We ordered the Seaweed Soup, Mongolian Beef and rice. $33. It's been hard to find a good Chinese restaurant lately. So we tried this old family favorite and it was a winner. Not many people dining in - this place used to pack em in - but, plenty of take out orders happened while we were dining. This seaweed soup was flavorful, full of veggies and meat. It was large and very satisfying. This was the best Mongolian beef on Oahu. I would like more of a wok cooked flavor but since they don't have any competition here it was good enough. We'll be back to try some of the other dishes and maybe the lunch special. read more

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The lunch special is affordable, yet tasty. I always order the ginger chicken and duck, with fried rice. The beef chow funn with black bean sauce is a must. Beef is tender, vegetables are fresh, and the noodles are soft and tasty. Service is quick, staff are friendly. I always order take out, and have yet to dine in. Parking is tough, be prepared to drive around to wait for an opening. read more

Very disappointing experience. It was my first time ordering here, and I brought my daughter for lunch. The staff member who helped me was rude and visibly impatient. As a first-time customer, I politely asked for guidance, but instead of being helpful, she showed attitude and lack of patience. I even asked her kindly to be more patient, but nothing changed. When I asked for the manager to address the issue, she said she was the manager, in a way that felt dismissive and unprofessional. I chose not to escalate it further at the moment, but customer service like this is unacceptable--especially for new customers. I hope this is addressed. read more

Went to Waimalu Chop Suey and got a Mixed Plate Special that came with Roast Duck, Cold Ginger Chicken Gau Gee, and Fried Rice. The Roast Duck was okay not as good as some other places but was decent. the Ginger Chicken though was really good and I think one of the better Ginger Chicken dishes I've had. The Gau Gee was Really Fat and Huge as well as tasty so winner there. The Fried Rice was pretty decent and on par with other places. Although it seemed after I ordered and got my dish I was pretty much left alone so not much service after that. Parking at that strip mall can get a bit crowded and sometimes finding parking is a bit tough but I was lucky when i pulled in as someone was leaving. I wouldn't mind coming again just for the Cold Ginger Chicken and maybe to try some other dishes. read more

Received the Orange chicken and it was served with a Hot Mustard sauce (Spicy). So delicious. read more

Waimalu Chop Suey - Orange Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

Why did it take so long for us to eat here? We live close but this restaurant isn't so appealing. However, I was convinced when one of our friends brought the crispy gau gee to a bbq. Those things are huge! Days later, I kept thinking about them gau gees and decided to order them and other items from their menu to go! We ordered the crispy noodles, beef and brocolli, spicy shrimp and the crispy gau gee. I was impressed! Flavors are on point and they cooked everything well! Last time I ordered the beef and brocolli at a Chinese restaurant and the veggies were mushy. So gross but not here! They were cooked just right and although I didn't care for the beef too much, everything else was great! If you get one thing from here, make it the crispy gau gee! $14.95 for 8 but they're humongous! read more

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Food is expensive. Although Chinese food is expensive now days, it's at least tasty. This food is BLAND. They give you watered down hot mustard. Thinking that would give some taste to the food, just end up tasting like spicy water. Shrimp canton is 90% breading. read more

Went to Waimalu Chop Suey to take some friends from the mainland. We ordered cake noodles with mixed vegetables and char siu, the cake noodles were very good and not overly done and the sauce was. Tasty! Crispy fried chicken was not very good this time it wasn't crispy and on the cold side, so it had been sitting for awhile and the flavors was on the bland side like they didn't flavor it. The giant crispy Gau gee was great and huge as ever could put pictures on all the items we had, because this sight doesn't allow me to update and add current photos and menus. Inchoi with garlic sauce was very good and much easier to eat than Choi sum with the large stems. The fried rice was good! Steamed garlic fish was also good and the fillet was tender, could use more flavor, but we had to leave out the sesame oil due to some having allergies. The Kau yuk was good, not as tender but the flavor was there. Restroom is still broken leaving 1 restroom for men & women to use make sure you lock the door when you enter! Service is so so, it not like they are busy they have time but they are seen many times talking story with other workers and if you want anything you need to wave them down or call them or get it yourself. They tact on a set tip on groups and I guess with that they don't care! They will receive that amount anyway and ask for cash tip if you are charging! read more

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I attended a 7 course meal here plus a dessert for a funeral event and the food was outstanding! Due to the nature of our event I didn't take photos but let me tell you. everyone loved the food. We had six tables and had ginger chicken, Jai, tofu and vegetables, pork Chops. Asparagus and chicken, Lechon Pork , E-mein noodles and a bean dessert. Let me tell you the winner was the lechon Pork with the crispy skin, so amazingly good! I was surprised they had Jai this time of year but not sure if they made it special for our event. This is a great place if you need to have a gathering with multiple tables, the food was really good! read more

