Great vibes and the food was incredible! Family style portions that leave you content. Seat…read morequickly but make a reservation to skip the wait especially if you have a large party. Drinks were out in a flash and the food followed soon after. Everything is absolutely amazing. Come hungry! Highly recommend if in the area. If not, get in the area. Plenty of street parking. Pay per hour parking right next door also. A must go to when in town. Thanks again Side Street. Will be back for sure.

Local spot serving up local food with big portions! I would say it's on the pricier side but can…read moredefinitely feed a bunch of people! We got their set meal with fried rice, salad, boneless kalbi, fried pork chops and fried chicken! Left over for days and we had 3 of us share it. Good for 4-5 people I'd say! Everyone was delicious and the short rib was my favorite. Shops service, and they also have alcohol. One of two locations on island, the other on kapahulu. Check it out for your next get together or sports game event!

OMG! This was a dining experience! So, the restaurant was closing so my friend said we should eat…read morethere! I didn't know that the servings were group sized!! I found so many things that looked great on the menu, to include fried gizzards, boneless Kal Bi ribs, fully loaded fried rice, Mac salad and other stuff I can't recall! So the TWO of us ordered way too much! We tried to eat as much as we could and ended up taking the rest home! Everything we ordered was delicious, so we knew we were going to eat good leftovers! The restaurant was a great place to go with a group to eat and watch sports! Our Waitress (I have to remember to get names) was a track star, she was running to and from several tables of groups to deliver food! I will go again if they reopen!

house fried rice - so good with great texture Kim chee -…read moregood pork chops - ok huge portions here - 2 dishes will feed about 3-4 people

Located on the University St side, right next to the Asian Market. There is parking in a private…read morelot parking within Puck's Alley. As you enter, the staff warmly welcomes you and very helpful with explaining their menu selection. Have been here several times and so far, everything I've ordered, I've enjoyed. Off to the side, they have a semi private dining area (not sure if they allow you to reserve the area if you have a larger group of people) . This restaurant gives a "diner" vibe, I like it

Popped in on a Sunday to grab a quick bite. Parking in pucks…read morealley (which i think under 1 hr is free). Its located next to nijiya market. Walk in and order at the register. The lady who took our order was friendly :) Got waters (self pour) and sat at an empty table Got the following Avocado toast - good and had lots of topping Philly cheese egg rolls - wish the sauce was more spicy but they were decent. Eat them while they're still hot Bento w/ salt pepper chicken and kalbi - the kalbi was super good! The chicken was good but could've used more salt pepper taste. Will be back if I wanted a quick bite that doesn't break the bank.

Food was amazing and staff was incredible! Honestly the nicest person I think we have ever met. You…read morecan tell they take pride in their food and you can taste it in every bite. Highly recommend going here! It is a little hidden and down a small ally so keep your eyes peeled for the signs! Very much worth it!

Great service, great food, location was slightly hard to find but flavor and drink selection makes…read moreup for it

I just want to say that every time we come to the north shore, my family wants shrimp. While they…read morego to Giovanni's, I usually wander around to find something else. This past time, I went to the Bald Guy with my nephew and we got the Furikake salmon. As we locals would say, Da buggah was Ono and wen brok da mout! Translation: The food was scrumptious and my taste buds still dream of that moment. My nephew who was visiting said it was his TOP memory of his trip. We've taken him to other locations and he said things were ok, but the salmon made him want to come back just for that. If you're heading around Kahuku, make sure you check out Da Bald Guy!

The food here is very good. The boneless kalbi has been my go to. It's very tender and flavorful…read moreand is premade so it's gonna be the shortest wait. They have the best Mac salad with a lot of smoked paprika, it just sucks that they put such a small scoop. Unfortunately the rice I got today was just a touch dry/undercooked. The plates are good but $20 is right on the border of being worth it - I would feel a lot better paying that if the rice was better and they gave more Mac salad. There's other great options nearby for a few dollars cheaper. Also, they used to have blackened fish that was fire. They got rid of that for furikake salmon.

Everything is amazing here!! My second favorite restaurant…read more They maybe out of items because it's from scratch. Hopefully they got their liquor license figured out!! Breakfast is also amazing!!

I had the chance to dine at Scratch Kitchen in Kapolei back in 2024 for a special Mother's Day…read morelunch with my youngest daughter. I'd never been to their other locations, so this was my first experience -- and honestly, it left an impression. That spot in Kapolei has seen a few restaurants come and go over the years. Before Scratch Kitchen, there was Sugar Cane, and if I reach far enough back, I'm pretty sure a Mexican restaurant lived there too. It's one of those spaces where you hope the next place finally sticks. But the food at Scratch Kitchen? Absolutely delicious. The kind of meal where the pictures alone make your mouth water. If "smell‑a‑vision" or "lick‑your‑screen" technology existed, everyone would understand exactly what I mean. Every dish was full of flavor, beautifully done, and perfect for a Mother's Day treat. Which is why I can't help but wonder what happened -- like so many restaurants before them in that same location. With food that good, you'd hope they'd be the ones to break the cycle. All in all, I'm grateful I got to enjoy that meal with my daughter. It was memorable, delicious, and one of those small moments you hold onto. Marie

It was the best shrimp I have ever had. Service was fast. I would definitely recommend them.read more

I gotta say I was skeptical to try this place out, I'm glad I did! We went with the lechon kawali…read moreand the furikake salmon. Talk about broke the mouth. So flavorful, every bite was so savory! Service was fast and eating area was clean. Only negative thing was no AC and the parking lot is crunchy lol like random potholes so just drive slowly.

