Always love coming to Gina's. Got a meat Jun plate and the plates are very healthy sized. Rice, meat Jun, and choice of side dishes. We do the bean sprouts, Kim chee, japchae, and Mac salad. Wait wasn't too bad and had space inside to wait while food was made. read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Meat Jun Plate - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I already knew I wasn't a huge fan after the new owners but thought they had couple years since to improve. Well, they did not. Meat jun is still pretty terrible. Kalbi still super thin. 3 stars b/c their rice is cooked to my liking, and I like the banchan. And they were really nice when I went in to pick up our Family Meal. But I think we're on a break until they up their meat jun game. read more

Wife and I used to come here all the time for meat jun. But man, the quality of the food tanked hard recently. Apparently they no longer have choi sum. (What?!) The meat jun was super thin and still somehow tough. There was zero flavor and it felt kinda slimy. The kim chee and daikon were barely a light shade of pink and tasted like straight radish and cabbage. The only things that were ok was the taegu and the rice. But really, if you mess up rise you shouldn't be in business at all. They still give a lot, but for $20+ a plate and the quality being what it is, you're better off going elsewhere. This has left a really bad taste in my mouth (figuratively and literally) and I for one will never be coming back. It's a real shame. ::Update:: My wife was eating the leftovers for lunch today (she's a braver soul than I) and found nearly half an egg's worth of egg shell in the meat jun batter. Yeah...definitely never going back. read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Slimy meatjun and flavorless daikon. - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Gina's BBQ in Market City Shopping Center - in Kaimuki, or is it Kapahulu...possibly Mo'ili'ili - has bewn here for awhile and established a reputation amongst locals. It is for takeout...it is essentially a hole-in-the-wall eatery. I requested the Mini Meat Jun for takeaway, which comes with two banchan choices. I can't recall having eaten at Gina's previously; I have only been to the Kapolei location, and their meat jun was a bit disappointing. Today, I chose the kim chee and choy sum. Both were excellent. The meat jun was thinly battered and sliced...any thinner and I'd call it anorexic...ahem. It was good but the sweet and tangy sauce kind of threw off the dish. Also, a bit too much rice. A bit disappointing for the price, $16. I am tempted to try thr Kalbi but we'll see. read more

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Our go to place for Korean food for over 35 years! I can't believe I didn't review this place yet. The food is good, portions are very generous, and the service is excellent. The place is very welcoming and I've only done take-out, although they're seats alnog the counter if you want to eat there. Parking is out front for the entire Market City and I've never had a problem finding a stall. The place can get bustling with all the orders stacked up but it only reassures you that you're not the only one that likes the food here. Over the years, I've tried almost everything on the menu and I've never been disappointed. Even the sides are all good. I've also catered a lot for get-togethers and parties. Highly recommended if you want good Korean food! read more

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It's not the same since original owners left. Cost $60.00 for 3 plates (that's restaurant prices!!) Real Skimpy on the side choices. She gave small little serving of each choice. We were ready to ask for our money back and almost went to Pearl's BBQ instead but decided to stay since we were already there. Never again, though.....not coming back! read more

We had a craving for Meat Jun/Korean food. We stopped in here around 530p on Super Bowl Sunday and there was nobody there! Very friendly and welcoming ladies. It's takeout only. Their portions were huge! We had a choice of 4 veges. It was soooo delish and cured the crave. I only wish that I could have finished the whole plate. This will be our go to Korean food takeout spot! Yummers!! read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Meat Jun & Mandoo - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I really wanted to like the food here more, but it just wasn't that good. Gina's is a takeout only Korean bbq spot. There are a few seats inside to wait for your food, but nowhere inside to eat - so everything is to go. The service is really nice and efficient, but the food is a bit wanting. I got the spicy bbq chicken plate. The regular plate comes with 4 sides of your choice, and the portions are all around generous. I put my plate on the scale when I got home and it was literally 3 pounds of food! I just wish there was more flavor. Most of the sides were ok except the mac salad, which needed more salt and felt very gloopy with an excessive amount of mayo. The main entree - the "bbq" chicken - was on the drier side. The spicy sauce helped, but I have a hard time believing this chicken spent much time on a bbq at all. There was hardly any char and no grill marks at all! It's a generous amount of food for the price tag (spicy bbq chicken plate was about $20) and can easily be split into two or three meals, but there is room to improve on flavor! read more

