Lunch in Honolulu, Hawaii…read more.. I asked my sister what she wanted to eat for her birthday: Dimsum! I suggested that we go to this new location of Kapiolani Seafood Restaurant. She agreed! The covered parking lot is free! Just follow the signs and park in the designated numbered stalls. Inside, it was crowded and noisy! I wrote our name on the list and got called quickly! My sister wrote our order on the menu: shrimp dumplings, seaweed roll, deep fried taro puffs, shrimp and chive dumplings, mochi rice, pork-filled deep fried mochi, and custard tarts. Later, we added on an order of house noodles... they were thin, crisp, and tasty! Everything was delicious and beautifully presented! Service was efficient! There were different people delivering baskets and plates to our table. They just crossed off menu items on the printed list as they arrived. My sister and her husband were really happy with this meal! I was, too! Note: i even took home the leftover noodles! Yay!

We had been to Kapiolani Seafood Restaurant several times at its old location across from Ala Moana…read moreMall, and it used to be a five-star place for us. The new location is only about a block away, with a much nicer, newer interior. Unfortunately, the food seems to have changed much more than the address We ordered four dishes: mochi rice, pork buns, siu mai, and chicken feet. Almost everything arrived cooler than it should have. The chicken feet and siu mai were warm rather than hot, while the pork buns were closer to cold. More importantly, it wasn't just a temperature problem. The chicken feet in particular tasted noticeably worse than before, lacking the flavors and spices we remembered. The mochi rice was the most normal of the four, but even that felt fairly unremarkable There was a table next to us that came in excited to have dimsum. And watching their reaction, they came to the same conclusion as us -- food was cold, and flavors were off. We went on a weekday, so it's possible the kitchen was different that day, but the drop in quality was hard to ignore. The restaurant wasn't busy, service was good, and prices seemed unchanged from our previous visits. The new space is a clear improvement, but based on this meal, the food unfortunately went in the opposite direction. We likely won't be coming back

STILL MY FAVORITE LOCAL-STYLE DIM SUM (MANAPUA) PLACE !!!…read more I don't think you'll go wrong ordering anything here. Try their Mai Tai Siu and Char Siu Siu. Did a DoorDash order and everything went smoothly.

Came here on a Friday around 10:30am to grab 2 dozen baked manapua. I got 12 char siu and 12 curry…read morechicken. There was already a line but it moves really quick. Some people had pre ordered and formed a line on the right but I don't think it was that much faster at this time of the day. Manapua was fresh and delicious, students were taking photos of the red bag ($1 extra) so they could go back. It was about $85 for 24 Manapua, a bag of coconut candy and a reusable red tote.

The food, service, and decoration/location were spectacular! Visited the restaurant a year ago…read moretoday, and just wanted to share my appreciation!

9/6/26 Hot Fishball n Seaweed Soup... Perfect on a blustery n rainy Hurricane Lowell day…read more Fishballs are handmade in-house using Awa (milkfish) not the premade frozen type Lots of seaweed, hard tofu n green onions makes for a healthy n very tasty dish! Go visit Eva (Owner) she's very nice n will take good care of you

Better late than never, but come too late and missed out on the good stuff?…read more Honolulu Seafood Restaurant is a sister restaurant to Kapiolani Seafood Restaurant. Located in Downtown in the same space where Yong Sing, Mandalay, and the short-lived Bourbon Street used to be. Inside feels and looks essentially the same as the prior restaurants. Huge, open, two levels. Would you believe there was once a time where the second floor was an option to sit because it was just that busy? Hours is basically 10am everyday till 3pm, then 5-930pm. Seems like the hours are geared towards Downtown workers. Where to park? 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday, park in the Ali'i Place Parking garage. Entrance is right past the restaurant. Only 75 cents per half hour and restaurant validates one dollar. After 5pm on weekdays, and 8-1am on weekends, park at Bishop Square Parking. Entrance is across from the restaurant, entrance from the left lane of Alakea. Cost is $1.50 with validation. The regular menu is exactly the same as Kapiolani Seafood Restaurant. However, the dim sum is not the case. It's much, much less. There's only 16 total, and 7 more on weekends only. It's essentially the bare basics (but no beef ball!). All the dim sum looks exactly the same as Kapiolani Seafood Restaurant, but everything was on the bland side and just felt like it was missing something. Steamed Spareribs was one note and meat was not as tender. Beef Look Funn was good. The look funn had perfect thinness and texture. If have this dish, how come cannot have steamed beef balls? Chicken Feet was good. Soft, tasty, and meaty. But just ate and felt one note. Pan Fried Shrimp and Chives Dumplings was pretty good. Pan fried very well. Generous amount of filling. Just on the bland side. Chicken Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf was pretty good! Soft, moist mochi rice with a good amount of tasty filling. The Bean Curd Roll with Pork was probably the most flavorful dim sum of the meal. Jam-packed with tasty and flavorful filling. Overall, the dim sum was decent and almost similar to Kapiolani Seafood, but it was a touch on the bland side and a slight step below. Service was good. Friendly and attentive. Food came out pretty quick. Inside was cool, spacious, and comfortable. I want to come back on my lunch break! I don't mind dim sum'ing solo! Hopefully there'll be more dim sum choices. I remember seeing on social media they had some unique items only at this location. But I guess I'm too late! **I heard some news, maybe rumors, but the Kapiolani Seafood location might be forced to move due to that and the next lot being torn down for..... you guessed it, more condos! It might have an effect on the Honolulu location. We'll see.

