping his Paitan on Hermesxtv by James Wei! He even came over to get a shot of my combo Must come back for Yaki Tori and other combination offerings. I have original Hiroshima Carp hat from 30+ years ago when they were also won Championship Wondering they'll give me discount wearing this hat Anyway there is other great places to eat here at McCully Shopping Center like Pho and Chinese food on other end reason why parking here is at premium anytime But it will be worth your time to check this place out read more

Carp Dori - 2019 Champion Carps Collection - Izakaya Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Went with some co-workers for lunch break. Relaxed atmosphere with a baseball theme. It wasn't too crowded when we went. The service was quick, and we were in and out within 40 minutes. The food was pretty good, I really enjoyed the yakitori, and the ramen was almost just as good. Will be back for more sometime. read more

Carp Dori - Izakaya Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I haven't been to Japan in awhile, but the atmosphere felt like I was there. The food was delicious. The okomomiyaki(sp?) we delish. We had the kanpachi sashimi, tofu salad, grilled musubi, and some skewers. It was all good and the service was excellent. It was crowded, so go early to get a table. It doesn't seat many. I would go there again. I should have taken some pictures, but was too busy eating to get any. read more

Thanks to a great friend in Garrett, I ate at Carp Dori for the first time last week. I felt like I was back in Japan again and the food was great. Will definitely go back! read more

Right here in Honolulu we have the only yakitori izakaya supporting the Hiroshima Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball Central League - outside of Hiroshima, Japan. Since my brother's kids are fans of the team it only seemed right to try this place out. Their relocation out of Ala Moana's Shirokiya Japan Village Walk to the McCully Shopping Center hasn't changed the blue collar emphasis of this yakitori-ya. I got a couple of hits and lots of ... meh. The big difference is lots more autographed Hiroshima Carp stuff, better non-yakitori dishes, and yakitori being grilled to order. Yes, Captain Obvious, yakitori SHOULD be grilled to order so it is juicy and hot, but that wasn't possible in their former location. Even the ... meh ... is palatable when it's hot or fresh. You get a plate with a dab of hot mustard, daikon oroshi, and a lemon wedge. There comes another plate of torn cabbage, upon which your first order if yakitori will probable arrive. Season your food as you like and use the cabbage as a palate refresher. A couple of hits. The basket of fried chicken skin seasoned with salt, and a lemon wedge to brighten the crisp pieces - betcha can't eat just one. A cheese tsukune - melty cheese on your yakitori! Meh. Watercress salad w sesame dressing, that's it. Enoki mushrooms wrapped with shiso and bacon. Katsuo Tataki accompanied w chopped green onion, slivered white onion, garlic slices, momigi oroshi, finely julienned carrot/daikon, and soy to dip. Yaki Onigiri, the grilling was fine, the tare was meh, the accompanying cup of chicken broth was a nice touch but also meh. Tori Paitan ramen, meh. The service was polite and got very engaged once I started snapping pictures of the memorabilia. The owner even came by to talk about watching that Iolani boy, Kila Kaaihue when he played for the Carp. Truth be told, if you aren't a fan or interested in NPB there are better options for yakitori. But, it is interesting to do one time. read more

Fun energetic and lively venue. The food is all on point and authentic with great flavor and textures that runs the gamut from safe to challenging. The service is extremely attentive and I think they strive to put their food on the table quickly so it can be enjoyed hot. read more

good food and atmosphere we had late dinner here and everything were great their service was very good and fun.

They have the hard to find "Hiroshima Okonomiyaki". They have "Kikusiu" Sake. I had three skrews of "Gyutan". The prices are reasonable for the excellent food. The staff are very nice. I love the baseball theme in the decor. read more

The food was defiantly affordable. Service was great and the food came out timely. Amazing baseball memorabilia!