Gina's B-B-Q - spicy bbq chicken plate with sides (mac salad, corn, long rice, taegu) - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I was at T-Mobile this morning and a few doors down was Gina's. Had never been here before! Decided to get their Mini Bento. Choice of two sides with Chicken & Bulgogi (marinated beef). Lots of food for a Mini Bento. Sadly the food was very disappointing. Rice and side dishes were decent. The Chicken was dry and tasteless. Beef tasteless and tough to even chew and was thrown out. There are so many better Korean take out places in Honolulu. I won't be back! P.S. After posting this, I read the most recent Yelp reviews for Gina's. Should have done that before going! read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Chicken & Beef - dry, no flavor, meat tough! - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The BBQ plates here at Gina are hefty and that's how we like it. Growing up my parents would treat the family to Gina's BBQ monthly. It was a comforting delicious meal we always looked forward to. Service here is prompt and quick. Be sure to double check and repeat your order. I ordered both plates no rice with veggies but during pick up only one of the plates was no rice. The meat Jun today was very dry. I was surprised by that because the meat Jun is thin. The BBQ chicken was dry but well seasoned. The Kalibi was cooked nicely. Maybe today was an odd day for them. The inside space is small and there is no where to dine in anymore. Please enjoy your meals elsewhere. Phone in during peak times to help reduce wait time upon arrival. read more

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I used to love coming to Gina's but I feel like the quality and the amount has changed. I paid about $52 for this tiny platter of shrimp tempura. I don't know if it tastes any good but I was honestly shocked at how small the platter was. This looks like the frozen ones you get from Costco. I think it's $35-40 at most and I'm trying to be really nice read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My family had an "early Christmas" get together on Saturday because my nephews and their families were in town from LA and Maui. Rather than going out, we decided to order from Gina's and enjoy our time at my daughter's place. There were 19 of us, including 2 babies and a pre-teen, so there had to be enough food and variety, and there certainly was. The mix was good including, Kalbi, katsu, Teri chicken, bbq pork, mandu, chicken wings, noodles, mac salad, rice and a ton of banchan and kim chee. The taste was great, but the only confusing thing were the sauces weren't labeled, and they forgot to include utensils and napkins (out bad also, for not checking). Everyone left feeling full and satisfied, with enough to take back as well. It was a great choice and was one of my nephew's favorite places to eat while he was still living here and going to college. You know that if it's good and inexpensive enough for a college student, it's a go-to spot for family parties. read more

Can't believe this places in five stars. I've been coming here for decades and it's always been legitimately good. I think the only thing that was bad this last time is that they didn't have any of the green vegetables, which I was really looking forward to and I usually double up on. Otherwise it's been great. I could definitely come here again Have the fish Jun, bulgogi and spicy chicken. All really really good. Food comes out quick. Workers are nice. Can't complain. Small place to eat inside but it's enough for four people. I think it's a good place to pick up food and go to the beach read more

I have been coming here for years and it is sooo bad now. I got Gina's special plate and brought it home. I got cucumber kimchi (sliced too thin) seaweed, cabbage and chapchae. All were too acidic, too much vinegar and too much salt. The meats were all too dried out and flavorless, overcooked. I came at 12:30 and I did have reservations when choosing the ban chans. Got home, took a sample of all and tried it with hubby and then we tossed the whole thing---$28 out the door. Not coming back. What has happened to all the Korean Plate Lunches?? read more

Today I got to try Gina's Special and it was a lot and very tasty. Also, they were very friendly and helpful. read more

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This is for the food review. My go to for meatjun plate and omg have they done downhill. Soooo disappointed. The meatjun is very very very thin, I can barely taste the meat. It was either cooked too well or undercooked. How can that be at the same time?! It was very dry, stale and hard, and it looked like the flour on it wasn't throughly cooked. It also had no flavor. I live 5 minutes from this place so the food should have still been warm by the time I started to dig in. Definitely would not come back. read more