The other night I wanted a warm hearty meal. We decided to visit one of our favorite and affordable Chinese restaurants. She ordered the dinner plate special which looked good. I ordered a beef stew with saimen. It was the best tasty beef stew and saimen bowl I ever had. The broth was mixed with some stew sauce and loved the hearty beef stew meats. In fact I couldn't finished all the beef stew and took some home to enjoy later. Service is always good and the servers can speak English and Cantonese. It's big enough to hold family gatherings and small parties also. read more

Waimalu Chop Suey - Beef Stew Saimen - Chinese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

I love the Hawaiian "chop Suey houses." They remind me of New England, where so many towns have a "(name of town) house of pizza". Different food, same idea. Anyway, I come in, everybody is friendly, the place is not fancy at all. Just a simple sit down restaurant. I wanted to try a Char siu Manapua bun, but I had to order two. So I had one there, and I took one with me. They were huge, fluffy, with a generous amount of delicious char siu on the inside. For my main course, I had a lot of choices, but I went with the mixed plate, with the crispy Gau gee, (fried dumpling with meat and vegetables inside) as well as roast, Duck, cold, ginger, chicken, and fried rice. Everything was amazing. Once Again, I tore into the meal so fast, I forgot to get a picture. The gau gee was huge, not greasy at all, and the filling was very savory . The duck was tender, and delicious,, and not overly greasy like Duck can be. The chicken was also tender and delicious, and you could definitely taste the ginger. And the fried rice was tender, and also had a lot of flavor. He also brought me a hot mustard mixed with soy sauce. I normally don't care for Chinese hot mustard, but the fact that it was mixed with a little bit of soy sauce tempered down the heat. It was delicious. I had plenty of food left over to take back to my room for a generous breakfast in the morning. For all I got, and for the quality of food, the price was extremely reasonable. This was my last meal of my Hawaiian vacation, and it was definitely a memorable one. Thank you. read more

Waimalu Chop Suey - Chinese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

I gotta give it up for Waimalu Chop Suey, as I feel it's time to update my review of this Chinese restaurant. Yes, I haven't forgotten the cockroach incident, but that's in the past, and when I think about it, I just have to laugh. Lol! So my dad had some friends visiting from the mainland, and one evening I decided to take them out to a Chinese restaurant they haven't tried before - Waimalu Chop Suey. What can I say about Waimalu Chop Suey? It's your basic old school, mom & pop Chinese restaurant. The dated décor of the restaurant is definitely old school with those vinyl booths, and of course they have another section within the restaurant to accommodate larger parties with large tables. After entering the restaurant, we were greeted right away, and menus were dropped off. Upon looking over the menu, I decided to get a fixed menu for (4) people, and added two more dishes to our meal. We ordered the following dishes on the fixed meal - Scallop Soup Chinese Chicken Salad Tender Beef Sizzling Platter Honey Walnut Shrimp Chicken with Asparagus Fried Noodles Dessert And the added the two following items - 1/2 order Peking Duck with Buns Steamed Fish Fillet with Ginger & Onion Sauce What can I say about the grub? The food was tasty and the portions were more than generous, but I would say that the star of the meal was that Peking Duck! The Peking Duck was very meaty, and who wouldn't turn down some duck skin in a bun? Lol! After enjoying our meal, there were lots of leftovers to take home afterwards. Service was on point, and our waitress was very friendly. Just an FYI.........if you like Gau Gee, this is the place to check out! Don't bother to order the soft gau gee, order the deep fried crispy gau gee! It's totally worth it, even if you doctor lectures you about eating stuff like that! Lol! read more

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Back in the day Waimalu Chop Suey had the nickname "House of Gau Gee". The current owner has brought it back! Huge Crispy Gau Gee perfectly cooked and delicious . The House Noodles prepared with Hong Kong Noodles was perfectly cooked and delicious. We also tried the Capital Pork Chops, Asparagus with Beef, and Honey Walnut Shrimp. Spacious dining room and ample parking in a private parking lot . Service is quick and typical of a Chinese restaurant. read more