Cute and very traditional Japanese Izakaya. You need to press the buzzer button to call your waitstaff to order. Everything was delicious and well seasoned. The Oyster Kamameshi is not to be missed. It takes 45 minutes, but we'll worth it. read more

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Date nite with my Lisa-Boo! We were looking forward to a nice dinner at McCully Shopping Center where there's free parking. We found this relatively new (over a month here, but previously in a different location) Japanese restaurant upstairs, in the far left corner of the building. Since we went at opening time (5pm), we were seated immediately. The air conditioner wasn't working well, so we asked to be where it's coolest which was the middle of the room. It still seemed warm because this is a corner unit... then, the shades were raised and I felt like it got brighter, but warmer... Our server was amusing. I asked for a straw for our water glasses. Then, when he came back, I had to ask again because he forgot. Remember that I couldn't feel the air conditioning already? Haha! When the straw arrived, I finished my glass of water and I'm not a water person! I'm grateful for the female server who refilled my water right away! It was like the best iced water ever! Again, our server's reaction was entertaining when he brought my meal. I ordered three yakitori items (because their specialty is yakitori): tofu, prawn, and asparagus. When squid arrived instead of prawn, our server seemed to be in a quandary when I pointed it out. He searched almost frantically for our ticket in the cashier area. It appeared as if he located it, saw the error, and went to the kitchen. Luckily, I wasn't starving, so I patiently waited for my prawn so I could get a nice photo... Um... okay! I enjoyed my prawn even though it didn't slide off of the skewer easily. I was able to peel off the shell and bite around the stick. As for the tofu, it was hard and dry with an unusual taste. The asparagus was really good - Smokey flavor with firm, moist texture! If we returned, we agreed to maybe try the ramen or maybe a different yakitori item such as the chicken and cheese... Just be aware that there may not be substitutions for meal sets. Lisa asked for corn (which costs less) in place of the shishito peppers on her donburi and her request was denied... ouch! We both don't like spicy-hot stuff! We did enjoy the sports decor! It's a baseball theme with Japanese movies playing on the big screen television. Check out the collection of baseball caps! read more

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Great baseball atmosphere! The food was pretty good. Tried all types of skewers. Had the sashimi dish and the fish was fresh. They were slow on their service though...by the time I was finished with the meal, they had barely brought me more tea. read more

Friendly service, good food, decent prices. Hope to get there again sometime. Reminds me of the izakayas I used to visit in Japan.

Food, price and service are excellent. This place is authentic Japanese restaurant Izakaya style. read more

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Carp Dori is such a great place to enjoy authentic Hiroshima Japanese food. We have eaten here many times. While the food is exceptional, we also really enjoy talking to Maiko and Kei. The food and the service are outstanding. We love the fried oysters, Okonomiyaki, skewers and their wine. Dan and Dar Sparks read more

Very fun little place, might miss it on the corner of the upstairs lot if your not careful. The skewers were flavorful and seasoned perfectly and the atmosphere is perfectly fun. Lots of NPB merchandise and you can tell the owner loves baseball. Close enough to the hotels across the bridge. read more

So my bf and I originally intended on going to dine in at Curry House but found out that they're currently accepting take out only. Still feeling like we wanted to eat out, we looked around McCully and found Carp Dori on the very left end of the second floor (Next to the anime shop). Now we've never been here before and didn't expect the inside to be so awesome decorated w their hometown baseball team. I was a little hesitant at first because honestly it seemed loud from the outside, but going inside it wasn't bad at all. I really loved the dive bar Izakaya atmosphere w radio music playing and our neighboring table cheering in Japanese w pitcher in hand. Truly an experience that I found so fun and truly miss from my usually Shirokiya (rip) outing w friends. So atmosphere, definitely fun and I could imagine borderline chaotic on a Saturday night (we were there on Sunday) but nonetheless entertaining. We ordered two different types of ramen, the yakitoria sampler, and the mixed poke. Now, I LOOOOVED the poke so much because I do enjoy having my poke on the sweeter side sometimes. In the mix was ahi, salmon, hamachi (I think), and Tako poke. The ramen honestly was like a 3/5 in flavor but the amount was definitely filling and I think only about $10-$14 per ramen bowl. I also ordered a Saporro glass on the side so total came out to about $55~. I thought it was actually pretty good for the amount of food we got because we were STUFFED. ALSO, I kid you not food took less than 10 minutes. SO QUICK! So would I come again? DEFINITELY YES. But I would probably order more of the skewers and okonomiyaki next time. Otherwise, a very great experience. read more