I used to love coming to Gina's as a kid & all throughout high school. They always gave a lot & were pretty consistent for the most part. Over the years, things have changed. Although the store itself looks the exact same, quality has gone a bit down & I think possibly new owners have taken over. There aren't as many sides as they used to have & the food quality just isn't as good. Their meat jun is still pretty good, but you can definitely find better elsewhere. I used to love the hot fried chicken wings, however the batter was basically falling off the chicken and had a gummy, not crispy, texture. The chicken itself seemed a bit undercooked. My bf had the kalbi and bbq chicken and both were pretty dry. I'm really hoping Gina's can turn things around because I would hate to see a place like this close down after all these years. read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Meat Jun & Hot Fried Chicken Wing Combo Plate - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Got the mini family pack and a meat Jun plate. Total came out to $70. The mini family pack came with 3 pc kalbi, 3 pc bulgogi, 3 pc bbq chicken, 5 pc mandoo & 5 pc meat jun. The meat Jun and mandoo was good. But most of the family mini pack was not good at all. We ended up throwing most of it away. Chicken and bulgogi was tasteless. The kalbi was just sad and the taste was off. And the sides the canbbage was sour the next day. Can't say I'll be back. read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Mini family pack - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Used to be a neighborhood gem/a "go to" for great Korean food. Not sure what's going on . . . Ordered Chicken Katsu, to say it was over cooked, would not give the true essence of how OVER cooked it was. Closer to burnt. Extremely hard, chicken didn't even resemble chicken, more like chicken jerky. From the looks of it, it seems as if they "pre-fry" the Katsu, then fry it again when the order is placed. But in my case, it looks as if it might have been a 3rd or 4th fry. Would recommend Honu's down the street on Kapahulu. Although, Gina's Ban Chan is very delicious and can't be beat, happy to see that hasn't changed. I don't think I'll be going back!!! If I do, I will NOT order anything deep fried!!! read more

Gina's B-B-Q - So so so over cooked, not edible at all!!! Do not recommend chicken katsu - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I love picking up food from Gina's whenever I'm in the area. Their spicy bbq ika is my favorite and I love the kimchi radish and taegu banchans! My most recent visit, they didn't cut the ika up like they usually do so I asked nicely and they said okay for this time. Weird. When I got home, their ika tasted different. Much more tough to eat. My teeth are sensitive and their ika is usually always tender so I thought maybe just a bad day. Then I heard that they changed owners... so that explains a lot. Next time I might not get the ika... I'll try something else :) read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Spicy bbq ika - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Love Gina's! Got the bbq chicken mini plate with cabbage and glass noodles. Huge portion for a good price! Staff were very nice and helped us figure out what to order. The cabbage was soooo good... it was addicting! The chicken was also super yummy and moist with nice flavor. I haven't had glass noodles in a long time, but these were super flavorful and cooked perfectly. Definitely check this place out in Honolulu. read more

Gina's B-B-Q - BBQ Chicken Plate - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Gina's in Market City Shopping Center used to be our go to bc it was affordable and food quantity and quality was 10/10. We no longer live in town, but decided to do take out for dinner after a long day at the beach. Ordered a small tray of BBQ and two pieces (side order) of meat Jun costing us $62.31 the small tray only had 8 pieces of bbq chicken and it wasn't even seasoned well like bbq chicken should normally taste. The meat Jun was dry and the actual meat was so thin. Egg batter was too hard and not tasty either. Sad to say l, but our favorite after beach take out place went down hill. Don't think we'll come back any time soon. read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Small pan BBQ chicken around $50ish not worth it. - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Gina's B-B-Q is known for their delicious Korean plate lunches. This is a no-frills eatery that gives hole-in-the-wall vibes all about hearty portions and local flavors. There's not really a place for you to eat inside the restaurant so plan ahead on where you'll want to eat. Parking: Gina's is in a shopping center so there is free parking. However, it's a busy plaza so it could be difficult to find a spot. The Special: Comes with kalbi, bulgogi, BBQ chicken, and spring rolls. This is a great all around pick if you're coming in to try. I found everything to be flavorful and delicious, however, nothing special. I liked that the sides are a departure from the typical plate lunches and you have some Korean options to spice it up. They were all good. Service: The staff was friendly, though it's more of a grab-and-go spot. Don't expect anything fancy, but the food comes out quickly hot. Gina's B-B-Q delivers on classic Korean comfort food with great portions and flavor. While the sides could be slightly better, it's a satisfying spot for a casual, filling meal. Definitely worth a stop if you're craving Korean plate lunch. read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Gina's Special - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Called in and order the night before and repeated it three times to the worker and when we went to pick it up, she said they didn't have it and they were too busy to make it! Terrible customer service! And the food quality has really gone down. I think there's a lot of other excellent choices and alternatives. read more

I ordered fish jun and Kalbi meat x plate. When I got the plate I saw an orange sauce condiment thinking that was for the spring rolls they give as complimentary. I asked the server can I have the fish jun sauce. She said it's the orange sauce one. I tried tested with the fish jun and I did NOT like it with the fish Jun. that orange sauce didnt go well with the fish Jun. so I went back to ask her, for another fish Jun sauce. She told me there's an extra charge(.50) for another sauce or exchange for that one sauce. I was like you're gonna take that one sauce back after I already dipped the fish Jun in(cross contamination)?All I wanted was another sauce to replace that orange sauce that did NOT go well with fish Jun. how hard it is just to replace that junk orange sauce?. I didn't NOT ask for more sauce! Other than that bad service, the fish Jun and kalbi is tasty. . I miss the old Gina's service and owner read more

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Unfortunately, Gina's has fallen off in recent years. I've given this place a few tries before updating this review because our family has been coming here for years since I was a kid, but now, their food just isn't the same. Portion-wise, still very filling and generous. A combo plate can feed two people or one for several meals. The service is sweet and friendly by the Korean ahjummas. However, here's what I need to highlight about the food. The kalbi and BBQ chicken were so dry and lacking char... virtually no grilling can be detected on the meat. The japchae is literally just seasoned noodles - no veggies at all. The mac salad was quite under seasoned. That being said, I can still vouch for the soup, we always get yukgaejang and it's warm, spicy, and delicious. All soup combos come with a plate of two scopes of rice and four choices of banchan. read more

A friend told me the business changed owners and it wasn't as good. Last night we picked up a combo plate and she was right! Food not as good. There was a mini spring roll but it tasted frozen. I mean we could buy frozen and heat it up ourselves. Sadly this establishment is no longer the icon it was. read more

I've been coming here since my days at UH and after moving away, coming here again to eat their food takes me back in so many good ways. Everything looks the same and tastes the same. With the same kind people serving the heaping amounts of banchans that I love so much! My go to is the fish jun, and while I love it, I know that there lots of other dishes beloved by many too. It's pretty strictly take out, but that works if you ask me. read more

The OG of Korean BBQ... I've been coming here to Gina's for years as this Market City Shopping Center location is so convenient with lots of free parking that can get crowded during peak times but will always be a great convenience and appreciated. It's been quite awhile though since my last visit as it's always been quite busy with room filled with hungry patrons and what I truly love is getting to choose your barchan sides versus the pre-determined that some other places does. It's been awhile because of some of the protein mainly chicken had been awfully overcooked to a point that's inedible too hard like it's been sitting too long after it's cooked and it happened on numerous occasions. So much so that even on this visit it took me awhile to decide if I should try it again or a different direction. Yook Gas Jang it was for me since it does come with barchan as well and passed on the rice so that I'm able to get and extra choice making it total of five...daikon kimchee, Taegu, seaweed, and two japchae and all are yummy as ever though they were missing macaroni salad which then was told Costco was sold out lol! Okay well my order was made and packed securely on a box with masking tape and was excited to take home this comfort soup. Not a huge green onion fan but didn't want to mess with it all and ordered just as is was hugely disappointed how little nothing there was in there I understand the inflation though this was the saddest portion I've ever seen not that the barchan should make up for the lack of items in my soup where I know what the usual should be...taste was okay not that super flavorful which was disappointing and hoping that this would make my exhausted day filled with a comfort moment. Thank you! read more

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WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?! Gina's used to make their mondoo HOMEMADE, but now this shit is store bought?! AND FOR $17.50?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! If I had known this I wouldn't have wasted my money!! DONT CHARGE $5 MORE FOR STORE BOUGHT MONDOO!!! WTF?! Yeah im not going back, the old owners cared for their customer and their food... these new owners don't care and wanna take your money. Go ireh instead, for the same price... the food is better and their mondoo is homemade at least... not Costco bought and cooked... read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Over priced mondoo for $17.50... these are store bought. Save your money - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I haven't been here in a while, so I wanted to update my review. I got the a+b combo. You get to pick from a list to create your own plate. I got the fried chicken wings plus fried oysters combo $20.49. The plate had four pieces each of oysters and wings. The plate came with white rice and four sides. I usually do shoyu potatoes at these Korean places, but Gina's doesn't offer that. For my banchan I got taegu, corn, choy sum and kim chee. It also came with two small pieces of veggie spring rolls. While the food was still good, my wings were burnt. Talk about being charred, lol. I'll chalk it up to them having a bad day as the food is usually really good. read more