I dined here once for dinner with friends to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The food and service was…read moregreat. I was honored to have the opportunity to experience it then. This time around, family wanted to dine here for lunch so I was confident that it would be another great experience. They did not disappoint! With a very large dining area, this establishment was able to fit 12 of us at one huge round table, comfortably. Table, seating, dishes, and surrounding area was clean and organized. Our family ordered a combination of dim sum and entrees for lunch. They have an incredible variety of delicious options and we most certainly filled our table with all kinds of good eats! In total, we had 13 different items, which was served timely and everything was very tasty! Of all that we ordered, my personal favorite was the crispy soy wrapped shrimp patty. The outer crust is a thin soybean layer which had an excellent crunch. Inside, is a generous portion of shrimp patty that is perfect in flavor and texture. I will gladly return because both my lunch and dinner experiences were spot on. We all left fully satisfied!

Okay dim sum and good kamaaina deals, but I think the places I usually go to in town are better. We…read morecame on a weekday and it filled up in under an hour after opening, all with kamaaina groups. They often post deals on Instagram and they aren't stackable, but when we went, it was 20% off everything with a Hawaii ID. Overall nothing was bad, but some of the pieces were small and most weren't that impressive. I thought the cheung fun or rice rolls were especially mediocre and not very soft, but the dessert egg custard sesame ball was excellent and almost made up for it! Parking is easy, and free to get validated with a Hawaii ID at the customer service office on the first floor of the shopping center. Overall, might come back again if they have a good special, but I won't be regularly braving Waikiki just for Tim ho wan.

3.5 stars Our first time in this location in Honolulu. We…read moreordered a bunch of staff and it looked like they were already pre made and it was cooked again or fried again. They tasted average but siumai was good and so as the steamed shrimp. Service was good. The waiter was attentive he got us seated right away and took our orders promptly. Ambiance is casual. I saw a lot of Asians dining in.

Great quality food at this place and it's easy to order when you don't know the Cantonese or…read moreMandarin words to more than one or two of your favorites. They also had good customer service and checked on you several times for more orders or to offer freshly made dishes. The interior and layout is just like any other dim sum restaurant. Entrance is along the exterior of the Chinese Cultural Plaza. Structure parking is reasonable.

We went here on May 19th thinking it was Lee Ho Fook. I would like to submit my evaluation for…read morethis restaurant. We went here to try their cake noodles and it's not what we expected. The noodles were not in cake form (pic attached). We also ordered xiao long bao (pic attached) which was tasty but a bit overcooked. It didn't seem like they used the right type of wrapper. Both of the dishes were tasty but what we went for was not what we expected. Service was professional. There were eager to show us their dishes and explain. Restaurant was busy which meant it's liked in the community.

First morning on Oahu and we wanted dim sum. While we had plenty of people telling us that dim sum…read moreon Oahu wasn't ideal, I was quite impressed. We had originally had a different place in mind but our good friend recommended this place instead. Apparently this is the perfect spot for all your Chinese eats. With plenty of space and large tables for banquet style meals, I can see why people come here. And the dim sum selection is generous. We had so many great bites that I can't even tell you which one was my favorite. All I know is that I'm glad this place is inside such a large shopping center because we definitely needed to burn off some calories afterwards.

Jade's still a go-to dim sum option in town. Plentiful parking in the mall, and no wait at 11 am on…read morea Friday. Service is pretty quick. Can definitely find better dim sum on island but can't beat the convenience.

