The meat jun wasn't the typical meat jun that I'm accustomed to at other restaurants. The egg batter was so thick and separated from the meat. The chicken was good tho. The restaurant is in major need of an overhaul. The floors are sticky and the ventilation isn't working properly. You'll be smelling like Korean bbq the rest of the day. We had so much leftovers and ended up throwing it away. It's just not good. Also, there was a guy outside in the back where we parked peeling garlic. It's kinda dirty back there. Just sketch all around. Three stars because the server was friendly. read more

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I used to be a regular and loved dining-in at this location, but since the pandemic, they removed JapChae, and I didn't see the steam eggs when I went there a few days ago. The quality of meat of combo set is so so. The Mandu soup was good and the cucumber cold noodle are yummy. read more

Million Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

First time to Million with a few friends. My friend recommended as she loves the cold noodles and kalbi combo. I can never turn down korean food! I've only thought about Million as a yakiniku place but they have an extensive menu with something for everyone. Choose between classic dishes like soondubu, bibimbap, kalbi, etc. This place is a "no frills" kind of restaurant - don't confuse it with their location on Kapiolani! Park behind the restaurant or if you're lucky, there may be a few street stalls in the front open. We arrived at 7 and had to wait 15-20 minutes. It was packed! I believe they take reservations so I would recommend that especially if you have a bigger party. I was determined to try something different than my usual picks at a korean restaurant so I decided on their ox tail soup. The meal comes with delicious banchan and seaweed soup to share. Our food came out pretty fast and once it came I was instantly hungry. The ox tail soup comes in a bone broth with a pretty bland taste. I remember seeing a video that you're supposed to season yourself with the provided salt and pepper they give you. They also give a shoyu/onion/jalapeno dipping sauce for the meat that gave it a nice flavor! Not your typical ox tail but equally as delicious! Not sure if it would be my choice again but I recommend trying it at least once if you're a fan of ox tail! My friends got the hot stone bibimbap and the cold noodles/kalbi combo. Both also looked delicious - I'll have to try those on my next visit. The restaurant does get a little hot and stuffy inside so dress accordingly...or maybe don't order a hot soup like me on a hot night... read more

Another great meal was had here. Came on a Saturday night to celebrate a friends bday and we were not disappointed. Started off with the lychee yogurt cocktail which was sweet and the perfect drink to accompany our Korean meal. Between the four of us we shared the tofu stew, Seafood pancake, tteokbokki, and kalbi bibimbap. Along with their ban Chan, I was left soo stuffed. My favorite was the bibimbap which we got in the stove pot which allowed the rice to get crispy on the bottom. SO GOOD. Their portions are huge so I definitely recommend sharing. read more

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I love this place! Tonight we're having the Yakiniku set and I'm having the Kalbi Bibimbap. Everything was so yummy! read more

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I ordered the set: 2 Naengmyeon 1 Galbi. In one of the naengmyeon was a big cockroach. Only noticed after I finished eating the whole dish. The set cost $40 and they only refunded $10. Disgusting. read more

Ordered tofu soup and seafood pancake to try out. .... Okay. Nothing great. The soup was not spicy ( ordered extra spicy) and not much good flavor. The pancake... small portion of seafood( chopped squid) and a bit oily than what I like to eat. Pro- Their service was quick and attentive. read more

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If you live in town or is ever in the area this place is the spot to go. One of my favorite spots hands down. Been here plenty times and they haven't disappointed me. Located behind Walmart and Sams but kind of easy place to miss if you don't know. They have a small lot in the back but when they get busy you might have to opt for some street parking. Good for small and big groups. Love their banchan especially their Korean egg and their sweet mashed potatoes. I usually get the set B but sub the bu-gol-ki for the beef outside skirt. Along with some spicy squid and soon du bu. They are on the pricey side and the restaurant is not in the best shape but I keep returning either way. They have good quality meat and everything was very flavorful. It was good for three people but if I was really hungry two people could've finished as well. I'd recommend anyone to try this place! read more

