Mrs. Lum is a warm and friendly businesswoman and the store is clean with the produce shown to its…read morebest advantage. Highly recommend!

Wow! My brother Trax told me about this place. It's crazy that I've never been since I worked 15…read moreyears in and around Chinatown. Street parking only...went around twice, and just ended up a block up and parked. Took 5 mins or less to walk there, with my cooler in tow. I picked up fresh oysters about 5 bags of 15 cost about $104. The shop has frozen & live fresh options. I didn't look much at the freezer but it looked like there was fish and scallops. In the fresh, there were live crab and lobsters. Mussels clams and oysters. The oysters were so fresh, and tasty didn't taste fishy at all! Will def buy our seafood from here. The gentleman behind the counter was so cute he asked my baby if she wanted a pet lobster lol hahaha!! She said no. Haha. Wish I had more $$$ I'll buy that lobster next time!!

Two days ago we phoned them after seeing a news story about the glut of fish since so many…read morerestaurants were closed. We ordered 5 pounds of sashimi grade ahi #5 for 7.50 a pound and 10 pounds of cooking ahi for 3.50 a pound. It took about 2 hours for them to prepare our order and when my son went to pick up there were a few people waiting in cars for their orders. The sashimi was melt in your mouth tender and we made some poke too. We cut up the whole fillet into steaks and froze them. I am not sure if they will continue to have fish in the future but the quality was excellent.

This place reeks of seafood and not exactly in a good way. If and when you decide to get your…read moreseafood from here, make sure you have car air freshener and consider plugging your nose with something. That being said, this might be the cheapest place on the island to get good seafood. Some friends invited my family to a bbq party, so we decided to buy a few dozen oysters. Grilled oysters? Yummmmm! For about $40, we got 36 goose point oysters (the same ones served at maguro bros in Chinatown!). They're pre shucked, but still in the shell. Technology is pretty awesome! We dressed them with champagne cheese sauce and they were absolutely perfect! Not too big, not too small and amazingly fresh! I've also gotten great salmon here at wholesale price! I highly recommend this place, especially if you plan to feed a lot of people seafood!