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The food was just ok and service was not great. We went in and were told to sit wherever. We sat and they came by with menus and water. The waitress took a very long time to return back to take our order. Eventually we place our order and it did not take very long till they start bringing our food out. They brought everything out besides the rice. We reminded the waitress and even still it took a long time for her to bring out the rice and we couldn't start eating without it. The food was ok but not as good as other Chinese restaurants near by. Portions are very small which surprised me. Usually Chinese restaurants have bigger portions because it's family style where the whole table shares... one portion really is enough for one person so make sure to keep a menu so you can order more or just order extra from the get go. After we received the food we pretty much did not get any help after that. I saw the other tables had tea, we did not get any.. I also saw waitresses bring the bill to some of the other tables, we had to go to the register to ask for ours. It was just very obvious that our table was being treated poorly there compared to other guests. Maybe it's cause every one else was Chinese but my table wasn't... I really don't know why my table in specific was not being treated good from the start. Overall I will never be back there. Food was decent and service was even worse. I would give another chance if one or the other was amazing but food and service not great... won't be back. read more

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I just wanted to order the monster Gau Gee they have here, but stayed for lunch. They have a lunch special plate for only $12.99. It has Beef broccoli chow mein, pot roast pork, sweet sour spare ribs, fried shrimp, and (1) gau gee. Chow mein kinda bland (6/10). Pot pork, soft kinda bland (6/10). Spare ribs hard as rock, dry as rock (3/10). Fried shrimp was okay (7/10). Fried rice was bland also, like regular white rice (6/10). Gau Gee 9/10 huge, crunchy and delicious. Should have stuck with my initial plan. Anyways, for $12.99 it's kinda ok. Service and atmosphere is 6/10 what you expect from a Chinese place. Would I eat here again? Maybe only the Gau gee. Aloha. read more

Waimalu Chop Suey - Beef broccoli chow mein, pot roast pork, sweet sour spare ribs, gau gee, fried shrimp, fried rice. Special plate $12.99 - Chinese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

Sometimes it's tasty but other times is Not. Hit or miss!!! We buy because it's convenient close to home.

We decided to give this spot a shot and it wasn't what we expected. Meat on both plates were cold. The noodles were the only thing that came out hott. Ended up not being able to finish our food. read more

Waimalu Chop Suey - Lunch Plate - Chinese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

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We came back again for crispy gau gee, for both of my parents as it's my mom's favorite and had the sour cabbage with pork for my dad which was also good. We also tried the chow fun and I enjoyed it. I can't get chow fun at many places back home so I enjoy it here when I visit here. They have some new dim sum menu items that are the usuals. The service was quick. The bathroom door doesn't lock and didn't appear clean. We stood guard at the door for each other. The floors in the restaurant are very sticky which was not pleasant. Overall, prefer takeout for now as the food is great. read more

Waimalu Chop Suey - Pork with sour cabbage - Chinese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

We decided to eat here for New Year's Day 2025. My Uncle wanted to eat the Crispy Gau gee from here. He is visiting us from California and wanted to see if the gau gee still tasted the same. He said it was tasty and it tasted the same as he remembered. The three of us ordered the Special plate for Lunch and side order of gau gee (8pcs.). Everything was the right temperature and tasted really good. We all Enjoyed our lunch and the hot tea. Great Service read more

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Me and my family have been coming to Waimalu Chop Suey for years, and it has always been one of my favorite Chinese restaurants on the island. The food usually always hits the spot for me, which is why it disappoints me to even have to write this review. I'm only writing this because I truly hope the owner and staff take food sanitation and cleanliness more seriously. Proper food handling is extremely important, and cross contamination can seriously make someone sick. I honestly wish I never saw what I'm about to describe. I ordered my usual lunch special: fried rice, beef broccoli, and cold ginger chicken. As I started eating my fried rice, I found a strand of hair in it. I was already irritated because I was really looking forward to my meal, so I stopped eating the rice and continued with the rest of the food. While eating, I observed one of the younger employees working at the register handling customer payments. After finishing at the register, she walked to the back table where employees were making gau gee and immediately started wrapping pork filling into the wrappers -- while still wearing the same latex gloves she had used to handle cash. At that point, I became very uncomfortable. Then the phone rang. She answered the phone with the same gloves on, sat back down, pulled out her personal cell phone from her apron, used it, and continued wrapping gau gee without changing gloves. A customer then came in to pick up an order. She wiped her gloves on a rag to remove the pork residue and went right back to the register -- still wearing the same contaminated gloves while handling money and food. I was honestly disgusted watching this happen. When I went to pay for my meal, I quietly pulled her aside and told her that I had been watching her handle food, money, phones, and other surfaces all with the same gloves, and that she really needed to change them. Unfortunately, she did not seem concerned, apologize, or acknowledge the seriousness of the situation. I'm very disappointed because this used to be one of my favorite places to eat. Sadly, after what I witnessed, I will no longer be returning. I truly hope management provides proper food sanitation and hygiene training to their staff because situations like this should never happen in a restaurant. read more

