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Chi Kong Look Funn Factory

4.4 (149 reviews)
InexpensiveChinese, Noodles
Open 6:00 am - 4:00 pm

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CHI KONG LOOK FUNN FACTORY ATMOSPHERE

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for kids
Dogs allowed

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Chi Kong Loom Funn Factory now.
Lyn L.

03/02/25 According to my last review, it's been 4 years... think it's gotten worse... prices higher, quality lower. Hardly char siu, only minced pieces and the funn is grainy. Look fun is $1 each... Remind me to not bother coming here.

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Lorene P.

Never disappoints! Love the char siu look funn with oyster sauce! If you have any left overs, cut them into thin slices for a Wylie toss w veggies.

Gabriel P.

What to have for lunch? We decided to get Look Funn. Remembering that Paul C had us try the look funn from Chi Kong Look Funn. The shop is located in the Kekaulike mall. After finding the shop I realized that I've bought Look Funn at this location under a different name. There was five ladies talking in the small shop. They notice that I was on my scooter. Making room for me to enter and waved me In. The young lady at the counter gave me my order and in a friendly and jovial way said " Happy Halloween ". Only then I realized the she had on a cute shirt with pumkins on it. Great service and the Char Sui and shimp Look Funn were delicious. Enjoy

Mushroom Look Funn
Stephanie C.

I've always wanted to try this and finally bought 2 long pieces. Plain and mushroom were left, so I grabbed the last 2 mushroom. Staying at an AirBnB and was able to makeshift a sweet soy sauce for it, but it wasn't what I was hoping for. Normally these types of rice rolls should feel "smooth" but they were a bit mushy. Sadly, there wasn't a notable mushroom taste either and it felt like the rice flour might have been stale? These are made fresh daily but they tasted old. I'm sad that I didn't love these and may try cha Siu next time to see if I can upgrade the rating.

Freshly made look funn
Ray L.

This is a look funn factory but they have a counter at the front that sells two of their variety of rice rolls AKA cheong funn or look funn. You can get the varieties with dried shrimp, char siu pork or just plain. They are sold so fresh and sometime you can feel the warmth of the rolls just out of the steamers. Prices are reasonable with a super easy to read pricing chart at the counter.

Menu 10/6/24
 - Plain $2/roll
 - Specialty $3/roll
Jon T.

Right in the middle of Kekaulike, I've probably walked by Chi Kong dozens of times in my life. Only recently did my wife ask for Look Funn, which led us to finding the Chi Kong Look Funn Factory. No longer will we ever skip this place during a Chinatown visit! You can see the aunties working hard in the back to make fresh Look Funn. It's not a fancy joint, so expect a wait if it's busy. Cash only, so make sure you got the green. The posted menu has bulk listing with no discount, but it's pretty simple: - Plain look funn $2/roll. - Specialty look funn $3/roll. (Charsiu, mushroom, dry shrimp) A simple menu update would help them out a lot. We opted for 2 of each specialty roll, for a total of $18. Aunty packed all six rolls into a plate lunch container, and the buggah was HEAVY. It's not cut, so we went home to slice it up. We didn't even finish half of it for lunch, and easily took the other half to a family dinner. I did experiment a bit, and the slices were very good pan fried. Worth trying if you don't mind the extra work. I'd also recommend making your own sauce to elevate the experience. Here's a simple one that worked wonders: 1/4 cup shoyu, 1 Tbsp vinegar, 1 Tbsp oyster sauce, 1 Tbsp chili crisp oil. Can mince garlic and chop green onion to taste. Ono. The charsiu was very fragrant and had good bits of meat. The mushroom was also very fragrant, in a different way. The dry shrimp was more subtle but still delicious. Honestly all bangers, and you should choose what sounds interesting to you.

Char siu chang fen (plated at home with sauce and scallions)
Ann C.

I learned today that "look funn" is the unique Hawaiian way of referring to a rice noodle roll (usually referred to as "chang fen" in Mandarin Chinese or "cheung fun" in Cantonese). I imagine part of the reason why this name is ubiquitous in Hawaii is because of this small, family owned shop that has been making "look funn" for over 70 years at this Chinatown location (see Jo Y's great review for a thorough history). "Look funn" is different from "chang fen" in that it's made of rice rather than wheat, so the noodle skin is much thicker, and the mix-ins are added directly to the batter, rather than being wrapped inside of the rice noodle roll. For $3 (cash only), you can get a HUGE look funn, definitely enough to split between 2 people if you want a taste. They roll it up in wax paper and put it in a bag for takeout. I recommend immediately bringing it home, plating it, slightly reheating it, then topping it with a homemade chang fen sauce (a mix of sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and water) and fresh scallions. The noodle skin is hefty, well oiled, and has a great flavor. The mix-ins are just the supporting cast. I would also recommend grabbing some BBQ meat amd stir fried veggies from a local shop to pair with your look funn for a complete meal. YUM!

In the middle of the courtyard
Jason M.

Wife was ono for look funn and we found a spot! It's in the heart of china town. If you park in the china town municipal parking lot on maunakea go out the door on the first floor of the parking lot and it's right there!

Mesmerized by the men making the funn
Kim B.

Three and a half stars. Let me say that first of all I'm really glad that I walked past it today because they ARE open although it says they're closed on Tuesday and that their hours have changed as of a month ago. Secondly the place is so nice and old it's hard to believe they are still in business. It's great to watch the elderly men in the back make it. The look fun is fat and full of yummies inside. It's really old school but the taste is there. It's a fat fat roll and half of one was my lunch. Luckily I had chili sauce and shoyu on me at work to add to it. It needs some flavoring on top, in my opinion The place is small and full all around of items and boxes. However the flavor I'm sure hasn't changed in years! I love these mom and pop places. Thank you for my Valentine's lunch

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Ask the Community - Chi Kong Look Funn Factory

Is the mushroom look funn vegetarian?

Yes, the ingredients are mushrooms rice flour, water, and love. The mushroom cheung funn is second to the cha siu cheng funn.

Can someone explain their menu?

Plain, mushroom, cha siu, and dried shrimp. Cha siu(pork) is the most popular. All are $3 for a huge piece of cheung funn, you'll be stuff. New owners took over and the… Read more

Hello. Do they sell all flavors of cheung fun daily? Thanks.

Yes, daily. Early morning till afternoon.

Do they still sell to the public? And what days are they closed? Last Thursday they were closed and the next day when I called, I am not sure if the person couldn't understand English, but she said that they sell only to restaurant orders.

They still sell to the public. They only closed on Sunday. If you had problems with the person on the phone, thay may not have understood the question.… Read more

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So clean and spacious
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