Carp Dori - Two ramen ($10-$14 each), Yakut our sampler - Izakaya Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Visited this restaurant with much anticipation, left fairly disappointed. To start, we got there at 5pm, when it reopened and, rather than being greeted, the waitress asked us if we could leave by 6:30pm, 90 minutes later. I guess they had reservations for tables, but if that's the case, just close the place and don't let anybody in if you're going to treat patrons that way. Compared to izakaya restaurants in Japan, this place is middling. Food was okay, but tended to be overcooked, like the chef kept it on the BBQ too long and the meat got tough. read more

Great place if you're craving authentic Japanese food! Dishes from Hiroshima are their specialty and it oishi!

Been coming here for at least half a year now. Great atmosphere, gives you those nightly Izakaya vibes ‍! Service is always quick and attentive. Food is delicioso! Recommend their okonomiyaki, tori don, and value set. Plenty of parking in the lower lot although the stalls are mostly compact. read more

Never going back! Unfortunately had a bad experience with one the workers. He was extremely arrogant! I'm not even going to review the food. Welcoming customer service is just as important to me. It's sad, places like this will fail if they don't change how they treat people. read more

Never again. Ordered an udon bowl with shrimp tempura. Shrimp tempura (pictured) was 1 small shrimp valued at $2.00. I feel like the kitchen was laughing when they made this. I could have made this. Ordered beef tongue, shiso wrapped in pork, and shiso wrapped chicken yakitori and they were all so dry. It was hard to get off the stick and chew. Extremely disappointed. Nice place though. read more

Carp Dori - "Shrimp tempura" -$2.00 - Izakaya Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Ice cold beer in a icy glass with some grills on sticks. Hard to beat on a hot day! Super nice service and not too busy weekday lunch. Japanese friends love it and it's so cute. read more

Carp Dori - Love the decor! - Izakaya Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Great place and nice ambiance. Service was excellent and fast, was recommended by someone and went back a few times afterwards and would definitely go there again. Been to few yakitori restaurants in town and this is the best I've had so far. read more

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Long story short: This rating is because I was literally turned away at dinnertime (6:30pm) when there were 3 open tables, after being ignored when I entered. So I walked into the restaurant and it looked pretty full. I waited for someone to come by until I felt embarrassed, and then I ventured further into the restaurant wondering if I was supposed to seat myself. I saw 3 open tables, started towards one, and a man (I'm not even sure if he worked there) told me he would "get someone." He got a woman (who did work there) to come over, and she appeared to ask the chef, charades style from across the room, whether she could seat us. I didn't see his reaction but apparently the answer was no, because she just shook her head at me with a worried look on her face, but didn't say a word. "No room?" I finally asked her. "Yes, no room, sorry," was her response. With 3 open tables? Not even an offer to wait when they're supposedly open until 2am? What the heck kind of place is this? It's not like the whole restaurant was reserved for a private party - everyone was seated at their own tables not interacting with one another. I waited a few moments longer to see if she had anything else to say, but she didn't, so I just left. But I guess it was a blessing in disguise, because this is actually a different restaurant than the one that was recommended to me. I think I was looking for the restaurant that used to be in this location. Fortunately there are plenty of other places to eat at McCully Shopping Center. read more