7/12/2025 So yummy the eggplant and lemon chicken dishes. Lemon chicken was surprising juicy and tender. I think the portion sizes are larger than other restaurants because we had leftovers again. My picture makes the portions look small, but they are quite big. read more

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The food was okay. However our server was not nice or friendly. She automatically brought forks instead of asking us if we would like forks or chopsticks. So we asked for chopsticks and she gave us a look like, what? Then we see all the other tables are getting hot tea so we asked if we could get hot tea and she gave us the look again. Towards the end, other waitresses came to service us. They were much nicer but the establishment needs to do something about that one waitress. Better training or something. She had a bad attitude. For me, it doesn't matter how good the food is if the service is bad. read more

Hands down the best crispy Gau Gee I've ever had. A friend of mine would always bring them to potlucks. They are plumply stuffed with filling that has just the right amount of seasoning, you don't even need sauce. I ordered their large platter, which had 60 and was $104.00. I was stuck at work and ran late to pick up my order. They helped keep it warm. When I arrived at my party, they quickly disappeared. Some guests guessed where it was from based on the size, shape, crispiness, and taste. I went back a second time the next day to get more. This time I wasn't sharing. One side order of eight is $13.99. If you haven't tried these, you need to. read more

Really disappointed. I had Uber credit that was expiring so I used it here. It's been a long time since I last ate here. I ordered the Boneless minute chicken and Chrispy Gau Chee. The good: The gau chee was huge and tasty. The bad: the boneless minute chicken was just that. I saw there was add on options for different noodles with an up charge, but thought there was a standard noodle that came with it. I was wrong. The chicken itself was tasty but chewy. It also was on the greasy side. My mouth was coated with grease after eating each piece. I'm glad that I had hot tea with my meal to cut the grease. Granted Uber jacks up the price but for the price, but I could get minute chicken with crispy noodles for a lot less at other places. Overall, this was a one and done for me. Can't recommend this place. read more

Waimalu Chop Suey - Portion of the chicken. Chop sticks to show the scale of the picture. - Chinese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

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Best crispy gau gee and sweet and sour spareribs on the island! Whenever we come into town we make sure this stop is on our list!

Not the Waimalu Chop Suey I remember.... Came here after walking 8 miles and was the only restaurant in the strip mall that could accommodate 16 of us on the spot. Now I know why.... Had the lunch special. The plate of food is unappetizing. Looked like slop. I was starving so I gave it a whirl.... Even in starvation mode, I couldn't eat all of it. Beef broccoli chow mein: no flavor and wet Pot roast pork: no flavor and rubbery Sweet & sour spareribs: no flavor, rubbery, mostly pieces of bone Crispy gao gee: the one thing that had flavor Fried shrimp: mostly batter, no taste Rice: not sure if this was fried rice or just steam rice with salt? Overall: very unsatisfying I don't ever want to come back here. read more

Waimalu Chop Suey - Chinese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

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Bottom line, this is a cheap no-frills Chinese place that will serve you quantity over quality. Not gonna lie though, I felt pretty gross afterwards and severely needed fresh veggies lol. Went there for lunch and got the dinner plate, because honestly it was only like 65 cents extra compared to lunch plate for fried shrimp and fried rice. The sheer amount of options and different items on the plate make it cost effective, but temper your expectations because the food is very meh. Even the pork were all cold, signifying they're just reheating it all out of the fridge. The fried shrimp was way too much batter. The chow mein was good, but the sauce was so gloopy with corn starch. Could only finish half, and debating if I wanna finish the other half for lunch tomorrow BUT! THE WINNER WINNET GAU GEE DINNER. So the fried gau gee is $14.99 and comes in a portion of 8, but jeez Louise are these the BIGGEST PLUMPEST GAU GEE you ever did see. Like they're so stuff, and worth the price. A side dish of mustard comes too so you can make your own shoyu mustard for dipping. All else, I will just be ordering these gau gee for potlucks. Service was fine, servers were nice. Lots of tables inside. Again, no frills. read more

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The food was great and quick to come out. Everyone in our party will return. Loved the gaugee!