I have fond memories of dinner time while growing up in the heart of Chinatown. My father and…read morepaternal grandmother would shop for groceries on a regular basis in Chinatown as they would check out what's in season and/or what looks good. Many times, they would come home with a whole fresh fish and cook it for dinner. The preferred way of cooking a whole fish is by steaming it and dress it up with julienne green onions and fresh ginger, Chinese parsley with soy sauce and some sesame oil. Last week a group of us celebrated the birthday of 2 February babies at Lagoon Chinese Restaurant near the airport. We have dined there many times and often order their steamed fish fillets where the chefs execute this dish excellently. However, we were celebrating a special occasion, so I wanted to get a whole fresh fish and have the chef prepare it for us. I arrived in Chinatown shortly after 7am and was on the hunt for fresh fish. I was saddened to have witnessed so many empty stalls in Chinatown and found myself coming across just a few places that had fresh fish, one of them being Troy Enterprises (TE). Troy Enterprises started in business around the mid-70's and I do have recollection of my father coming here for whole fish as often I tagged along with him. They are located deep in the C Q Yee Hop Building with neighbors of Lee's Bakery and the New Hong Kong Supermarket. As I grew older and inherited culinary skills by my father and then refined by watching a chef from Hong Kong cook when I helped at my buddy's family restaurant in Chinatown, I learned how to prepare steamed fish. I've cooked whole fish a lot where I prepared it for my family. It's been YEARS since I last purchased a whole fish and TE is still at the same stall location but immediately noticed very few staff working. To be exact, just 2 people, perhaps a husband-and-wife team. Previously, there were easily over 6 staff with a lot of people hovering over the fresh fish checking out to see which one would be best on their dinner table. TE is quite spacious and well organized and clean. I was pleased the area didn't smell fishy when it had a lot of seafood displayed in the area. I was the only customer at that time, so I had free range of checking out their inventory in leisure. I did want a whole fish to be steamed Chinese style, so I was looking for a snapper or UHU (parrot fish). There were just 2 UHU but they weren't appealing to me, so I started to look at their snapper inventory. The male staff showed me a beautiful ONAGA (long tail red snapper) but it was quite large. The dinner was for 9 people, and we usually order an array of dishes and worried that the fish would be too big. I then glanced around and came across a beautiful OPAKAPAKA (pink/crimson snapper) that was slightly smaller than the ONAGA. As a rule of thumb, you check the eyes of the fish to ensure its freshness and after it passed the test, my decision was made. I asked the staff to have it cleaned (gutted and scaled) for me and the female staff rung me up. The OPAKAPAKA was about 2.92 lbs at $18.95/lb and the staff was kind enough to round it down for an even $55. She was kind enough to also include a small bag of ice placed with the fish for me to carry back to my car. I took my prized fish to my part-time job where my colleagues eyed on it and constantly joked with me during my shift. Many kitchen staff commented on how they should prepare it and have it for that day's employee meal. Hahaha.... I brought the fish to me to Lagoon's later that afternoon where I asked the staff to prepare it steamed, Chinese style of green onions, ginger and soy sauce. I ended up ordering 10 dishes that day with the steamed whole fish making it 11 courses. The fish was the las thing to arrive on the table and regardless we didn't have much room left in our stomachs, our table to 9 whacked the OPAKAPAKA with very minimal leftovers. One of our friends surprised us by picking up the tab so I am unaware of what the kitchen fee was to prepare this monster fish. The OPAKAPAKA was indeed fresh and prepared so well that it was worth waking up early and shopping in Chinatown that Saturday morning. Overall, a great reunion of TE where I wouldn't hesitate to come back again. As part of due diligence, it's always great practice to shop around but I'll be sure to stop by TE to see what they have on hand. My OPAKAPAKA may have costed pretty pennies, but the money was well spent. I am already looking forward to coming back to TE to get a whole fish and have Lagoon's prepare it for my family as they love steamed fish, as well as picking up some fresh seabass to make Chinese style sashimi that my father often made for us.

I've been marketing for fresh fish at Troy Enterprise in Chinatown as I've always found them to…read morebring in fresh daily catches. They have a good selection of locally caught fish, provide quick service (they'll efficiently clean, gut, bone or fillet your purchase) and are reasonably priced. CASH IS KING so make sure you bring your "ke kālā" (money). Recently, when we were invited to a family potluck dinner, our nephew specifically asked me to prepare a Chinese-style steamed whole fish. So, I went out to Troy Enterprise at its opening hour (7:00AM) just so that I could assure myself and family of a fish worthy of the occasion. My husband and I arrived at 7AM sharp and found their door was already open and a crowd had gathered in front of the fresh catches. I paced the displays to see which type and size of fish would be best for steaming. My Chinese family has always relied on kūmū (goatfish), opakapaka (pink snapper) or uku (gray snapper). I didn't see any kūmū but my eyes zeroed in on the opakapaka. As I donned a pair of disposable gloves to select my fish, I "eyeball estimated" a 2 - 3 pound fish. I picked an opakapaka then handed it to one of the workers who weighed it (2.52 pounds) as I told him I wanted the fish cleaned. He told me how much my fish cost, we paid him and he gave me a claim number. The worker took my fish over to the cleaning station and we waited for our fish. While we waited, another fishmonger cleared an area in the display and dumped in a batch of kūmū(goatfish). There were other Chinese shoppers who swooped in for the kūmū . I started to wish that I had waited a few minutes before selecting my fish. But, just then, my claim number was called and I collected my fish. We left happy with our pink snapper and thought to ourselves, ah, next time. We'll be back!

