Currently my favorite okazuya place and kind of an OG when it comes to these types of places. I used to frequent this place when I worked and lived closer, but now I'm more in town so it's a bit more of a journey to get here. The food: garlic chicken here is really good. Boneless and really tasty. The spicy chicken, which looks similar to the garlic chicken is also really tasty, but it is littered with bones so definitely not my favorite. The spicy chicken reminds me of a New York fashion show where everyone is really bony so it's not for me. The egg omelet is another really good selection, as is the shrimp with vegetable which contains shrimp, broccoli, chicken, and a few token carrots. I usually get gobo and pick a musubi from the vast selection (tuna with takuan is probably my favorites, unless I'm going old school with a cone sushi). Service is good and employees are efficient so you will be in and out in a matter of minutes. A few parking stalls outside as well as street parking all around. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - The OG okazuya - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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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

Food here never disappoints. Great amd wuick service. A favorite of my family. Go get you some.

My co-worker called Gulick was able to order a special platter of assortments which included: spam musubi, tuna musubi, Korean chicken, egg rolls, and sausages. It was so neatly packed, please checkout the photo! It was enough for the 10 of us at work. Everything tasted delicious, my favorite is the tuna musubi and the Korean chicken. read more

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

Gulick was my first (locally recommended) okazuya experience, and it did not disappoint. I stopped by for lunch prior to visiting the Bishop Museum, and I really enjoyed exploring this side of Honolulu. There was no one inside when I arrived, so I was served immediately. Then I had to quickly come up with a Plan B to eat my food since I didn't quite anticipate it would be a barebones deli with no dining tables and no public restrooms. After a little research, I ended up walking to Kamehameha Community Park for an impromptu picnic. That actually allowed me to see more of the neighborhood and interact with locals, one of the aspects of my vacation that I remember most vividly. The food I got was on the heavier side (especially considering I was dining in direct sunlight), but I enjoyed the meal nonetheless. Now, I'm looking forward to checking out an okazuya back in Vegas! read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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As someone that grew up in Kalihi, Gulick Deli is one of my faves. Definitely is on my list of places to check out when I'm in town. It brings back childhood memories. The food is just as good as I can remember. Perfect spot to pick up to go and eat at the beach or bring to any functions. The service are always so warm with aloha. read more

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

Great Okazuya located on Gulick Street. A few private parking stalls but adequate street parking available. Long time Okazuya and Carering Restaurant locally owned and operated. Very efficient set up, take out only. Ladies working the counter get the lines down quickly and efficiently. They have a great selection of local comfort foods. We can't help but go slightly overboard when we order, because everything is so tempting and delicious . When you're in Kalihi it's a definite must try. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Shrimp Tempura, Potato Tempura, Vegetable Tempura - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

It's been my moms and pops place to go because people in Kalihi would always mention it such convenient and opened eatery with delicious food read more

Few recommendations for better tasting food: Kimpia Gobo - no sesame oil Chow fun - add green onions, bean sprouts, pork or char sui, and a little salt Nishime - more mirin or sugar, simmer a little longer so veggies can absorb the broth Corned beef hash - add chopped round onions, add black pepper, more corned beef, little more salt Sweet sour spareribs - less vinegar, little more shoyu, little more mirin or sugar, add slivers of daikon Mac and potato salad - add onion and celery, little salt and black pepper. Switch to Best Foods mayo Tempura batter is perfect, crispy no improvements needed there. Guarantee your food will taste better and sell more. read more

So SO SO many good things about Gulick Deli. I have been going to Gulick deli for years now and I cannot express how many good items they have there. First of all, the green beans and pork. Can we say crispy beans and delicious season pork? Then, its the sweet sour spareribs, dang so meaty and fatty all at once. Then the nishime, shiso musubi, cone sushi, fried fish, corned beef patty, spicy chicken, karrage chicken, chow fun, and so much more. The service is always spot on and the ladies know what they are doing when they make the plates. They are always doing it right and charging it right at the end. The price is somewhat pricey for okazu but where can you find good okazu anymore right? The place is very small but there is parking next to the building or on the street. I seem to always find a stall somewhere nearby and it is sure worth it to walk a little to get there. My only gripe is the chow mein is a little different now. I am not sure what the change was but it isn't as good as before. Something is missing. I hope this place never goes away cause it is a gem and a half. I will be visiting there for many more years to come. read more

We came about 7am on a Saturday, not too crowded. Spicy chicken is always my go to anytime we come in the afternoon most of every selections are gone. Always Good to go early. read more

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One of my go to okazuya spots, Gulick never disappoints. We like to go between 10 and 11 AM before the lunch rush. There's usually a parking stall right in front on the street or else they have a few parking stalls to the side. The staff here are super on it and they definitely have an efficient system so that you can get in and out in no time. Some of my must have items are : - Garlic chicken - California roll - Chow Fun - Hot Dog - Potato Mac salad - Namasu read more

Haven't been here in awhile so it was great to eat some good okazuya. Chow fun $3.25, inari "cone" sushi $2.25, shrimp tempura $2.75, fried chicken $3.50, gobo $2.99, tuna musubi $2.95, egg $3.35, nishime $3.99 Reasonable prices. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Fried chicken, gobo, cone sushi, shrimp tempura, chow fun. Yummy. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Its decent. Although, I wouldn't make a special trip out to here just for the food. The chicken was dry, noodles almost like panda express style, rice was mushy-almost cooked to sushi rice, teri beef piece & vegetable tempura was tasty, spam-basic small piece- 1/2 of an average slice. I like to support local businesses too but $14 bento...I wouldn't go back to try it again after what I ate. Bento size was big but small enough for it to fit in 1 of my hands. Also their tableware utensils are the weak ones. For the hefty food they serving, they should invest in more sturdy ones. read more

My go to okazuya on the island since Ebisu had to close shop years ago... this place I get my standard items: (chow fun go early for this, as they run out early) shoyu hot dog, veggie & shrimp tempura, potato salad, nori musubi & a California maki roll. Parking is convenient in front. Prices have increased a little, but they do give a lot. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Chiw Funn, shoyu hot dog, nori musubi & potato salad - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I was referred to this restaurant via a complete stranger who look like he really knew what he was talking about when it came to food. I was at another location and looked pretty disappointed as I looked through the doors window at a delicatessen with local food and he was making a delivery at the time and recognized my expression as highly disappointed and then he unsolicited stopped me and told me about Gu delicatessen and that it was the best local food on island in his opinion and I gotta be honest with you. They're tied for first with a few other amazing restaurants, but this restaurant is awesome. The people in line were awesome and friendly. The people behind the counter were awesome and friendly, even the cashier who took all my money was awesome and friendly cost a little more than I was prepared to pay, but I figured with the quantity of food they locked on that Plate. It'd be more than one meal and I'm glad because I'm gonna have I meant to have it for dinner last night with Miguel, but we're gonna have it for breakfast lunch and dinner today probably celebrating the Fourth of July with local Hawaiian food. Yay. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Delicious from the first bite to the last - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Tried this place twice first time didn't like it n second time no so great. Came early in the morning right after they opened after getting off the plane. Ordered cone sushi, egg , Teri hamburger, hot dog. Cone sushi the rice was too mushy. The Teri hamburger has a weird texture n no taste. Egg was ok but didn't have the sweet taste it's supposed to have. Workers were nice though read more

2022 Okazuya Review #3 This week I headed out to Kalihi to visit Gulick Delicatessen for the first time in years. I recall their food was solid but it had been a while and this was the perfect opportunity/excuse to see if they'd changed in the years since I last visited. Arriving at 9 am on Saturday morning, I was pleased to find they have several parking stall to the side of the restaurant which made access very easy. Food: The very first thing I noticed was the portion sizes were generous. I got two plates with my favorites like veg tempura, konbu maki, egg omlette, fried chicken, musubi, inari sushi, hamburger patty, gobo, and chow fun. The size of most items were on average 1.5 to 2x the size of other okazuya food. The veg tempura was perfectly fried without too much breading or oil. The spicy fried chicken was very well done and not too spicy. Each ordered item was was perfectly seasoned and cooked, two thumbs up! Service: Solid service, there were just 3 of us this relatively early Saturday but they have the standard Okazuya ordering technique down. Step up, tell them how many plates, then just start ordering to your hearts content..well maybe not that much because I found the larger portion size tended to fill up the plate rather quickly. Atmosphere: Same spot that I used to visit years ago, the shop itself is very clean, airy, and bright. The service case display windows are perfect as you look at all that wonderful food pondering what you'd like to choose next. Value: Standard value for Okazu, two plates came to $36 which I'm finding to be the standard cost. Enough food to have leftovers for a second meal for the wife and I. For the volume/quality of food to price I'd put this at close to the top on island. Overall: I'm very happy to see that after all these years, not only did Gulick meet my past expectations, I think they've gotten better since I'd last been here probably a couple decades ago! Now why did I wait so long to return? read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Some of the old favorites - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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My husband and I found ourselves in back at our old stomping grounds and we hadn't had breakfast so we found our way to Gulick Delicatessen. It's the same as I remember with the awesome and delicious chow mien, garlic chicken, shoyu chicken, and shrimp tempura. Hands down I could eat a plate of their chow mien any day. I love that the food is still the same even after these years. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Shrimp tempura, shoyu fish, beef broccoli, and chow mien. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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This spot has been on my list for awhile. Happy I finally made it and with parking right in the front too! I love that the service is quick and you don't feel rushed trying to order. It's right in the residential area so street parking it is. Noticed some neighbors walking over for food, how convenient. Super casual vibes in there, very local style. So many choices like any okazuya place. It's easy for me to get carried away and I wasn't super hungry so I opted for the breakfast bento only $7.25 comes with fried rice, 2 eggs you choice and a choice of breakfast meat (spam, hot dog, or lup cheong). It was perfect. I wish I got the hot dog because I didn't realize it was the shoyu hot dog. I love those! Everything else looked super yum and I'll definitely be back! read more

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Simple and fast! You point to what you want, and the aunties will pack it into your plate lunch. They also have plate lunch combos but I prefer to make my own. The fried chicken hits the spot when you're hungry! The food is good for a quick bite on the go or super busy. Be considerate and don't park in other people's driveways. Park in the designated parking area and wait patiently in line to enter the store. Happy eating! read more

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They no longer make kobumaki. Cone sushi is no longer huge. One of the few places that puts avocado in their California rolls. Still my favorite foods to bring to a party. read more

Gulick Deli is one of the best stops on island for okazuya takeout and local comfort food. No need to look at the menu before arriving. You walk in and basically point at what looks best and they create your own plate lunch. Be prepared to have a hard time making decisions though because everything looks delicious (and taste to match). There is nothing that I have tried that wasn't awesome, but let's highlight some favorites. For your "carbs", get the chow fun and/or the macaroni salad. Their mac salad has to be one of the best on island. For entrees, their garlic chicken is awesome, but the pork and eggplant is out of this world. It is definitely my favorite thing there. Tempura is always great; both the shrimp and the veggie. As you begin pointing, your price might get high cause you are gonna want a little of everything, but it is totally worth it. They take cash or cards, which makes it convenient. Only difficulty can sometimes be parking, but we always luck out. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Everything is always so good! - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

First time trying this place! Parking is self explanatory if you can read the signs and street parking rules lol but the food wasn't too great :/ i wanted to love it because I was a few cents short (paid with cash since I had some but they take card) and the filipino aunty said it was okay so that's an extra star. I ordered the chow fun, shoyu chicken and tamago (japanese egg omelette). The chow fun was lacking flavor and color, tamago was okay & the shoyu chicken was really juicy but lacked flavor as well. I spent just around $10 for the whole plate but I don't think I'll order this again. Probably gonna try something different next time :) read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Shoyu chicken, tamago (egg) & chow fun - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Love this place and have been coming here for the last 20 years. Favorites are the tuna musubi, Mac salad and the spicy (but not too) chicken. Fried boneless skin on chicken dipped in sauce. You go through the line and point out what you want and need to make sure your eyes aren't bigger than your stomach. All this was about $40 for the two of us but we had plenty kine leftovers. read more

