Whenever I am having a craving for okazuya I think of Gulick. While okazuya is never cheap, Gulick tends to be on the higher side... for good reason. Their food is memorably delicious! Quality ingredients used. Delicious food created. Efficient service provided with a smile, even when there are lines behind. The ladies at Gulick are always pleasant. And even though I always end up buying more than I intended to, I always leave happier than when I arrived. Parking for Gulick in the small lot or on the residential street. Gulick is a take away business. Still you will often see hungry customers tearing into their food just in the car. It's that good! read more

Opened in 1984, the Takara Family established Gulick Delicatessen in Kalihi and is still operated by the family today. It may have started with offering traditional okazuya comfort foods, such as musubi, chow fun, corned beef hash, fried chicken, and eggplant. Workers would purchase these lunch okazu before the start of the workday that would not require refrigeration. Gulick's offerings slowly expanded over the years due to HI's multi-Asian population to include variations of dishes using different meats and veggies, e.g., garlic/mochiko chicken, tempura, sweet sour spareribs, pork lumpia, pinakbet, pork guisantes, lup cheong, etc. (I used to love their Chinese-style char siu riblets; however, they no longer have that.) With about 30 dishes offered daily, it's now considered a cafeteria-style set up where you can choose the food items of individual servings that you want. They also offer set breakfast berntos and plate lunches with rice/noodles, beef/chicken/fish, spam, and tempura. My favorites include the gigantic corned beef hash (yes, way more potato than corned beef, but it's tasty), veggie tempura, furikake spam musubi, gobo, and anything with green beans. Yes, go early, as the popular items sell out. Service by staff in placing your orders and utensils in takeout boxes and collecting payment is quick and efficient. Customers may hold up the line if their favorites are sold out and/or can't decide what to order with so many items available. The store interior is clean and bright, with a no-frills ambiance, as you just walk in and choose your food items from the display table and pay once you reach the end. Hours of operation are: Mon to Fri 5:00a to 3:30p, Sat 6:30a to 3:00p, Sun closed. Named after the street where it's located and also in a residential area, Gulick Delicatessen has about 5 free designated spaces in its private lot to the right of the building. There are also a few free spaces on the street fronting the main entrance. With lots of choices, there is something for everyone. Oftentimes when I don't know what I want for lunch, Gulick Delicatessen is my choice where I can choose what I want, provided that I go early enough before they sell out their items. Support local! read more

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This place is sentimental to me since I grew eating this!! If you are looking for an okazuya with a lot of different items available this is the place. My all time favorite has to be the vegetable tempura and potato tempura. They have shoyu chicken, Korean chicken, fried rice, namasu, potato salad, and more! There's a few sports street parking and a couple of parking on the side if you get there at the right time. read more

It was in Kalihi and kind of close to this place so decided to drop by just in case they still had a good selection of choices since it was after 12pm...nope! I didn't want to go somewhere else so just ordered a few items that were left. I did enjoy the food I chose and my husband did too. Thought the prices were about the same as other delicatessen's so that's a plus. A friend recommended their fried tofu with green beans so I will come back for that at an earlier time and I'll have more to choose from. This place is located on Gulick Avenue in a residential area. My husband parked across the street from this place. When I crossed the street, I called him to let him know there's a small parking lot on the right of their building...yay! read more

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The food is very tasty won't fail you that department. As texture wise, most of garlic chicken skin was mushy and not crispy...maybe the heat made it soggy. I was able find tidbit crunchy pieces. The broccoli dish had shrimp and tofu ad sopping up the gravy. Broccoli maintained it's nice green color and crunchiness...love that sound!The broccoli dish and chow fun compliments the garlic chicken with their own perfect flavors. Lunch time is filled with dishes galore! Service is friendly and great! Ambiance is bustling with customers, but be able to communicate what you want...come on down! Ciao! read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Garlic chicken, shrimp/tofu broccoli, and chow fun - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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"Roger's can't sell chicken around here, we got chicken places on every block." Cosmo Kramer, Seinfeld Well, certainly not on Gulick Ave. Garlic, Spicy, Shoyu, Fried, and katsu; they got it covered! da Scene: Mondays are rough in town... most Okazuya are closed from Waialae to downtown, gotta head to North School Street to find good stuff. My go to in this part of town is Gulick. da Grub: got 2 bentos and 1 lg. Box of overflow. You got the standards: fried chicken, chow fun/mein, Teri beef, shrimp tempura, ahi Teri & spam. But my add on's make the Bento "deluxe" and enough for a 2nd round later. Add On box: shiso musubi, shrimp and veg. tempura, garlic chicken, and couple hash patties. Mmmmmm! da Service: Long line and but moves pretty good.Ladies are nice and quick, but don't linger too much picking!! read more

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Everything looks the same, with all of the reliable deli grindz! Only thing bad was the counter person ripped me off! $3.99+TAX for (1)ONE LUMPIA isn't cool...NEVER walk into this place while they are closing up and try to purchase ANYTHING. That's the reason why I didn't give them 5 stars. read more

If you enjoy old-school Okazuya-style spots, Gulick Delicatessen is a solid choice. They offer a huge variety of items, and it's easy to end up with a full plate before you know it. Everything is fresh, reasonably priced, and very nostalgic if you grew up eating this kind of food. Parking can be a mix--there are a few reserved stalls and some street parking nearby, but it can get busy depending on the time of day. Overall, a classic Kalihi stop and worth returning to so you can try more of their options. Support local! read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Okazuya-style food - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Gulick's used to have their egg omelette filled with kamaboko, green onions, and some kind of meat (spam?) folded in with a nice dashi flavor. Lately when I have gone this is what the egg looks like "a fried folded egg" pretty disappointing especially the fact that the price for a piece. On the plus, their service is friendly and the ladies are great and patient when it comes to large orders. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Egg omelette - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Gulick had been there for the longest time I known. We had business in middle st when we found it mid 70's I could be mistaken when they opened up. Opens at 05:00 am now opens until 3:00pm! Go early their choices of great eats gone in ton time! BBQ Meat or teriyaki beef too salty or marinated in shoyu too long I'm not sure but it goes well with Chowfun noodles not salty at all. Their potato, macaroni salads and namasu are the best tasty salads I know! The large size egg rolls are sold quickly. Goes very well with any order one chooses! Hamburger patties are deli's but today's burnt in the back otherwise edible! Eggplant with pieces of satiated teriyaki beef cut into small parts outmost delicious vegetables stir fry I had in ages! The amount of food given price is right! We shall have it for dinner as well! read more

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Just a ways down Gulick St. from N School St., the restaurant offers parking in a small lot off the delicatessen's building, as well as a couple of street stalls right out front. Gulick Delicatessen has been in this location for as many years as I've been a working gal. A definite go-to place to pick up round-the-island road trip food. Very extensive selection of items to choose from like tuna takuan sushi, lup cheong, chow funn, teri beef, vegetable tempura, corned beef hash patty, gobo, shoyu chicken, teri burgers, garlic chicken, charsiu, mixed salad and namasu, and a variety of musubi, to name a few and all very tasty and available at 6am! Very dangerous when one is hangry first thing in the morning. WE WANT EVERYTHING! My faves consist of the tuna takuan sushi, hash, charsiu, fried chicken, mixed salad, and assorted tempura. The garlic chicken is also very good, when I'm in the mood. The tuna takuan sushi is perfect for breakfast. The sweet-ish pickled flavor compliments the tuna so well with just the right amount of rice. I do wish it were cut in slices vs. wedges. It would be so much easier to eat and less mess. Funky angles in my food vexes me. The has patty is so large and compliments the garlic chicken and chowfunn. I know, that's a lot of starch, but just don't think about that. Think about how fluffy and tasty the hash is, with each bite and before you know it, you've inhaled the entire patty and wish you had ordered 2. The fried chicken is large thighs. So juicy inside and skin is crispy outside. Sometimes I need to add salt, but paired with everything else on my plate, it's great the way it is. The assorted tempura are large, too, and cooked in a light-ish batter, crisp on the outside. I wish the batter was a little softer, but I still really like it. The charsiu is flavorful and tender. I like to slice it and add it (and the shrimp tempura) to a nice steamy bowl of saimin. Airconditioned inside, so even when there are more than two people inside, you won't break a sweat. It's also so clean, it is very inviting. The wait staff are so nice and great as they fill the plates so neatly. Food can be a bit pricey, but if it is tasty, fresh and good quality not to mention the bumbucha portions, it's so worth it. Enjoy! read more