Typical hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant the inside's a little run down lol. But the food slaps. We got the boneless minute chicken with cake noodle, honey walnut shrimp, crispy chicken with shoyu ginger, lup cheong fried rice, beef with sweet sour cabbage, and beef with eggplant. Everything was on point, except the eggplant, that one was just alright compared to the rest. Little tip we figured out: if you're dining with a group (we had five), instead of ordering a bunch of bowls of rice, you might as well just get a fried rice. It's around the same price and comes with a healthy amount maybe not more, but definitely enough to go around, and tastes way better. Lup cheong fried rice is solid. Service was actually good for a Chinese spot, no complaints there. A/C could be stronger, but nothing too bad. Would come back for sure when the craving hits. read more

Boy, people weren't kidding about the size of the gau gee! At first I thought that 2 pieces had gotten stuck together while cooking. I ordered the mixed plate - roast duck, cold ginger chicken, and 1 gau gee over fried rice. This used to be our go to dinner place when coming home from the mainland. Will have to go back again. read more

I ordered roast pork and made sure to ask that it would be "crispy." Tell me why most of it is rubbery and chewy skin. What a letdown. Makaha Chop Suey is crispier, quicker, and cheaper! You would think urban businesses would know and do better read more

Yummy food! Soft Gau Gee min was delish. Ginger fish tasty. Old school Chinese food so ono. Comfort food. So glad they are still in business as many old school restaurants are closing. Keep patronizing them so they can stay in business! read more

Had a hankering for Chinese food tonight and decided to try this place. We normally go to Golden Wheel in Aiea but wanted to try this place again. Ordered some favorites that we normally order at that other place: Charsiu Fried Rice, Stuffed Eggplant, and Kau Yuk. Also added the Lemon Chicken, Shrimp Canton, and the Salt & Pepper Fish. Fried Rice- typical & Tasty Eggplant - appeared to be deep dried first, then stir-fried with the black bean sauce. "GW" does it better, but it was good. Kau Yuk - meat was tender and soft, but the sauce wasn't cooked in as much as I like. It was a good dish though Lemon Chicken - very tasty and, of course, the sauce it everything. Chicken was crispy and not saturated (soggy). Would order again Shrimp Canton - not my favorite. Way too much breading. Ate 3 then stopped as it was making me full. Salt & Pepper Fish - Best dish for me. Fish was crispy and very tasty. Loved it. Although the restaurant was slammed with walk-in and phone orders, they were still very attentive to their eat-in diners. The food also came out pretty quick, making me think they prioritize the sit-down diners first. Overall, I would go again just to try out other things on the menu. I want to try the Salt & Pepper Shrimp and the Wu Xie Ribs the next time we go. read more

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I door dashed roast pork for my lunch. Fantastic! This hits the right spot of the craving, hunger pain as the pork is both soft and crispy. Delicious and pure Asian culinary pleasure. I love it, on an occasional basis. I just love this old school place. It's local so support it? read more

Just ordered from there. Lemon chicken was way too tough to chew. Didn't get the gravy for the egg foo young and presented and tasted undercooked. read more

Go to spot if you need to pick up a dish for a last minute potluck. Cannot go wrong with the crispy gaugee. Buggah is bumbucha and always fresh. Call ahead for in and out action. The service is fast and friendly. Automatik 2 shakas for dis place. read more

Cyndy's Bottom Line: Bland food The food was tasteless and bland. Even the tea was bland. Service was not good. Ambiance was chaotic and noisy. read more

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Stopped by for Beef Broccoli Cake Noodles. I didn't even realize the prices have gone up since the August menu I had. Otherwise, I would have gotten the most current menu. Can't keep up with the prices at this chop suey now since it's being raised more than usual. Still, reasonable for the generous amount. My Beef Broccoli Cake Noodles was the first time trying it. I must say it was very tasty. I'd order that again. One thing about Waimalu Chop Suey is someone will always walk up to greet you when you walk in. They are attentive and not preoccupied. read more

Waimalu Chop Suey - Beef Broccoli Cake Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

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We always order the same thing so wanted to try something different. My husband ordered the Cold Ginger Chicken and I ordered the Waimalu Special Chow Mein. The ginger chicken was really good and we enjoyed that. The special chow mein I'm assuming should've been good due to it being their "special chow mein" but it was bland...couldn't taste any seasonings. We ate it anyway but ended up throwing away maybe one-third leftover...disappointing! read more

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A Chinese food staple if in the waimalu shopping center. Food was delicious from shrimp canton, kauyuk, roast pork and bitter melon, steam buns, roast duck, house noodles, and don't forget the super sized crispy gau gee! Definitley delicious and good ohana style eating. Service was ok. Ambiance is family style mom n pop style restaurant. read more

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