Aloha 4.5 stars for Junpuu. Great al dente ramen in a tasty broth of choice. I love the fresh spinach that melts into the broth with a few stirs & the nice touches of extra spice on top, i.e. garlic chips etc. We also had a few sides to complete our meal, very yummy. Nice you can BYOB too. Great friendly service. Only draw-back is no reservations, you put your name on the list & wait a short while, not bad, tables move quickly. Easy & convenient parking in back of building. Although convenient to the NBC can also be busy if concert or event at Blaisdell. read more

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Our new favorite ramen spot!! Everything from the food to the service was excellent. Most definitely coming back read more

Junpuu - Garlic Gyoza - Ramen Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Came here for lunch. Parked on the street, but found out they have free parking for one hour in the back. I ordered the cold vege ramen. It was fantastic delicious with tomatoes, and thin slices of kabocha and other veggies. It was a huge refreshing portion, and satisfying down to the last mouthful. I wish I had known they had unusual desserts, as I would have definitely tried one. Service was excellent, sat inside in nice cold AC. The table next to us ordered the char siu quesadillas, which looked amazing. Wanna try that next. read more

Absolutely love the vegetarian ramen, one of my all-time favorites on the island, I do ask for no msg, they are very accommodating, love this place and the service!!! read more

Craving a bowl of ramen today, I decided to stop in for lunch. Conveniently located on the corner of King and Victoria street, finding parking wasn't a problem. Upon entering, the restaurant itself is small with several tables inside, patio seating and a large community table in the middle of the restaurant. We were promptly greeted,seated and quickly ordered our food. My sons both ordered the spicy Tokyo tonkatsu ramen at different spice levels and absolutely loved it! I ordered and enjoyed their spicy miso ramen. Delicious dish with just the right amount of noodles. I did however wish that there was more of a miso flavor to my soup. Nonetheless, it was still a delicious dish. I also ordered their spicy cheese gyoza. Interesting twist on gyoza but I have to say I didn't care too much for this dish. The gyoza comes with melted cheese and a beef topping. The topping really masks the flavor of the gyoza and instead all you taste is beef and cheese. On my next visit, I plan to order their regular gyoza. Quaint restaurant, reasonably priced with great service and food.. I'll be back soon! read more

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That was our second time going to Junpuu. Both times were for dinner. Both times we came it was relatively empty, we never had to wait for a seat. The service was fast. The portion size for the ramen was relatively small but i guess it was proportionate to the approx $10 a bowl for mostly everything. The ramen (and the oxtail) was oily. But i think most ramen places are oily. Oily = Tasty lol! That oxtail is a seasonal special and only on Mondays and Tuesdays. The oxtail was fall of the bone and broth was very tasty. You can get it with rice ($16) or ramen ($12) We tried three sides: gyoza, ika geso and potato salad. All were good. Pricey though. about $5 each. Got lots of parking - behind the building - enter on young st. And they validate. read more

Junpuu - Oxtail Soup - Ramen Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My family and I saw Jun Puu as we were walking back from the McKinley High School 150 year fair. So we decided to try it. It's right on the corner of Victoria and King Street. I think there used to be a French restaurant there. Anyways, when we went they serviced us right away and gave us the menu. The menu is pretty short and there really isn't a whole lot on there. I got the shoyu ramen and my sister got the spicy miso ramen. We also ordered a side of regular gyoza. They have about three types of gyoza, but we just stuck with the familiar one. Our dishes came out pretty quick, but I was a little disappointed with what came in the ramen. I guess I'm more used to ramen being full of veggies and other yummy stuff. This one had red onions and takenoko and that's it. Never had red onions in ramen and I thought it was really misplaced. There were also two pieces of pork in the ramen but it looked really fatty, so I didn't eat any. The ramen broth was flavorful but I'm not sure I love the noodles. They were just okay in my book. My mom said it tastes like noodles you get from a package... When it came time to pay, they were quick to give us the check, but they didn't come and pick it up from our table. I went up to the counter to pay for my sister(she was treating). I waited patiently for change. It was taking a long time so she said she would bring the change to my table. It must've taken another 7 minutes to give us the change. It's like they couldn't figure out how their system worked. My sister paid with cash so I really didn't know why it took so long. It kind of through me off after that because then I felt like we had to check the change. I had my sister practice counting the money and then she put it in her wallet instead of leaving it for tip. I feel bad about that and I'm not the type of person to leave no tip. So if any of them read this, I'm sorry. read more

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The ramen was quite yummy! I finished the whole bowl. I thought the tonkotsu broth could have been a bit stronger, but it was still good. The ajitama was well made. Some of my friends also got the spicy ramen and had a good time. read more

Junpuu - Special Tonkotsu - Ramen Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I almost wanna go five stars. Screw it. We're doing it. The spicy tonkotsu ramen is great. The broth is nice and creamy and the base level of spice is solid. Supposedly they have the means to really ramp up the heat for you junkies out there. I was also a particularly large fan of the garlic gyoza. I've eaten probably hundreds of dumplings in my life and I've always thought gyoza as a type of dumpling were kind of boring. But it turns out if you completely bury them in fried garlic, they're better! Who'd have thought? read more

Service and food weren't that good. We were seated inside before others seated outside but weren't presented with the menus or water until after those seated after us were served first. Ordered the spicy miso ramen with a side of ajitama. They forgot the egg. Broth looked nice and red but wasn't spicy at all and didn't have much of a miso flavor. The ajitama (had to ask for) was also disappointing, it was overcooked, almost hard-boiled And, the meat was not chashu. It's was just a plain slice of pork belly. I wanted to like this place, but there are better ramen places to eat. read more

Junpuu - spicy miso ramen 2-16-19 - Ramen Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Hands down, my favorite ramen spot! I cannot hype this place up enough. It's my go-to each and every time I need to satisfy my ramen craving and a spot I'll always push when throwing out ideas for places to eat. They're located in the building across the Blaisdell center. Paid parking is available, but they do validate. They have both indoor and outdoor seating, private tables or a community table. The staff are attentive, genuinely kind and very considerate. We came in during lunch time on a weekday and sat at the community table. I had nowhere to place my purse and was going to settle for having my purse on my lap bc the thought of it on the floor makes me cringe. I guess a server saw my first world problem and brought something for me to set my purse on. They have a limited menu, but trust me. That is a great thing. They have perfected their craft and flavor for each ramen dish so well, you might want to order another bowl to take home and eat later (I know I've thought of it). I've dined-in and ordered take out a few times, each time the belly was smiling. For appetizers, we ordered the karaage chicken, which was pretty tasty. Nice and crispy, but not overly fried and dried out. We also tried the garlic gyoza, which was okay. For ramen, we ordered the garlic tonkatsu ramen with the ajitama egg, wakame nori and bamboo shoots. Did I mention the broth was perf? The char siu cuts are thinly sliced and bring the right amount of flavor to the dish. You can add a spicy level to your liking. They have 1x spicy to 100x spicy. I always ask for "a little spicy" and it works out. My bf asked for 10x spicy and the beads of sweat rolling down his head were a good indication that they delivered, lol. This is a pretty bold statement, but it's the #1 ramen spot on my list. 10/10, highly recommend! read more

Junpuu - Garlic tonkatsu ramen with char siu, ajitama egg, wakame nori, bamboo shoots and a little spiciness - Ramen Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Garlic broth was good, but the noodles were still hard. Later the yellow noodles yield yellow urine.

First time here! Yum yum yum! Love the Garlic Tonkotsu and shoyu ramen! It was so good! Shoyu ramen had nice dashi taste !! read more

I decided after watching the film Ramen Heads that I wanted to try as many ramen shops as possible on the island, trying as I go to develop my ability to discern what separates the really good ramen from the mediocre ramen. The formula seems pretty simple---broth flavor, noodle texture and consistency, and quality of ingredients (vegetables, egg, meat). The hard part is determining the subtle differences between one ramen dish and another. Junpuu makes a good bowl of ramen for each of the three reasons named. We ordered the Tokyo Tonkotsu Ramen, and the broth was the highlight. Not overly rich, the broth is a nice balance of creamy and savory, spicy and salty. The flavors are subtle enough not to be understated and bold enough to be called robust. The noodles are firm and springy, but the texture was a little on the chalkier side. The fixings were good, but I had to order extra pork (which was delicious and tender), egg and bamboo shoots, otherwise there would hardly have been any fixings. Overall, you can tell, on a subtle level, that you're eating a really good bowl of ramen. Nothing mediocre here. Also ordered the cheese gyoza, which I really enjoyed. The gingery pork goes very well with the cheese and tomato topping--Italy meets Japan. The tantan salad was a great start to the meal. The greens were fresh, and the pork was really excellent. Will definitely come back. read more