First time here and I'll be coming back. The food was ono! There were so many great choices I wanted everything! However, I got to try the spicy chicken (omg) I had the shoyu chicken (broke the mouth), the fried shrimp and vegetables (ohmymy) Iykyk!! The service was quick and simple. People were in and out which kept the crowd moving. I'm already thinking of going back this Saturday just the try the items that were already sold out when we got there, and we were there at 11a. read more

I have eaten here since I was a kid and my parents use to take me now I take my kids here food is always prepared fresh and so delicious. They have so much options to choose i can't express how good it is cause you gotta go there and try it and thank me later for having a happy tummy. Service was fast and efficient. The store has a nice kick to it feels like old school. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Vegetable tempura , cone sushi , hash patty ,garlic chicken - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I just went last Wednesday about 9am I had the fried rice, sweet sour spareribs and namasu . The food tasted excellent the service is always great the ambience is so chill get have so much great food to choose from chicken katsu fried chicken garlic chicken I'm sure it all taste great too. Have a good day and go visit them for some great tasting food they also have great Mac potato salad too. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Potato Tempura , shrimp tempura, nomasu and Saimen noodles so tasty. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I often stop in for planned and unplanned easy peasy okazuya type food. Not a typical okazuya restaurant, but more like a cafeteria ambiance. Love that they have a few street stalls in front and the smallish parking lot to the right. The best part is that Gulick's staff is fast and efficient so the line moves quickly. There are a lot of food options that is perfect for everyone. Why not 5 stars? The Japanese sato shoyu (sugar soy sauce based) dishes have all the same flavor. My favorite item is the tofu patty, but today my patty was a bit mushy ... insert sad face as this is my protein option. I have tried the fried chicken, but although piece a large, it is often dry. Other favorites are the green beans (always cooked al dente), the eggplant, maki sushi, namasu and the mixed salad. I generally don't choose tempura items as the batter is thick and can be greasy. My recommendation is to go early as popular options sell out fast . I have a running list of everyone's favorite items that I use to make individualized bentos. Apologies to the people behind me as I usually pick up a lot of plates. Gulick Delicatessan accept credit cards and Apple Pay, but cash is King! Support local and don't forget to tip generously! P.S.: To the manager of Gulick's, please consider opening a bit later on UH game days! read more

Good 'ol Gulick where the food is delicious and the service is great! Favorites: teri hamburger, gobo, potato salad Also recommended: spicy chicken (has bones though), tamagoyaki, corned beef hash patty, cone sushi, namasu The only item I can't recommend is the fried tofu with green beans because I once got a batch with really hard pieces. If you do not see something out that you've had before (and they aren't about to close for the day), there's a fair chance the next batch is already being prepared in the back, so just ask and they can often grab it for you. There's also a menu of set bentos to choose from. Parking is limited but there is no dining in, so it turns over quickly. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Gobo, shrimp broccoli, teri hamburger, fried rice - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Update on Gulick Deli this morning I stopped to get breakfast for my co-workers . I got there once they opened at 5am and I was the only customer. Normally there always a line , the service was fast and friendly and I ordered 4x the same plate . Garlic chicken, shrimp tempura, chow mein, egg omelette and Musubi . Support local read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Breakfast - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Wednesday July 9, 2025 I have been coming here for years and I still love it! Park on the street fast kind or in their small private lot of 4-5 cars? The food is good and so many choices to choose from. Service is fast and friendly. I will definitely continue to come back here and to support local businesses. read more

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I love going to Gulick. The service is fast and the staff are friendly. The food is always good. They make the best chow funn. My favorite is the garlic chicken. The place is very clean. It's our favorite go-to delicatessen! read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Chow funn, ume musubi, nishime and garlic chicken. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I wanted to come here because I wanted to try okazuya and you can't get that on the mainland. It's a very casual place. Hours are limited which does make it hard to come here, but it's worth it and close to Waikiki. Ordering is very casual. You have to go up to see what you want. We got a huge variety to try a bunch of things. Chicken: 8/10. Got the shoyu chicken and the spicy chicken. Both were amazing Nishime: 7/10. Unique and not something I eat often but I'm so glad we got it. Tofu: 7/10. Good but nothing special Chow fun: 6/10. Bit bad but nothing stand out Overall, fun and good to try. We had so much that we couldn't finish it all but it's hard to resist when there's so much variety. Cone sushi: 6/10. I like inari and the portion is a decent size but nothing crazy. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Spicy chicken, tofu, some of the veggie dishes, noodles, etc. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Gave this place another chance since it's been a couple years since I've been back home. Besides the increase in prices the quality is still the same. read more

