This is a little hidden gem. it's super small the hole in the wall style with strange open hours. I came for lunch with a group not knowing what to expect and was delightfully surprised that the waitress/host happily explained what each dish was. Between the group we got the miso special soup, the pork and the oxtail soups. Each soup dish is a meal on its own but comes with a sushi/nigiri combo place as well. The fish is as fresh as can be. Each meal was about $15, hearty and satisfying. You can tell their soups are made with special care to be seasoned well. I never knew Okinawan food existed but I'm so happy I tried it. read more

never knew about this restaurant, as its off the main road. a hole-in-the-wall kind of place. very simple place. and very small, few tables. went there for a dinner with friends, who knew the owner and people there. they served us bittermellon with pork, okinawan soba, sushi, tripe with mushrooms, salad and miso soup. all of which was just like my great grandmothers made. miso soup just brought me back to my childhood. per our request, the owner brought out his samisen and played and sang for us, and cracked jokes that he knew (all of which i didn't know what what going on, because he spoke part japanese and hogen). but my friends translated and couldn't stop laughing. and by the way, he played the samisen with a japanese soup spoon...lol. the people there were awesome. the food is good and traditional. they're open for lunch and dinner and have specials. prices are reasonable. i'm definetly going back. read more

Totally recommend this place!! Sushi, oxtail soup, miso soup, salmon and Okinawan soba was delish! Price wasn't too bad either. Parking sucks but there were some street parking nearby. read more

Don't let the obscure location, lack of tables or 3 car parking lot discourage you from going to this restaurant. When you go to the restaurant, don't expect any large signs on Kapahulu to highlight this place. The only sign is over the front door. When the doors opened at 5:30 PM, there was a waiting line to go in. Reservations are the best way to make sure you have a seat. There are perhaps 10 tables that can seat 4-6 diners. As for parking, one can go to either to a Public Parking lot on the West (Ewa side) of Kapahulu, metered parking on Kapahulu or streetside parking if you're lucky. Aside from these minor issues, get ready to try what was for me, the best Okinawan food I've ever had. Fresh vegetables, meats and seafood are present in all their dishes. My friend from California was initially disappointed because they only serve Ox Tail soup on Mondays and Thursdays and it has to be ordered in advance. Apparently the cook found out he was coming on Saturday so made an extra order on Wednesday so he can have some. This blew us away that the cook would do this. Needless to say my friend throughly enjoyed the Ox tail Soup and agreed it was the best he's ever had. The rest of us had udon and noodles which were excellent. It was worth the extra effort to eat here and I highly encourage folks looking for authentic Okinawan cooking to visit this place. read more

Soups are amazing. Short rib soup broth is bananas and the daikon in there is the best ive ever had! Sushi good too, dynamite good, prices good...byob where else can you go and get a 22 oz Sapporo for $3? me come back! read more

Seeing that theu had a 4.5 star we had to try it. Service is excwllent but almost 60 % of things we tried to order were not available 1 star. We got the pork and pigs feet soup excellent 5 star. We made the big mistake of ordering poke and sashimi. If there os a no star I would give it. We were so disappointed with the fish quality. Frozen! So just to be fair we gave it them a 3 star. read more

b took me here on my last night in town on my last trip. he's been meaning to come. it's definitely a bit of a hole in the wall from the outside. but once you walk in, you feel like you've stumbled into someone's living room where family and relatives are just having a good time, eating, drinking and enjoying the night! i've never had okinawan food so i really don't have anything to compare it to. i imagine it's close to japanese (and maybe even taiwanese since taiwanese food is a mixture of chinese/japanese and okinawan food). oh, and by the way, it's byob! we first had some sashimi apps. melt in your mouth sake, hamachi and toro!!! they were to die for! then we had a braised pork dish (cannot remember what it's called). flavorful, just the right amount of seasoning and similarly so buttery and melts in your mouth yummy. b had a noodle dish, although i don't think i tried it. we had a couple of other dishes: cabbage salad, a grilled fish, stir fried veggies., etc. just a bunch of food! we sat at the bar and the food just kept coming. by the time we were done, and as we were about to pay and leave, the proprietors decided to put on a show. they insisted that we stay. the neighboring table poured us some of their sake and also insisted that we stay. the proprietors sang traditional japanese songs and played this banjo looking thing. they were really good and so cute. i'd definitely go back. it's just good home cooking, good atmosphere and lovely owners. it really felt like i was in japan at someone's house having a lovely time. read more