Came across this food wagon at the Ko'olau night market at Windward mall last night and got the…read moregarlic alfredo pasta. The bread looked good but was a little too hard for my liking but the pasta was good. It did have some chopped pieces of garlic if you're okay with that but it overall had good flavor and good amount of food/shrimps for $18!

Prime Rib Plate at a food truck! I was at the Pearl Country…read moreClub Night Market event last month and saw this gem. I grabbed plates from 3 different places for us to share for dinner. My son was so happy to see this one. He sat down, took a bite and said mom you need to try this it's good! Yup. It's good! Going to look for them more often at these events.

Dinner in Aiea, O'ahu, Hawai'i…read more.. On Saturday evenings, my casual foodie group (with my 89 year old auntie) tries various restaurants. Sometimes auntie can't join me, so we've added a guy from the Philippines and a gal from the mainland. Both of them are quite open to new foods and places. I told them about Kapiolani Coffee Shop and that I had never been here before, even though I lived here (basically) all of my life. Kapiolani Coffee Shop is an iconic, Old School institution that started in the late 1940s. If you like the cozy diner vibe, this it... in a local form... and it's NOT just a coffee shop that's open for breakfast only. They even have a takeout window for those who don't want to dine in. The mainland gal poked her head in on the restaurant side and thought that we were in the wrong place because there are only nine tables inside. She was surprised at the size of the place. Yes... it's intimate. We told them that we're a party of three and waited a few minutes for a table to open up. Soon after we were seated, our Filipino friend started speaking Tagolog to the bus boy. Our server was friendly and patient with us! It was a nice, calm, comfy environment! Of course, I had to get the famous Oxtail Soup. The meat was fall-off-the-bone tender! The broth was delicious! I appreciate the few peanuts, a couple of pieces of star anise, and generous amount of cilantro in the soup! Our Filipino friend enjoyed his succulent pot roast and the gal from the mainland took half of her yummy corned beef and cabbage home because the portion was so large! Thanks for a great foodie adventure! The free, shared parking was an added plus at Waimalu Shopping Center!

Decided to take my wife here on 8/9/2026 since she has been craving oxtail soup for a while, I have…read morenever dined in over here, just take out for work many years ago. We got there around 2pm, had to wait about 5 minutes for a table. We ordered oxtail soup, pigs feet soup, steak w/ onions and mushrooms, calamari, Kim chee and fries. First thing to come out was the steak for our son, few minutes later the fries and calamari came out. This is where everything went wrong, maybe about 10 minutes later my son was done eating, our waitress comes by and says the soups will be coming out shortly, 5 minutes pass, 8 minutes pass, I had to ask the girl at the register how much longer on the food, she says about 10 more minutes..... Wife and I decided it was too much to wait 10 more minutes, so I walked up to the counter to cash out, told her we'll pay for what we were served. Manager (I'm assuming) came out and said sorry the oxtail is not soft enough and will need about 10 minutes more (quality control?) we said nevermind it's been too long, and I'll just pay the bill, side note we was charged the kim chee and didn't get it so I had the girl remove it from the bill. My question is, how does a place that boast about their oxtail soup run out??? Granted it was 2:00 Sunday, they do have a take out window and they close at 9pm, someone should have been preparing the next batch before the pot ran dry. If it was handled better maybe we would've waited for it to be cooked, but I had to inquire about our soups instead of someone informing us on what is going on in the kitchen. I get places don't want to overcook to lose money, but at 2:30 and no oxtail?!?!?! Go figure. As for the food my son had, steak was good, but wasn't worth a $29.00 steak plate, calamari was a little overpriced too, but then again it's Hawaii.

Absolutely divine!…read more The entrance was a little confusing cause there was a grad party going on so we almost couldn't find our way in but I'm so glad we did! I saw the pictures of the melts and got excited, they did not disappoint! The service was very fast and pretty attentive, we were only drinking water cause we had just finished snorkeling and needed to hydrate but they made sure our glasses were full and checked to ensure everything was good (it really really was). I wouldn't even just recommend this place to someone on the windward side, I would say if you're on island it's a pretty good spot to make sure you try!

Lobster roll with a view of the golf course. Not a bad way to kill some time while charging my car…read more Whether you're hitting a few golf balls or utilizing their super charger, Jolene's by the Bay is a great spot to enjoy some food and drinks. We came during happy hour which runs 3-6pm daily. Where you can get $1 off beer cans, pitchers for $12 and food specials like birria wontons, onion rings, and fries on special. They even have spiked slushies for $7 on happy hour! We got their lobster roll with onion rings and a pitcher of their big wave. The food served here is really great, especially for a golf course!