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Gulick is one of my favorite okazuya's. They have a great variety of food selections to choose from and bento options as well. Their staff is very friendly and the line moves rather quickly even during very busy times. There are no tables for sitting. It is basically a grab and go. I would recommend not going too late because they do run out of food after the lunch rush and your selections then become slim. I usually order the same items when I go. I like to order their chow fun, spicy minute chicken which is not spicy at all but very tasty, their green beans and pork stir fry, maki sushi, and their namasu. If there is no spicy minute chicken, you can't go wrong with their shoyu chicken. In my opinion, there really isn't anything here that isn't good and I feel that everyone can find something they will like. Sometimes, they have special items and the food is usually consistent. I would definitely recommend it and say that is is worth a try if you haven't tried it yet. read more

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My gramma used to bring me here. Best kept secret that's not a secret. They always fast and the food is always good read more

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I was sorta in the area, well in Liliha for my seemingly monthly oncologist visit, and had a couple three hours to kill so decided to check out Gulick Deli. I haven't been there for years but that's only because most of my lunches these days are sit-down events and not take away and eat someplace else kind. Today I took my plate home to eat. Service was quick - no line on a Friday at 11:30. Maybe that's the day others eat at sit-down places. Portion sizes are large and everything looks and tastes good so you could rack up a big bill ordering without self-restraint. My bill was $27 including tip. Crispy fried chicken, sweet sour spare ribs, nishime, vegetable tempura, shiso musubi, and huge Diet Coke. Sorry, my camera was sleeping. Everything was great, except the vegetable tempura which was a little oily after sitting around for a while. Note to self: don't order that again. I only ate half of all the stuff plus the whole musubi and was satisfied so I guess it's a reasonable price when pro-rated over two meals. If you haven't been there for a while or ever, you should check it out. Another great local comfort food spot. read more

I always forget about this place, so I was really glad when a co-worker suggested it last week and we got a chance to step away from the office for lunch. It definitely did not disappoint! The variety is amazing, and everything I tried was equally delicious. I loaded up my takeout plate with fried rice, fried noodles, butterfish, tempura shrimp, and mochiko chicken--such a satisfying meal. I was also pleasantly surprised by the price. It felt like a much better value compared to some of the other delis closer to where I work. I'll definitely be keeping this spot in mind more often! read more

Who can say no to okazuya from Gulick. I know I can't. For lunch one day, decided to go to Gulick. They are usually busy and parking can be a bit of challenge at times, but when we went, we were lucky and there was a parking stall available. It wasn't crowded yet and I'm assuming we came before the lunch crowd. I decided to get nishime, chow fun, green beans, gobo, shoyu hotdog and a musubi with ume. Everything was delicious. Their nishime is flavorful and good texture. All their food is good. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I haven't been to Gulick in several years; the last time I was here, the food wasn't that great. I decided to stop and try it again, as I needed to pick up food for the auto repair shop I take my car to for service. I got mostly okazu items, not the Chinese food, and I'm pleased to say it was a lot better than the last time I picked up food from them. The hash patties were my favorite. The California roll was good as well. I'm definitely going back again when I'm in the area. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Staff is very nice and helpful. Great selection of delicatessen foods. Breakfast bento, musubi's and sushi. Reminds me of the old okazuya's. Little pricey but large portions . read more

Inari is always yummy here. I keep getting the hash because it looks so delicious and huge but I keep feeling like it has no flavor and needs more onion. Today the star of the show was the fried chicken. I usually pass it up because I didn't like it before. In fact for some reason, no okazuya has good fried chicken until now! The chicken is big and it kinda taste like how Zippy's used to taste when it was bigger and not over done! lol give it a try. I want to go back and buy more. This place is always clean! Staff always friendly too. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Inari sushi, fried chicken, hash. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

One of my favorite okazuyas. They always pack your plate, and theres a big variety of choices for food. I love their garlic chicken, vegetable tempura, and eggplant w/ beef. Theres only a few stalls for parking but never been an issue for me. read more