Interior and vibe: the tables are really close to each other and was a bit loud. Services: they have a little button you can press if you need to call the server. They were really nice and will greet you when you come in Food: ordered the button corn ramen and it was flavorful. It's definitely a must try. The portion was pretty big for my to finish Also ordered the beef tongue skewer and usually I'm a big fan of beef tongue, but this place is not it. It was super chewy and I couldn't even bite through it. read more

Carp Dori - Izakaya Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I really enjoyed the ramen. Definitely will come visit again. This place is within walking distance of our condo and I found it to be a really cozy and enjoyable place to sit and eat. Will definitely come back here for a late night happy hour and some good bites. Also, I think they have great value for the price. Definitely recommend giving this place a try! read more

Carp Dori - Haroshima Rament (Front) Taipan Ramen (Back) - Izakaya Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Party of 5 was seated within 10 minutes. We are not well educated when it comes to Japanese food, but our waitress was awesome. She helped us and was very patient. Beef and chicken skewers , ramen, salmon sashimi all was great we ordered a second round. All for under $100 bucks that's right in Waikiki! The place is full of Carp baseball team decor being a baseball fan I dug the atmosphere! Place is a bit small and tight but worth the food! Great job we for sure recommend this place! read more

Since the pandemic, I haven't been able to fly to Japan and this place reminds me of the restaurants in asakusa. The food is great and the service is awesome. And I'm able to speak Japanese while dining in and that's makes me pretend I'm in Japan (Lol ) the ambiance also feels like your in Japan. read more

Rainy nights calls for ramen. I would rate their ramen better than most other places. I would say it's worth the price. Can't go wrong for $10.99 & up which includes the toppings as pictured in the menu. Not $20 like some other places. Got lots of COVERED parking under the building. Guarantee u no get wet. Before you step into the restaurant, grab a red colored coupon on their menu sign for a $2 draft beer. Goes well with your ramen. $12 value yakitori set is great for starters. Take my word for it, it's all good here. Decent place to go without busting your wallet. Try their Okonomiyaki. It's as close to the real thing.. just like in Japan. When I start to miss living in Japan, I come here. The atmosphere here, the friendly staff, the Japanese TV programming on, the food brings me a warm comfort feeling. read more

Carp Dori - Ramen menu....great prices!! - Izakaya Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Fun and exciting atmosphere. Friendly owner and staff. Feels like you're in Japan. Food is delicious.

This review is based on the Restaurant Week menu 2018. One of the best values for restaurant week my friends and I have ever experience in all our years of restaurant week. For $35 per person, you got to experience a wide variety of what they do here at Carp Dori. We got off to a little rocky start as we had no idea you had to call ahead and inform the restaurant that you were going to do the menu since it's a lot of food to prepare. But thankfully the manager said it's no problem it just may take a little time. So out comes the green salad, special potato salad, edamame and each of these felt like the warm up. Nothing special about them, there just here to keep you preoccupied while the main dishes get prepared. Next came a Sashimi platter. It was nice that they gave you about 5 types of fish and poke. It didn't seem like the freshest fish, but it still tasted fine. What I didn't like was the fact they lined the bottom with ice. Understandably to keep the fish cool, but we weren't exactly speed eating so the ice melted and the sashimi was in a sea of ice water. Next, stick by stick, the yaki portion of the meal started to come out. We had six different types, all were okay in my opinion but I didn't really care for their ume shiso stick. Next, a full Chanko Nabe came out and by this point I was pretty done with eating I was so full. But I tried a little and the taste was not bad, a tad too oily for my taste. Then they come out with several appetizers, French fries, fried chicken skin and my dinner mates and I were thinking of goodness where does it end. Finally the waiter says, nabe comes with noodles to end the meal. We were finished, finally! Overall the experience was fun, we got to try pretty much their entire menu for $35 a person. In terms of the food itself, I think it's just ok! We got great value from the meal but in terms of the quality, it was just okay. Service was nice and very authentic Japanese politeness which I appreciated. Place is in McCully shopping center so you know parking is hit or me! read more

Carp Dori - Izakaya Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii