Try their half moons, and char siu manapuas. They'll be a hit at your next potluck I guarantee it. Call ahead for the half moons. read more

U-Choice In - Char siu manapuas $2.25/ea, half moons $1.25/ea - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Sum Ting Wong with this name. To me the name "U Choice In" is Shi Ting Kee Pu. I not saying that this place was named by a Dum Gai. But Wai Hee Doo Dat? "Yu Choi See Inn" seem more appropriate too me! At least it sounds Chinese! If you just heard the name: Wat kine food you would think "U Choice In" serves? Would you even think it was a restaurant? I know! No can tell! I choice (or is it chose or choose) the stew beef noodle in soup and one baked manapua today. Was Sum Ting Goo Doo! Too bad about the name. Wai Hee Soo Dum? Think about it! Wat if I called 411 and ask for their phone number? Ring!! Ring!! Operator: "City and State please!" Me: "Honolulu, Hawaii. What is the number for "U Choice In?" Operator: "You Choice Inn! ....I do not have a listing for You Choice Inn." Me: "U Choice In. Let me spell it. U C-h-o-i-c-e I-n." Operator: "U C-h-o-i-c-e I-n! ....UchoiceIn! I cannot find a listing for UchoiceIn. What language is that?" Me: "No! No! First word is the letter "U". Next word is C-h-o-i-c-e ..."Choice"! Last word is I-n ...."In ...U Choice In"! Operator: U C-h-o-i-c-e I-n ....U Choice In!! ....How old are you? What grade are you in? Did you graduate from a private or public school? Hey! Is this a prank call??? Dial tone........ I must say that U doo have a lot of choices (or is it choses or chooses!) to choose (or is it chose or choice!) from at this Inn. Many items ...U know, chooses to choice from at this Inn.... I'm so confused! Maybe he meant Your Choice Inn. I should ask if the last name of the owner is "Ing." Maybe he meant Yu Choi Ing. Maybe he meant Yu Choi See (is) In (Not Out)! I spent way to much time thinking about the name when I really should be talking about the food. Restaurant is clean and food prices are very reasonable. Stew Beef Noodle in Soup I had was tasty. It was the daily special at $6.25. That is like FREE to mel! The baked manapua was great. It was heavy (which means lots of filling) and the bun had a nice crust to it. It is conveniently located in the outside Food Court of Don Quijote on Makaloa. I still think there is Sum Ting Wong with U name but I will See U Soon for more baked manapua! P.S. Thank U Lynne H. Kailua, HI for reviewing this place. U're the reason I choice to try this In. read more

U-Choice In - Baked manapua!! YUM! - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We come for the roast pork & pork hash. It's not the best on the island but it's consistently good. They have roast pork, char siu, dim sum, roast duck, noodles, & other entrees. They're pretty busy, so be ready to spend at least 10 minutes in here, especially if you want your roast pork to be chopped. The service is good and they seem to have their system down. I recommend coming here if you're in the area and you need to bring something to the beach or potluck :) read more

U-Choice In - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Came here to bring back a dozen Manapua, 6 baked, 6 steamed. I'd have gotten more but a box only fits 12. Manapua is a Chinese food item called Char Siu Bao or in english, BBQ Pork Bun. In Hawaii we call it Manapua, derived from the Hawaiian words, Mea Ono Pua'a (Pork food item) In the Philippines it's referred to as Siao Pao (pronounced Show Pow) i think derived from a shortened, mispronunciation of the Chinese, Char Siu Bao, from when the Chinese occupied the Philippines. Whatever you call them, the ones from here are large and delicious. Both the steamed and the baked have a chopped or chipped pork filling which i like better than either the cubed type that most baked types have or the shredded type that most steamed types have. It has more caramelization and depth of flavor than the competition. The baked manapua here are much bigger than the ones you get at Royal Kitchen and way more stuff inside too. The steamed ones have a better filling to bread ratio than those at Char Hung Sut or Libby's and not shredded pork. The steamed ones are different from the kind you get when you go to Dim Sum, even though the bread is white, its not as fluffy as the Hong Kong style ones. Guess if you walk up to a counter and order a "Manapua" then its considered local style. If you're in a Dim Sum place and ordering a "Char Siu Bao", then its Chinese style right?! When it comes to manapua U Choice is my choice. read more

U wonder why they call this U Choice but that's their choice U wonder what kind of place this is and U will be surprised U wouldn't believe that they sell Chinese food because U would never know U have to try the Roast Pork here U Choice In is located near Don Quijote on Kaheka St U will see that they sell Hawaiian food as well such as Kalua Pig and Tripe Stew U will find parking to be a pain in the okole with all these tiny ass stalls U will love the Baked Charsiu Manapua that they sell here U will not believe how much meat they stuff it with U is the letter that comes after the letter T U know what? This is a great alternative instead of going to Chinatown U have to eat outside and see all the cute asian women that pass by U have to watch out for the Korean Bar Hostesses without their makeup on U will see how much plastic surgery was done on their face U may never buy them another 20 dollar drink ever again U gotta try the Pork Hash and Half Moon as well U think this place would come up with a better name than U Choice In U and i all know that i they called this place " Yoo Cum Tu Soon " U would see a lot more people patronize this place U Choice In is just a strange name for such great Chinese fare U gotta remember now U have to come here for the Baked Charsiu Manapua, but if..... U come to late, they will certainly run out because that is a very popular item U think i'm lying huh? You'll see U think this review is too long? U better believe it U must give this place a try if you're around the area U know what? My fellow Yelper Val Y ate here so it must be good =) U Choice In is already a household name for me but for all you other people U Choice In is my go to place for Awesome Baked Manapua and Roast Pork U know what? I'm all done with this review....... read more

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U-Choice is a good place to get manapua. I first tried it when a family friend brought some over to our house: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/dktFWoSSRWCPooZhJ_FnLQ?select=cUoR0f2zEvqEB4MN-70anw#pw5yBOJnndpg2xd7oo31jw The baked manapua is huge, and the filling generous: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/dktFWoSSRWCPooZhJ_FnLQ?select=cUoR0f2zEvqEB4MN-70anw#tRMed2AMsueG79W_YXlgWA The half moon is good and had a nice texture, but my favorite is the taro cake which is filled with chunks of pork and taro, topped with sesame and green onions. Don't bother with their red bean cakes. They're small ( 2 inches in diameter) and the flavor is odd. If you want something sweet the rice cakes and egg tarts are a good choice for dessert. Prices are reasonable, but go early because they run out of a lot of items by 12 noon. (There's never any ip jai left.) http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/dktFWoSSRWCPooZhJ_FnLQ?select=cUoR0f2zEvqEB4MN-70anw#oGEmelgfmJNH8odP8TZe1w U-choice is located right outside of Don Quijote and there's parking in front or in the covered structure. Yelp 365 Challenge: 44/365 read more

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Should you not want to deal with Chinatown crowds and paying for parking.. U-Choice In is conveniently close to Don Quijote on the same shopping complex, across from the Pan Am building. Hmmm... When I'm feeling for a quick Egg Tart fix, this is my go to place. They are a larger size than other places I've been to on the island so far. Since I know they don't have a wide variety of dim sum selection, I'm okay with knowing the only time I go here is for their egg tart and pork shumai and Half Moon. They also have pretty decent baked manapuas for you manapua lovers! Otherwise they have a good variety of Chinese food outside of the dim sum category. So don't forget to stop by and get some quick dimsum and other dishes after shopping at Don Quijote! Side Note: Should you decide to pay with your debit/credit card, there is a minimum of $5 to do so. Shouldn't be that hard to purchase something for $5! Come on now! read more