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damn Millions was always a fave in my friend group whenever we would talk about our favoriite kbbq places. Had a random craving for kbbq and decided me and the bf should go, didn't wanna hit up the whole friend group figured we should get millions since we don't need AYCE and AYCE places all stay shitty now or too exp. We got the Combo C and subbed out bulgogi for more brisket for extra $5. Ho man, my boyfriend wasn't even that hungry but we couldn't stop talking about how good the meat quality was when we were eating. Idk if we didn't have kbbq for a long time or what but this was the best kbbq I've had in a really long time. Maybe been going AYCE too much. the meat was so juicy and was frying up so good. Their banchan is also super good here, esp their KIMCHI! their kimichi is fresh so it's addicting af esp with the KBBQ. had to ask for seconds. they also give seaweed soup unlike other KBBQ joints. keep in mind that wait times seem to be an hour now since everyone loves millions. I would call ahead if anything to put your name on the list. hacks foreals read more

Million Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The food never fails to disappoint whether you're cooking yourself or have a prepared plate delivers. So flavorful!!! And the service is 5 star professional and yet you feel like family. No matter how busy they are they are so attentive. Each person in the restaurant comes with kindness to the table! That's a treat! Can't go wrong here! Oh! And they have extra goodies you can purchase on your way out the door for home. Delicious side dishes. We especially love the Taegu, Beansprouts and of ours the Kim Chee!!!!!! read more

The food was delicious. The service was good. We got seated as soon as the waiters noticed we were waiting. They brought out the menu, took our orders, and brought out the food in a timely manner. The ambiance was a typical Korean restaurant environment. read more

Million Restaurant - Set B - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Food is awesome and brings memories. The service is great and they work hard. I like the environment here and the yakiniki style here. I love the smell of bbq read more

Million Restaurant - Mondoo - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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***3.5 STARS*** It's been quite some time since I last dined here. It's been very, very long. How long do you ask? Over 10 years. It was with some friends when they flew back for a high school reunion. And I haven't attended one for some time. You probably catch my drift... A cousin was back in town for several weeks and wanted to get together. We let her choose the venue and mentioned Million Restaurant (MR). One of my bosses is so thoughtful where he's been buying Galbi Tang (beef short rib soup) take out for me and my co-worker. We just LOVE the Galbi Tang and the accompanying ban chan. At first, we didn't know where he got it from until one day we asked and his reply: Million Restaurant. What a great coincidence this was. Located near the corner of Sheridan and Makaloa St, just diagonally across the ramp leading up to Sam's Club, we met up for an early dinner and there were quite a few empty tables at 6pm. We were seated to a small booth and initially used our time catching up with my cousin's new life on the East Coast after living in Hawaii for about 30 years. As time went by, I noticed more and more people walking in. To avoid excess waiting time, I suggested we order first. I pretty much knew what I wanted: Galbi Tang. Yes, again - - it's that good. By pure coincidence, we all ordered cooked dishes which meant no smoke from cooking BBQ at our table. Super happy camper. I'm not fond of the smoke generated while cooking at the table. Despite having several staff on the floor, the service was very choppy. We all ordered at the same time and the food came out staggered with large gaps between each delivery. To prevent the food from getting cold, we encouraged each other to not wait and proceed eating. I felt bad for my cousin because because her dish came out last. I flagged down one of the girls to double check on my cousin's food and she advised us the dish was executed incorrectly and was asked to wait longer. Eventually the dish came out and despite ordering the tofu soup with clams non-spicy, the broth's color was orange. Very skeptical, my cousin tried her dish and commented it was a little spicy. I was asked to try it and indeed there was a kick. The staff was willing to have the broth diluted which would result in a longer wait so at this time I offered to swap my Galbi Tang with my cousin with her tofu soup. My soup was a standard beef broth with no kick. Before eating I let both girls to try my dish and they both liked it. At first, I really enjoyed the tofu soup with clams until after I got home. My throat was DRY, DRY, DRY. How dry do you ask? When you consume mono sodium glutamate, or well-known as MSG, and have the urge to drink, drink and drink water. Then I had a headache. How bad was my headache? I had to lay down. The ban chan served to us was standard and we did ask for some refills. But by pure coincidence, my co-worker had Galbi Tang take-out from MR the SAME night and sent me a picture a few hours later after I sent him my food pic with the intention to get him jealous. His ban chan was exceptional (see pic) with steamed egg and fish cake. One word: KARMA. Overall, with the hiccups in our meal and the ban chan discrepancy between dining in and take out, I'm still a fan of MR. Next time I'll confirm the usage of MSG in their food and ask them to either eliminate or minimize MSG amount. I'll also ask why the difference in the dine-in and take-out ban chan as I really like the steamed eggs. 2019 #50 read more

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We were there yesterday, a family of 5 we got treated by the blonde man, and seating water got served, 2 mins he came, and told him it was our first time. He explained it well when we were about to order he said I'll be back because there were 6 people who came in After 10-15 mins all the server was just passing us ignoring us. those 6 people already serve there condiments ugh! Until I ask a young lady to help us and after 30 we should've left! WILL NEVER COME THERE AGAIN . read more

I tried the new Billion BBQ in Kaimuki over the weekend and out of curiosity I ordered a Kalbi Lunch plate to compare it with as they state that the former Million chef is now at Billion. No comparison. The Bulgoki plate didn't look as good, taste as good and did not smell as good as the new Billion BBQ equivalent. The kimchi was awful and the egg custard was ok. The one thing I did like was the potato salad, reminiscent of my favorite version at Sorabol. But the overall smell of the food was not good at all. I will review our Billion BBQ take outs next. Much prefer the new Billion--at least for what we got. read more

This is the epitome of jumping on the bandwagon of raising prices because they realize people are actually paying it. They increased their prices but the quality has gone so far down hill. We were incredibly disappointed with this place. It used to be good and reasonable. But the meat quality has gone bad. You were so disappointed and will never come back again. I think they might've had new owners or something because they're trying to charge fancy restaurant prices for really bad ambience. read more

Not sure where my original review went, it was a good review and I've previously posted pictures too. But I don't mind leaving another one. Definitely not my first time to Million's Restaurant, and certainly won't be my last time here. This has been a favorite place to dine in and take out, especially when I can't cook dishes as good as these guys do it day in and day out. Everyone knows that you can get good Yakiniku and Soju at a reasonable price with nice service with good side dishes and seaweed soup. Make reservations on weekends because it can get busy during dinner hours. read more

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This year has been rough, with travel restrictions in place my wanderlust for travel only grows as each day passes. Luckily for Honolulu, we don't have to travel too far to experience and taste different cultures; and for me this biz is within walking distance! Thank you Millions for satisfying my longing to return to Korea, and my growling stomach. The boyfriend and I were on the hunt for something to eat, Millions was close to home and open late (last seating at 8:30pm). We made our way down to the restaurant and quickly got seated in a booth. Immediately upon opening the menu, memories of my time in Korea came rushing back. Not too sure if it was my stomach doing the ordering or I just missed the country so much, because while cooking our meats my boyfriend turned to me and said: "pretty sure we're gonna have to take some of this food home." This is a cook your own yakiniku place that also offers other incredible Korean dishes. From soft tofu stew, and meat jun, to tteokbokki and mandoo, this place does it all. The prices here are pretty on par with the other Korean restaurants in the area but I feel like the meat quality is significantly better. The boyfriend and I ordered the yakiniku plate B, it came with bul-go-ki, brisket, tongue, and pork belly in addition to mandoo and soondobu. He was right, it was a lot of food for two people--but I will say that this biz is pretty generous as well! My favorite part about the whole meal was the ban chan or side dishes! We walked but there's plenty of street parking available, especially at night! I'd also suggest calling ahead to book/reserve a table, we were lucky and they had a table but the place was socially-distanced full. read more

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Excellent food and always gives plenty. Great service. Quick. Friendly staff, family owned. HIighly recommend.

I bought the raw oyster kimchee side dish. I got food poisoning. Still trying to recover

If you love Korean food then MILLION is worth a try! One of the "old school" Korean restaurants in the heart of the Ala Moana area near Walmart. I've been coming here for many years now - back in the day they opened till 3am so it would be our last stop after hitting the clubs. I go here for the yakiniku which I find to be very tasteful. I also like the Kalbi Tang soup. Food has changed over the years, although I'd still say the food is great, it's really not as good as it used to be. If you come during peak hours parking can be very scarce. Million's also gets VERY busy so there may also be a wait. read more

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I haven't been here in 9 years. My nieces visiting from NorCal and they love Korean food but never had the chance to try it at a restaurant where you can cook the food. The reason why I chose this place was price, the girls don't eat all that much and an all you can eat would be a little too much so opted for a set with mixed meat. Millions has three sets A,B & C at $59.99. We chose Option B because they wanted beef tongue and Option B was the only one that offered the beef tongue. The girl enjoyed their experience. The best part was the time we went there was no one there. We were seated immediately and of course the service was great since it was just us. The experience for them was fun and they enjoyed the food and all the different side dishes it came with it. Since there weren't so many people it was nice to enjoy the AC. When everyone is cooking it can get hot. I might have to come back and try other dishes after reading some of the other reviews. If you're looking for something fancy, this isn't the place for you. It's definitely a mom and pop place. The food we had was satisfying. read more

Million Restaurant - Option B - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This place has always been a favorite korean restaurant and I am so happy they survived 2020. I take every restaurant experience during this pandemic with empathy for what all businesses are experiencing. From start to finish of our family meal, we did not have any negative changes. The menu is still the same. The service is still the same. Our food is still the same. My husband, father in law, my son, and I were all very happy with our experience. Since everyone is slow, we got street parking right in front of the restaurant but I usually park in the back in the designated stalls. read more

Million Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My Go To Korean Restaurant! Staff is Friendly! The Owners are Great and always remember us! Their Ban Chan is Top notch! Kal Bi... Goon Mandoo... Soondubu soup... Yuekke jang, ( sorry if I destroyed the spelling... and More! Love this place! read more

Best korean food ive ever had!!! Everything we ordered was amazing! You can tell it was crafted with love. The service was great, not once did we have to ask for water refills. Will definitely be coming back read more

LP: You can say I'm a soupy kinda foodie especially my fave bone broth types. Still trying all different places to find the best Kalbi soup / Kalbi tang. Stuart's recommendation and glad we got to try it. Back of Keeaumoku Wal Mart on the corner side street. Found parking and walked it from there, minimal street parking. It's one of off the wall and very quaint. Greeted and seated and the wait wasn't long after placing our order. Service was nice and friendly. Served with little sides and came our order. A lot on the mix plate of meat jun & bulgogi. Their soup was in a good size bowl, broth was for sure off the Kalbi bone soup which was nice! Big bone and small Kalbi pieces seeved with rice. No desert after, we were both already full :) It's one to try (thumbs up) read more

Went back and decided people have their off days. Good still consistently good, and I think a little cheaper than their kapiolani location?

Do we need a million reasons to dine here? Nope, we just need 3 reasons to say they're one of our go-to Korean restaurants and they are: 1) consistent flavors, 2) service with energetic attentiveness and 3) good value for the generous portions. We had walked about downtown Honolulu and down through Ala Moana Shopping Center (4.3 mi) when we decided to have lunch. Fortunately, the day was slightly overcast and there was a slight breeze so I didn't feel like a "drowned rat" from perspiration as we entered Million Restaurant around 2PM. The restaurant was packed with diners and there was only one waiter buzzing his way around. However, he still took the time to stop and seat us within a few minutes after stepping through the door. It was quite amazing to watch him maintain a smile and seamlessly go back and forth to the kitchen and serve the previously seated diners. The busboy brought us iced water and helped to refill others' glasses. Shortly after the waiter served the table of 6 diners next to us, he acknowledged that we were ready to order and quickly returned with a tray of 6 assorted banchan and cups of hot seaweed soup. While we started drinking our soup and munching on the banchan, we could see him delivering dishes to the other tables. There didn't seem to be a long wait, even though we were pretty hungry and getting hungrier while inhaling the aromas of the food at other tables around us. Our order for dolsot bibimbap (hot stone pot mixed rice) and side order of Korean BBQ chicken was delivered to us sizzling and chattering like two fighting birds. As I squeezed in some of the accompanying gochujang seasoning sauce, I was careful to not get the sauce on the hot stone as I didn't want to get splattered while mixing all of the toppings into the sizzling rice. We waited a few minutes before scooping out the rice as the wait allowed for the rice to toast a bit on the hot stone. We shared the Korean BBQ chicken and banchan in the meantime. Our server came by to inquire if we needed anything else and brought us hot tea. I know that we weren't the only hungry diners because even though we were only a fourth of the way into our meal, the other diners finished eating and were paying their bills. The neighboring tables who had received their food just a few moment before us finished well ahead of us. People were just "woofing" their food down! We took our time to savor the deliciousness knowing that we had to walk another mile and a half to get home and didn't want to waddle home with food coma. read more

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The food was very, very good and enjoyed. It came out nice and hot. I would highly recommend the restaurant. I wanna take my friend for taking me. We had a good time and the prices was reasonable. read more

Pros: fast and friendly service Good portion Grilling at the table is an option Cons: ok food read more

One of my favorite restaurants! Went for lunch today and everything was delicious! Parking can be a challenge with a about 10 stalls in the back, but we lucked out today and took the last one. There is street parking in the front if their stalls are taken. They have a lunch menu with a variety of combination plates, regular plates and noodles. A great place for Korean food! read more

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This review is for the original location. I haven't been to the Kapiolani location. The interior is old and very dated but it wasn't greasy and disgusting like old restaurants can become. Kudos. The only issue we had is, they gave us the biggest table (to accommodate all the dishes) but it is right under the A/C. So we asked to move. Ambience: 3/5 We had the first reservation, so everything came out quickly. They were accommodating and friendly enough. Service: 4/5 The food was good but not the best I've ever had. Also, I make Kalbi, so I feel entitled to be picky about it. My biggest negative is the value. $40 for maybe 1/2 lb of meat is outrageous. There are AYCE Korean BBQ places that charge about that much. Food: 3/5 read more

Came here for the first time with some friends. They like it here, so we wanted to try it. It's a nice little place. The food and service was good. It's probably a little more expensive than if you went to one of those all you can eat yakiniku places. The parking is a also a nightmare if its busy. They only have a couple stalls in the back of the restaurant and the rest is street parking. A couple of things that were different were that they give you this little tin foil container filled with oil and garlic to put on the grill. Just let it cook and you can eat it with your meal. They also give you a container of corn and cheese. Let the cheese melt and you have a nice little appetizer. read more

Million Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My favorite place to get Korean yakiniku!! I take my wife here about every other month to get my bbq fix. Always generous with the ban chan and cold mugs for da beer . I like to get the meat set "B" and the tofu soup . Always a winnah! read more

Million Restaurant - Meat set B with beef tongue, brisket, pork belly, bulgogi and the thin slices of sirloin I think . Also got the tofu kimchi soup! - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Called in for reservations but the man on the phone said to just come in. When we arrived, only one table was open. We were immediately seated. After our main orders were taken, they quickly brought out banchan. There was a wide selection; kim chee, fish cake, daikon, taegu, steamed egg, nokdu-muk, and more. I had the Kal Bi Tang (short rib soup)$17.95. The broth was out of this world, so flavorful and the Kal Bi just slid of the bone. The wifey had the Bim Bi Bap. It was pipin' hot from the time she got it till the time it was finish it. A special hot stone bowl kept it steaming hot. It was incredibly tasty. The portions was huge leaving leftovers to take home. The down fall of this place is the restaurant is very smokey from the kitchen and the tables that are cooking yakiniku which sticks to your clothing. You can smell it when you leave the restaurant. Knowing this, from previous visits, I still feel that it's worth the sacrifice for the best quality Korean food. We will return next time to try Yakiniku. read more

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We came here at the spur of a moment because they're open pretty late (til 11pm) and we wanted to grab dinner after going to a comedy show. Everything we ordered was delicious, even the banchan. The service was really quick and the staff is super friendly. If you're in town and looking for somewhere to eat -- try it out!! *side note - the area looks sketch late at night but you'll be fine lol read more

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I use to come here a lot since I was young. Use to be my go to place for Korean BBQ! But the last time I went to Millions...the owner treated us very poorly. My family and I usually order the outskirts beef and it always comes with rice, seaweed soup, and also varieties of small side dishes. Usually when my family ask for more small side dishes or seaweed soup, we usually get it with no problems at all. This time the owner of the place came up to us when we already asked for seaweed soup and I was already taking a sip of the 2nd cup of the seaweed soup...letting us know that they no longer replenish the side dishes and soup for the customers. If we wanted one of the side dishes or soup, we will have to pay $2 per dish. She actually charged us for one seaweed soup on our bill without us knowing it....My family and I were pretty disappointed since they never treated us like this before. We have been loyal customer since 2010! If you are going to treat your regular customers like this then you definitely going to go out of business...Highly suggest that this business start putting on their menu that if we want more of the side dishes, it will cost $2 per dish. read more

Million Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This place has been around for years. I ordered Meat jun plate is it is delicious and the Potato Mac salad is phenomenal. They are located on Sheridan Street near Walmart and Sams club. It's tough finding parking (street parking) or you can give them a call and do curb side pick up. Prior to pandemic this was a great place to eat out with friends. Order your side dishes and cook your own food. read more

Million Restaurant - Meat jun - Korean Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

loved eating there especially the meat jun and service numba #1if you want some good korean dining all good for family and friends

Service is outstanding people are friendly! Food is always perfect. Try a new dish each time and have not been disappointed yet! It's become one of our regular stops! Love that we can purchase fresh side dishes from see through refrigerator! Place is clean, they refresh the grills while cooking if it's needed or requested. What's not to ask for? read more