I can't tell you how much I love this place. If I can't decide where to get dinner, this is where I…read morealways end up. They have the best poke/sashimi hands down. Their fish is always fresh. They also sell Hawaiian food such as kalua pork and laulau. Their salmon belly plate was my favorite. Now, I have a new favorite. It's the hamachi kama plate $15.95. It comes with your choice of poke, kim chee, taegu and rice sprinkled with furikaki. I get the ahi wasabi with soy sauce. I didn't realize that they sold jelly fish until my friend bought me some. It's around $17 a pound. I get a quarter pound and it comes out to a little over $4. I love the crunchy texture and how they season it. It goes perfectly with the white rice. Looking from the outside, I know this place looks like a hole in the wall. Trust me, it's one of the best poke that you'll ever have.

Real mom-and-pop hole-in-the-wall. Couldn't even tell if it was open from the outside as it's so…read morenon-descript and worn down. But the locals know, and they've been coming here for years as it has a dedicated following. Inside, two nice Filipina ladies were working the kitchen and the register. This is strictly a takeout place as there is no seating inside at all. When you walk in, there's a big refrigerated window of fresh fish assortment, poke style. Lots to choose from so I had to sample a few. Menu is large, so I won't go through all of it. But they do serve local food here to go with the fish. Ordered a sort of plate lunch with lau lau, rice and Hamachi fish. Portions a large and priced well for what you're getting. The fish was great, but I thought the lau lau was a bit dry. Kind of disappointing. What I would suggest is just sticking to the poke if you're here. At any rate, a good time was had by all.

I called them prior to heading there since I live in Kapolei and they are located in China town. I…read moreasked if they had live Dungenous crab and the lady I spoke to said yes and gave me the price per pound. I got there about an hour or so later, walked in and all I saw was 2 live lobsters, nothing else! The guy that was there told me, oh no we don't have any and we didn't have any today.

Yan Seafood Market is located in Chinatown across Kekaulike Market. It's clean, bright and full of…read moretanks with live seafood. They offer live Dungeness crab, Samoan crab, lobsters, snails, fish, clams, etc. I pass by here all the time but never looked inside. It wasn't till one day Mink was craving Dungeness crab and we couldn't find it anywhere. We looked at Costco (they had but they were already cleaned and all the good stuff was discarded), Richard's Meat Market and a few stalls in Chinatown. Fortunately I remembered this place and we walked there. Sure enough, they had tanks of live Dungeness crab. Customer service was friendly but a little slow. We were the only customers inside when we arrived but couldn't decide on how many to buy. In a blink of an eye, the place was packed and it took awhile to make our purchase. When we were finally helped again, we purchased two live Dungeness crabs. She gave us two huge ones! Cleaning was offered but my dad said it'll taste better to keep them alive till we're about to eat them. We politely declined the cleaning and paid. Bring cash! I was going to pay by credit card but they said cash. They probably don't want to pay processing fees. The crabs were still moving around on the way home and up till the moment we cleaned them. Seeing the crab cleaning in real life vs YouTube is totally different! It was a quick steam and we had our dinner ready. Don't worry, we also picked up take out from Thai Issan to accompany the crab. Mink made some homemade Thai seafood sauce. It was the perfect compliment to the plump and sweet crab meat. Yes, she made something in the kitchen! Thank social media or YouTube! Great discovery in Chinatown and we'll be back the next time we're in the mood for fresh seafood.

The Hawaii Fish Auction tour lead by the Hawaii Seafood Council was a living, breathing educational…read moreexperience. We witnessed the journey of Hawaii seafood, from the unloading of a boat tied up to the dock at Pier 38 to the auction competition inside between restaurants and retail markets as they bid on the different varieties of Ahi. Gaining a gratitude and appreciation for the food that we eat and the people who bring it to our tables. The Honolulu Fish Auction, the only fresh tuna auction in the United States, offers a taste of Hawaii not found on any menu, a reminder that the food we eat is a story worth remembering.