Junpuu - Tantan salad - Ramen Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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First time trying this ramen place and to be honest i liked it. I ordered the spicy garlic tonkotsu ramen with extra tonkotsu and ajitama egg. I can tell that the broth is delicious, it's tasty and full of flavors. We also ordered garlic gyoza: with lots and lots of toasted garlic and i loved it; cheese gyoza with tomatoes and bits of meat and yummy mozarella cheese. The servings are generous, which is good because i love a bowl of ramen with plentiful of ingredients! Will definitely go back. read more

Junpuu - Spicy garlic tonkotsu ramen with garlic and cheese gyoza - Ramen Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Vegetarian tantan ramen AMAzing! Homemade chips with Himalayan salt yussss but eat them right away. Ok,ok vegetarian ramen - calm down Kris. Dashi- flavorful enough to slurp on its own. Veges- fresh seasonal and perfectly cooked retaining a bit of crunch. Service - right on gentle and friendly. And the Gaban fresh crop spic white pepper adds just the nicest zing. Tonight's dessert: Almond tofu! Perfect nontofu tasting almond 'custard' heaven. Broke da mout Your whole party needs to be here to be seated. Early dinner 5pm worked well for us and we just beat the crowd - worth waiting though BYOB read more

After riding past Junpuu every weekday, late afternoon, and seeing this place packed, we decided to give it a try last Sunday afternoon. We hit the restaurant around 4PM, and there were only two other tables taken. We ordered the garlic-flavored gyoza, and it was superb, but I did not really taste the garlic. I had the tan tan-men ramen, and at first, was disappointed by the flavor and lack of spiciness...but once I go towards the bottom of the bowl, I hit the amazing flavor, and it had a bit of kick! Highly recommended! read more

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We stumbled upon this place by serendipity-One of the employees at the Art Museum recommended it. We ate ramen several times on our trip and were unimpressed with Marugame, enjoyed Onoya but Junpuu was hands down the best ramen we had the whole trip! Small unassuming place but amazing food and excellent service! We got the garlic gyoza (covered in crispy fried garlic!) and garlic ramen. So so good (especially with scraping the extra garlic from the gyoza into the ramen!). Wish we could have eaten here more than once! read more

Atmosphere outside was poor. My wife had to sit on a stool that was too tall for her, making her entire dining experience uncomfortable. Food was so-so, and the prices were a bit above the norm for this type of cuisine. read more

Excellent service, always friendly and quick. Ramen and all the food is so good! Highly recommended!!!

We came here to try something new. We sat down like around 745, the place wasn't so busy. There's street parking outside as well, and if not find parking... you can also drive down the road into a medical building. they have paid parking there too! Ordered our food, we got the spicy tonkatsu, garlic tonkatsu and we also ordered sausages and garlic gyoza.. waited a bit and our food slowly started to trickle out. Sausages, it came with 4 sausages and some Dijon mustard. If you ate it together it didn't taste so good! It was intresting and I wouldn't order it again. Then came the garlic gyozas, it wasn't nothing special. It was like those gyozas you could buy in the store and then just put fried garlic on top! The first ramen, was the garlic ramen, it literally came with just some chopped onion, like a dash of green onion... and some bamboo. Ohh wait and like two pieces of char siu... no one told me it'll cost more to add anything or matter fact what's in the ramen to begin with. There's photos online but... everything other than those items I just told you about... is an up charge! I kinda wish they had photos on the menu. Also the spicy one we ordered, it's just like the little bits you'd get in like chili oil... we wanted it to be spicy but it ended up tasting different, but not spicy! There was no spice to it at all. The broth, was kinda bland... i don't know if it's cause we didn't get more toppings but yeah! read more

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Broth is what sets them apart from others. The noodles and fixings are good. Takoyaki was delicious but small though the price was lower than other places. Service is real good - they try their best despite being so busy. They were busy due to Blaisdell event but turnover moved - 9 parties in 30 minutes. read more

