Arrived for lunch. They offered Japanese food at reasonable prices. I ordered the combination box of miso butter fish and grilled salmon. Included was shrimp tempura, salad miso soup and vegetable appetizers. The food was tasty. read more

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The 3-choice dinner special is my go-to. My family loves this place and it's always our favorite destination to eat Japanese food at for a very reasonable price for the amount of food you get. Service is very quick, helpful and sweet and the food is excellent. Definitely one of my most favorite spots to eat at. read more

Kikuya's in Kaneohe (see my review) is one of my favorite restaurants! Unfortunately, they are closed on Mondays. So I was pleasantly surprised when I saw there was a Kikuya in town that was open. Hoping it was the same restaurant chain, we went here for the first time on a Monday night. We were the only ones there. The menu was similar, local Japanese food, but that's where the similarity ended. The food was rather bland and overcooked. The service slow (and we were the only ones there!) and unfriendly. It felt like the younger girl waitress was glaring at us at times even. We ordered the New York steak dinner and the misoyaki butterfish and ahi steak combo. Both meals came with miso soup, salad, and veggie apps. Salad dressing was good. Steak was chewy and a little bland. Misoyaki butterfish was good. I enjoyed it and had wished I had ordered the larger portion (3 piece dinner entree) instead of smaller 1 piece as part of combo. Ahi steak was over cooked and flavorless. Prices were ok in regards to type of food and portions. Not cheap but acceptable. $16-18 per entree. I think lunch is probably your best bet. $12? Overall, I would give the place a 2.3 star rating. Food = 3 stars, Service = 1 star. (Food outweighs service). But I'd be willing to give them a 2nd chance for a higher score if they improve on the service and food. Maybe I'll come in for lunch instead and try a bento. Oh, and my friend found a gnat in his tea as well. I think he's giving them a 1 star review. lol read more

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My husband and I went to eat sushi with a friend who recommended the place. It's hidden in Kalihi so you have to pay attention to the turn and also pay attention to the pedestrians who want to cross. The police were there pulling people over for not yielding to people who were waiting to cross. The restaurant itself is clean and it wasn't crowded at all. No more than 3 parties came and went while we ate and talked but more could have come in. Anyway, back to the sushi. I got the Super California with unagi and it was delicious! My husband ordered the karaage and new york strip steak (It's been awhile but pretty sure that's what it's called) with some sushi and man, that steak was so delicious! Our friend ordered more rolls and we all shared. I can't remember what we all ate but there was one with salmon and cream cheese. There was another one that was really big with fried shrimp! The fish was big and fresh and man, I want to go back! The bill was $70 for all 3 of us. It was worth every penny. I'd definitely come back again! read more

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Thank goodness for Korean-run Japanese joints. At 2:00 pm on a Sunday afternoon, all the REAL japanese restaurants take a midday siesta or something. We drove all around town looking for a place....Yagura, Yusura, Utage, plus two others that I don't know the names....all closed! Thankfully Kikuya (which happens to be the closest one to home!) stays open from 11:00 am till 10:00 pm daily. The "Lunchbox" is a great deal for $9.95: salted cabbage, pickled cabbage, fried salmon skin, miso soup, white rice, green salad, shrimp tempura, miso butterfish, and sashimi (salmon, ahi, hamachi)! The shrimp tempura was the highlight....a large shrimp coated in golden tempura with lots of crunchy, wispy bits of batter that have been fried to a crisp! We also had the soft-shell crab, though it was just so-so. Did I give this place an extra star because we were STARVING and DESPERATE by the time we found it? Probably. oh well... read more

Kikuya - Lunchbox $9.95 - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great food with good value. The dining room was clean and staffs over there are very nice and polite.

Kikuya has a lot of good food, but I especially like their lunch box specials. Available everyday during lunch time, it features two choices out of twelve choices for $11.95. It is accompanied with rice, miso soup, salad, tsukemono, and vegetable tempura or shrimp. Here's a picture of the choices: https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/kikuya-honolulu?select=4o2ukbstc5M3WlGbg2T9Gg Last time I chose grilled salmon and misoyaki butterfish. It's a lot of variety for not too much money. I found it fun eating a variety of different Japanese foods. Besides their lunch boxes, they also serve noodle soups, sushi, sashimi, sukiyaki, and rice bowls. They have all sorts of Japanese food available. Service is always very fast and friendly and parking is really convenient being right in front. read more

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(4 stars for casual family Japanese restaurant category...not in the same category as other fancier sushi/Japanese places) I like this place, but it's not the nicest looking restaurant (it's behind Diner's)and not everything on the menu is good. It's a family restaurant that won't break the bank. But, as a whole, it's pretty good unpretentious Japanese fare. It's also open Sunday, so it's a good place to go after church! Lots of families are in there on Sunday with slippahs and tshirts, so it's a good casual place. The lunch boxes, as everyone else has mentioned, is good. It's about $10 and comes with tsukemono, a bowl of rice, miso, salad, and a choice of two main dishes. I like the teri chicken and salmon. It's pretty basic, but cooked well so my tummy is happy! My son loved the zaru soba and it's $7 for the lunch portion. It goes up a dollar for dinner. My boyfriend got the katsudon which was a very generous portion and tasty (I had a couple bites and he had to take it away before I attempeted to eat it all :). We ordered a spicy ahi roll which was $4.95 (cheap!!) and it wasn't very pleasing to look at (the rice was messy on the outside), but it sure tasted good! Can't complain if it's $5! The hamachi was a little bit more, but a generous fresh cut. So...the service is friendly and the food is pretty good and cheap and they open on Sunday! Take it as you will... read more

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$10 for a 2-choice bento lunchbox with a side of shrimp tempura, miso soup, rice, side salad, and tsukemono, say what?!?!!!! Kikuya's lunch bento boxes are money (without much of the money, if you know what I mean--har har)! I'm always won over by a great value, and Kikuya definitely has it! BENTO LUNCHBOX: 2 choices of meat from a good selection: teriyaki chicken, chicken katsu, tonkatsu, miso butterfish, chicken wings, chicken karaage, sashimi, fried ahi, and a few others I don't quite remember. The quality is good and I'm all about variety! What I had most recently: Chicken katsu + Miso butterfish http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/kikuya-honolulu?select=0bZaICKvnQOf5BxfNeGYgQ#0bZaICKvnQOf5BxfNeGYgQ My only complaints are that the shrimp tempura was overly battered, and the butterfish was pretty small (but good!). However, even with that tiny piece of butterfish and withOUT eating all my salad and miso soup, I was completely full after the meal, and stayed full til dinnertime (a rare occasion)! Service can be kinda slow if you come with a large party, and there's only about 10 four-person tables. Parking can also be pretty bad with so many other restaurants in the complex. read more

Kikuya - 2 choice bento box with chicken katsu and miso butterfish - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

A great value for decent Japanese food. This is a tiny restaurant in Kalihi, but if you don't mind that it's definitely a good place to try. A big plus is that they take reservations! I would highly recommend making one...just so you know you won't have to wait for a table. read more

I have bookmarked this place for a while for their lunch special. Well, finally made it here and try their two-choice lunch box for $10.95. I had the sashimi and garlic kalbi and my hubby had the sashimi and butterfish. The lunch box comes with miso soup, rice and a shrimp tempura. It's a decent lunch box and totally worth the money. We also tried the spicy ahi roll ($6) and the ahi was fresh. This place is packed with lunch goers and almost everyone ordered the lunch boxes. read more

Kikuya - Two choice lunch set. - $10.95 - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Food is great. Service is good. Ladies all nice. Many families go there and it's reasonably priced. Been going there for about 10 years now and things haven't changed much Parking can be a little difficult but for the most part we always manage to find a stall. Restaurant itself could be updated but most places are like that and it is what it is. read more

first time here . ordered the : chirashi lunch 14.95 $ chicken katsu and miso butterfish lunch combo 11.95 $ all the combo meals come with rice , miso soup ,choice of tempura , salad and tsukemono. my hubby liked his chirashi , it was pretty cheap compared with other japanese restaurants. my bento was ok .the butterfish was kind of cold and not seasoned enough. read more

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My friends, husband, and I were hungry. We were craving Japanese food and since we were in the area we found this place. Ever since that day my husband and I go to this place whenever we want Japanese food. Go here during their lunch special. It's about $11 which includes two entrees, rice, salad, soup, and tsukemono. So far we tried: 1) Shrimp tempura: perfectly fried. No oily feeling. Huge piece. 2) Beef teriyaki: they use ribeye steak. Sliced into perfect bite size pieces and moist. 3) Miso butterfish: THIS IS A MUST! Flavored perfectly and their pieces are bigger than other places. 4) Sashimi: very fresh and ahi is red! Good amount. Free private lot parking. Good customer service. read more

