I love Marukai. But they make spam musubi, katsu don (they call that tonkatsu oyakodon, means…read morepearent and kid bowl, which is chicken with egg omelet) and other bentos with sushi rice. They don't know how to make those so using sushi rice. I wouldn't buy those any more., I hope they can make those right. Their sushi is great. And also other island of bentos are great. Do not buy bentos, rice bowls and musubis at sushi side.

This store has a lot of products, food, and drinks to choose from. So much great food and…read moredrinks...my goodness! The hot foods and cold foods like the sushi...amazing! I really enjoy the hot food line they have. Everyday there's different dishes they have you can purchase for plate lunches. The store is pretty clean. The only thing is that the store needs to have the floor fixed and redone. The floor has cracks all over the store. Plus the floors are uneven. If you leave your shopping cart unattended, you may see your cart rolling off in different directions due to the uneven floor. The staff is friendly and helpful.

It's a small Lao store located in China town, close to maunakea marketplace. It was my 2nd time…read morecoming by. The prices they have in this store is cheaper than I've seen in DonQ. They also have a small fridge filled with homemade Laos items like fermented pork sausage, jeow bong, etc. The workers are so friendly here, easily making conversation with us and the regulars here. Worth stopping by!

LOVE this store! I love Thai/Lao food and it's so hard these days to find a restaurant that you can…read morejust buy from so instead..I try to make them IF I can find the ingredients. I've been here a few times and each time I come in , the aunty behind the register and the other aunty who hangs out there (not sure if she just hangs out there or works there) but those 2 have ALWAYS been so helpful in finding and suggesting ingredients that I need. If they didn't have it, they always had another place in mind where I might find it. Once I was looking for fresh wide noodles to make Pad Kee Maw ..they didn't have but they suggested the restaurant on the corner had! They assured they sold the noodles plain in plastic bags..and yes, the restaurant sold the noodles! Cheap too! Today's visit I walked in and told them I going to make Tripe Laab.. the aunty behind the register pointed it out and the other aunty told me to follow her ..not only did they show me, but explained what it does and other alternatives that were available just in case the more specific ones weren't available. There was another customer in there at the same time..I'm assuming she was a regular ..she looked at what I put down on the counter ..started talking in Thai to the worker....she then turned and looked at me and already knew what I was going to make .. she ended up telling me to put back when I got and instead told me to follow her and showed me the "homemade better version" of what I first got.. I was so impressed at the help even by a random person who didn't even work there! I'm definately looking forward to making Tripe Laab this long weekend. Fur future Thai/Lao dishes, I will definately be coming back here for the items I need. A must store for Thai/Lao and SE Asian ingredients!

Love this place on Bethel Street. Have been going here for their pickle mango. The owner makes the…read morepickle mango and always call me and say hello nice lady she calls me that I make pickle mango how much you like i save for you. I normally buy 1 pound tell her I be down later in the week or that same day. I love the lemon peel strips it doesn't have a taste where other c mui places carry does. So I go there all the time. If you in town on Bethel Street go and get some seeds. She even have candies too all ready bagged.

The aunty owner is super friendly. She shared stories on how the snacks are limited in their store…read morebecause many of their younger-genetation ceased to provide prepared snacks when the Covid pandemic hit Hawaii. Aunty store is very relaxed and has a cozy back to the 80's feel. And she gave a couple different samples. Since I liked one of the samples, I switched Cherries instead of my usual Rock Salt Plum, Sweet Li Hing Seeds, and Mango. I will definitely return for other flavors.

Great selection of specialty Asian items…read more Good service Convenient location. Lots of narrow aisles with loads of treasures

New Hong Kong Market in Chinatown is my go-to place for frozen buns (bao). The last row against the…read morewall, has all the freezers and they are stocked with different brands of frozen buns, shrimp dumplings, soup dumpling (xiao long bao) and glutinous rice balls (tong yuan). They have the cleanest freezers because they don't post their price tags all over the glass. They have the salted egg yolk custard buns here and they're $6 for 12 pieces. All the frozen buns in the baby blue colored package are good. The buns are moist and soft when you steam them at home. If you're looking for Asian sauces, dried noodles, Asian canned goods, or authentic snacks, you will also find those here. The aisles are tight, and each shelf is filled with merchandise. If you can't find something, ask the person sitting at the register and they will let you know if they have it and which aisle. The owners speak Mandarin and a little bit of English but if you show them a photo of the product on your phone, they'll be able to help you out. Whenever I shop in Chinatown, I park in the Marin Tower parking. The parking structure is well lit, and they have reasonable rates. It's only a few minutes walk to New Hong Kong Market.

