My BFF and I had such a great conversation with the attendant at Fujioka. We got so caught up…read moretalking because we found out he actually knew the valley we're from. We ended up bonding over McAllen, Texas, and how much we miss Texas food. It made us laugh because the tacos just aren't the same here. It was such a comforting experience to connect with someone who understood a piece of our culture. One of my favorite parts of this trip has been meeting new people and feeling more connected to the local community. While we were there, I picked up a little something for my bar cart, a surprisingly medium sized bottle of Fireball for under $2. I couldn't believe how affordable it was for the size. I also found Dos Equis, which brought back memories since it's one of the drinks my partner and I always enjoyed sharing with friends back home. I decided to try something new, too: Guava Cart. It's been catching my eye, so I figured this was the perfect opportunity to give it a try. I enjoyed looking around and seeing all of the different types of bottle choices they had. I definitely would like to create my own little bar at home. I had a bar at my parents house that my dad owned and owning one of my own will bring me a piece of my dad here with me.

Overview: Kapolei's first boutique wine / liquor shop. Small with about a tenth of the selections…read moreof the Kaimuki location but at the same prices. Wine - A well chosen cross section of domestic producers with most major varietals represented at all price points. Some old world producers but it's not their thing. The inventory focuses on drinkability with almost no cellar worthy collectables. Beer -OK selection. Liquor - brown libations - A random assortment with some of everything chosen with no rhyme or reason. Some very high end gems available. No cult offerings. Liquor - Minimal. Essentials are represented. Prices: Fair. Domestic wines all at or slightly below MSRP. French and other imported wines all at increased tariff pricing. No pre tariff import stock. Staff product knowledge / service: Above average. They are capable of making recommendations. Friendly and approachable. Conclusion: A convent place for nearby residents to grab libations not offered at Costco or a supermarket for gift giving or personal pleasuring. Those looking for cult libations, collectables, or old world offerings must look elsewhere.

It's open late, and they have a wide variety of unusual beers, so I bought several different kinds…read more It's convenient for buying alcoholic beverages now that the nearby Longs Drugs store is gone.

Not bad, had a lot of different liquor. And special sets good for giving as gifts. Person there was…read morevery helpful. Was kind of tight getting around. Had so much items there.

We are visiting Ko'olina from Colorado and we're hunting for a basic liquor store where we could…read moregrab a few things and some different beers. We drive to Johnson Brothers after checking out Costco and Foodland. Unfortunately- this isn't a liquor store - it is a distributor - with no store front. I can't give this place 5 stars because I didn't actually do business with them- but I can't give them 1 star either- hence my choice. This just wasn't what we were looking for!

Had the two choice poke bowl with spicy ahi and Malama special. Both were good and the customer…read moreservice was on point. The lady asked me if I wanted the two choice which I didn't know was an option. Very convenient location at the beginning of Makakilo Dr. It's a sister company to Foodland for locals and even though it's previously frozen fish, the flavors are Ono. It was so good I went the next day!

This market is in a small plaza, right next to a coffee bean and tea leaf. Honestly, only times…read moreI've ever been here is for the poke. The poke, in my opinion, is one of the best on the island. I really like the Korean style and I always order it whenever I stop by here. The workers have always been quick with getting my poke and when completing my transaction. It's a smaller grocery store but from what I've seen, there's still a lot of variety in what they carry. And it's always been clean whenever I've gone.

Beachfront dining with excellent service, unbeatable lagoon views, and decent food. Overall,…read morethe food was very nice plated and great flavors, but in my opinion every dish was slightly salty, not a deal breaker but certainly could be a little less heavy handed. I would come back again but hope everything would be a little bit more dialed in to make it 5/5 stars. Kambucha squash with miso caramel: great flavor and great texture but sauce was again very seasoned. 8/10 NY strip steak: perfectly cooked medium rare with nice crunchy bits on top and very tender. It was served with a few sauces that while indeed salty again, in this case it worked and the salt let the beef flavor shine. 9/10 would definitely come back again for this. KFC cauliflower: korean fried iteration of cauliflower it was spicy, sticky, crunchy, sweet and definitely was one of the table favorites. 9/10 Sunset roll: standard sushi roll with crab and fish on top. It was good and fresh. 8.5/10 Beef, pork, mushroom skewers: the pork belly was great and the sauce was tasty and not overly salty, my favorite of the three. The beef was decent but did not really compare to the steak we had so having them side by side made it kind of underwhelming. The mushrooms were good but kind of small for the price compared to the others. 7.5/10 Shoyu eggplant: eggplant was plump and tasty with a definite soy sauce taste. Kind of verged on the salty side but considering shoyu was in the name it definitely delivered on that front. 8/10 Shrimp toast: fried Japanese milk bread with shrimp and a tangy sauce and salad on top. Great crunch and flavorful shrimp but again the sauce was verging on overly salty. That said, we all did enjoy this dish and would order it again. 8.5/10 Fresh caught fish with crispy skin over rice with consumme: this dish was the only dish that was not overly salty and I thought was delicious, well balanced and had nice delicate flavors. My one nitpick was the skin did not come out crispy as advertised. 8/10 Scallops: Three scallops served over a cream sauce with rice cakes and salmon eggs. The scallops and sauce were the star and very tasty on its own, however, when eat with the ikura, again it followed the trend of overly salty so I kind of avoided it. The rice cakes were kind of just there and was surprisingly bland considering the aforementioned saltiness. Overall, while the scallops and sauce were nice, the dish was a little underwhelming for the high price and small amounts of scallops ($16 per scallop). 7/10 In summary, most dishes had high and lows, but with the great service and views this place still offers a lot of value, I just think it has some kinks to work out.

Best meal of our entire trip!!! Wow - every dish was absolutely incredible! My favorites included…read morethe shrimp toast and the sushis, but you can't go wrong with anything you order here. Drinks were also wonderful. Service was great. Our waitress did a good job with everyone's requests and allergies. The views are speculator and the entire ambiance is amazing. Highly recommend!

I remember this store being around since I was very young. Stopping here on my way to my Aunt's…read morehouse. I honestly don't remember it being like this, but I'm guessing no renovations of any type has occurred for those years. They have those touch gambling machines lining the center of the store. The machines are always being used. It's dimly lit and reeks of cigarette, yes, the cashier smokes in the store and while she rings you up. There isn't much here. You have your typical grocery items, snacks and sundries. Shelves are usually empty, but the freezers (drinks) are full. The one plus is they tend to have those hard to find snacks here. I am obsessed with the dark chocolate moon pies which are 2/$1 and they also carry tamarind..yum. The decor shows the age of this establishment and the "regular" customers may make you think twice about walking in here. If you're looking for a bright, airy, happy place, drive a bit further down. Want boot-leg snacks, bingo!

Great to know my favorite store as a child has survived all these years. It's a bit different than…read moreI remember having a lot less dust and way more merchandise. Either way it was still a nostalgic visit to a childhood neighborhood store.

We patron this business often because they always have my husband's drink of choice in stock, Steel…read moreReserve, 211, and Soju. The husband and wife owners are very nice, and appreciate our business. They also sell some fresh snacks like boiled peanuts and they are ono!

Always come here for my Rams Merch pretty reasonable like the blue Go Rams, wishing the Rams a…read moregreat season Marie

Great for convince purchases like sodas or chips but don't get your hopes up for great quality of…read moretheir foods they're kinda near expiration dates. Also as well their prices aren't really that good.