Had a chance to try this restaurant for some dimsum craving on our last day in Oahu. The restaurant…read moreis quite spacious and in the heart of Chinatown. There were a lot of homeless people on the streets in this part of town, but not too scary to walk during the day. We also parked on the street a few blocks away. Overall, I thought the quality was average, but probably good, for what Oahu has to offer. The Shumai and Hacao were huge and meaty. The tripe was flavorful, and the shrimp rice noodle was huge. The rice congee was quite large, which made the steep price more reasonable. There was the steamed tendon in curry sauce dish, which was okay for me -- but be warned that it has very strong curry taste! Overall, if you are craving for some dimsum and wanted to visit the Chinatown area, this restaurant is definitely worth a visit! Also, the aunties were very nice and accommodating with our requests during the dining service as well!

We feasted on a nine course dim sum. We indulged in har gow, siu mai, steamed char siu bao, baked…read moreegg custard bun, home style half moon, baked char siu bao, dan tat, shrimp dumpling with chives, red bean jin dui. Every dish we ordered was served piping hot! We loved every single dish to our hearts content. We also enjoyed piping hot tea that cleansed our palate. Fabulous, quick and efficient customer service from all of the staff. Ambience is filled with lots of conversations, clamor of utensils and continuous movement. Portions are well worth driving into Chinatown. We parked in the public parking entrance on N. Nimitz Highway which costs three dollars per half an hour. There is no validation in the restaurant. Hold onto the larger ticket. Be sure to have a pen with you and write down the stall number on smaller ticket. Leave the smaller ticket on the dashboard of your vehicle. Entrance and exit via ramp straight ahead. Make your first left turn inside and you'll see the entrance to the restaurant. There are restrooms in the hallway outside of the restaurant and inside the restaurant. Will definitely return if we're in the mood for dim sum and have out-of-town guests.

It is all about their baked manapuas!…read more As a student at Mun Lun in the 80s, we often had time before class to get a snack. So quick. So simple. So delicious. Some four decades later, I still love their baked manapuas, call it a childhood love and remembrance :) If you don't eat pork, no worries, they have a delicious curry chicken filling. If you're vegetarian, no worries either, they have an incredible sweet potato filling, among other options. Conveniently stamped on the bun and printed on the box so you know what is what. Another childhood favorite from Royal Kitchen is their rice cakes, bittermelon stirfry, and sweet and sour pigs feet. Don't forget, they have tasty jai at Chinese New Year and gau! For countless potlucks, this is the easiest to pre order Chinese Chicken Salad and chow fun by the tray. Lately, my go to pre order has been the Royal Kitchen fried rice and beef broccoli. These two items in particular are easy to plate when I am serving dinner at the shelter. I have the manager on speed dial and she is so quick and easy to coordinate with, even if I have a last minute dinner service to do on short notice. Big mahalo to the Royal Kitchen family! Thank you for great food, great service, and a truly royal experience! Here's to many more years!

Big fan of this place. I drove over here just to get there fresh, warm manapuas! They were exactly…read morehow I remembered: soft, hot, delicately sweet, and well filled. I especially want to praise the light fluffiness of the bun, it really made well for whole snack. This place is a sure winner for authentic manapuas and dim sum snacks. My party also got a couple of pork hashes and those were just as good as their manapuas. They were real hardy, filling, and went especially well with their punchy sauce that came with it. Real strong, vivid flavor! Service was also very quick and easy: I was in and out of the place in less than 5 minutes. The only let down was that they were out of their rice cakes, which is one of my favorites from this place. Another thing I will say is that parking can be difficult to get at times, given that the area is a huge, popular Chinese food hub. You may have to look around for a couple minutes before securing a nearby parking spot. Aside from that, this place has all my praise!

Living on Maui, one of my favorite noodle dishes is chow fun…read more The child phone beef dish here made Maui chow look like dog poop. My girlfriend ordered the Singapore bitter melon doodle dish, and it was crazy fantastic. The melon was bitter...It was an odd flavor... But new to my pallete. Once I added hoisin sauce, it took it to the next level. I don't think I could go here every week, because the flavors would probably blend together... But once a month, 100% I am hitting this place. If you're in the area, you need to make it a point to come here. Service was on point.

As a Chinese, we love Chinese food. Lam's is one of my favorite which located on the center of…read moreChinatown. Service is great and efficient. After renovation, it's much cleaner and brighter inside. Their Cheung fun and Congee are always my favorite. Chinese donut was not as good as before. Tastes like pre-made. Wonton soup was tasty. If you pass by Chinatown, Lam's is one of the good places to go.