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Old kine comfort food. Twist on okazuya food. Love the garlic chicken and different types of musubis

Listen: I'm a Fukuya girl, but I'm never gonna say no to Gulick. They're neck and neck for best okazuya on the island for a reason. GO EARLY! No crying if things sold out for the day (and it goes FAST). If you're new to an okazuya: take a chance! Try things you've never tried before. You'll love it all; soooo good! But hurry up, because we're all waiting in line behind you! AHAHAHAHAHAHA read more

Gulick Delicatessen - A little bit everything - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Selections always many and although the price is a bit high, it's always a winner! You always get what you pay for here. Today it is chow fun, green beans and pork, eggplant and garlic chicken. Cannot finish this entire plate but I can surely eat my leftovers afterwards!! read more

Gulick Delicatessen - 4 choice combo - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I've come here a hundred times and forgotten to write a review for too long. I've not tried everything on the menu, but I know what is damn good and what I like. I always get: furikake musubi, spicy garlic chicken, vegetable tempura (best on island), egg roll, teri beef, shoyu hot dog, charsiu. Or some combionation. Get here early before they sell out. Hands down my favorite place because they have wondrous variety. Fukuya and Mitsuken are close seconds. read more

Hole in the wall. Super fast. Can't beat the price for some large variety. Come in at 11ish to avoid the lunch traffic. Parking is limited but worth the small drive from work. read more

All the flavors of Hawaii, our shared plantation heritage, packed onto a single plate. What's not to love? Get there early for the best selection and park in the 3-4 open stalls in front of the old house on the mauka side of the shop. Look for the big white banner that tells you you're in the right place. Excellent COVID-19 protocols and takeout only -- as it always has been. read more

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Always good. Heart of gulick street. Parking is available on the side of the shop in front of a house. Chow mein was good, the garlic chicken was good. Got a mini bento which was good price for the amount of food the put in. Venti is prepared in front of you grabbing food from the show case. The veggie tempura is not full veggie, there was pieces of fish cake. Plus it was very very oily. It's good to ask for prices. They don't put all prices on the food. It always add up, so ask for PRICES! read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Chow mein, garlic chicken and a veggie tempura - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Parking on street or next door they have a few stalls reserved. Food is ok not what I remembered years ago. Lots of option for plate lunch to okazuya items. Opted for couple okazuya grab and go. Fried chicken was ok, cooked good had crispy skin but was lacking flavor, little bland Tuna roll was ok nothing extra just tuna mayo and takuan. Maki and cone sushi was good too. Both had flavor and the vinegar we all love. Shrimp tempura was ok as well. Looked heavy and was expecting the pancake style slightly sweet batter but this wasn't that. Was fairly light with a crisp airy crunch. Overall prices was ok little higher than what I wouldve considered overall quality quantity. read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Couple Okazuya items - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

A staple Okazuya shop in Kalihi for many years. Years ago it was my go to for lunch. Five stars for everything I ordered then. Now I drop by occasionally. Some items are still good. But many items are hit and miss. Stay safe read more

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This okazuya has some of the best hours, does not run out of food too fast and takes card!! Went at about 1p on a Saturday and still had many choices to choose from. Ladies are very patient while you choose your selections. Came out to about $30 for 3 people. Must get - vegetable tempura read more

