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    Daiichi Ramen Kapolei

    4.2 (74 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:45 pm

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    DAIICHI RAMEN KAPOLEI ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Dolan T.

    We had lunch over there it was good wasn't to busy at that time service was good food was great It's a nice place to go and have lunch with the family

    Chicken katsu.

    My first visit, I gave them a 1 star. I came back 3 more times before I left today's review. The service has turned around 100 percent. They got the message. They treated me like a customer the last 3X, versus like they are doing me a favor. The lady who was so rude, must be gone. The food has always been great. That's just it, when you treat the customer with love, the food taste lovely too.

    Barbara D.

    I love Daiichi, it's one of my favorite places to eat on island. I thought all Daiichi's would have consistent flavors but this spot was totally different. The broth for my usual Tan Tan Ramen was super oily. The broth tasted way more fatty and didn't have enough umami. The fried rice was super disappointing as it was super dry and didn't have the usual umami flavor. I was so disappointed but now I know to stick with my Pearl City location always.

    Chicken fried rice plate
    Catherine Y.

    Good food, good portions & quick service. I love coming here for dinner or even take out, lots of seating and food comes out quick. I'll always have leftovers to take home too. I like the fried rice plates, or the curry and rice with chicken cats, super yum. Very casual sit down and the staff if nice.

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    Avita G.

    This place has the best noodle texture I've ever had!! I'm not even kidding, even my husband was pleasantly surprised. We decided the eat here on a whim, because they offered both ramen and curry. The curry was yummy too, very flavorful, but the star was definitely the ramen noodles. My mother in law had the shrimp salad, she said it was okay. Definitely try it out if you're in the area

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    Edith S.

    Need some soup today Glad Daiichi reopened in Kapolei and the parking is so much better next to the old Kapolei movie theater. During the winters, I love getting the ramen combo with tonkatsu ramen, shrimp fried rice, fish katsu and an order of gyoza. My last visit here, I got there before 5pm on Saturday and I was able to get the happy hour free gyoza. It came with four pieces and I got them fried this time. Every time I've come, no matter what day of the week, service here is consistent; it's fast, the food is great and the staff members always kind and helpful. And so this place is a family favorite of ours. Some local places, even when they're newly opened, is just blah. Love the classic woodsy and current decor. Plenty of light coming in and so in the afternoons, the blinds have to be drawn. Always a satisfying and over-indulged experience at Daiichi. We will see you soon.

    Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen
    Deidre P.

    We were sat as soon as we walked in. Not crowded and I appreciated the quick seating. The food we ordered came out very quickly. There was a mix up with my Chicken Katsu w Curry Plate, but the server only heard the Chicken Katsu part. The mix up was easily fixed. The food was not great. It came out hot, but that was the best thing bout the food. The gyoza was bland and soggy. Noodles were slimy and the shrimp and chicken Katsu was hard not crunchy. Pork fried rice was the only good thing.

    Free gyoza for happy hour
    Maritess C.

    My boyfriend and I came here for dinner yesterday. They are pretty good with the food you try here. They're pretty consistent on the taste of food. I always go to the Pearl City location and they're good too. Service here was good and we were the only ones in the restaurant. The bowl.of udon noodles was filling and delicious. Soup tasted great. They give out free gyoza during happy hour which is after 2:30 pm. A major plus. We also ordered calamari which I forgot to picture here. Plenty of parking up front. Highly recommend.

    Chicken Katsu
    Enrique D.

    When I am in the mood for ramen, this is my go to place. There's others in the neighborhood, but for some reason, I like this place. The service is awesome, and the environment is nice. Always good food and lots of parking.

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    Kimberly B.

    Was in the area and craved ramen for dinner. I used to be a regular at the Pearl City location when I spent most my time there but this location was just as good. My go-to is the tan tan ramen. So delicious and seasoned well! I love the egg, meat and fish cake that come with it. Service is good, when walking in you're greeted and asked to sit wherever you like which is nice. The chicken katsu curry is also so good. Would come back again.

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    Heidi H.

    Friendly and fast service. I wasn't sure on time I had to eat my meal. Food came out quickly. Nice and hot on a some what rainy evening.