I love delicatessens because you can get everything ala carte and create your own plate. I've heard about this place, some good and some bad, but never been here before. We were driving by and I literally told my hubby to stop the car, lol. I had to run in and get some food. On my plate I ended up getting the sweet & sour spareribs $3.99, shoyu chicken $3.75, chow fun $3.50 and a veggie tempura $2.75. The hubby wasn't hungry and just got an order of chicken katsu $3.50, fried chicken $3.75 and sweet potato mash $2.05. I love this place. If I lived in the area, I would eat here more often. Everything that I had was yummy, except for the chow fun. It needed a lot more soy sauce. The noodles had no taste whatsoever. Besides that, everything was on point. The shoyu chicken and sweet & sour spareribs were rich in flavor. You can tell by the color. I haven't had a veggie tempura that good in a long time. I ate it three hours later and it was one hundred percent still crispy and not oily at all. They hubby liked the chicken katsu and fried chicken thigh. I didn't try it. I did however polish off the sweet potato mash. It was smooth, creamy, naturally sweet and so good. He was mad, lol. I told him we can always go back. read more

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This Quick-Service Place Is Ideal For The Concerning Plate-Lunch Connoisseur! You Get To Pick All Your Stuff That Goes Into Your Plate!!! It's Not A Fancy Place. There's No Seating! But, The Food Is Next-Level Good... read more

Gulick Delicatessen - The Fried Chicken - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I got to try their bento #1 and it really was good. Each one I chose, shoyu chicken & fried sweet potato & fried noodles & spam, were all good. Each one seemed to have been cooked appropriately to give out such good flavor. Now I can see why they are so busy. This is a gem. read more

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Hole in the wall but the food is amazing here!! Definitely local food and take out mostly.

My wife and I love this place. It's one of our go-to places when we gotta drive into town. It has a small town feel. Always got line, but it's good chance for me to stretch my neck trying to scope out the food and see what I like order. They have plenty servers, so the line goes fast. Good food, good portions, good service. read more

Their food ranges from great to ok. Just that they have such a huge amount of them, not everything can be winners. They have the best Nishime including better than my mom's ( sorry mom). Huge CHUNKS of fresh veggies like carrots, Daikon, konbu and forget what else. Lotta places uses that frozen stuff that are chopped soo small it's instantly recognizable. They also have shiitake, konyaku, and fried tofu. Yum. Wish they added hasu and gobo too (I'm being greedy). Really flavorful, old time flavor. None of the Japanese markets pre-made okazu can match this. Too bad it's vegetarian would be nice to have chicken or pork. If you know, you know. I wonder if these foods can survive, don't think the younger generations know and appreciate these kind of foods that use to be a staple outside Japan. Gulick already discontinued their konbu maki. Zips tried to make it but they long lost their Japanese roots when their factory started making food amass. They offered it as New Year pre-order but it wasn't as good and not even close to Gulick. Gulick makes a good potato salad too. Their fried chicken was good but they now overcook it so it's dried out and stringy. Their shoyu chicken was brown on the outside but none of the shoyu penetrated inside so no taste. Plus their chicken sometimes has feather follicles sticking out like the chicken wasn't plucked correctly and it grosses me out to no end. So I dumped it. Not the first time either. Their chow funn is good but it's meatless so I need to add my own char siu or spam. Their tuna musubi is good too. Their hamburger seems like they use a filler so it's junk. Their eggplant dish is good but the pork was too dry. I like they open until 3 pm, but I risk not having much selection by the afternoon. read more

Fast service, good selection! My favorites are the tuna and takuan musubi, pork and green beans and spicy chicken!

Like most Okazuya's on the island it's best to go as early as you can especially with limited parking. After lunch the food is also limited as they're trying to sell out before closing time. This cute place is pretty much a grab and go as there are no seats to dine in and enjoy. The lines are usually long but they have so many workers & they keep the line moving. Just to let you know - there is a $10 minimum charge to use your credit cards. But as someone who barely carries cash anymore I do appreciate them allowing credit card charges since most Okazuya's on the island is cash only. Been coming here for years and will continue to do so! read more

Their Shrimp Tempura is the Best! Crisp at room temperature. We ask them to put in a separate package or container so it doesn't get soggy from the other items. Have to try corned beef hash again - years ago it had too much potato and not enough corned beef. Love their chow Fun and chowmein too. read more

A must visit when you're in Hawaii. If you're looking for a place to try some local Japanese breakfast, lunch for work, or maybe a little snack, make sure to check them out. They have various types of Musubis, fried chicken, fried rice, and other local favorites. It's not in the greatest neighborhood, but I can guarantee you the food will satisfy your taste buds. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii