This family owned and ran restaurant is always 10/10. Their food tastes delicious and they always make you feel welcomed and like you're part of the family. I recommend the Yukgaejang and tofu soup. The flavor is deep and rich and the meat is cooked perfectly. When you dine in they have an amazing side dish bar. Everything is seasoned to perfection. I can't get enough of their bean sprouts. read more

We've been coming to Kim Chee in Enchanted Lakes for years, usually 2-3 times a year, so it's disappointing to write this review. When we arrived, the owner asked if we had a reservation. We said no, and from that moment her attitude changed. She seemed visibly annoyed, and it made us feel unwelcome. What surprised us most was that she was warm, friendly, and polite to every other customer who walked in after us. The difference in how we were treated was hard to ignore. On a positive note, her son was very kind, welcoming, and professional. He was the highlight of our visit and is the reason I'm giving 2 stars instead of 1. The food was okay--I'd rate it about 3 out of 5 stars--but with the recent price increases, we expected better service to match. Unfortunately, the owner's behavior completely turned us off, and after years of being customers, we're not sure we'll be returning. read more

Korean food was good and beautifully decorative plate. All you can eat rice, soup and side dishes. read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Lunch special: Shrimp tempura and spicy BBQ pork - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Located in the Enchanted Lake shopping center on Keolu Drive, they have Round Table Pizza next door a Safeway Supermarket and many other stores and dining areas. They share parking with all the tenant there. The prices went up from $19.99 to $22.99 which on the outside window is still the old sign, but inside they have the updated prices which is understandable which labor and food cost going up. This is the only Kim Chee with a buffet bar with all kinds of Kim Chee, fresh salads, macaroni salad and bean sprouts and other items. They also have the seaweed soup & hot tea. It is still a good deal the food has always been delicious and the service terrific we drive in from town to eat our Korean food there, we are never disappointed. read more

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Had not been here in a while but decided to give it a try again. Things have not changed, restaurant staff is very friendly and food is good. Portions are not as large as your other Kim chee restaurants, but they do have an all you can eat bachan bar that's great. read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Number 4. Meat jun, kalbi and mundoo - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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Best Korean food I've had! We got the dinner for two & fed three of us & we were all full! So good, great customer service, very friendly. Lots of aloha you can taste it! Also the salad bar was so tasty! Ambiance was cool too felt fancy! 10/10 highly recommend! read more

I absolutely love Kim Chee restaurants! The food is always good! This location has a salad bar that's really cool! That staff is super friendly! Highly recommend!! read more

Haven't been here in years but we were in the area last weekend and decided to drop in. Veggie buffet looks exactly as I remember it lol. Lots of choices and the red jello is still there. Food is yummy as always and they have super friendly service. The lady that owns the place looks the same as before she never age lol. This gave me back a lot of nostalgia, will return sooner rather than later. read more

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Solid Korean food for windward side. They have a cold/hot food bar to get your banchan, steamed rice, and soup. I've had the meat jun and kalbi plate and both were pretty good! They do have different takeout and dining menus. Just double check the receipt to see if you are charged correctly! read more

We love coming to this spot. We appreciate that they have all you can eat ban chan. We also enjoy the dinner for two because it has a little of everything. Can't forget to mention that the owner is always upbeat and greets you with the biggest smile. read more

This is a very nice small restaurant. The service was amazing. The food was very good and come out fairly quick. And the all you can eat sides, enough said there. read more

Long overdue review. But wow, this place is great! AYCE banchan station is an automatic 5 stars. I'd give more stars if I could because the food is just as good and the portions are enough to take some home. I shared the "Two People Special" with my boyfriend because we couldn't decide what we wanted, plus it was our first time so we wanted to taste which dish they make better lol. I also got a side of Mahi Mahi Jun. The pieces of each protein was nice and thick - crispy and juicy. The presentation of the dishes were so fancy.. even had drizzle designs. Everything was fresh off the stove or fryer so we def started eating straight off the plate. The special we got is definitely enough for two people and mixed with the banchan, we still had leftovers for lunch the next day. People were funneling in and out and the owner seemed to be know almost everyone that walked in - or was so friendly that you would think she did lol. She was super nice with me and my boyfriend, even cracked a couple jokes. The place is also BYOB which is convient because it's next to a safeway lol. I want to take my family here. Definitely worth the drive to Kailua for. read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Two People Special - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