A very homestyle hole in the wall restaurant. I almost felt like I was eating at a relative's garage with mismatched chairs, random posters, lights flickering and all. Service was courteous and when my bf and I went, every other patron was speaking Japanese so it appears that Nihonjin really flock to this place in Honolulu. My bf got the spare rib soup which was simply delicious. I ordered the okinawa soba which too, was very delicious. The soba was al dente and the broth was thin but flavorful. My bf and I both had combo meals and added the sushi which was well worth the price. However, while the sushi was very fresh, I found a hair in the very last piece I was going to eat. I contemplated that it could have been my hair but it was tucked under the nori which likely got under there while the sushi was being made. I'm not sure that I'd visit Sunrise during my next visit to Honolulu but if I do, I hope I don't get the same surprise. read more

Sunrise Restaurant - Okinawa soba & sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Not too happy maybe we ordered wrong? As much as I love all the soups from other places - this udon was stale tasting and the soup - coulda ordered it at zippys. Sushi was mediocre too....so sad. It was kinda like when you go to your aunty's house who never cooked as good as your mom when you're craving real good homey cooking....=-( there are so many great asian places to eat on this island and i don't think i'd ever come here again. read more

Wonderful food. Had the oxtail soup and sushi. Quaint but homey. The location is slightly out of ordinary view, but is easy enough to find. I would definitely recommend visiting if you enjoy Japanese cuisine and happen to find yourself in Hawaii. read more

Went for dinner and the place was jam packed! It looks like someone's house on the inside. It was like being at my grandma's house with all of my aunties and uncles there. Parking is limited, service wasn't too hot and it was very cramped. The food however, was great. It was like sitting down and eating my favorite Okinawan dished from my dad and grandma. Okinawan style miso soup with all the add ins, pork and bittermelon.... yum! The sushi, although not spectacular was very fresh with good cuts of fish. Also can't beat the prices. Not the place when you want to have a nice quiet dinner but definitely will go back to try the other things on the menu. Probably going to have rafute next time. read more

This place is awesome! I had the combo pigs feet soup/sushi platter! The cost is less than $18!! That alone floored me. When the food came, wow! There was 6 nigiri and 4 maki!! It was so fresh! And BYOB. The soup was so authentic and a lot!! This is my newest favorite place!! Sorry, forgot to take pictures read more

Don't worry...everything is great. You may not recognize much on the Okinawan menu but your stomach and pocketbook will be very happy. Dynamite is a must and don't forget the miso soup. The chef can make whatever sushi you want and they are most helpful in deciphering what will satisfy your pallet. read more

I am half Okinawan travelling from Micronesia and wanted to eat Okinawan food.. Sunrise Restaurant is exactly what my father used to take me as a child. It reminded me of my early childhood in Okinawa eating pigs feet and nakami. Having eaten 3 full plates of sushi and all in all under 100 dollars... just perfect! read more

ONO OXTAIL SOUP! I've never had it before today's lunch, as I'm a creature of habit and order the same thing at various ethnic restaurants. Glad I chanced experimenting with a new cuisine, which is prevalent on various local restaurants' menus. I will definitely return for the soup and try out other items on their menu. Try the sushi, as it is so fresh. I noticed other patrons took advantage of the BYOB; I don't know if they have a corkage fee or not. Parking is nonexistent but there's a parking lot across the street and there's parking as well. read more

Was super excited to eat here and have some okinowan oxtail soup but they are only open for lunch only 2 days a week. Tuesday & Thursday only. They do not advertise this, we waited for 30 minutes for them to open up. Luckily the owner came out about right around 11:30 to tell us they were closed. read more

