I'll definitely be back-- the food here is really good, and it's great to have this spot available in Renton. The oxtail was incredibly tender, falling right off the bone, and the broth was so comforting and heart-warming. The place has limited seating, but there's plenty of parking right in front. Service was very friendly, and they offer a wide variety of options. Highly recommend. read more

Saimin Says - Combo Plate with Mochiko Chicken & Chicken Katsu. - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

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SUCH a cute name! So glad we were able to give it a try on our recent WA trip. It's a quaint, no-frills spot tucked in an industrial/warehouse area. The mochiko chicken was crispy and juicy, and the kalbi was flavorful without being too sweet (huge plus). Mac salad was good. Portions were generous and food is cooked to order. Friendly service, ample parking, and they close kinda early so plan to come earlier in the day. Definitely worth the stop if you're craving Hawaiian comfort food! read more

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This place was great! This was a small eatery tucked into an unassuming business area. Great portion sizes at great prices. I got the combo plate of chicken katsu and garlic chicken. Chicken katsu was a little bland, which I think is normal honestly, so I wish they had tonkatsu sauce to eat with it. They do have other sauces like hot sauce and ketchup on the counter. Garlic chicken was juicy. We also got the kahlua loco moco, that was similarly great, a little salty. Hurricane fries were delicious. Crispy, fluffy, and well seasoned with what I think is spicy mayo and furikake. Overall paid about $42. Come with cash as card will have a 3.5% processing charge! Service was good. Lady at the front took our order promptly. The place itself is small. 1 table that fits 6 and about 5 tables that fit 2-3. Saw lots of to-go orders. I would love to try their pancakes and other plate items next time. Would definitely come back! read more

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I wasn't happy with this. The Prices are crazy, food is mediocre. The hamburger pattie was cute and small and tasted like ketchup. Not for me! read more

Saimin Says - Spam Saimin $9.95 mini loco moco $14.95 extra gravy $1.95 - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

Authentic Hawaiian food! The place is absolutely non-descript and I had a little trouble finding the place but once you know, you should know. Inside is tiny with only about four tables to utilize so if they are busy, be prepared to take your food to go. I saw a lot of people eating in their cars. The menu is gigantic and for a first-time visitor, it was a bit overwhelming. I didn't even know about half of the dishes that they offer. We sat next to a couple of Hawaiian natives, and they were impressed by the food. We enjoyed our meals too but overall; I can't say that I'll revisit personally. It's not close to our home so unless I'm grabbing and going, I'll probably pass. If you're in the mood for some real Hawaiian food or possibly hankering for a taste of home. I'd recommend stopping in. I'm not disappointed at all, it's just not really my vibe. Thanks for reading and Cheers! read more

Definitely a take-away place, as opposed to a sit-down place. They have seating but if you dine in, they still serve your meal in a take out container. All that aside the food was very good and the prices are fair. read more

Saimin Says - Hawaiian Style Breakfast (L) - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

Thank you, Yelpers, for steering me to Saimin Says! My hubs and I were going to Ikea around lunchtime on a Tuesday afternoon and knew we didn't want to eat there. So I jumped on Yelp and found this place. The place is small and tucked into a non-descript industrial-like strip mall. But what they don't have in ambiance, they make up for in the food. My mochiko chicken was crispy and delicious. My hubs's shoyu chicken was savory and tasty. We both thought the tuna mac was some of the best macaroni salad we've ever had. We both ate half our lunches, sampled each other's lunches, and still had a decent amount to take home that later became part of our dinner. As the Hawaiians say, this place has 'ono grindz! Next time we have a shopping trip at Ikea, we will make sure to come back to Saimin Says. read more

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My last review was too long ago. I'm an a repeat customer now. It is always just the garlic chicken so I can't speak to the rest of the menu but the garlic chicken is a repeat for me. The mac salad is still good with little bits of tuna. Online ordering is super easy. Parking is easy. The only downside about this place is the limited hours. I do wish they were open later for dinner. read more

Finally tried Saimin Says after so many years! It's located in a business park-ish looking building right across the street from IKEA. On a weekday, the parking was easy right in front. The restaurant is kind of small with a handful of tables. The menu has a pretty wide selection of Hawaiian-style dishes. I wanted to try them all, it's so hard to choose! We got the fried saimin and garlic chicken plate - so good! Will definitely be back soon! read more

Saimin Says - Fried Saimin - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

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I went here for a lunch and it was not busy inside. Most people come for pick up orders, but I opted to dine in. I got the garlic chicken rice and the spam katsu musubi, totaling close to $20. Food came out decently fast, about 10 minutes, and a powerful smell of garlic seeped to my nose, in a good way - I was excited to try the dish! The garlic chicken is a mochiko chicken with garlic, and it was quite flavorful. Just the garlic chicken dish itself filled me up, so it was good value. There's a good amount of rice and Mac salad, and it's not just any kind of Mac salad. It's Mac salad with tuna, adding a bit more flavor to it. The chicken itself is alright though - it's a bit dry and super salty. It helps with the rice but I wouldn't enjoy it in itself. The spam katsu musubi is a heartier take on the spam musubi. Instead of a teriyaki sauce, it's a katsu sauce so the flavor profile is a bit different. It's interesting and I enjoyed it but I would stick with the typical spam musubi next time. Overall, good food for decent prices. Recommend paying in cash as there is a hefty 3.5% surcharge for all card transactions. Unless you use something like Amex gold, it's worth it to just pay in cash. read more

Saimin Says - Garlic Chicken, Spam Katsu Musubi - IG @bougiefoodieboi - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

Wow! Food was excellent. What stole the show for me was the macaroni salad with tuna in it. Kalbi was awesome, good sweetness, and char to it. The soy chicken was also amazing. Super homemade taste, chicken fell off the bone. The garlic chicken was also very tasty and tender. Good chunky pieces. All it is, is their Mochiko chicken dip and garlic sauce, bomb! The Katsu cutlet was OK. The gravy was good, but if I ever go back to this place when I visit Seattle, I'll try their regular Katsu. I'm sure they have a bomb Katsu sauce. The service was great and they were very helpful in suggesting the top items. It is a little hole in the wall, seating is limited, but it looks like it's more of a takeout restaurant. read more

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I have been going here for many years. The current location is much smaller than it used to be. They are very efficient with space but the seating is only for 20 or less dine in customers. The customer is friendly. The menu selection is diverse and of course Spam Musubi. They serve breakfast and lunch only. If you are at Ikea shopping, this place is near by and is a great place to eat. read more

Saimin Says - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

Stopped by Saiman Says for a quick bite, and overall, it was a solid experience. I tried the mochiko chicken and garlic chicken. The mochiko was decent, though nothing that stood out too much. As for the garlic chicken, I appreciated that it wasn't overly sweet (a big plus), but I wish it had more bold, garlicky flavor. The spot seems like a classic mom-and-pop shop with a laid-back vibe, which I love supporting. While it didn't completely wow me, the food was decent, and I'd definitely give it another shot to try some other items on the menu. Hopefully next time I can find something that has a tad bit more flavor. read more

Saimin Says - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

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Have been to the Kent location with my brother and dad years ago. When brother told me they were in Renton now and they had been to make sure and check them out. My sister in law is from Hawaii so I trust her judgment on Hawaiian places. Her favorite dish is the Garlic Chicken which is their mochiko chicken but amped up. Was tasty with chopped bits of jalapeños. Chicken was tender inside and crispy outside. Dad got the katsu curry chicken was also cooked perfectly. Each came with a generous scoop of rice and mac salad. I'm not usually a fan of mac salads but theirs had great flavor with the added tuna. Friendly staff, not a large space but welcoming. It was nice to see they had a steady stream of customers dining in and for take out around 1:30 on a Saturday. They're not open on Sundays just an fyi it's why it took me so long to give them a try. Located amongst a bunch of businesses can almost be easily overlooked if you don't they're there but parking easily available. Looking forward to trying the rest of the menu. They have another restaurant as will inside that I'd like to try some items off of as well. read more