    Outside- Grand Opening!
    Reef A.

    Happy they opened a new Daiichi Ramen in Kapolei especially since the Ewa location closed a couple years ago. I'm no stranger to Daiichi so I'm very familiar with this restaurant. Daiichi Ramen tastes way better than their competition. It's located next to the Kapolei Consolidated Theaters right next to Broke Da Mouth Grindz which was closed tonight due to "extreme staffing shortages" so I discovered this new Daiichi Ramen location. Ordered the Gomuku Ramen today but my usual is Tan Tan Ramen. Tasted good as expected and the service was excellent. My server checked on me twice during my meal. They have 6 different condiments on the table along with a container of chopsticks. The prices are very reasonable and they have free gyoza between 2:30 - 5:00pm. They also have a grand opening special of 15% off your bill until 10/15/2023. Will definitely be back when I want to eat ramen.

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    R K.

    Typical Ramen shop, service was good and food was good also. Glad they opened a new location in Kapolei.

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    Thank you again so much Sarah. We appreciate you and the crew.

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    Thank you so much Andrea. We appreciate your support.

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    1 year ago

    Very friendly and the food always taste delicious we went there really close to closing but they still served us with no issues.

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    3 years ago

    To the owner I was not asking for a miracle. All I wanted was the curry which was to be in the udon noodles put on the side

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    Food was very good! The calamari as an appetizer was super delicious! Would eat here again :)

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    The food here was always delicious(we visited atleast 3x's) and everytime the service & food was very exceptional

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    Thank you again Kawika. Appreciate you. Ben

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    Thank you so much James. We appreciate your support.

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    Thank you so much Lupe. We appreciate your support greatly.

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    3 years ago

    Great place to get ramen. Service over here is very friendly, quick service, and not too overpriced.

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    Quick service but it was so salty some of us couldn't eat the food. Got the curry and shoyu ramen.

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    Thank you so much again Ahuhea. Ben

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    2 years ago

    Took my aunty for lunch and we were not disappointed. Service was great, and place was very clean.

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    Great food and fast service! Definitely would recommend the spicy tonkotsu ramen, it comes with free gyoza which were also good.

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    Classic tonkotsu ramen. Lots of showa era signs as decor which is a huge plus for me. Prompt, no nonsense service.

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    3 years ago

    Delicious tan tan udon ,chicken fried rice and gyoza! Had lunch here today definitely coming back!

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    Good food! Good service! Good everything! It was well delivered as well the way they wrapped it was good

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    Great taste, good ingredients, and generous portion for the price. The place is very clean and waiters are friendly.

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    Tanaka Ramen & Izakaya

    4.2
    (401 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    This place was highly recommended to us by my family. We dined here for a late lunch. This was…read moregoing to be one of our last meals on the island before heading back to the mainland. Not too far from the resort that we were staying at. This was located in a mini shopping mall. We were the only ones dining in there at the time. Service was okay, we did take some time to decide. Our waitress kept coming at us; like are you ready yet?! As if we had been there before. But again, this was our first time. Anyhow, I didn't see the lunch combo on the menu. It was something that was taped to the wall at our table. It included an appetizer with the ramen for a reasonable price. We opted for that choice instead. We both had the Tanaka Rich Garlic Ramen (which was very flavorful), one of the appetizers we had was Karaage Chicken (crispy and delicious with the dipping sauce) and the other was Pork Gyoza. Everything was good and filled us up quickly. We will have to try it again another day when we are back on the island.

    Tanaka ramen was so good!! We ordered a spicy miso ramen, the garlic miso ramen and a chicken ramen…read more(for the kids). We also had gyoza and the karage don. I have to say the garlic oil miso ramen and the karage don were the stars! The flavor was amazing and the ramen noodles were perfectly chewy and toothful. The karage was crispy and very crunchy! Not very greasy at all! The location is a strip mall and by 8pm someone was playing music at top volume from a car - but the ramen spot was still packed. Would totally come again while staying in Kapolei!!

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    Gyu Masu

    Gyu Masu

    3.7
    (33 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    Wagyu? All-you-can-eat? Count me in! As big fans of Shabuya,…read morewe were intrigued at the idea of higher end hot pot at a higher end price. AYCE hot pot just warms the soul in a different way, and adding in some of the richest, fattiest cuts of meat? How can you go wrong! For a two birthday celebration, we called ahead of time to reserve a table for six. I had to call a day before our visit to reduce the head count and they were more than accommodating. When we arrived early, they seated us right away, and came around quite often to take orders. There's a 90 minute time limit, but after 90 minutes our server said oh you have 30 more if you'd like. Top notch service all around. Gyu Masu melds right into the architecture of Hilton Embassy Suites, adopting the contemporary elegance of modern hotel styling. It's very clean and quiet. The AC was a little strong, but I can imagine it would be a refreshing escape from hotter Kapolei nights. The little table got pretty tight with a full shabu shabu setup, so make sure you stack up your empty plates for service. Street parking is pretty easy out front, or find the second floor marked stalls behind the hotel. There were seven cuts of wagyu to try, and you can order four at a time. The cuts are much thicker than other hot pot places, which we loved. Here's what we thought: - Top Sirloin Butt - Had a fat line that tensed up and got noticeably tough compared to other cuts. Decent flavor. - Top Round - My favorite, perfect balance of marbling and flavor. - Short Plate - Thick fat cut that was just way too fatty for us. - Short Rib - Wow, very distinct flavor and great marbling that was an overall favorite. - Outside Skirt - Similar to short plate, so fatty and too rich. - Brisket - Fatty marbled meat, thin and tender. A bit too rich for us. - Chuck Roll - The least fatty and beefiest in flavor. Not my favorite but popular with those that like the beef! We skipped the extra cost cuts, which I'm sure are amazing, but the included meats were plenty rich and decadent. We honed in on a couple favorite cuts and reordered those throughout our meal. You can get up to two broths per pot, and we settled on miso and spicy garlic. They add wagyu tallow for amazing depth of flavor, and be careful with the spicy variants - it's got more kick than most places. Loved the broth here. Also note that they add tofu, bokchoy, cabbage, and mushroom to the broth, so you can skip those in your first round. Gotta say, the nabe ingredients do feel a little lacking compared to other places. "Mixed Mushrooms" were only quartered brown mushrooms - would be nice to have oyster, wood ear, or seafood mushrooms mixed in. Ramen, udon, and rice are staple starch options, but nothing special here like fresh or konjac noodles. Fish and shrimp are awesome options, but I regretted getting even one order of salmon, it was way too much (like a big 6in filet). The cooked kitchen items are also mostly a trap. Be very careful about what you order, it's probably better to focus on the shabu wagyu for value. We had a couple of good items but were disappointed in others. - Wagyu Pupu Steak - DELISH. Not the most tender, but absolutely popping with flavor and garnished with zesty green onions. - Fried Shrimp Dumplings - Brah these shumai have big, juicy shrimp pieces and are fried til the wrappers are nice and crispy. Recommend. - Ahi Poke - Previously frozen and stringy. The sauce was good, but the icy, low quality fish was not. - Lemon Ginger Opakapaka - Dry, hard, severely overcooked. The seasoning has a strong artificial flavor. Skip this one. You also get a free soft drink, which includes a variety of lemonade/limeade mixes. The limeades were very sour, and we had lilikoi, strawberry, and li hing flavors. Wonderful perk. They also brought out slices of Japanese Style Souffle Cheesecake, two since we had two birthdays! Very light and fluffy texture with a rich and smooth cheesecake flavor, enhanced by a honey sauce that is brighter and sweeter than most. Very generous, as these are normally $5.50 per slice, but we would absolutely pay full price to get these again. At $65 per person, it's a great deal, considering how many different wagyu cuts we got to try, and how many extra side options they have. It's an indulgent experience that is hard to treat like traditional hot pot, as the meat is exquisitely rich and hard to eat mountains of. I can't see it being a regular dining choice, but it's absolutely a worthwhile journey for special celebrations, or simply exploring high-end dishes at an affordable price.

    Friendly waitress. But food was not worth it…read more The shrimp tempura was undercooked and we ate raw batter. Salmon plate was ok. The ramen bowls lacked flavor and noodles were overcooked. The menu offering now is completely different than what is shown on online reviews.

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    Hot Pot Heaven

    Hot Pot Heaven

    4.7
    (286 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    My favorite casual Hot Pot restaurant in HI! Not only are the owners (2 brothers) awesome and…read morecaring, but the ingredients are always fresh. Each plate is wrapped well so patrons can yelp themselves to fill their pot. I don't use any of the extra sauces as the broths are delicious. My all time favorite is the Thai broth with can be customized according to the level of heat you enjoy and is Yummos worthy! A variety of meats are offered, but I enjoy the lamb...not gamey and a leaner cut. Some of the add ins I enjoy are the taro stems ("Zuiki" ずいき) and "mochi" dumplings which is lovingly prepared by the Mom. You need to try these m. They are char siu filled and unique. Mini Jin dui is provided an after dinner treat! The hot balls of yumminess is so delish! Give Hot Pot Heaven in Kapolei a try and you will not be disappointed! Support this local small business and remember to tip well!

    Hot Pot Heaven is a cute and cozy place to get hot pot and other items such as sushi!…read more The selection of meats and other foods to cook in your pot was great! There was lots of vegetables, starch, and other ingredients to choose from. Different items have different pricing, so be sure to check out the prices based on the plate colors before picking. The items you pick are wrapped in plates in the fridges, so it's very easy to see and pick what you want. The portions on the plates were very generous and could easily be shared among multiple people. There were many broth options. I got the miso broth which tasted great. Keep in mind that the different broths cost different amounts. My friends also recommended the beef, seafood, and kimchi broths. The pots can also be split so you can get different broth types in each side if you want. I absolutely loved the sauce bar as well. There were so many options to choose from, and I felt extremely satisfied. I was able to make sauces that I loved and felt like me! They also have lots of sauce tray options. If you're like me and love making multiple sauces, you can use the split sauce trays! I don't eat sushi but my friends also recommended giving their sushi a try! The vibe of the place was very cute and cozy. You can also pick out your own drinks in the fridges which was nice as they have canned sodas, but even have options like canned juice, which is my favorite. Although it's a smaller place, the atmosphere was very nice and welcoming. The staff here are super kind and friendly. They are always willing to help and are extremely generous. I highly recommend paying this place a visit, it's definitely worth it!

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    Ramen-Ya

    Ramen-Ya

    3.9
    (158 reviews)
    3.8 mi
    $$

    love this place sooo much. my family and i come here all the time and every time, the service is…read moreamazing, staff is so friendly and the food.... constantly good and big portions for the price. they always give my son a balloon when we are done too! highly recommend this location over any other, especially since their specials are delicious

    Me and my families favorite Ramen ya! We usually get the same stuff everytime we go there, but this…read moretime we decided to try something else. We finally tried the Family Combo A! Which was worth it! It came with: -any fried or any fried noodles -any ramen (which came in an XL bowl) -5 choices of selected item that were listed on menu WE WERE SURPRISED with our order!!! We made the right choice to try the family combo this time around! We ordered: shrimp fried rice, char sui ramen, which the bowl was so HUGE! We wanted a huge bowl like that to take home hahaha The 5 choices we made were- chicken katsu, mochiko chicken, fried chicken, shrimp shumai, and gyoza. Our table was full, but made all our tummy's full and soooo satisfied even if we still had some food to take home. I forgot to take a picture and we were starting to eat so it was missing a shumai and missing the fried chicken photo. Also, they have a complimentary salad and I forgot to take a picture of that too. I wanted to take a picture of everything together, but hard when you got your whole family and they already hungry hahahaha ALL the staff are always welcoming and sooooo nice! I like that they interact with our children even tho our children can be a handful. Their service is always quick and the food always comes out correct and hot! Most of the time they give a complimentary side order of mochi balls and give the kids these blow up flower thingys. Haha Besides things on the sides as storage for big orders like boxes, the place is well kept clean as far as tables and floors. I never seem to have a problem. That place gives our family a feel at home vibe! It's our Go To Ramen spot, so of course we will definitely visit them soon!

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