If you're a poke or fish lover this tour is for you! Find out where the fish you're eating on the…read moreisland is coming from and how it's auctioned off before it lands on your plate. This tour was so informative and interesting to see all the types of fish. Our tour guide was an expert in his field which was very impressive and you could tell he was passionate about it. He recommended places to try poke that's bought right from the fish auction which we did try and was amazing. This is such a unique experience in Hawaii and I would highly recommend!

Finally tried the AYCE at Ahi & Vegetable. Bring cash to save ~$1/person! As of February 2026, 2…read moreadults cost $75.29 including tax (without tip). Upon walking in, my boyfriend and I were warmly greeted and guided to the seating area for all you can eat. Fountain drink is included in the AYCE rate. You can pay extra for sashimi. Tons of nigiri, rolls, hand rolls, fried foods and sides on the menu. You must finish whatever you order in a round before ordering again. Make sure not to waste! My tip would be to order more nigiri, as the rolls/hand rolls are made with a lot of rice. Very filling. Loved the miso soup! The service was good. Everyone is super friendly! I think that this AYCE is well worth the price. Fish is fresh. Quality service. Only downside is the amount of rice--make sure you go hungry!

I've heard about this spot for a while. I love sushi and especially an AYCE sushi spot so when I…read moreheard that this spot could possibly be one of the best ones on the island, I finally went to try it out. I would note that they do close at 8PM and stop seating AYCE sushi quite early (from what I've heard as early as 6:45). We went super early for that reason, specifically at 4, so there really weren't as much people doing the AYCE yet. We walked up to the counter and let the cashier know we wanted to dine in and do the AYCE. A different person then walked us to the other side where the dine in seats are. We're given the menu and an expo marker. Then they came back with the wasabi as well as taking our order (aka taking the menu) We got: - Aburi salmon !!, ahi, Hamachi !!, ebi, scallop - Shrimp tempura, vegetable tempura!!, calamari!! - Unagi nigiri !! - Green dragon roll - Fire cracker roll - Baked mussels !! Everything was good, the menu is not super expansive with much less choices than, for example, Kan Sushi. I would also note that they kind of pack each piece with rice. I'm unsure how strict they are regarding the left over rice policies, but if you'd definitely get full very quickly with their rice to fish ratio. I'd recommend the aburi items (maybe except the ebi as it felt especially small the amount of rice). I wouldn't recommend their shrimp tempura as it is definitely pre-packaged shrimp tempura refried. (I also put an "!!" next to the items I would REALLY recommend. Otherwise, I don't think I will come back. Not that it was a bad experience or anything but in my opinion there's just simply better AYCE sushi spots out there.

This small unassuming shop led to the best poke that I've ever had in my life. Ty was the one who…read moregreeted us and scooped our bowls. I chose the Yuzu Shiso Ahi and Limu Ahi. Both were "slap yo mama" level onolicious poke. Everyone in my family loved their poke and we are already planning our next visit. Ty was also graciously offered to let my son get an upclose glimpse into their kitchen as they were preparing their fish. You can feel how much this shop cares about their food just through speaking to Ty. Please, please open up shop in San Diego and give the other well known shop in SD a run for their $$$. THIS is how poke is done.

10/10. One of my favorite poke shops. My bf and I love to recommend this place to our mainland…read morefriends. Parking is tight and limited in front of the shop, but it's totally worth it. You might be able to find street parking on King St. or just carpool with friends. When you walk into the store, there's glass display cases with poke and other foods. There's cooked fish, dips, musubis and side dishes too. I like to get the Yuzu chiso ahi and the spicy ahi two choice poke bowl. You can choose hot rice or sushi rice on your poke bowl, but I always recommend sushi rice. I always order with my eyes, so I can never finish my two choice poke bowl. I save it for later as a late night snack, cause the poke is too good to waste. The store is super chill and has a local plate lunch takeout vibe? The cool part is the open kitchen. You can see the staff working while you order. Everyone is chatting and having a good time. It's a welcoming atmosphere.