I have bad exprienced here because of cashier. Her name is…read moreFLORINDA. She is very bad customer service. She need trainning how treat to customer. Greeting and packing basic manner for customer. She didn't greeting even no packing what i bought. She so rude to customer.

Great place only thing is their associates don't know much about the products they sell…read moreEven if you show them a picture from their ad

Awesome place to check out if you like a different style variety for items you won't see at other…read morebig box stores / Sam's / Costco Great bulk selections of specialty food Fresh & frozen & restaurant supplies free membership .....

Great choices for bulk food. Quick in and out. Food is fresh and prices are reasonable. Located…read moreclose to airport.

BLAH!? Like blah blah blah? Why do you call this BLAH? You're lying, cuz there is NOTHING BLAH…read moreabout Blah's smoked meat. I was a vendor at a recent Christmas craft fair at Dole Cannery and stumbled on Blah's because it was the only food vendor there. THIS. THIS IS WHAT SMOKED MEAT tastes like. Holy smoked meat you guys. You gotta sampo if you ever come across this booth. I think the only way to get your hands on his meat is to visit the air conditioned farmers markets. Yeah, this is my kind of guy, only doing business in the A/C! Basically you have to catch him at Windward Mall farmers markets inside the mall or at these air conditioned Christmas craft fairs. He sells most of it uncooked, so you just have to throw it in a fry pan when you get home. I was lucky enough to get a bento with smoked meat/rice to go, and I inhaled it all. Do yourself a flavor and find this guy and buy a slab of his meat. Get one for me too.

I'm super picky when it comes to smoked meat bring from off island I have certain standards…read more I came to Windward mall and Blahs was one of the first vendors I saw and was offered a sample. Not only did I love the sample but my 7 year old boy loved it. My intention was to walk through the whole farmers market and come back to get a bento. Well that didn't last long. After a few mins I went back to get my smoked meat bento. My son and I shared the bento and we are both full. Not sure if they use guava Jam or jelly but I could definitely taste the sweet but it was equally balanced with the savory of the what I'm assuming is soy and other spices. The meat was tender and had just enough fat to balance it all out. The sauce over the rice was winner! Mahalo Blahs Bonus: the guy selling the smoked meat was awesome too. Super friendly and even offered my son 2 samples

Always come here for their 10lb snow crab legs. Workers are approachable and friendly. Great…read morecustomer service! Prices are reasonable. Only downside is the parking, it can get crowded and difficult to find.

Richard's Meat Market is a wholesale store but they do open for Retail Sales. Their prices are…read morecheaper than at the stores or in Chinatown. Only thing is nowadays there's the road work for the rail in the area so it could be quite crazy getting there. They used to Open on Saturdays b4 Covid but no Saturdays now.

The Palama Supermarket specializes in Asian ingredients. We stopped in at 8 a.m. store opening to…read morepick up mushrooms and peppers. The vegetables are super fresh and reasonably priced. The store is neat and well organized. In the morning, fresh rice cakes, mochi and other desserts are dropped off by a local bakery. Store patrons rush to get their favorites. I avoided the temptation, but the treats looked remarkable. The store carries what you'd expect from a grocery plus lots of specialty items for Asian cooking. We also picked up teriyaki sauce. There is a food court on one side of the supermarket that offers prepared lunch options (but was not opened during our visit). The clerks were friendly and welcoming.

Nice local market with Men & Woman Bathrooms. See Register…read morefor key to men's room. Stopped in to use restrooms and wondered the aisles, will be back to try their fresh sushi window in the future. Grabbed a few nice looking navel oranges, thin sliced ribeye & an ice cream on a stick. Friendly service and well laid out store with a meat dept in the back.

The Bentos are better than any we've had! We are pescatarian, so when we request a bento with only…read morefish they are more than accomadating. And they remembered us even though we were unable to stop in there for a few years... "Uncle! How are you Uncle?". And remembered what he would order. This place is the best.

This is a tiny convenience store right in the middle of the center. It's on the ground floor and if…read moreyou're walking in from the parking lot it's to the left. When I went in it was already late in the day around 5pm. The only bentos they had left were two spam musubis. They have a ton of snacks and drinks. They even have instant noodles that you can make in the microwave. There was an Asian man working in the store. He was friendly. He smiled at me when I entered the store and kept on smiling the entire time I was in there. This place is so convenient for the people working in this industrial center. There's also an ATM if you need to get cash.