I must have not eaten any of the food that was rated 4.5 stars. I got the soba (good broth) and sushi dinner set. Nice folks, service and locals hangout, but not place to go to be wowed by sushi. The Cali roll looked and tasted like Grocery store level. I hoped a hole in wall place would bust out awesome sushi, but it did not. read more

BYOB...BYOB - When I worked in Waikiki this was one of my favorite pau hana spots. Some times parking can be a nightmare, but it's worth it. A small mom and pop hole in the wall that tends to grow on you. The owner will have a few drinks and start to play his shamisen to the beat of an Okinawan song. If he's really busy he may just ask you to help him serve the other customers. read more

It's been a little while since I've eaten authentic Okinwan food, so when some friends and I decided to go to this little, tucked away restaurant on Kapahulu, albeit after a few unsuccessful attempts to dine in previously hoped for eateries, I was excited to experience something new. Especially considering it's a restaurant I had never heard of. I had spent some time in Okinawa, so I did have certain expectations of what would be offered on the menu, mainly Goya chanpuru and Orion beer. But after discovering it was a BYOB, the stars for this place quickly began to accumulate (and I took a quick jaunt to pick up some Japanese beer before returning, unfortunately Orion was available). Walking in to this little, maybe five to six table restaurant (there was a wait of about twenty minutes I think) it instantly begins to exude a kind of homey, folksy vibe, where you could possibly imagine yourself eating in some local village restaurant on some tiny island in Japan, or some backstreet bar/restaurant in Naha. After getting to our table, glancing around I scoped out the sanshin (a Japanese three string guitar, vaguely reminsicent of a snake skin Banjo) on the wall, and the mixed clientele of both local Japanese and tourists from Japan, all very boisterous and talkative, providing added liveliness to the already lively little restaurant. The menu took some soaking in for a second, and after we finally reached a conclusion on what to order: sushi and some other fish dish, we were told they didn't have any more fish. So we had to spend a bit more time perusing the menu, finally breaking out a little Japanese: "Osusume?" "What do you reccomend?" Definitely a nice little phrase to have tucked away in your Japanese restaurant quiver vocabulary. We managed to get some tasty food, quite a bit more in quantity than we anticipated, and it didn't blow me away with deliciousness or anything, but it was fairly flavorsome and appetizing nonetheless. The restaurant owners, who seemed to be a fairly animated couple, meanedered in and out from behind the counter, mingling with some of the diners, and even sharing a bottle of champagne with the table next to us, the four Japanese customers seemingly offering up the bottle as friends who hadn't seen each other for some time. Overall, I give this little gem of a restaurant four stars. The food could be better, to be sure, but then again, much of what was on the menu was unavailable that evening, so a second trip would be needed I think. So next time I'll be ready with a six-pack of Orion in hand :-) read more

If you want to experience real Okinawan food, (and see why they live so long) then this is the place to go to in Hawaii. It's a small, casual "hole in the wall" GEM that has fantastic Okinawan Soba, Nakami(which I will eat no where else) and other classic Okinawan dishes like bittermelon and tofu. It's only run by the owner and one other staff and is often busy at lunch and dinner with lots of local regulars (from Japan and Okinawa) as well as a lot of visitors from the mainland and Japan (This place does not advertise, everyone knows about it through word of mouth as well as featured articles in Japan magazines) Everything is really light tasting, but extremely flavorful. I always try to go there at least once on trips to Hawaii. read more

Good okinawan food! Wanted the ox tail but thats served on certain days. Got the pigs feet soup (normally not ordered) it was delicious, bittermelon (again usually dont order) was very delicious (it was so good i tried to make it at home, not even close). Both dishes gave me that, home cooked meal goodness feeling in my soul, very satisfying. Okay, the sushi combo was very mediocre, i would skip next time, fried shrimp, also mediocre, Stick to the okinawan dishes and you will be sooo glad you came, even if was super tough to find parking, and even though you found the tiny restaurant full and had to wait, bring your own drinks in your cooler like the other regulars seem to and i think you will still be a very happy camper.. read more

Went for dinner. Had the soba and sushi combo it was good. Had the calamari as well. Minus one star because no oxtail soup nor a sign that states it read more

BYOB and good! Try the combo (sushi and Okinawa soba or Oxtail) it's priced reasonably and the broth is the best! Try the DYNAMITE, probably the best in town. Had to get my 2 cents in. read more

Outstanding, family-run business. Order the Soba noodles with sushi combination and be very happy. Mom and pop shop, clean, friendly, and authentic. Also, very kid-friendly (room for a stroller and lots of "kawaii!" comments towards the little ones). read more

Sunrise is awesome. The food is reasonable, the owners/staff take care of their customers, and you don't have to dress up. Too bad they don't make the oxtail soup every day. But the special miso soup totally makes up for it. We went for dinner and got a really unique treat: around 9pm (half hour til closing) the chefs and staff all picked up okinawan instruments from the shelves and serenaded us with traditional okinawan music. Totally incredible. I heard they usually do this (if at all) on Saturdays. Also ... it's BYOB. read more

To begin with, there's just something endearing about a place where the husband is in the back cooking (or in this case out front making sushi) and the wife is waiting tables. The sushi: Not fancy. Just straight up good sushi at a reasonable price. Good food and delicious soups too. All served in a cozy & friendly yet lively atmosphere. My favorites: Sushi/soup combo, dynamite (fish covered w a mayo based sauce and broiled til there's little bits of charred mayo at the edges...OH yeah!!), and of course being an Okinawan restaurant, they have to serve goya (bitter melon) champuru and theirs is solid! They sometimes run out of menu items so have a plan B in mind. Things really liven up when someone (often the owner) picks up the shamisen and starts playing and singing. BYOB so pack the cooler or grab your favorite bottle on the way down. Parking, as with many Kapahulu restaurants, can be challenging but we usually find something (if not in front of the restaurant, then on the street) within a reasonable amount of time. Our patience has always been rewarded with great food. Oh and DO make reservations as their tables can fill up fast. read more

This is a great little hole in the wall/Mom & Pop spot that is BYOB. So far, we've tried their Hamachi Kama, which is good sized & tasty for the price ($14), Okinawan Soba which I like, & various sushis. Good prices, cute little ambience, & like I previously said, BYOB. If you're looking for a good little date spot or a cheap, quality meal, then you've found your spot. They have alot of other soups we've yet to try but I've heard they're all tasty as well.... read more

I have walked by this place for 2 years and never tried it until last night. I can only echo what many of the previous people gave already written about what a wonderful little gem this place is! There were 4 adults and then our almost 2 year old. The lady who waited on us was awesome! She brought out a little snoopy plate and spoon for our daughter which was so thoughtful and homey. She also brought out some miso soup and rice for her which made my daughter extremely happy! For appetizers, we ordered fried shrimp, poke and dynamite. Th shrimp was okay. Poke was very fresh. The dynamite really lived up to its name! For our entrees, we ordered the spare rib soup and sushi combo as well as the special miso soup sushi combo. The special miso was by far the best miso soup I have ever had. The spare rib soup was really great as well. I couldn't believe the amount of sushi that came on the side. Great food, prices, and it's BYOB which is always great! read more

Not as good as Suibi in NYC and more of a limited menu, but definitely not far behind. I came here twice in 1 week because I don't get goya champuru or Okinawan soba that often. I've been to Okinawa and i'm proud of being Uchinanchu so i have a bit of experience with Okinawan food. This place reminds me of what Okinawan restaurants looked like - small, very homey, not modern. This is what I love about it! And it's BYOB. If I knew, I would've brought an Orion beer. Hawaii is great and really reminds me of Okinawa! I love you Okinawa! read more

fresh sushi and great okinawan soba! and crazy funny master!