Kikuya - Tempura udon $10.95 - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This restaurant is tucked away in the small complex by the post office, behind new diners drive-in. I've been to this restaurant only a couple of times. We went on a friday night and it was pretty busy around 7p.m. so we waited probably half an hour before we got seated. Although there was no one that had greeted us nor was there a sign in for us to put our names down. So we stayed in the restaurant and waited on the seats till we saw people were leaving and made sure we were seen so we can be seated first than those who were just standing around waiting for their seats as well. We already knew what we wanted so we went on ahead to place our order. I got the vegetable donbori and my boyfriend had gotten the sashimi with tonkatsu and chicken combo. The service was pretty decent and we didn't wait too long for our food. The quality of the food here is really good and prices are really reasonable for what you get. Parking is a headache in this area, so it may me tricky to find parking as it shares parking lot with the different restaurants, stores, and bars there. Food quality is great, prices are reasonable but location sucks and service could use a little help when there's a wait line. read more

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Kikuya is one of my favorite Kalihi restaurants. It's not the fanciest/priciest/best or at the top tier, but it's at the top of the middle tier. Don't get confused with the Kikuya in Kaneohe-they are totally different. I usually only get here for dinner, and at night the area can be a little bit sketchy but put on your big boy pants, because it's worth it. The interior is not super big, but there's adequate amount of tables and seats at the sushi bar. The interior is modern and has a good vibe. There's always specials on the white board to chose from, but I always get the chirashi. Always. It never disappoints. I order it so often that I'm slowly getting the rest of my family members to copy my order. Not by peer pressure, just curiosity on their part. I love watching the chef at the sushi bar make my order :) I know it's our turn when he gets like three chirashi bowls off the shelf. read more

seen this place all the time when i would go to diners and wouldnt take the time to look what it was. finally tried it! and i must say, VERY DELISH! LOCATION: In the back of the new diners drive in. across of Han Yang (the yakiniku place) SETTING: they have their own parking in front of their store. it may get crowded but theres alot of stalls around the area. when you go inside, its pretty dark. (which i love) i guess because their windows are tinted haha but thats totally fine with me. theres a couple of seats. no outdoor seating. SERVICE: this lady on the older side served us and she was very kind. she would come to our table with her paper and pen ready to take our order a couple of times assuming we knew what we wanted until we told her it was our first time. then she automatically was like, ohhhhh hiiiii! you guys are going to love it here. i immediately got excited to eat haha she was very patient with us and kept that smile on her face :) FOOD: i got the lunchbox with their miso butterfish and chicken katsu. their lunchbox comes with rice, salad, tempura and your two choices. you can choose three choices but you pay more. the meal also comes with miso soup and pickled cabbages. with water and tea. that def made me full! my friend also ordered a side of their kikuya roll. which was california roll with scallops. it was sooooo delish! i recommend it. everything about their food was super good. the fish was so soft, the katsu was just about right and their tempura was very good! i already want to try the rest of their menu haha PRICES: their prices was alright. my lunchbox cost $11 something. pretty affordable for that much food. read more

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Ate here for lunch last week with some work friends. They have a set $12.50 lunch teishoku meal (choose two options out of about 12). I chose sashimi and tonkatsu; both were great. The sashimi came with three different types of fish; the tonkatsu batter was light and crispy (the way it should always be cooked). The meal also comes with miso soup and pickled vegetables. Service was great; but parking can be a bit tight as they share the lot with several other small restaurants...all depends on timing. I would definitely come back again. :) read more

I had to run an errand in the area and found this spot on Yelp (thank you Yelp app and fellow Yelpers!). We went early, a little after 11am on a Monday, and parking was plentiful and so were the table seating options. We were seated immediately, got a nice spot next to the window, and ordered quickly. Like others say, it's pretty good for a $9.95 two-combination lunch! Ordered the SASHIMI and MISOYAKI BUTTERFISH. They first serve 3 sides (marinated daikon/radish, and 2 types of pickled namasu) and hot miso soup, not bad. And then your lunch box with the sashimi (pretty good portion, 3 types of fish between 3-4 pieces each!, looked like ahi, salmon and maguro), what looked like a little baby butterfish, AND a choice between a piece of shrimp or veggie tempura, or 2 gyozas! I opted for the gyoza: they were large pieces, a little generic and on the oily side but tasty. I ate everything served to me but hardly touched my bowl of white rice (too bad I only saw the sign for brown rice after I finished my meal). The portion was just right for me but I can see how a hungry eater may want more. The restaurant is in the same building as New Diner's Drive-In, which has that bright green sign banner at King/Houghtailing so it wasn't too hard to find. I saw a side fridge of beer and sake, not sure if they have other kinds of alcoholic beverages so it sounds like dinner would be pretty good here too. read more