It's always a struggle to find new restaurants to eat out, especially when you're not familiar with the area. We noticed that they have a vegetable bar and that's what pretty much sold us. Not sure if other Korean restaurants offer that so we wanted to try. Once we walked in there were a few families eating. We were still able to get a table without waiting which is nice. We decided to order their Two People Special plate ($62.90). The combo comes with Kai bi, bbq chicken, meat jun, chicken katsu, shrimp tempura and white rice w/ access to the vegetable bar. Yes, that's a lot of food to take in but we were ready for it! While we waited for the combo plate, we went to the vegetable bar and helped ourselves to some kimchee, bean sprouts, corn, toss greens and white rice! They also have miso or seaweed soup that's available. You can also help yourself to sauces for the meat jun, katsu, and salads to name a few. Once the two people special plate arrived, we were in awe. So much food on one plate but it all looked so good. We first tried the chicken katsu. Crispy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. It was also a plus with their katsu sauce. The bbq chicken was also very tasty. Our favorite was probably their shrimp tempura. It was delicious but also made differently. While eating we noticed a tv show of the restaurant and one of the foods that was made was the shrimp tempura which clicked on how it was made. Meat jun was good and surprisingly the egg was yellower than other Korean restaurants. The Kai bi was flavorful and juicy. The best part was probably the meat on the bone. Such a great experience eating here. The staff/owners are very friendly and you get a sense of pride eating at their restaurant. The chef has multiple awards shown around the restaurant and even had their own TV show 31 years ago! Defiently worth giving this place a try when you're in the area. read more

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I met a friend for lunch who told me about this place. It was the first time here at this restaurant. We were greeted by the staff and seated close to the Banchan self-serve bar. They had miso-soup, rice, and lots of banchan choices. The ambiance was upscale, clean, and modern. I like the booth seating tables. It had a good feeling of privacy. We ordered lunch from the lunch special menu. It was $19.99 with two choices of meat. We had Meat Jun/Zucchini, Meat Jun/Kalbi additional $6 for kalbi. I got to say everything was excellent. I enjoyed the Meat Jun sauce, which I used for everything on my plate. It was very tasty and made every item flavorful when dipped. We also had a side dish of Man-doo $8 for 4 pieces, which I really enjoyed. It had a nice light crunch and was very flavorful as well. Our order was served in a timely matter with a nice presentation. It gave us time to enjoy the banchan and miso soup. It was a great experience for me. I will definitely come back when I'm around the area. read more

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This is a small restruant. I love that the vegetables are buffet style and comes with the meals. The food was delicious both the meal and the veggies. The price though was ridiculous, $30 for a plate is a little insane. Especially for the amount of food the meal came with. Service was straight forward, the women who had been working there for years is very friendly and welcoming. I wish it wasn't so expensive, I'd want to come here more often. read more

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My kids asked me to rate Kim Chee Restaurant in Kailua a 5 and I am willing to do so because the folks there are so friendly, the banchan bar is amazing, the place is super clean, and they have a wide array of meats to choose from on their mixed plates. For four of us, we ordered three mixed plates and I ordered the vegetable (banchan) bar and figured I'd pick pieces of meat from the other three orders which I did. We all ate to our fill and more. Banchan bar: 5/5 I've never seen such an extensive banchan bar - all you can eat! seaweed soup, white rice, macaroni salad, bean sprouts, potatoes, green vegetable with sesame, kim chi, spicy cucumber salad, green salad, jello, very high-quality fresh pineapple slices. We each got what we liked and didn't waste anything. Mixed plates: Meat jun: 5/5 Short rib: 5/5 BBQ beef: 5/5 BBQ chicken: 5/5 Chicken katsu: 4/5 (I make my own so I'm pretty particular) Shrimp tempura: 4/5 (not a panko flake topping, more doughy) My husband and son came here six years ago and couldn't then recall where or what it was called and I'm so glad we found Kim Chee Restaurant in Kailua again! It's the only one of the various Kim Chee X restaurants that has the banchan bar and it's worth the trip to Kailua for it! read more

First time here and I love the vegetable bar. Spot on kimchee, I wish i could take a whole jar home. Got the Mahi Katsu and the Meat Jun. For the price and the AYCE Vegies I will definitely be coming back. read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Mahi Katsu - Meat Jun - AYCE Veggies - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

We had the lunch special $21.99. The servings are extremely small. We ordered the squid tempura and spicy pork. The pork was a thin slice about 4" in length. It was cut into 2 pieces. The BBQ beef really salty, also no flavor. Its a lunch buffet so you have to get your own utensils, side dishes and water. For the price we would not return again. The portions are too stingy and the side dishes ( bachans) blah. Save your money and eat at Kimchee 1 in Kaneohe. read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Squid tempura and spicy pork - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

On my favorite Korean restaurants in Kailua The owners are the best nicest people you've ever met read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Gotta get the lunch special - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Very friendly and outgoing staff the food is American Korean but delicious and fresh. Reasonable prices and attentive service. The whole restaurant participated in singing happy birthday to a patron while I dined this is a place that loves its customers. read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Front of the restaurant - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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Wonderful, fresh, abundant servings of my favorite Korean foods. The bar with all the kimchi tofu, potatoes, and so forth was just fantastic. The food was really fresh and hot and the service was great. I couldn't finish it all. The next time I'm on Oahu. I will look forward to eating there again. read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Chicken Katsu, Meat Jun and Mandoo. Delicious! - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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Enchanted Lakes Kim Chee is located in the Enchanted Lakes Shopping Center in Kailua. It's near the Ben Franklin store. I came here a few times for lunch take out and one time for dinner. I always missed out on the Lunch buffets but it's not offered anymore. Ever since the pandemic they had no dined in and only take outs. They survived through the pandemic with take out only, since most of the customers do more dined in than take out. We were able to dine in this time since the restaurant started to have dine in since 11/01/22. Finally some of the Kailua restaurants are starting to have dine-in. Hard to get hired help so they were glad to have their son and his wife returned home to help the parents with the restaurant. The Husband was feature on Electric Kitchen about 20 years ago. The sign was displayed at the Restaurant as well as the Gros Bonnet Culinary Academy banner where he graduated from. The nice thing about the lunch special. It comes with the vegetable bar with seaweed soup. The vegetable bar had fried rice, white rice, bean sprouts, corn, Mac salad jello and couple of Kim chee dishes. A full salad bar with more items is offer during dinner. My friend got the bi bim bap with veggies not available from the vegetable bar but other veggies such as choy sum and some sliced romaine lettuce. My friend seemed to enjoyed it. I got the 2 choice $17.99 lunch specials and she let me add another 3rd choice (fish jun) for additional $3. My other choices was pork katsu and kalbi which was already additional $6 dollars. I enjoyed my lunch. The kalbi wasn't super soft as I expected but tasty. I like the seaweed soup and the Fried rice from the vegetable bar. The service was really good. The lady owner was really friendly, helpful and accommodating. She even talked with us past their lunch 3pm closing time! She mentioned they were closed on Sundays and Mondays. The Yelp Page was set up as Kim Chee Restaurant, I believe it's under the Enchanted Lakes Kim Chee Restaurant. Please support local. I will definitely return again. Great food and service! Thanks for reading my review:) read more

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We originally was going to Boots n Kimo's, LOL but they were closed, so I decided to just walk down n see what places were open for lunch. Kim Chee was open ao of course we decided to stay. They are opening for "Dine In" but its Take out menu and everything served in Take out containers, hehe...Nothing wrong with that, our Waitress (whom I didnt get her name :( ) was AMAZING!!!!! the BEST ATTITUDE and EXCELLENT customer service. She was soooo bubbly... Lets get to the food...DELICIOUS!! We ordered the Lunch combo for two which included 1. Chix Katsu- not hard n chix was cooked perfectly 2. Kalbi-DELICIOUS 3.Shrimp Tempura-YUMMY 4.BBQ cooked perfectly as well 5.Meat Jun-YUMMY a whole bunch of side dishes The husbabe and I decided to get the lunch for two being that we cldnt decide on what we wanted and felt we would get more for our buck, and sure enough WE DID!!! Ill definitely be coming back especially with that greatness of service on too of the food being sooo YUMMY.. read more

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Great service, good food. Especially liked the "all-you-can-eat" variety of Ban Chan which is the best I've had in regard to freshness, flavor, etc. Definitely going back to bring others read more

Very sad to put this up but I called in a take out order last night at 7:50pm the guy took my order told me it would be ready to 15-20min got there after 15min the open sign wasn't on and the door was locked lights were on but no one was out front that could see me to let me in. I was very upset about this and also on google it says they close at 8:30pm and on their door it says 9pm. I did noticed that it wasn't the usual lady that answers when this guy answered I thought I was calling the wrong spot. They should change their hours if they are closing earlier than what says on their door and google. read more

My family and I have been coming here forever, we absolutely love this establishment. The food never disappoints - everything we've ever tried was super tasty. Ms Sarah, her husband and whomever works with them is always so courteous. We've never had a bad experience there. They just reopened their dining room to customers which made my parents extremely happy. It's a very homey, relaxed atmosphere and great for laughs and conversations. read more

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Kim Chee Restaurant is one of the gems of Kailua: Excellent food, friendly service, and comfortable. If you're looking for a great place to eat, give Kim Chee a try. You'll definitely be happy with their menu and the quality. read more

Went again. Awesome as usual!! Sooo good! I had the vegetable tempura and tofu katsu. Also my bf shared his kalbi with me hehe read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Vegetable tempura and tofu katsu - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Never lets you down. Needs to bring back the salad bar. Kal bi and chicken katsu, all day everyday!!!!!!'

