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    Our dining room.
    Rob B.

    Exceeded expectations! A reservation here gets you your private dining room! We came for the delicious food, a 7 course meal that was as fun as delicious. It's really a place for a group and merry making but we came 2 people for an early dinner. While it felt a little illicit when we sat, we had a fantastic time. The food is light, healthy and many items steamed. Of course the set up is karaoke, so bring a few of your crazy friends and book your private dinner here. Very affordable despite the exclusivity.

    Golden fork & knife in a blanket, lol
    Frankie A.

    Where kareoke meets bougie! Hidden in the streets of Ala Moana, Golden Pig gives a dining & social experience like no other! Don't let the outside fool you. Entering the establishment, the greeter leads you to your privatd room, decked out with your dedicated kareoke system. Your cutlery is gold-plated (soo bougie!). The food is a unique 7-course meal, which includes shrimp omelette, salad, stuffed mushroom, soup, purple rice, assortment of dipping sauce. The main is this wooden box: comes with meat, vegetables. We got the the steamed pork. Dessert: an acai bowl with a slender long gold spoon, with honey drizzled underneath. A light way to hit the spot. Didn't checked out their restroom yet. I will on the way out. Overall the experience is worthwhile. Go with a group of friends or a party. Will look to see if this is date worthy soon

    Chawanmushi.   Big piece of shrimp in the middle.
    Heidi K.

    Extremely nice staff. Food was delicious and healthy since they were mostly steamed instead of fried. We were a little confused about the menu at first. The meal is 7 courses. You pick the main dish. The price of the meal is determined by the main dish selected. The seating is private karaoke rooms but you don't have to sing.

    Steamed egg
    Annie K.

    New restaurant. 7 course meal. Everyone will need to order a main dish. This seems like alot of food but the dishes are tiny. That's the fine dining feel. And there's fine dining music, very classical. The dishes are very clean tasting. Plating is nice. My favorite are the gold utensils. I'm not a fan of the table. It's too low. I'm a bit confused. Is it karaoke bar or fine dining. Yes, there is a karaoke machine in here. The one annoying thing tonight is the smell of cigarettes. It filled up the room and it wasn't the best experience. Service is okay.

    LoveJoy T.

    Our own private room, delicious food, amazingly friendly staff, clean rooms, and soft piano music in the background. The manager took the time to make sure everything was perfect, from the placemats to the plating of the delicious food. Affordable 7 course meal with a touch of class! Our group was definitely pleased. I forgot to mention- free karaoke for 1 hour! Perfect pairing with some wine and soju!!

    Dessert
    Naomi D.

    Very pleasant atmosphere - perfect for groups. Our room could fit 9-10 people and was very clean. The restraint is located in the complex next to the Ala Moana Mall with private ample parking. We came here during the special promo time, $1 wine bottle/table until 12/31/23. We ordered a 2nd bottle for our party (at menu price). Our server Mari was nice and professional. We liked the flexibility of being able to mix and share our main dishes (different prices) instead of everyone sharing the same menu. We all opted for the 7 courses, and everything tasted very good! I would highly recommend this place and would come back.

    A look at their different steamed boxes. Ranging from pork rolls, seafood box and Yakiniku style pork rolls.
    Toby T.

    Golden Pig is a new restaurant on Kapiolani (next to District Nightclub) that specializes in Steamed Box entrees. There is no dining room here, every seat is in a private room for 2-8 people. There is also karaoke in each room. This restaurant has already landed in my Top 10 new restaurant openings in 2023. It's good and a 5 course dinner starts at $39.99. . Free karaoke after 8pm for one hour with your dinner reservation. Additional hour can be purchased at $40/hr.

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    Winnie W.

    Food: The food looked appetizing and I liked it. However, I will say that the portion is really small. Because of that, my friends and I didn't feel full after eating the course (7 dishes). Environment: Nice and relaxing. There is a karaoke room with a booth type of seating. You can do karaoke while eating! The machine is a little hard to use if you don't know Korean, but our server explained to us how to use it and we got it afterwards Service: 5/5 The servers were very friendly and helped us with what we needed :) Overall, I did enjoy coming here with my friends for the experience. The environment was nice for chatting. For the price though, I do wish there was more food to fill us. Since they recently opened, they may still be figuring things out and probably need time to get things in place. Still, I'd say this place is worth a try!

    Aki N.