Kikuya - $9.95 Sashimi & small Misoyaki Butterfish - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Tried and true, great for families and friends, especially at lunch. For $10.95 you get 2 choices of entrees, PLUS hot tea, hot rice, miso soup, tsukemono, fresh salad, and either 1 shrimp tempura, 2 gyoza or vegetable tempura. Satisfying and filling! read more

This is our first time at this location. Usually always go to the Kaneohe one. Had the Zara soba and fish tempura which were delicious, soba had good chew and tempura was very flaky. Their sushi were fresh and had good filling. The lunch box had a little bit of everything including a shrimp tempura which was awesome. read more

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Fun little Japanese diner & staff gets to know patrons. Glad dine in available although we've enjoyed the takeout bentos. Can't go wrong with fried tako appetizer & tempura batter always just right. Live it when they have fresh fish too. Priced right for casual dining experience. Mahalo read more

In the heart of Kalihi is a good Japanese restaurant right next to Diner's Drive Inn. If you love teishoku's, this is the place to go! My favorites are the shrimp tempura and sashimi. My wife likes the miso butterfish. Good, solid Japanese food at a very affordable price range. read more

Ate here for the first time this past Friday night and it was good! Not being familiar with the Kalihi area ~ I had no idea that this place even existed! We walk in, are warmly greeted and seated right away - it was already 830pm, so only a few other tables were taken. Looking over the menu, there was soo many choices that it took me awhile to decide on what to get. I finally chose the dinner set of Misoyaki Butterfish which included all the "usual" Japanese dinner sides: salad w/miso dressing, pickled vegetables, miso soup, & rice. My BF got the 2 choice dinner set and chose Ahi Katsu & Mini Steak, which also came with the rice and stuff. So the salad, miso soup, & vegetables all come out right away & not even 5 minutes later, our fish and meat come out! Like, it was SUPER fast - we were surprised! The food was good, and the service was top notch! the ladies there were all very sweet & friendly! Their lunch specials looked good too...I'll definitely come back soon! read more

Tempura was awesome, but watch out when you pour the shoyu, its kikkoman. Miso butterfish is so ono. I love the tray of pickled vegetables they serve. Parking is kind of bad during lunch hours and not too much seating. read more

Kikuya - Miso butterfish and sashimi - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Best value in town!!! Food is great not so expensive and servers are very friendly. I ordered Sashimi and ten zarusoba. Shrimp tempura was very crispy and soba was perfect taste. Sashimi was very fresh especially ahi tuna. I strongly recommend this place. I'm so happy I found something I really like. I'll definitely go there more often. ^^ read more

Lunch box set is a deal at $11.95. Two choices, (tonkatsu & sashimi) are family favorites, but there are many choices to choose from. Comes with salad, miso soup, a shrimp tempura and the pickled vegetables. Simple, family style restaurant. Can't go wrong with the lunch box deal! Menu offers other items as well! Excellent prompt service! read more

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Hubby ordered Miso Butterfish,variety of nigiri sushi and sashimi combo, about $20, good deal, fresh, nicely presented but forgot to take pic. read more

I go hear because my 10 year old loves this place, but Kikuya needs to address product quality, so let me share some of my grievances: -RICE. Ive had hard & not thoroughly cooked served. Wife noticed also. Really it's inexcusable for any restaurant establishment to fail at. -Sashimi. Inconsistent thickness. Sometimes they are thin sliced. Why do I feel cheated? -Hot tea(Ocha). I swear they were serving me hot water instead! Barely a fragrance of leaves or hue of green like one serves at a Chinese restaurant. read more

I get it, it's Fathers Day and busy especially for take out but the lady that "tried" to take my order needs to change her attitude or learn how to take people's order. The minute I told her I wanted to place a take out order, she did a long sigh under her breath, to me it seemed like it was such a burden for her. This lady was so rude while I was ordering my food. She said, "What you like!" Umm excuse me, I don't need to be giving this place my service if I'm going to be talked to like they don't want my service. How about next time be like the other restraints, nicely say "sorry, we're really busy for takeout tonight." Plain and simple!!! So I told her that I will be taking my business some place else! read more

Wow! I've been always wanting to go to this place for years and finally tried this place and i left full, satisfied and a very happy satisfied person! Everything was delicious the salad dressing was Amazing in the combo sets and they even sell them too! Such a Gem! I'm definitely coming back for the udon, sushi and miso butter fish. Everything was Amazing! read more