Love this place!!! Down to earth home cooked Okinawan meals for a cheap price. Excellent service making you feel like part of the family. On festive nights people sing and dace and the BYOB is definitely a plus. Very small so call ahead to be sure you can get in. Their soups are so good! I've had every one of them and still cant decide which one I like best. Sushi is always fresh and word of advice, if you want a popular fish dish like the HAMACHI KAMA call ahead and they'll save it for you as they can run out. Great place and great people you wont be sorry and an awesome date spot! read more

Super "hole in the wall". Small restaurant with good food and an authentic feel. I felt like I had been transported to Okinawa. We were treated to an impromptu shamisen performance. Everyone seemed to be having a good time (staff included). Definitely one of Honolulu's most awesome hidden treasures. read more

Unlike any other restaurant! Gotta try the ika geso.

Very nice hard-working husband and wife owners have run this cute restaurant for 18 years. I had excellent service and the food was deliciously affordable. The broth and soba was very tasty and the sushi was pretty good. I was recommended by my friends who come here regularly for their pau hana fix, and I will certainly come back. read more

We ended up going here because of the 4.5 star review since yakitori was full... FYI this is not recommended for tourist when we walked in def. A mom and pop joint... hole in the wall. Not very clean either. They were sold out of the oxtail so we ended up getting sushi (not very fresh or good ) the Yakisoba (way to salty and spam does not go well with yaisoba) and the Miso soup special (again spam in miso soup does not work) ... BYOB and oxtail seems to be a hit here but if your not bringing your beer or if they don't have oxtail I would stay clear from here read more

Yay! Sunrise is open Mon/Wed/Thur for lunch now. As always, their food is excellent.

Small mom and pops restaurant on a side street off Kapahulu. The place was brightly lit and cozy. Didn't know that the place was BYOB but the lady was kind enough to inform me that I could just walk over to the gas station for some drinks. 2 large Sapporo cans! The menu is a little limited but there are a lot of specials written on the wall behind the sushi counter. We ordered the Misoyaki Butterfish, Sushi Set, Champaru and Pork Kakuni. All of them which was very delicious. One bonus was there was a friend of the owner who was playing some stringed instrument and singing traditional Okinawan songs, this kind of helped to add to the ambiance of the place. Would recommend!! read more

Terrific find, Thanks Yelper's!! We started with Dynamite. Still not sure what was in it but it was stuffed with various Seafood, mushrooms and topped with cheese and it's a great way to start a meal. Wife had the Miso and Sushi. Miso came out first and was unlike any Miso I had ever seen. It was packed full of all sorts of wonderfulness, including a shrimp head. I had the Yakisoba and Sushi. Broth was intoxicating and noodles were perfect. Sushi was well beyond our expectation in terms of quality and quantity. Factor in our dinner's were at steal at $12.50 each, it's a byob, and the owners are some of the friendliest I've ever met and this is a sure fire, can't miss destination! read more

We were in the area and yelp came to the rescue because we were starving. We got lucky with the parking. They were busy but we got the sushi counter. Ok here we go...we ordered the Hamachi Kama-portion size was very generous-the shoyu pork-cooked perfectly and no overpowering taste of ginger -the special miso soup-the broth tasted like miso soup but looked like egg drop soup very interesting flavor...you get a spoonful of different textures and flavors- the okinawa soba- the noodles were awesome and tasted fresh- the sushi platter- made fresh right in front of us and very entertaining. The husband and wife duo got a great thing going and its good things happen to hardworking people. Would definitely dine here again....the total bill came out to $53 and some change not including tip. Left there very happy and content read more

I've been dreaming about this restaurant since I went for the first time a year ago with guests from Japan, LA, and locals. The exterior made us hesitate, but we were all so happy once the foods arrived!! We did omakase (leave it up to the chef's recommendation), and everything was superb! Special miso soup, soba, but the best was sushi!! Fish was fresher than any fancier restaurant!! The check was so reasonable, I was able to treat the entire group and look super good!! Can't wait to go back. (Too bad it's not open on Sundays.) read more