    If I could give no stars, I would! This was the worst fine dinning experience ever! Can I even call it fine dinning or a restaurant? The staffs and manager clearly have no experience in restaurant services because everything was so unorganized from the first greeting to ending. No one ever checked up on us and we would go outside each time to call someone. My friends and I had to suffer three hours long until we finished the whole course, which we had to rush because it was taking way too long. Every dish that was served to us was underwhelming! For the price that we are paying for I expected more! All the steamed dish that was served was not seasoned and you can definitely make this at home. As for the final course, was mochi ice cream that was stored bought with four tiny pieces of sliced strawberries. And for the cost of it, it was a very sad and terrible experience over all. The restaurant or bar felt very unsanitary, especially with the smell of cigarettes. I even saw that they placed the dessert serving cart by the bathroom, and that was disgusting. We did made a complaint and they compted one of the dish for us. But I would never recommend this place to anyone, it's like children playing house. So sad!

    $40 veggie entree they made to accommodate a non-meat eater
    Jay C.

    Disappointing 3 hour experience. After seeing all the positive reviews on social media & banners advertising this "fine dining" experience, we had high hopes. We made a reservation 2 weeks in advance & made sure they could host our larger group and accommodate a non-meat eater in our party, both of which they said they could do. When we arrived, we were seated, but never received menus & had find a server to request. They were out of numerous things; steamed pork, steamed beef, soft drinks, terra beer, etc. We kept it simple and did the same $60 rolled pork option for all 8 guests, plus 1 veggie. This is when everything started to go downhill... It was clear the staff were unprepared. We waited 1 hour for our first course to arrive & nearly 20 more minutes for our second course. During these large breaks, no one checked in on us. We had to physically leave our room multiple times to find servers & get basics things like chopsticks and drink refills. At the 2 hour mark, the entree courses finally began to show up. Despite all dishes being same, they arrived sporadically over 30 min. In the midst of bringing entrees, they attempted to bring out dessert before everyone had even received their main course. The veggie entree was one of the last to arrive. A random assortment of steamed edamame, bean sprouts, a piece of corn, sweet potato.... Disappointing, since they were given 2 weeks notice of this request. I appreciate their attempt to accommodate, but not worth the $40 they charged us for it. At hour 3 we finally got our dessert. A mochi covered ice cream bite. We asked what the flavor was & unsurprisingly, they had no clue. Management was apologetic and did comp us for 2 of the dishes, but it did not make up for the poor service, delays & subpar overpriced food.

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    Keith K.

    Very yummy And very fresh And very nice service And very nice place Thanks for Very nice dinner

    Angie B.

    SO AMAZING!!! Everything was great Satisfied with the quality of food and service, 100% RECOMMEND!!! Great dinner without being overpriced. The food was really tasty Even includes a  free karaoke. was fun entertainment Good food and friendly service staff and atmosphere is terrific

    Helen P.

    Really recommend this place for a family dinner or special event with friends. You get a private room and karaoke!! (1 hour free too!) The food is delicious! Portions are fancy but not too big

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    4.6(350 reviews)
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    3.9(766 reviews)
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    So Who is So Gong Dong? hehe. So Gong Dong Restaurant has…read morebeen my favorite lately for my SoonDuBu fix, ever since having lunch here with a Yelp friend, I've been back with the hubby, momma, sister and other friends. I really enjoy the Korean comfort foods! 4 stars for the food, soups, and ban chan, 5 stars if the service was great. Typical service you will get at a Korean spot but no complaints. Just gotta be patient for ban chan refills or if you need anything else, I don't expect much just happy that I get to have my Korean food. During this recent Saturday visit, I decided to go here for our late lunch, after hiking Koko Head Trail & Makapuu. It was about 4:30 pm, we were the only ones there, but it filled up pretty quick an and they do have many take out and Uber/Door Dash orders. My favorites here are the combo set, choice of soondubu (combination, kim chee, spam, beef, sausage, clam,) & either meat jun, fried mandoo, bulgogi, yellow corvina, seafood jun, or BBQ chicken. The combo use to be $20.55 my first time but now went up to $23.55, hence the increase, it is still a great deal, this meal comes with rice and 5 different ban chan. This combo was more than enough for the both of us. My favorite is the spam soondubu ( yes. who picks Spam right?! hehe) & the seafood Jun. Although it so hard to decide since all the choices are good, I will have to visit again for the other selection. The other half and I cannot eat an entire combo set by ourselves. I love the ban chan, especially the daikon & kim chee, so fresh and crispy! When I first dined here, I was surprise to see they give you a fresh egg to crack in your soondubu soup, I am use to the egg already in there. We always have leftover soondu soup which I take home and add to my Korean ramen the next day, so good! Support this local mom & pop restaurant, So Gong Dong has been around for the longest time just only recently I've discovered it. I will be back for the next Korean soondubu, ban chan fix!