U-Choice In - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

It's a decent place for lunch. There's nothing remotely special about it though. It is, after all, fast food. I got the 2 item combo. You have a choice of fried rice, steamed rice, or chow mein. There's lots of sides to choose from although everything looked pretty greasy. I settled on the fried rice, and orange chicken and the shrimp with green beans for my sides. Fried rice was bland. I saw bits and pieces of green peas, carrots, and scrambled egg. No seasoning whatsoever. I make better fried rice at home!! The orange chicken was moist, but nothing extraordinary. The shrimp with green beans was good though. It wasn't oily or too garlicky. They also serve dim sum and strangely enough, Hawaiian lunch plates. With these different options, you won't easily get bored. Even though this place was just a-ok, I wouldn't mind coming back to try their dim sum or Hawaiian plates. It's conveniently located in the same plaza as Don Quixote along with other small eateries. I wonder if the roast duck hanging from the hook is any good... read more

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Order ahead, food sells out by afternoon time. Love the baked bao and pork hash. Convenience next to shopping

I've been craving dim sum and thought that this was going to be the answer. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. Very limited selection, so I ended up with 2 pork hash, 2 half moon and 1 mochi rice. It's been awhile since I've had dim sum but I thought $12 was kinda high. Taste wise, it was ok but I won't be going back again. read more

Ordered roast pork, char siu, baked manapua, and pork hash. Quality was good but pricey! Can't afford to go there too often but you get what you pay for. read more

5 just cuz of their roast duck. A lot of other food I tried was junk, but I'll travel from the ends of the earth just to get their roast duck. Roast pork and Peking duck looks good the same way, but haven't tried it yet. read more

It was the first time at Don Quiote in a while, when I was shopping with 2 friends of mine, whom happen to be incoming sophomores at the university of Hawaii. They wanted lunch, as it was already 1:45pm and I already had eaten at home. From the get-go, I thought U-Choice was like L&L Barbeque, but I quickly later learned that it was, in fact, a Chinese take out place. This Chinese restaurant place is reminiscent of Panda Express and it was pretty good. The set up seemed drab, but I guess it's like that. Everyone seemed to be doing something when my friends walked in. Like any Chinese fast food place, they have pans of assorted entrees to fill you up with + along with rice, chao mein or chao fun for your fancy. What I found very interesting is that they serve Hawaiian food here too. In a separate counter and a large Hawaii picture proudly displayed, they had the sample Hawaiian foods, that came with huge mounds of white rice. My friend could not finish it and had to take back to her dorm with her. While I was craving for some Hawaiian food today, I decided that it wasn't worth the price and I was kind of full at the time. The service my friend received was average, since it was just a fast food experience and not a sit down restaurant, so service was good enough. U-Choice also serves dim sum too, in the far corner of the restaurant. They have a pretty good assortment of food, but I probably won't be buying anything here, since I don't frequent the area as much as I would like. Just so happened I was shopping here and noticed this place. Located in the same complex as Don Quijote, it's the last restaurant on Kaheka Street, when you are turning into the parking lot. The parking situation can be a pain, when you come here during peak shopping times. They take credit cards, so that's the plus side for me, if I do come back. There are plenty of dining options around Don Quijote, so shop around before coming back here - if you crave Chinese - that is. Prices are decent, but cheaper than Panda's... C+ read more

The Char-sue is the best on the island. The meat is really saturated with the sauce and the taste is incredible.

Another convenient keto / paleo option near Ala Moana. They offer a variety of savory roast meats and vegetables. I got the roast pork and the pork bitter melon. The roast pork was flavorful and thoroughly cooked yet still moist with a wonderfully crisp skin. The bitter melon was prepared with the burnt ends from the roast pork so it had a deep grilled flavor; a slight char which complemented the bitterness well. The slices of bitter melon themselves were cooked to a tender texture. Good price. Quick service. read more

Wor gau gee mein and coconut gin dui are great. I like the baked char siu bao bread but don't care for the filling.

Been going here for many years. Service and food are always "hit or miss". Recently, the food has been getting worse and the portions getting smaller. With the advent of the lockdown and other problems, this chinese take out has hit rock bottom. For example, I got four steamed char sui maunapua and the amount of "filling" was about half of what other places put in. The six pork hash were rather tasteless as well. I think they use a lot of filler to use less ground pork for the hash to save money. I know that times are tough all over, but if people pay good money for something, they should not be short changed in the quality or quantity of the food they receive. Consumers should stay away and find some other place for their chinese favorites. read more

Ordered through Door Dash. Don't understand what the hype is. The food was just above average. Four gristle pieces of Char siu, four boney back pieces of roast duck that all taste like liver on the Combo plate. Rice was so dry, thankfully a small sauce was there. Ordered one halfmoon which tasted like chalk and cornstarch also had hair on it.Overall it wasn't worth the money or time it took to get that nasty mess! YUCK! read more

I stepped into U-Choice In for a quick bite before grocery shopping at DQ's. It's a good place if you're hankering for some fast Chinese food; they have ready-made options where you pick how many choices you want and they also have dim sum which is a plus! I got the 2 choice for a very reasonable $7 with fried rice. The orange chicken, jai, and rice tasted ok and the portions are huge. Also got a jin dui (tasted good, ordered black sugar but they gave me red bean) for about $1 and a medium soda for about $1.50. So for a little less than $10, it was a super filling meal plus dessert. read more

Wanted to some piping hot fresh baked Char Su Puff. Went in at 7:30am and everything was looking yummy! It was looked so yummy I didn't know what else to get, unfortunately it was already cold. :-( No hint of being freshly baked. It's all good I still enjoyed it because it is so light and fluffy but full it with Char Su (Broke da mout). read more

U-Choice In - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I like to go to U-Choice In when the mood for dim sum strikes. Good place to go to when I do my shopping at Donki. I usually order the baked manapua, mai tee soo & rice cake. Lunch & dessert for well under 4 bucks...cheap! If I'm not up for manapua then I get the pork yip chai which is a Chinese mochi that contains the same manapua pork filling. It's kind of oily but it's yummers. Go early because once they run out, that's it. If you go after 1 or 2pm some of the dim sum are sold out. There's also a separate ordering line for the plate lunches which I have not tried. Perhaps one of these days when the mood hits but so far it hasn't. 31 Yelps Review Challenge (13/31) read more

Went a second time to try to get the baked chicken manapua. Sold out again. Not as surprised because this time I went around 6pm (before was at noon) and I suppose most things would be running low. But then like two other customers stopped by and also asked if the baked manapua was available. It seems to be a common occurrence for the baked one specifically to run out. Shucks. As I was beginning to be disappointed I saw a customer order a lunch plate. Y'know, the decide 1-3 entree styrofoam box deal. I saw that her box was really full and suddenly became hungry seeing the generous portions. I didn't know that 10% odd after 6pm was a thing but I'm glad I stopped by then. I got the maximum three entree option combo lunch plate and with the 10% off it came out to just under $10. As suspected portions were generous. Actually my third entree was served in an extra container. The server asked me if I was staying in or to go. I said stay in so she said she would fill my extra container up a little more because she didn't need to close it. I really couldn't finish the lunch plate. I got to about half then walked my food off going home. Most of the entrees had a type of liquid sauce so it did spill out. My three entree combo lunch plate consisted of fried rice, the large red pork option and chicken and vegetables plus chicken. As mentioned the entrees all had sauce so the meat was soft but kinda salty. I enjoy sweetness when it comes to those red color pork meat dishes (yes I like Panda Express) so I missed that there. The chicken in the sauce was actually very good, and not too salty. There was a little more nuance to the flavors instead of just salt. The meat was tender which was nice but also there was just a lot more bones than I'm used to. Not for fast eaters. If I am being too vague describing the dishes it's because there weren't many useful labels and I pretty much just pointed. Lastly the vegetables and the chicken dish, that was good. The vegetables were pretty doused in sauce but still managed to remain somewhat crispy. I liked the portions of my food and the price and the helpful discount and the lady who was handling the food service station (she has a stern manner but actually was pretty generous), and I didn't mind my lunch plate. But just overall want more different kinds of flavors (sweet, sour, spicy, etc) and textures (crisp and crunchy specifically). If you're very hungry there are decent options, but you will want to try to balance your options (like rice instead of chow mein if you are getting the saltier dishes) so your tastebuds will not be overwhelmed. read more