Oxtail Soup was perfect! The broth was very clean and was just right for the well trimmed oxtails. They cooked very well and fresh! Good to see Auntie Sarah in full swing since surviving thru the pandemic and remaining an anchor restaurant in Kailua. Dining In begins 11/1/22! Not sure if the Buffet is coming back... read more

A friend recommended this place. We were expecting a banchan bar. But we learned later that was their dinner offering. For lunch they have a buffet or order off the menu. My wife and I had the buffet. They give two dollars off for seniors over 65. The service was excellent. On the buffet they had chicken and a beef dish and meat jun. Among other selections. The seaweed soup didn't skimp on the seaweed. It had a good taste and was steaming hot. The food overall had its pluses. Good enough that I will be back. read more

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Tasty food in a friendly atmosphere. Service and food presentation are outstanding. Food: 4:5 Local Kailua favorite with a Very nice variety in menu and a free unique and full cold food bar with all lunch and dinner entrees. The cold food bar is so good you might not save enough room for your entree. The entree plates are $20-$28 at dinner but are easily large enough to share.(buy an extra cold bar for the second person) The Entrees shine in flavor and the presentation of many dishes is very artistic. Service 5/5 so pleasant and quick ! Facility 3/5 Small but clean and nice seating Parking is adequate Location 4/5 Among other businesses in a strip mall read more

Glad we stumbled upon this place...The owner's are really friendly and make you feel welcomed. Went here for lunch and I was really impressed. The food is really delicious. I really enjoyed the kim chee, it was on the sweeter side. The fried mandoo was freshly prepared that same day. You can watch the master chef, owner on TV while you wait for your delicious meal. Man, this guy can cook. We will definitely be back to savor more delicious offerings. read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

Took out of town visitors including 3 children and was happy to see they now have a children's menu. The food was very good and it was nice to see business was good for both dining in and take out. Service was excellent as always read more

Hubby, daughter and I went here for a late lunch. We were looking for a new place to dine in at and technically there's no dine in but the lady gave us styrofoam containers to eat from but we were served drinks. I got an iced water. They had a $14.99 lunch special. You pick two items from the lunch special menu. I went with mandoo and bbq chicken. This was so good. Served with sprouts and veggies. I also got Kim chee. The Kim chee wasn't super spicy as I thought it would be. Service by our waitress was excellent. She was super nice and peppy. The inside was cute and very modern. Located in a shopping center. I would definitely come back to try out more items. Plenty of parking up front. Highly recommend! read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Inside - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

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Fancy Korean food with all you can eat veggies. Mac salad wasn't my favorite, but everything Ella was great.

Dine in and the yummy salad bar are back! Love the fresh kimchee here, nothing like it anywhere else, and the simple but oh so tasty seaweed soup. It's our first dine in here since pre-Covid now I realize how much I missed the food. Take out was not quite the same. Try the chicken katsu it's out of this world! Fast friendly service we just love the owner she is so cheerful! Please don't change, we will definitely be coming back! read more

Kim Chee Restaurant - Lunch special chicken katsu and mahimahi jun. - Korean Near Me - Kailua, Hawaii

I have been coming to E.L. Kim Chee since they first opened and the quality of their food has NEVER gone down. The service the owners and their whanau provides is phenomenal! They remember the names of all their regular customers as well as our favorite food items to order. They even remember the small details such as whether we prefer extra sauce or something on the side. What I really love and appreciate about Sara and her husband, is how they never let their restaurant become dilapidated. For as long as they have been in business, their restaurant is always clean, well maintained, and welcoming. It is mine and my family's favorite Korean restaurant to patronize. Their kalbi, meat jun, shrimp tempura, fried mandoo, and cold tofu salad is to die for! Their side dishes are equally fantastic! I highly recommend E.L. Kim Chee for authentic Korean food. read more

Food is a bit pricey but always top quality and the family that owns it is so nice and have been an enchanted lakes staple since I was a young boy read more

First time back since Covid. I could have just eaten the Kim chee and be happy! I ordered this katsu and bbq spicy pork. Both were very good. Next time will get I the meat chun instead of spicy pork. Their meat chun sauce is so yummy. Missed Sarah a lot, gave her a long hug. She is still the most nicest, humble, and appreciative person I have ever met. read more

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