Absolutely delicious and affordable. Lunch bento box with salmon and tonkatsu was so yummy. So glad we stopped. read more

Kikuya - Salmon veggie tempura with pumpkin green beans rice miso soup so perfect - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great place to go for lunch! My co-worker introduced this place to me and its pretty good and authentic Japanese food. I like their bento box and the variety of options you are able to choose from. Some of their ahi is a bit dry but tempura is delicious! I haven't tried their sushi yet but my co-worker ordered a sushi bowl and that thing is HUGE! Price is okay but seafood tends to be pricey so it is expected. Good "hole in the wall" because it is in the back side and not too visible if coming from the main street (N. King St). Good lunch place! read more

Kikuya - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This place is a hole in the wall japanese restaurant, not too big inside but you'll be happy with their food. Staff are very friendly and attentive! They serve you with their fresh salad, cold water, a side dish, and miso soup once your seated. Must try! Misoyaki butterfish, kikuya roll, spicy ahi, and fried ahi! Everything is pretty much delicious! Cost? Just right, not really expensive read more

Kikuya - Kikuya roll! Topped with bake clams! - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Been going here for years, old school Japanese Resturant. The food is tasty, portions are big, major value for the prices. Their sashimi is always fresh. My fave is the 3 choice combination, less than $20 and you get soy beans, cabbage, miso soup and toss salad!! Their take out is great, everything is always packed well and includes everything you need. Support local!! read more

Went the following day (Saturday) with wife and son in tow to show them the restaurant... this time I chose pork tonkatsu and the beef ribeye as my lunchbox meal. The bbq was quite soft ! I went gaga..my wife asked (and physically showed the waitress a small circle which we thought was UNIVERSAL for getting a small order) of ahi katsu, as it was not showing on the menu...she said they 'can whip something up'.. A few minutes later, out comes a large dinner plate with the ahi katsu..we initially thought that was not our order...only to find out it WAS her order...we 'thought', wow...such a large plate for a 'small side order'...however, when the meal ticket came...that side order was $13.95! That's ok, my wife and son liked the food so much! She is going to bring HER co-worker to this place! read more

My grandparents took me here after picking me up from the airport. It's in the same strip mall as Au's Garden, if you know where that is. I ordered the lunch box with butterfish misoyaki and teriyaki chicken, which includes one piece of shrimp tempura and salad. The green tea was cold, the miso soup weak, the salad dressing bland, and the teriyaki sauce too sweet. On my way out of the restaurant, I even overheard a customer at another table complaining to the waitress about his "sour sashimi." With all these strikes, I can't rate Kikuya any more than two stars. However, the lunch box was a respectable $9.95, my grandparents eat there regularly, and the staff was very friendly, so I wouldn't go so far as to tell people not to eat there. Just don't be expecting too much. read more

This place is a solid bet and won't break the bank. The lunch specials are definitely better value than the set dinner bentos. The sushi is delicious and fresh. The lunch special comes with 2 choices (the salmon and miso butterfish are my go-to) and you get a tiny perfectly cooked portion of each. It also comes with a small salad, rice, sashimi and tempura for under $13. Dinner time is the same bento, but I think the price goes up by $6-7. Not sure what reasoning is behind it, but we tend to go for lunch instead for that reason. The rainbow roll had generous cuts of fresh fish and was expertly rolled. It did take about 20 minutes to come out even though there was just 1 other table. The service is friendly and the parking is decent for the area. Not really a "destination" dining experience to drive across town to, but we go from time to time because it's close to home, never a wait for a table and has good hours of business. read more

If u like cheap. If u want to be asked for ur home address. If u want a nice welcoming place after landing.

ate lunch here the other day. I ordered the 2 dish combo and had Ahi teri and Kalbi with a side California roll with tobiko. the ahi teri- hhhmmm... mah... its all right... small pieces and I think I should have ordered another type of fish instead. kalbi - I liked it! wasn't overcooked, it was pretty good... but what do you expect from a Japanese restaurant, with Korean workers... of course the kalbi is exceptional! lol the California roll was tobiko was good... nothing bad about it... but the shrimp tempura, it was VERY CRUNCHY. I don't like soggy, too much batter tempura, so this was A-1 on my plate. but my table was really really sticky.... even the napkins stuck on the table. they did have cute drinking water glasses tho.. with colorful polka dots all over. will I go here again? idk.... I think I rather go to another Japanese restaurant than here. read more

Kikuya - kalbi and ahi teri combo - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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