Uh oh. Bought freshly made jai for lunch today. Got back and ate it 20 minutes after I bought it. Tofu was sour. Not good. Worse, the mushrooms were so sour and bitter. Both the tofu and shiitake were way spoiled. Not turning, not old or sour, they were spoiled, no good. Makes me revert to hugging my my baby inner self. Yucky put put. Doo doo. Bleh. Nyaaaa. Mommeeeee! read more

Im a regular here for dim sum. It's usually pretty good. But last visit i cut open my pork hash and half moon only to find it still raw inside. Had it exchanged with no issues. However a complementary piece would have been nice since i did already popped one into my mouth. read more

Have to give this place a 5* simply for the food. The best fresh dim sum around and the pork hash is delicious.

Pretty good and decent prices. Lots of parking. I usually go for manapua and char siu so im not sure how the entrees are though. read more

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Add to the list of things the Universe will manifest for you when you're ready.... MANAPUA ! I was just griping to my friend that I hadn't found a great manapua spot along my regular beaten paths and then the same day I went to Don Quijote (by Ala Moana) and the Universe whacked me ! MANAPUA ! U-Choice In is a food spot on the exterior front left corner of Don Quijote and the steamed manapua was hot, soft, delicious, and had filling with visible chunks of char siu pork (as opposed to the char siu cat food you typically find in the 7/11 manapua). At first I didn't see any in the counter display and assumed they sold out, but sure enough they had plenty in the big steamers behind the counter. About $1.75. read more

Best baked Manapua's and pork hash, but the half-moons? that are stuffed with char sui pork and water chestnuts inside they are my favorite . Anytime I'm in Oahu I always get a couple dozen to fly home. Been going there since I was little with my dad read more

Now that Libby's has closed I would recommend U-Choice. I really like their baked char siu manapua. I also like their char siu and pork. Oh yeah, their rice cake is pretty good too. read more

horrible customer service food over priced place had flies flying around the food and in store im never coming back again and please don't just stand around talking to your coworker pay attention to your customer we waiting for our food and not trying to have cold food read more

This place is pretty good for a Chinese restaurant, not the best best but certainly not the crapiest. I always get a plate lunch so im basing this review off of their plate lunch entrees. I always get, the orange chicken, beef broccoli and chowfun with fried rice. To some extent it taste better then Panda express's orange chicken. which you should try, beef broccoli is so so and the fried rice is pretty good. The chowfun is alright too... oh and one more word of advice, come after 6pm and you get like a major discount on whatever food they have left. read more

U-Choice In - Beef broccoli & orange chicken with chow fun and chow mien :] - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I am was glad that i got to eat here, which i don't get to. What got me interested was their 10% discount from 6pm-closing, which was a good plan to do. I am glad that they do this so that way we save money and are on tight budgets and don't wanna overspend too much money. Also if you use a debit card and credit card, make sure that it's over 5.00 or more. When i ate here, the food was not too bad, the least to say, especially if you wanna have something fast and easy. I do have a suggestion though, make sure that there is more meat and less fat in the charsiu, which i do love. Hopefully that the next time i plan to dine here, maybe see what kinds of offerings they have so it's not too limited and to the people's liking, like lemon chicken or mochiko chicken along with brown rice and crispy wonton along with gau gee too. I hope that i will be back again soon to eat and try something new soon read more