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Been off island for a year. Craving Gina's all year. Sorry to say I could tell on the first bite it was under new management. Gone is the depth of flavor and the culinary finesse. This food is bland, and clearly rushed. Katsu is burnt, spring rolls are undercooked and the veg is all flavorless. We'll miss you Gina's read more

Gina's B-B-Q - Spring Roll - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Gina's was always a go to when we had work luncheons so when we needed to cater food we decided to order from their catering menu. Ordering for a large party was really easy. Originally when I called to inquire they said to let them know at least a day or two in advance. Tip: double check the pricing as the online menu has not been updated. You can select from their different set menus that consists of different types of proteins, rice, banchans, bibim kooksoo, and more. We ordered Set B which came with meat jun, bbq beef, kalbi, chicken wings, bbq chicken, egg rolls, bibim kooksoo, banchans, and rice. The portions were HUGE that for a party of 20 everyone could take leftovers. They definitely don't skimp on their portions. I was shocked especially how generous they were with the protein. Everyone was satisfied and happy. Overall the food was great. We definitely will order again for catering! read more

Gina's is not going to last long. Meat Jun which all the locals love was thin, tough, cold, and tasteless. Kimchi wasn't good for a Korean place. For $20 I can go many other places and get fresh quality food. I'm not coming back. I hear Gina's nephew has taken over the business. Too bad. read more

Expensive and less food. They do not fill that much sides anymore and still cannot double up. To go plate now, they fill up 1/3 of the rice and they fill the empty space with the meat. $25 for Gina's special is pricey now, I'd rather go Pearls. read more

Gina's is my hand's down favorite spot for Spicy Pork. The flavor is so rich, Korean sweet, with a slight kick of heat! Personally it's how I like it.....with some FAT, haha so it may not be everyone's cup of tea. They serve it in a foil pouch that keeps all the sauce and meaty juices contained so I can top it all over my rice. Delicious! Again that leans to sauce having oils from the fat, which may not be to everyone's cup of coffee.....that's ok I don't like coffee anyhow haha. I've been coming here since we back in Highschool in the late 90's. Almost always, if I am on the Kapaku Lu side around dinner time, it ends up being a Gina's stop for food. The inside may not be the most aesthetic.....as it''s now just the serving counter with a bunch of boxes for take out. However their food is ON-POINT! I also love their garlic chicken, it's not super crunchy but it's super flavorful. Next stop Gina's, next time I am in Kapahulu for food :-). read more

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Upon entering the restaurant, I was amazed at the number of customers wanting. Was this an indication that the food is excellent? I was number 4 in line to order. There were six customers waiting for their orders. Ordering was fast, and the gentleman who took my order friendly and answered a question I had. Gina's is similar to other Korean restaurants, where you pick your starch and banchan. I ordered a two choice combo. Meat Jun and BBQ Chicken. The Meat Jun had a thick egg coating. I prefer thin and light. Taste wise, not much to it. The BBQ Chicken had a good taste but was dry. I enjoyed the banchan more than the entrees. My ratings Service ***** Meat Jun ** BBQ Chicken *** Banchan **** Enjoy read more

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Never again. I will stick to Pearls or Yummy's. Better food and better banchan selection. Their meat Jun here has weird egg batter. I know eggs are pricey but it has a weird texture. $22 for combo AA.... Lots of veggies but they don't give a lot of protein. Workers were friendly. Typical place, could use some decluttering. It's a small place, I get it. read more

Gina's gone WAY downhill after Gina retired! I think she did eventually sell went there religously when Gina ran it. Now so stingy on the side vegetable portions, pile alot of RICE to make up for lack of portions. Read the other reviews. Gina would be disappointed!! Not friendly service either. They never say thank you or anything nice. Just make your order, pay up, and get outta here No sauce , shoyu, nothing else provided. I don't recommend anyone even if you're starving. read more

New owners! Flavor for the most part seems the same. However, the chicken katsu I got last time was over cooked and a little dry. Besides that everything else was tasty. Got a 3 item combo plate. It was about $30 which does sound crazy for one plate but it was able to feed me three meals. Tip* get no rice and get an extra choice of vegetables instead! read more

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