Good, not great. I really enjoyed the Chicken Karaage. The batter was perfectly crispy and accompanied by some salt/pepper to season the way you wanted it. A winner in my book. We also ordered the Garlic Gyoza which was meh. The garlic literally covered the entire dish..."would you like some gyoza with that Garlic?" And I love garlic but it was just a lot. The benefit was that we both had a lot to add to our ramen dishes. I ordered the Black Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen which was decent but nothing worth going back for. My hubby got the Spicy Miso Ramen which he enjoyed but I didn't so much care for. It was decent in spice level but just the flavor wasn't for me. The way I judge a great restaurant these days is if I would go back after going for the first time. I think I'll pass on returning back but again, it was good...just not epic. read more

We came here to try since the good Yelp review and people recommended. We got seated super fast, but took them a long time to take our orders, feel like they forgot about us. And the waitress give wrong orders to different tables, and often forget about things. Feels like disorganized. Fried chicken portion is good, taste is not bad. Ramen is decent. read more

I'd seen junpuu several times but always thought it looked like a hassle to get to. But ample parking free with validation? Well now I had to try. The staff was friendly and helpful. The food was delicious. I got tonkatsu ramen and my friend got the veggie tantan. She said it was the best in her life. I was very very happy with mine as well. It was similar in style to Golden Pork further down the road, but I always feel I'll after eating there, I think it's a bit rich for me. This was perfect and I felt great after. I will be back! read more

Luv there ramen! But customer service can be terrible!! Japanese old lady manager or owner!! She could careless if u return to their restaurant!! I hope she is the owner because she will make this company lose customers!! With this COVID time I would think u would worry about losing custom Actual owner reach out and he was sincere!! Thank u for thinking of the customer!$ read more

This was the first time that I've ever eaten here and I will be going back! This is a very small restaurant BUT their ramen is absolutely delicious. There is so much flavor in the broth and in the meat. I wanted to drink all of my broth. I had the Tan Tan Ramen & I added char Siu and the egg from Japan. I'd like to go back to try the vegetarian ramen that looked really good also. They are open every day. read more

Junpuu - Ramen Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Fantastic place to get a tasty and healthy vegan ramen. My wife and I had the spicy vegetarian tan tan ramen and my daughter had the curry. For appetizers we ordered some gyoza and homemade potato chips. While we were there there was a nice mix of people, young and old, groups and individuals, all enjoying themselves and the good food. Everything came out quickly and the flavors were wonderful. On a Saturday it's pretty laid back, lots of parking and available seating. The customer service is very polite and low key. Also pleasing is their choice of 70s soul music which gives it a great vibe. I highly recommend this joint. read more

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Great Ramen place. Huge parking lot in the back enter through Young street. Seating indoor and out. The service is fast and friendly. I like their Miso Raman, both noodle and broth are always excellent. I also like the Gyoza and home made fresh potato chips. However, the noodle portion are average. If you are hungry it's better to get a "Large Ramen"(off menu option), where you'll get a large bowl with more noodle and broth. Else if you just order "extra noodle", you will get noodle in a separate bowl without broth. Overall great place to have Ramen. My new favor Ramen place. read more

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Delicious broths, affordable prices. Located across Thomas square and the Blaisdell. Parking is up a ramp in the back. Housemade potato chips - simple but tasty Chicken karaage - good... what makes both these dishes is the salt they put on the side for dipping Curry - sweet and flavorful Tokyo Tonkotsu - rich broth, my husband had the garlic Tokyo Tonkotsu... that one was good too and had more vegetables, but mine had a more pure tasting broth which I preferred. Service was good and friendly(they were totally patient and understanding when my son dropped his fork, like two times) and food came out quickly. One of the better ramen places we've had recently. read more

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The best meal we had in Oahu by far. Everything we ate was delicious! Even my 6 year old who is a picky eater loved it. Small place but the staff was friendly and we'll be coming back on our next trip. read more

Pretty small space but they got a few seats outside. I was able to snag one for myself when I got there on around 12:30 on a Friday. Plenty of street parking nearby but there's a parking garage in the back that they will validate for 1 hour. The garage has an up ramp and a down ramp. The down ramp is only for people with a monthly parking pass. The up ramp has a sign that says, 'For Medical something something only', that's the one you want to use. In terms of the food, I got the regular gyoza and garlic tonkatsu ramen. Gyoza was solid. I think the stuffing probably has cabbage, pork, and chives. Came with 5 pieces. There were a lot of options for the ramen. Three sizes - regular, large, and extra large. These sizes determine the amount of noodles and broth. The server said the extra large is double the size of the regular. That doesn't really seem necessary for anyone especially if you consider how heavy the broth is. You can also pay extra for additional toppings. If you want extra egg and pork, it's called the 'special'. Without any extras, the ingredients you get are the egg, pork, bamboo, onion and of course noodles. The egg was soft boiled. The pork was thick and fatty. The noodles had bite. Everything was as it should be. I kind of wish there were other ingredients that came standard though. I don't really think onion should count. But that's just nitpicking. All in all, they had really quality ingredients, cooked right. That's all you can ask for in a ramen shop. read more

Decided to check out Junpuu based on some stellar recommendations by coworkers. It was forecasty that day, which was perfect for some ramen. Parking was a bit confusing; I read some reviews saying the parking is in the back, but I wasn't able to find it. However, I was lucky enough to score street parking right across from them! I ordered the tan tan ramen with a side of the garlic gyōza. The tan tan ramen beats Goma Tei's easily. The broth was thick, flavorful and delicious. Not the best ramen I've ever had, but pretty good. I will definitely come back to try other ramens. The garlic gyōza was topped with a generous amount of roasted garlic and the gyōza itself was savory. It was bomb.com. Overall a very pleasant place to get some hot, savory ramen. The food came out quick and was delicious. Definitely the best tan tan ramen I've had so far. Food 4/5 Service 4/5 Overall 4/5 read more

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Love the ramen and customer service one of our go to when we want something good to eat

Oh hellllll yeah!!!! Delicious! Tons of free parking after 5PM. Finally an excellent ramen shop that won't break the bank! Very clean and cozy. Customer service was terrific. Must come back ASAP! BYOB too! You can pick up booze right next door at Long's. Open 11-10PM, M-F. Last call at 9PM. read more

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Found this after searching for best ramen in Honolulu, and was not disappointed! It's a small place and was very quiet when we went in, the staff were very friendly and attentive. I got the garlic Tonkotsu ramen, and given they have a huge spicy scale (you can pay up to $3 for 100x spicy) I figured I'd go for 10x, being a spice lover. I found out quickly the Junpuu spice levels are no joke! I shudder to think what 100x spicy is like. The ramen was fantastic, a really flavourful and creamy broth, perhaps the best ajitama egg I've had, and char-siu that fell apart beautifully and tasted divine. We also tried the cheese gyoza which came with a meat sauce, a strange but really delicious combination. 10/10 would eat and suffer through the spice again read more

Junpuu - Ramen Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Junpuu is conveniently located near Thomas square, right across from the blaisdell! I stumbled upon this place by accident because it's in the exact location of what was once my favorite little french restaurant. It's a ramen joint with very limited, tight seating. Small menu, BUT GOOD FOOD! I love their tonkatsu ramen, with extra bamboo shoots, yum! This place will not disappoint you I promise, the flavor of the soup is absolutely delicious. It'll want you coming back for more, trust me! I'd be coming here in the dead of summer to eat none other than ramen. Call me crazy, but this noodle joint will satisfy your craving any day! read more

If you're into spicy ramen, this is the place for you. What makes this joint so unique is that you can customize the spice level of your ramen. Our waitress told us that a level three is comparable to sriracha, so bring a sriracha lover myself, I ordered my tan tan men as a 4. It was so spicy! Not unbearable that I couldn't eat it, but it stung my lips for sure. Going back, I would probably order a three just so my dining experience is more comfortable. Friend ordered his ramen as a level 10 and I was entertained throughout my meal watching him happily sweat as he enjoyed his noodles. Be warned of the spice. 4 stars because I've had better tan tan, but still really enjoyed the food. read more

Junpuu - Tan tan men - Ramen Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Best vegetarian broth! They need a bigger space to accommodate fans of their food. The wait time is worth it! read more

Owner has poor customer service. Seated another customer even thought our group arrived first. He will speak to customers as just another customer. He said he will do what he wants and you can leave if you want to eat here. Don't recommend this establishment. Seems like every employee at this place has an attitude. If you're the owner and reading this you should reflect on what your trying to accomplish and who you're serving. Your customers. read more