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Wow talk about big and heavy manapuas!! Thank you to Val for cards and that box of goodies. In the true old school style, you displayed that you are a classy man thats for sure. I just did what anyone else would have done, I was going to be out on the road anyway how hard is it to pick up another box or two. There were much bigger than I am used to at royal kitchen, much more dense and really good. I have passed this restaurant on many occasions and never crossed my mind to make a stop. Thanks for turning me on to this place Val. Im obviously not a word smith like Val Y. is and I cant get creative with superhero gar gin but i can say that Val surely is a classy man. Thank you again! read more

My family would come here and buy Pork Hash from them all the time. Especially when we are leaving the island. We buy in bulk. And spend $100+ on Pork Hash alone for families in the mainland. We have been buying from them for years and I would usually come here when I'm near. I must say their pork hash is kinda expensive. $1.05 each. I swear it was cheaper before. Anyways, the reason for the one star is because I came in today and got my usual pork hash. I ate one and pulled out a long ass hair! GROSS! Learn how to tie your damn hair when making or handling any damn food! I don't even think it's worth going back to get a refund. I'm just upset. read more

They offer Chinese take out here and the food looks Chinese but doesn't taste like Chinese. My bb and his family is Chinese so I know how it should taste like but the food here is far from Chinese or good. I didn't expect that with all the Chinese people working here. The cashier was Caucasian though but I don't think that was any factor in the food. Too bad because they have a good location. This restaurant is next to Don Quijote on Kaheka Street. They are on the far left when facing the entrance of Don Quijote. The only good thing about this restaurant is that you can dine inside away from the sun in some AC. If you dine in, you can get free water too. Unfortunately that's all the positives I could think of. Portions weren't a lot for what you pay for and I already mentioned the taste of the food. I only ate 1/5 of the plate before throwing it away. read more

Don't let the name fool you! U-Choice In is one of the "Go To" places I venture to for a quick snack and/or for last-minute potluck stuff. The pork hash, half-moon, and roast pork are three of my favorites. I don't think I have ever had roast pork with skin as thick and crispy as the one at U-Choice In (except my fave place in Aiea). U-Choice In is conveniently located in the same lot as the Kaheka Don Quijote. I am a Don Quijote regular, so popping into U-Choice is not unusual. I recommend U-Choice In's dim sum for potlucks, parties of any size, and also as a quick snack. Yelp 365 - #035/365 read more

"No. Just no." I uttered these two sentence as I bit into my old and chewy orange chicken. Dead and pale batter suggested it hadn't seem a wok in days... a week? I cast my head down in shame. For I had been lured by the promise of a lunch under $7, like a schoolgirl infatuated by a rad hairdo. I finished the noodles, for they were tasty. "Nunca mas," I thought, staring at the cashier with a face that spelled betrayal. read more

I waited outside for a 20 minutes to maintain less than 4 customers in the restaurant for COVID. When it was my turn, I ordered a duck. The lady behind the counter looked at me and asked another customer for their order. Apparently, they don't want our business. There are many businesses that deserve our money instead. Service is horrible here. read more

4 stars for HUGEEEEEE manapuas for only $1.70 each!!! Like really, I'll eat one for breakfast, famished after a morning run, and won't get hungry til lunch! That's how big and filling they are! My favorite is the chicken manapua, which consists of a mix of chicken and mushrooms in a sort of gravy sauce that seems standard for Chinese cooking, stuffed into a huge baked bao. I also tried the char siu manapua, which is a meat lovers paradise. One gripe is that the filling is often clumped in a huge ball towards the center of the bun. AKA, you'll need to get through a few first bites of bread before you can enjoy the filling...but I guess that's how most manapua are, right?? A nice touch is that the bread is sweet. Not exactly sweet bread, but sweeter than normal manapua bread. Yum! Ample parking on the street or in the Don Q lot. Super easy to shop and pick up a (large) snack on the way out! read more

Needed 16 manapua and this place is the closest to my home. They offer baked and steamed. I decided to get 8 chicken and 8 char siu, baked. They are big and cost $1.45. Since I have never tried them from here before, I also got one chicken for me. It turned out to be curry chicken, which I was not expecting. It was still good though. I will definitely get my future manapuas from here. read more