Saimin Says - Garlic Chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

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I wanted some spam musubi. This place has multiple options for spam musubi, and I ordered 2 different types (katsu and original) but received spicy, regular, and katsu. The regular spam musubi and the spicy spam musubi were well seasoned. I liked the spicy spam. The katsu was okay, but I'd recommend sticking with the original. I also snagged some malasadas that they had for sale that day. I regretted buying them almost immediately because they didn't look like they would be fresh, but they tasted awesome! Very dense, very tasty, a little on the oily side. They reminded me of elephant ears from the fair. Prices are affordable. read more

Saimin Says - malasadas - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

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" The Best Hawaiian food In City! Go see Jamie I promise you! * Hands Down! Great Family Owned! :) Service is amazing! Ambiance is nice and easy! read more

Delicious food and service was good. Very friendly and there were a couple of tables available for dine in. Pretty small space so don't expect a ton of tables. They do get a lot of to go orders which is usually a great sign of delicious food. read more

Saimin Says - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

Good for your Hawaiian food fix, small but has a few tables. In an office park near Ikea

Awesome Saimin and all Hawaiian dishes they offers!! We've been customer for over 20 years. Our favorite dishes are : Chicken Curry rice Curry Saimin Spam Masubi Mochiko chicken Lau Lau Kalua Pork Katsu and rice Shoyu Chicken All the Saimin bowls are really good!! read more

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Always good! The variety of Misubi is I recommend the mochiko chicken and the mac salad. I normally do not eat Mac salad so that's a suprise! Overall been coming here 5 years and besides being a little tough to find they are great. read more

Food and service was 10/10, my go to never disappoint garlic fried chicken. Not a big deal but need a bigger to go cup for the chili pepper watah lol read more

Always great food when coming here. Best place in Kent to get your Hawaii food fix. Weekly stop for me

Tucked away in a Renton office complex is a tiny slice of home for local transplants from Hawaii. It's much smaller than their old location but the food is just as good as before. I ordered a spam musubi and combo plate lunch with kalua pig and cabbage/mochiko chicken. I LOVE the mochiko chicken here. Super crispy bites and has the most delicious slight sweet umami flavor. There was more than what they gave in the pic but I started eating before taking a pic cus I was too hungry. The kalua pig and cabbage here is very good to me also. I will say it's got more pepper than any other kalua pig I've had anywhere. I still enjoyed it but was something unique about their pork. For the price of this a musubi and water it's a really good deal for the cost. Friendly service from the aunty at the front and the food comes out fairly quick! read more

Saimin Says - Mochiko Chicken Kalua Pig and Cabbage - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

The best HI food in the area! I recommend this to anyone who is looking for authentic food. If you don't try the mochiko chicken, you're missing out. It's the best I've ever had! It's so crispy and it melts in your mouth. read more

Great spot. Friendly staff. The garlic chicken was great. Close to ikea so when we go there we always stop by.

Rating it 5 stars purely on the garlic chicken it's SOOO good!!! Would come back just for the garlic chicken!

Attention oxtail lovers! The oxtail saimin here is legit. It's got the taste of Hawaii saimin in it and I was very impressed. They have a huge menu of Hawaii food favorites like lau lau, Kalua pig, mochiko chicken, garlic chicken. They have breakfast food. Imua breakfast! They had some malasadas too. Very simple appearing inside but it's got the ono grindz. read more

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I was really craving some saimin while we were driving back from Seattle and found this place on the maps. It didn't disappoint! The taste is authentic but I gave it 4/5 because the restaurant was hard to eat in due to small area they had for tables. There was also just one high chair and we did use it but the family that came in after us also had a small child and had to hold her in their lap. I felt a bit bad. Also, they had put everything in to go containers even though we were eating there so eating my yummy saimin out of a styrofoam container with disposable chopsticks were not ideal. The ribs were tasty and my son loved the fried saimin! I would come back again to grab takeout for sure! read more

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Cute little place with great food. Lady behind the counter took our order and served our food. She was very friendly and helpful. Felt like I never left Hawaii, and their mac salad was better than some Hawaii spots!! read more

Ordered the ribs. They should call it the bones, lots of bones and greasy fat little meat. My first and last! $22.00 too much for too little! Please do better the one piece of meat I got to enjoy was tasty! read more

We were too hungry to take pics of all our food but all I can say is this place makes the best loco Moco and Mac salad and mochiko chicken I ever had in a long time coming from living in Hawaii all my life to moving to the mainland It's hard to find food that's close to how Hawaii makes them this place is the bomb you have to eat here if you miss Hawaii local grinds but you live in the mainland read more

Saimin Says - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

Amazing Hawaiian breakfast! In town for work and looked up good breakfast spots and we were glad to end up here! Super delicious and authentic. Can't wait to go back! read more

Plate lunches taste like from back the Islands. I had the Laulau plate because I was craving home food. Service is awesome, I did anticipate the food to take time. Playing Island reggae music, and I feel like I'm back home! read more

Saimin Says - Lau Lau Plate - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

Saimin Says is this small Hawaiian place tucked away in this industrial plaza, not too far from Ikea. They have this amazing menu and they serve up delicious Hawaiian food. I've had the mochiko chicken and their saimin and their musubi and everything is so good and tastes just like the food on the islands. The mochiko chicken is fried up perfectly and the meat is so tender. Their mac salad tastes a little different - there might be tuna in it or something, not too sure. It's good though! And the saimin noodles are chewy and are perfect for cold rainy days (which there are a lot of in seattle lol). They also have an assortment of Hawaiian sun drinks too. My favorite part of Saimin Says is the lady who takes the orders. She's super nice and always makes me feel welcome when I come in. Mahalo!!! read more

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This is BS!!! Paid $25 dollars for 2 small pieces of short ribs a small portion of mochico chicken and i paid for extra scoop Mac but looks like a regular serving!!! Never going here again!!! Smh read more

Saimin Says - Hawaiian Near Me - Renton, Washington

Cute little place. There was a sweet Hawaiian lady who took the order AND cooked the meals. It's like my mothers cooking. I want my Hawaiian food cooked by a real Hawaiian. The menu is extensive with authentic Hawaiian foods. Honestly, it's better than the L&Ls in the area. Try the Lau Lau, it's to die for. read more

I love a good pun name and this plays has that, plus great food! We popped in for a quick lunch today and really liked it! I've never had saimin before but it was flavorful and light, and full of egg noodles and veg. The boyfriend got Katsu Moco Loco - seriously the amount of Moco Loco options ALONE is enough to check this place out. The rice and Katsu was covered in tasty gravy but the coating on the Katsu stayed crunchy - quite an accomplishment. We also got an order of the Hurricane Fries. These are inexpensive and not to be skipped. The fries were exceptionally fluffy and well seasoned. I work a mile from here so I'll be back for sure to try the breakfast items and more of those Loco Mocos ( I see you spicy Spam Katsu Moco )! read more

Still the best Hawaiian food in Washington! Can't wait to try their new Bellevue restaurant.

Had a craving for some Hawaiian plate! Saw this on Yelp and drove down. It's seemingly co-located with Mas Pika. I chose to stick with Hawaiian. Got a combo with mochiko chicken and braised chicken. Both were great. The mochiko was maybe a bit over-fried. Mac salad was good. I think has tuna in it which I don't like but it wasn't over powering so I didn't notice. Woman at the front was helpful to suggest best dishes to try. Inside is very small. Like 3 tables. It's in a bit of industrial area so not a lot of space outside as well. I ate in my car which was fine for me but if I was with others we wouldn't have been able to sit. We don't live terribly close so I didn't want take-away for fear it wouldn't be as fresh. I also got Spam Katsu music which was great! Would come back when I have my craving again!!! read more

Super solid Hawaiian place. So glad to have found something, even if it might be a little out of the way! It'll just be my excuse to go to IKEA :) Everything was real good - only complaints might be that the portion for the kalua was a bit small and it felt that there was more cabbage than meat. And it was a little on the black peppery side. Otherwise, everything was tasty! Would definitely come again read more

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