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    3.3(60 reviews)
    1.1 miDowntown
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    Right next to H-Mart is Seoul Cook in Kaka'ako. I was starving after taking two back-to-back…read moreworkout classes nearby and my friend recommended we get food here and I'm so glad we did. First off, all the complimentary banchan (Korean side dishes). From the classic kimchi, fishcake, cucumber kimchi, and radish. And if you're dining in, just ask and you can get refills of whatever you want more of. If you're doing take out, they still give you all of the banchan!v We did dine-in but take out / online orders seemed popular. But I loved dining in because of the Ajumma here! She was so sweet and funny, and even made the perfect bite (radish kimchi on top of the meat jun, so the acid offsets the oily fried jun) and fed it to my boyfriend LOL. We got a ton of food! The seafood soondabu soup, seafood korean pancake, seafood bibimbap, meat jun, and zucchini jun. We had a lot of leftovers that we took home. The food was good but it's really the service and love that makes this a 5-star experience.

    Came in for the tofu soondubu lunch set and it totally hit the spot. The soup was rich, deeply…read moresavory, and comforting, with that perfect spicy kick you can adjust to your liking. The tofu was silky soft and fresh, soaking up all the flavor from the broth. The lunch set is a great value--you get soondubu bubbling hot, rice, and banchan that were all solid and well-seasoned. Portions were filling without being heavy, which makes it an ideal lunch option. Service was friendly and efficient, and the food came out fast even during lunch hours. This is definitely one of those places you crave when you want something warm, satisfying, and comforting. I'll absolutely be back for this again.

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    Kyung's Seafood - Ohh-weee FRESH FRESH FRESH POKE fR. Kyung's Seafood *9/9/23

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    4.4(1.1k reviews)
    0.4 mi
    $$

    I honestly hadn't been back to this place in a long time because of the lingering fish smell it…read moreused to have. However, since I was in the area, my partner and I decided to give it another shot...and now I'm hooked In fact, I went three times last month. Not only is the food amazing, but the service is on another level. Everyone is incredibly friendly and welcoming. I highly recommend calling ahead for reservations. My go-to order is always the poke and kalbi, and the third dish depends on whatever my partner is craving that day. Parking can be a little challenging, but I promise it's worth it. Everything we've tried has been absolutely delicious. If I could, I'd eat here once a week! It's currently my partner's and my favorite spot. 10/10, highly recommend!

    Kyung's is my go-to hole-in-the-wall spot--super cozy, no frills, just really good food…read more Fair warning: the AC is always freezing, so bring a jacket if you get cold easily. Parking can be tricky too--keep an eye out for street parking or the small lot hidden in the back. It's walk-in only, no reservations. This is the spot for sashimi--always insanely fresh. Period. We also ordered the Kalbi and meat Jun which never miss. Tried the kimchi fried rice for the first time and it leaned pretty heavy on sesame oil--still good, just something to note. The banchan is always solid too, especially the mac salad, pickled veggies, and kimchi. Service is quick, food comes out fast, and it's consistently a spot I keep coming back to. DONT FORGET to try Mama Special poké

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    3.9(176 reviews)
    1.5 miWaikiki
    $$$

    I came for the AYCE lunch special ($24.95) and we were seated really quickly. Overall, the service…read morewas fine, but it definitely could've been better. For the meats, the beef brisket and beef toro were the stars, but the beef chuck was slightly tough and dry. They were also out of bulgogi, which was disappointing. The pork had a really strong boar taint smell/taste, which completely turned me off from ordering any of the pork. We had to ask for more meat and banchan refills multiple times. There was usually a pretty noticeable lag before anything came out, which was frustrating for an AYCE spot. They also seemed to be selective about which banchans they would refill. They would bring more of the dishes like kimchi and cucumber, but when we asked for more tuna mac, they wouldn't give us any. It also looked like there were only two people working while there were probably around 10 tables during the Tuesday lunch rush, so I do think they were understaffed. If you're offering AYCE, the refills and service should flow a lot more smoothly. It felt like they were paying more attention the tables that selected a higher tier of AYCE. Not a terrible experience, but definitely not as seamless or enjoyable as I was hoping for.

    I tried their $29 lunch special and it was sooo worth it. The quality of the meat was honestly…read moreimpressive for the price. The brisket and beef belly (toro) were my favorites, super flavorful and cooked perfectly. It doesn't come with salad, egg, or soup, but you still get a solid KBBQ experience with just meat and banchan. If you're looking for something simple and satisfying, this is a great deal. Also, the restaurant is really spacious, which makes the whole experience feel more relaxed and comfortable. Would definitely come back for a quick KBBQ fix.

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    Very marbled beef (I can't remember the name)

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