I love me some tack, and if there was ever a shortage of Hawaiian needs in a seaport around the Sound, well Ohana is a tour de force. What it all comes down to is this: Spam. Let's be honest, we're all friends here. When you sit yourself down in a Tiki lovenest and find Spam on the menu, you've pretty much struck gold. On a whim, we dropped in for lunch on a shopping expedition, and because the rain was forcing us off of the streets. It was quiet, but that did not stop us from sitting in a booth and taking in the wall to wall coverage of bamboo and posters. For the food: I did not venture off for a bento box, but kind of wish I had because they looked delicious. But HUGE. OHANA HOUSE SALAD Seasonal greens, romaine, tossed in a miso vinaigrette, topped with roasted red peppers, rice crackers & daikon sprouts. *Yes please. I could have called it a day with just this alone. Flavors a go go so savor every bite. KATSU Tender fillets of chicken lightly battered & coated in panko. Fried crisp & served with a piquant sauce with rice & mac salad. *Having gone vegetarian I got sidetracked with the rice and mac salad so I ate that instead of the chicken. Mac Salad=Heaven with very little salt. Perfect! No drinks to report on, and I feel like I should have ordered some big fish bowl or something because it is a full service tiki bar. Next visit! Definitely satisfied with the amount of food and prices were completely reasonable. read more

Went to Ohana for a quick lunch that literally turned out to be only 20 minutes. Their lunch menu is really varied and the waiter that took care of me was SO nice and helpful. They have an unusual combination of Japanese, Korean and Hawaiian food that I've really never seen before. The place is clean and colorful. I promise I'll be coming back here as soon as I can - I'm dying to try some of their Hawaiian food!! read more

I've had some good times here. The DJs on the the weekends are always top-notch, and there's usually folks dancing right by the DJ (and the door). I haven't eaten here, except for a spam musubi when I was already drunk, so I can't say anything about the food. The Karaoke on Tuesday was a great time, but it doesn't start until very late. (10pm) Come here, and drink Green Bottles! read more

My partner & I walked for a good hour trying to find somewhere to eat without an hour wait. We happened upon Ohana & we were seated & served immediately. The food came out quick (think ordered AND finished eating within 35 mins) and was delish. I got a pork sandwich which was 10/10 & my partner got some amazing chicken Katsu. Between the great food, quick service & delightful staff and e will definitely be back next time we're in the area! read more

I am a big fan of Ohana, it has always been one of my favorite places in Seattle! I recently returned during my x-country adventure (http://KananAcrossAmerica.blogspot.com) and not much has changed, much to my joy! Reasons to love it: Cheap house sake (and lots of it), decent sushi rolls, and of course pretty servers! :) The DJ is also very good, sets an excellent environment for having a great time! Do I use too many !s? read more

When first walking into Ohana, having searched for Sushi on Yelp, I had clearly overlooked the fact that this was a Japanese-Hawaiian place. That would be a first, for me. My friends were pretty confused by it, but it does make sense when you think about the large Japanese contingency that lives on the Hawaiian islands. So kinda cool to make a combo place of it all - get some cheesy frou-frou cocktails while you knock back a roll or two - that sounds good to me! The rolls we had were pretty standard - nothing that said, wow, amazing, delicious - but overall the level of enjoyment was good. That, of course, was underlined by a couple of Lava Flows and a bottle of sake. Yes, I think we lived up to the combination concept of the restaurant. I think, I would prefer to go somewhere that is either one or the other but it was a fun experience to be had and made a change from the roadside meals we had been eating on our way to Seattle. read more

I love Japanese food, and I love Hawaiian food. Ohana is filled with kitschy knick-knacks, which are fun to look at while you are waiting for your food/drinks. Ohana dishes out: - Friendly yet slow service. - Decent but not spectacular food (super small pieces of sushi and ordinary California rolls... OH! The miso soup was WAY too salty.) I think Ohana is a perfect Happy Hour place, but it is not one of those places I want to frequent (oh yeah, the parking is going to be pretty tough too.) read more

Great ambiance to hang out with friends. Happy hour is good here. The food is pretty decent for the price. Live music is great. read more

My first time coming to Ohana was nothing spectacular. I'm always looking for great new places to try and it so happened a new friend of mine was having a birthday party at Ohana. Excited to check out another sushi joint, it was very short of amazing. The sushi was really nothing great. I've had better at an all-you-can-eat buffet in Nevada than I did at this place. Plus, the prices were a bit ridiculous. I paid $7.50 for a roll of futomaki! Seriously, that roll should be $5 max! However, price is not an issue when the food/sushi is amazing. In this case, it wasn't. I definitely won't be returning for the fish. On a positive note, the restaurant had a very island-like ambiance. Very Hawaiian feel and a live band who really focused on Reggae. They sounded good and it was nice to see a bunch of Asian men sing and play and enjoy! It definitely gets pretty noisy in there when the karaoke or music starts, so if you're hoping for some quiet time, this isn't it. Overall, good for fun, music and probably drinks but I don't recommend the sushi. read more

...means family from what I understand. We came here for evening happy hour, namely because another trendy place was fully packed. The drink prices are really awesome ($3 sake carafes!!). The regular menu is actually fairly inexpensive if you don't care much for the happy hour selection. The quail egg sushi was fresh, Aloha roll (scallop, masago & avocado) was also fresh. I wasn't really impressed with much of the flavors on the yellowtail carpaccio; seemed sort of bland. The service was good even though our server was taking care of the whole restaurant pretty much by herself, including hostess duties. Decent place for Happy Hour, not so exciting by good enough read more

We stopped in Ohana's for drinks and nibbles while waiting for our reservations across the street. We were seated immediately, which is nice on a busy Saturday night. Their wine selection is limited, but good. The guys tried some pale ales, which were good. And, my girlfriend ordered one of those fruity drinks that was huge, and strong :) We ordered lumpia and coconut prawns, and both were tasty. The service was fast and friendly. I enjoyed the atmosphere. Would like to return in the future to try some of their sushi! read more

Went here recently for date night and it did not disappoint! Outdoor dining only right now and only groups of 2. So if you show up during the dinner rush you might be turned away. Food was delectable. We had unagi and albacore nigiri, yellowtail sashimi, gyoza dumplings fried to perfection and fried tofu that was soft and creamy like a custard on the inside. Our server was so great and he made sure our drinks were filled. Watch out for that Big Island Ice Tea! Can't wait to go again. read more

The food and service are excellent. They have a wide variety of options for meat eaters and vegans/vegetarians which can be difficult to find. There is also a great happy hour menu. The decor is super cute - tiki/Hawaiian. read more

This was the first Happy Hour I experienced on my trip to Seattle, so maybe I'm biased. But I loved Ohana. We got the $3 sushi handrolls and it was some of the best sushi I've ever had. Also, two words... saki bombs. Enough said. read more

Weekday sushi lunch: Long wait to be seated, even though business was slow Very pleasant server Nice patio seating Great sushi Decent prices (average for Seattle sushi) The tiki bar atmosphere is fun I would go back read more

This is definitely one of the better places for happy hour. One of my favorites from their happy hour menu is their spam musubi. I hear they use Hawaiian spam, and they char-grill the slices. Their sushi is really fresh here, and they have a diverse selection of rolls that you can't find anywhere else. The half baked roll is definitely a favorite. Their dessert menu might be small, but make sure you try the banana cream pie, it's delicious, and made on a real oreo crust. They're one of the original restaurants in belltown, and there's a reason why they are still around. read more

Great place for a late night Spam musubi, but the sizes are a little off. Think of this place as a Hawaiian "themed" pub, and you won't be surprised. Service is fairly prompt, and food fair. Decor is Hawaiian themed pub... not bad for a novelty, but would unlikely become a usual watering hole. read more

Always dependable for some great Hawaiian-Asian fusion. The island-like grass hut decor is adorned with colorful marine whatnots; playing in the background is reggae and island hopping music to chillax and kick back to. This refreshing getaway in Belltown is also the location of my personal- favorite sushi roll, the Aloha (scallop+krab+avocado). Big ups to their menu diversity that showcases the multiple styles and cultures, and all are done very well. These include robatas, Pupu platters, sushi, Adobo, and many vegetarian options and other combos. read more

Ohana Belltown - Happy hour and karaoke fun times - Japanese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I find myself visiting this place for lunch quite a lot since I work just down the street at Vain. I can usually pop in really fast, place an order to go, and be back to my salon within a matter of 20 minutes. I also don't mind visiting this place after work either, as their bartenders seem to know their drinks. Timmy, a bartender who has been working there for a few years now never forgets just what I like to drink. As soon as I'm within fifteen feet of the bar, he already has my red-stripe lager and a shot of jager ready for me. The Rainbow Rolls are amazing here. I also like the large portion of Edamame, since I can nibble on that for a good while. Fish always seems fresh, and the ambience of the place is set up like a hawaiian tiki lounge. My only drawback --which doesn't warrant a drop in stars-- is how packed it can feel on a Friday/Saturday evening. But, it is Belltown and it doesn't usually take me long to remember that when I sit down at the bar to eat and drink. read more

One of the cheesiest decors I've ever seen in a restaurant but you go to eat and socialize, not look at the tacky decoration. With that said, I am an Ohana happy hour fan. I've been here a few times with friends and coworkers and enjoyed it each time. The happy hour menu includes a good mix of things to share or eat alone. I've not tried the sushi yet but plan to one day. For the record, I've only done happy hour so I can't vouch for the rest of the menu. read more

I wasn't sure what to expect while perusing the menu at Ohana. I went in expecting Hawaiian food but when looking through the menu I noticed it ranged from Hawaiian to Japanese to Filipino. I started to worry...perhaps it is the purist in me and how I do not really fancy fusion cuisine. Despite my hesitancy I went in trying to keep an open mind. I tried the Curry...which is one of my favorite comfort foods. It had some good flavor but it didn't taste right. Like they used an off spice or something that isn't normally in traditional Japanese Curry. We also ordered the Lumpia Shanghai which my dining partner said didn't taste quite right either. The Adobo also had a coconut flavor that seemed misplaced since we had never had it in any other Filipino Adobo before. One could say that Hawaii in itself these days is a melting pot of different Asian cultures...hence the mixed menu. I just feel that if you are going to serve dishes from a myriad of cultures they all better be spot on and not just OK. And my last two cents on this place...yes people the Spam Musubi is good but honestly it is really easy to make on your own. Save your $5 and make 5 times as much by buying your own can and making a cup of rice. read more

I like Hawaiian Japanese food. We have one place in the San Jose Japantown that was quite decent. This place is also not bad. Although I would skip the appetizer sampler because it was a lot fried stuff and not that special. The loco moco was served donbori style (i.e. in a bowl). The loco moco that I am used to had bigger portions of meat and less rice but perhaps this is Ohana's own twist on the rice to meat ratio in a loco moco. I walked into this restaurant randomly and got a decent meal. So that's a plus. The happy hour pricing for sushi at this place seems very reasonable so perhaps I would visit again for that reason. read more

Always great for some quick sushi and spam musubi. Best part is you don't really have to wait in line even on Friday night. Service is always friendly and relatively quick. Again other than the spam musubi the rolls here are good quality(their spicy scallop is awesome) and reasonably priced; now onto something new I had... I've heard about loco moco from my friend who went to Hawaii. I've also heard about it from random TV shows so when I saw it on the menu and also saw it was the Braddah's favorite(Braddah Iz to be exact) I had to try it. Basically its a bowl of warm tasty comfort. Rice with a grilled(not fried) hamburger patty, topped with an egg and all smothered in gravy. I'm drooling just thinking about it; after a long week or on a cold night it is well a perfect meal to put a smile on your face. So to recap, go for the consistently good rolls and stay for the authentic Hawaiian cuisine. Next to try: nori wrapped mahi mahi(if I got the name right...). read more

This place is probably one of my most frequent stops in Belltown. I go here a lot on the weekends mainly for drinks, but sometimes for food. Not that the food isn't good because it is, I just go here more to socialize. The drink pours are usually heavy which I love ;) Happy hour is decent. Not an extensive menu, but reasonably priced and tasty items. I usually get the Crunchy Spicy Tuna hand roll. If you're ordering off the main menu, they have lots to choose from! I highly recommend the "Half Baked roll". It takes a while to prepare so expect a little wait. Everything off the sushi menu is pretty good and fresh! If you go on the weekend nights, they have a DJ and it gets very crowded so expect it to be cozy ;) read more

Great fish tacos. You get two good sized tacos for $8 and they are tasty! My friends had the yakisoba which looked like a mountain of noodley goodness. They have live island music Wednesday nights and old school on Fridays. Fun!! Only downside is that the place is tiny and it can get grossly packed to to point where everyone has to practically fondle each other to get around. read more

I am hooked on a few things here: Lime in da coconut : Cocktail, delicious but sneaks up on ya! (eat first):) Half baked: California roll topped with moist bakes salmon chunks YUM Maguro sashimi Lumpia: I don't eat lumpia from many places outside of my own kitchen, but the recipe here is darn good. Overall, you have got to try this place, good music, fun environment, especially on Thursday or Friday night. read more

SPAM SLIDERS!! Need I say more? Who cares what spam is made of, all I know is that they served it as a slider and it was a mouthful of deliciousness. I love that they have happy hour until 7 and tiny romantic lighting on the table. All the rolls are great and love their sashimi. Did I mention their generious portion drinks? Just being inside this place puts me in a party mood. Can't wait to come back for more. read more

If you're with a large party, they won't run multiple cards and they didn't tell our party of 15 this until we went to pay. They tried to tell us one person was going to have to pay for everyone, yeah RIGHT! Also if you're with a large party they don't add on a tip like most restaurants so I'm sure our server got shorted unfortunately. On parties over 6 or 8 everyone just assumes these days that gratuity is already added on, but apparently not here. Awesome food, super poor/outdated bill splitting policies. The food was so awesome I would return (with a smaller party, only)!!! read more

I had a late dinner here and was surprised by the number of people on a Sunday night, though it was Labor Day weekend. At 7:30 pm, there was a 20 minute wait for a table of four. We took a short walk to Pike Place and got our table right on time. The service was very friendly but slow. Since I had had appetizers at another restaurant at happy hour, I decided to just order the fish taco appetizers and a spicy tuna roll appetizer. The fish tacos are based on fried fish fillets which I know some purists don't like, but I actually like them and Ohana's version didn't disappoint me. For $6.95, you get two good sized tacos - quite a deal. I expected the spicy tuna to actually come before the fish tacos, but they came late, after my friends had all finished their dinner (about an hour and ten minutes after ordering). Apparently, lots of the other diners had ordered sushi so they were really backlogged. The spicy tuna roll was not as spicy or flavorful as most other places, but was nonetheless fresh and enjoyable. For dessert, we shared the homemade banana cream pie and an order of fried coconut ice cream. I thought the pie was quite good, though the filling may be a bit thicker and sweeter than some would like. The ice cream was wrapped in pound cake and coated in tempura batter, then fried. I found the combination of light/bland tempura batter and sweet ice cream to be an odd combination and much prefer the fried ice cream that you can find at some Mexican restaurants, where the fried coating is much more flavorful. We left just before the karoake was to start at 9:30 pm. There was a line of people getting their IDs checked at the door, so I imagine it was going to be a fun time that evening. read more

Stopped in here by myself for the first time after leaving work for the day on Friday. The ambiance was nice, the sushi was good and they have a nice selection of beers but the service was spotty. The hostess and the wait staff seemed confused, disorganized, and slow. At one point, I asked for another spicy tuna roll because I liked the first one so much. It took them about twenty minutes to get it to me, even though the restaurant only seemed to be about 60-70% full. Maybe they would have been more responsive if I was with a group instead of by myself. Who knows. Bottom line: good food and drink if you're not in a big hurry. read more

I doubt I could handle it here on a weekend night, but this place is my favorite for Monday happy hour when McLeod Residence is closed. The crunchy hand rolls are tasty little treats, and the Agedashi Tofu is also delicious. Once in awhile I will also order their yummy lunch Udon to go. The staff is really friendly. I'm just sad that Pat doesn't bartend here anymore. read more

I went there several weeks ago for happy hour. I ordered the salmon skin roll which was okay, nothing big to crave about. Alcohol was pretty good and enjoyed it. The inside of the restaurant felt like i was at Island's Burgers but with a DJ. read more

Ohana Belltown - Firefly Aloha Iced Tea (Vodka) $5 - Japanese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Ohana Happy Hour is where it's at. $3 HH food including spam musubi, which is a plus definitely for me. The HH beef robata skewers (2), gyoza (6 pieces) and crunchy spicy tuna hand rolls are what make the Happy Hour so awesome. These are my favorite hand rolls in all of Seattle. And the pork gyoza is perfect - slightly crispy on the bottom and comes with an excellent dipping sauce (soy sauce, vinegar, chili oil, and I believe some red pepper flakes). Service is usually pretty good. The drinks specials are alright - $3 sake, $3 full sail rotator, and $5 'hawaiian iced tea' and blue hawaiians. It's one of my go-to Happy Hours in the city! read more

It all depends on what you're going there for. If you're going there for a chill place to vibe, this is the spot. Everyone seems to know each other in there--as if they were in Hawaii. Ohana has it's loyal regulars. And that speaks volumes. However, the food isn't the best. I say this because I've had better sushi (across the street) for the same price. But they do have happy hour, and for some reason I find it strange that I choose to pay for spam musubi and gyoza when I could easily make it myself. I guess I go there for the atmosphere. Sometimes, they'll have live music and that itself is worth the visit. If you go, do order the half-baked--it's pretty good especially if you're not interested in the raw stuff. Otherwise, pay for something worth your money. You'll know what's good if you know what good sushi is suppose to taste like. Good for Dates? Sure. Good for Girls' Nights? Sure. read more

First, the service was pretty bad. I hate to say that, too, because I could tell that the staff were trying... they appeared to be overwhelmed, though, and the place wasn't totally full. It took them a while to clear off a table for us - so we waited for a while at the door. After being seated, we ordered drinks right away but ended up waiting so long for them to come that we went to the bar to order. Just to find out they were out of the beer we wanted. When we finally did order our food (a good 30 minutes or so from when we arrived) we found out they were out of several menu items. Not sure how this happens, as I don't run a restaurant myself, but it did appear they were out of quite a bit for a Thursday early evening. Now onto the food... I'll admit that my standards are pretty high for Hawaiian cuisine as my family is all from the islands. I was pretty excited about Ohana's menu, though, as it looks whoever created it definitely knew a thing or two about ono food. The Spam Musubi was yummy! I don't know how I feel about the BBQ sauce they top it with - but there wasn't much of that, and it's pretty hard to mess up spam! I'm just glad it was on the menu. I had the Port Katsu and was pretty disappointed. The spicy coleslaw was just ok. The pork itself was way overcooked, dry and flavorless. My friend had the Kalua Pork which was perfect. It's so easy to find Kalua Pork that is too salty and/or bland... but Ohana's was great. Overall, I doubt I'll return. The cheesy decor would be forgivable if the service and/or food was good enough - but it just wasn't. read more

I really love Hawaiian BBQ and sushi so obviously I love Ohanas. The atmosphere is very cool with the island/japanese style decor and depending on the night could have a DJ, live band, or some kind of other performances. I ordered loco moco which was pretty good, but was a little pricey and I would have expected more food. I'm used to Hawaiian food being pilled on the plate for you so I was surprised not to be able to bring any food home. Also the sushi and hand rolls were again on the small yet pricey side. Happy hour drinks aren't the best deals. A beer will run you about $3 and bottle of hot sake around $5. The reason I rate this place highly is that I love the atmosphere and the people that frequent it. Its a great place to hang out inside or even the outside patio area. Especially Wednesday nights, live Hawaiian band! read more

This place is a kind of a Tiki Bar/Asian Fusion/Hawaiian/Japanese/restaurant/night club, all in a fairly small space on 1st Ave in downtown Seattle. When a several friends and I decided to go out for dinner on a recent Saturday evening we wound up at Ohana, not because anyone recommended it but because it was nearby and had an open table large enough for our group. Browsing through some of Yelps after the fact I can see that peoples' opinions are all over the place on this one; I guess mine falls somewhere in the middle. The food here was OK: between us we tried a variety appetizers, sushi, and entrees and everyone was in agreement that none of it was really outstanding or really terrible. Just OK. We had something of a sticker shock when the bill came around, though. I think the regular menu prices here are just too high for what you get, plus you're stuck with an automatic 18% gratuity with a party of 6 or more regardless of the service you receive (the service we received, like everything else, was just OK-- kinda slow and a couple of minor mix-ups). The Top 40 Hits blasting out of speakers over our heads made for a less than optimal dining experience as well. Several of the reviews here on Yelp mention Ohana's happy hour. This looks like it'd be a fun place to stop by for a couple of cheap drinks and appetizers, but I doubt I'd return for dinner. read more

I love this place!!! The atmosphere is fun and relaxing, a great place to have a drink and you have to try a musubi!! I can definitely see myself becoming a regular here. read more

Ohana Belltown - Da bar area. - Japanese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Came here last night after my last final to enjoy some drinks and food. It was pretty busy for a Wednesday night, even more so than other clubs/lounges/restaurants in the Belltown area. Ohana has a nice "Island" vibe with friendly staff and good music playing! Island music definitely a refreshing alternative from main stream "pop/rap." The food is decent - not the best Hawaiian food I"ve had. The gravy on my wife's Loco Moco tasted like powder mix and the rice wasn't cooked fully - it was still slightly firm in the middle. My agedeshi tofu I had wasn't too bad. I would have like a little more crunchy outer later, but it wasn't too bad. We also had spicy tuna hand roll and spicy salmon handroll, both of which were tasty and might have been the best food of the night. We didn't have any other sushi, but they do have quite a large menu for that ranging from nigiri to hand rolls and even poke! The drinks are nice and strong and they have a sweet HH special on a Strawberry + Sake Margarita... in a pitcher! It was huge (sharmed among 3) and tasty... not as strong as I'd like :) Wednesdays is also when they have a live band which played local music and rocked! Live bands are always a huge plus. read more

The location is in a great bar hopping area and also a great place to just go and chill. The seating and the size of the restaurant is a bit smaller but fits what they are trying to achieve. A small Tiki bar. :) Must try is the Baked Fish Sushi. Soooo creamy and yummy. I love spam musubi...so to get it here it was a bit disappointing. The spam was over cooked. yes i said it spam was OVER cooked! how can that be...? We'll it happened and I was sad. Maybe I'll have better luck next time. read more