Gulick Delicatessen - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I love okazuya. There is just something about the food that just reminds me of lil kid days. It may not be gourmet food but it is delicious. And I love the fact that I can choose what goes in my plate. Often I find myself craving okazuya and when I saw my friend's post of his Gulick plate, I HAD to get a plate ASAP. Parking can be a little tight as they only have a small lot next door to them and street parking, but I try to go as early as possible to get a good stall. For their food, I'll wake up early. At Gulick Delicatessen, the food is delicious AND portion sizes are huge. Yes, it is a little pricey when compared to other okazuyas but it is worth every penny. My most recent plate consisted of shiso musubi, furikake musubi, fried chicken, teri hamburger, chow fun, and vegetable tempura. It doesn't sound like much but it filled up my plate and then some (the tempura had to be in a separate bag). The stand outs in the plate were the vegetable tempura (crispy, not oily, good mixture of vegetables perfectly battered) and teri hamburger (tender hamburger with a slight flavor or teriyaki). If I could, I would eat their tempura and hamburger every day. read more

Gulick Delicatessen Okazuya at it's Finest, IMO of course!! Lol. I've been enjoying this Delicatessen Yumminess for just about 20+ yrs now! Located in Kalihi right on Gulick Ave., yeah prkg can be kinda Irraz depending what time of the day you go here to enjoy, choose & select what you are Ono for, but my Hubby reminded me recently that they do have an extra prkg lot right next to this Establishment, which is good right?!! Anyhoot, if you go Super early in the Morning around a lil after 7:00 a.m., you'll be Lucky to find prkg like I did the last time I picked up my Gulick Deli Lunch, I was so Surprised & Stoked, I was *Smiling* under my Mask, hahaha!! Surprisingly, I pretty much always order the same Deli Food too, their Furikake Spam Musubi, Shrimp Tempura, Gotta have their Namasu, it's so Crunchy & Delish das Y, some Fried Noodles, Teri Hamburger, so Yummy my Lunch is always!! I've tried their Vegetable Tempura recently, Omgggggg, that's Tasty too!! Lol. Lastly, if you are craving for some good tasting Delicatessen Grinds, don't forget to stop on bye this place in Kalihi called, "GULICK DELICATESSEN!!" they open @5:00 a.m., which I'm still sleeping of course, but yeah, they open @5:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Aloha \000/ #NeedToWearYourMaskHereAlso,'Jan'2021 #SocialDistancingIs,PrevalentHere #SupportLocalBusinessesHereInHawai'i read more

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The last time I had Gulick Deli food was probably over ten years ago when their King St location was still open! Been thinking about them on and off since then but didn't want to brave the parking situation, until I saw on Yelp that there's now an "official" parking space next door! We went on a whim this past Saturday and arrived at approx 11:45. We got lucky with parking coz two people were leaving so we reversed our way into an open stall. Max of 5 people inside the deli so we waited outside. Even though it's been 10 years, the hubs and I still know our favorites! We both like the tuna musubi and California roll. I love the gobo, vegetable tempura, namasu, and potato salad. He loves the spareribs, and he was super happy to see guisantes that day! Anyway we went a little overboard and ordered $70 worth of food and we didn't even get the butterfish! But it's all good for the three of us, and turns out there was more than enough food til dinner too! The gobo has a bit of a peppery kick and it's super good. The vegetable tempura stayed crispy till dinner, I didn't even have to heat/airfry! Also worth noting is the rice in the tuna musubi/Cali rolls hasn't hardened much in the fridge by evening. In fact, I ate was was left of the Cali rolls the next morning and the rice was still not crumbly. I appreciate that the imitation crab was peeled/stripped apart to resemble crab meat and mixed thoroughly with mayo (instead of one whole roll and slathered with mayo) and the filling is pretty generous and creamy. Also, the broccoli in the shrimp and vegetable was tender but crisp, not at all mushy. I know they make their own namasu and potato, macaroni, and potato/macaroni salads, and I'm guessing they make their own takuan too? The namasu is sooo goood! Crunchy pieces of cucumber, carrots, and onions in a sweet, sour, and salty juice. Honestly it's hard to pick just a few favorites coz I like almost everything. Their tuna musubi has ruined me for all other tuna rolls-- the addition of furikake and takuan inside is a stroke of genius! I will say though, I wish the spicy chicken is not boneless! I forgot it's not, so be careful when you take a big bite! It's also not spicy at all. The garlic chicken is boneless though, but not as crispy! read more

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