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    Waipuna Sushi

    3.6 (214 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    WAIPUNA SUSHI ATMOSPHERE

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    Good for kids

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    Looks are deceiving, spicy ahi is gross with a relish taste. Sushi rice is hard. Ordered 3 hrs in advance before pick up.  1/10 rating.
    Meleana L.

    Was so excited to order a ahi platter for my sister's welcome home dinner. The spicy ahi was beyond disappointed and disgusting. It had a relish taste to it. The sushi rice was hard like they took it out of the refrigerator as left overs from the previous day to make our platter. I called the next day to ask if we could get at least some kind of refund maybe half but the lady (Japanese accent) just hung up the phone. I called again, thinking maybe we were disconnected on accident . But no, she knew what she was doing. Totally rude!

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    Lansen L.

    Sushi is okay with plenty of sauce, but is huge! We like the dynamite maki (tempura with spicy ahi on top) and Brian tiger (tempura with unagi and avocado on top).

    Uncle Jason's Poke Nigiri
    Samantha H.

    Always fresh, always consistent. I order from here online all the time. It's always the best quality.

    Dynamite Maki Add Avocado
    Ngoc Chau T.

    The best bang for your buck and fresh, tasty, made to order sushi on island. I love this place. Service is 10/10 nicest people ever. Always come here for a a quick lunch, I literally eat it in my car cause it's so good fresh.

    Soba salad. Sorry I should've took a pic of it before mixing. It was nicely present before hand lol
    David V.

    Got the crunchy donburi and the soba salad. I would come back again. The donburi had shrimp tempura, mild spicy ahi, and mochi. The mochi was a surprise, so crunchy and mochi-y. Love it. The soba salad was very good too.

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    Michelle R.

    I've heard that the sushi at Waipuna Sushi is good, so I decided to give it a try myself. They are located near the Manoa Valley Theater and the Manoa Marketplace. As of 8/3/2023, the phone number works (808) 988-1200. Customer service is good. It's a small sushi shop, very mom and pops. There are a few tables inside, nice AC. They have a good variety of sushi offerings in different forms. Temaki, maki mono, nigiri, nigiri bento, hoso maki, noodles and salads, party platters and side orders or bubble drinks. I liked that a few of their maki mono rolls have spicy ahi on top. If you check the menu on their website, (https://waipunasushi.com/), these will have the asterisk next to their names. There are also pictures of the sushi platters online. I tried to take pictures of the pictured menu items as I didn't see a lot of those on Yelp. My friend recommended the "Dynamite Maki" $12.99 with spicy sauce on top. I was really tempted as a lot of the pictures on Yelp are for that maki mono roll. It's gotta be popular for a reason, riiight? Like 2 other people came in after us and also ordered it. It's two shrimp tempura and cucumber rolls (8 pieces total) with spicy ahi on top. I got to try one of the pieces from my friend's roll and it was super delicious! I asked the worker what he recommended and the said his favorite was the "Crunchy Donburi" $13.99 with spicy sauce. I saw this in the pictures on Yelp too! This looked really good and I was happy they still made it, as the picture was from a few years ago. It consists of spicy ahi on a bed of sushi rice. With 4 deep fried rice balls ( c: much cronch) and a choice of tempura, shrimp or vegetable. I went with the shrimp tempura, I think it was one piece cut diagonally in half. The shrimp tempura is freshly fried. I didn't have big expectations coming in but that part made me really impressed (: As I've been to "sushi restaurants" with soggy sad shrimp tempura inside the sushi. I was sorta worried that I didn't order 2 items, because I eat a lot of sushi... Sushi is baaaeee LOL. But I'm glad to report that it was a big portion and I was really full ;D I like that the items were prepared fresh and the ahi quality wasn't bad. It was smothered in a spicy sweet shoyu/ teriyaki sauce, but I really like sauce so I didn't mind. We did take out. The worker packed everything nicely in the bag. Chopsticks, napkins, pickled ginger, wasabi and shoyu. Overall, it's a nice place to grab a quick bite. Prices reflect the portions.

    This is the Dylan Special.

    If you come down and ask for the Dylan special you will get a regular size bento with rice and spicy ahi tuna with a generous portion of Ikura. Honestly when served over their sushi rice can't go wrong especially the price. Better than most Japanese restaurants.

    Dynamite maki ( shrimp tempura with spicy ahi on top)
    Jen K.

    I used come here often during High School with my friends and family! I love coming here to get different rolls because they have a good variety! My go to is always dynamite maki(shrimp tempura with poke on top) and uncle Jason's poke nigiri (ahi poke and avocado). I also like their rainbow roll! For the Dynamite Maki, you can choose if you want normal poke or spicy. I usually get spicy. There's lots of parking, and I waited about 5-10min for my two sushi rolls so the service was fast! Staff is also friendly :) I do wish they had description of what is inside the different rolls/maki so I don't have to keep asking the staff. But this place is one of my favorite sushi places for take out!

    The best poke and sushi ever!! Strongly recommend avocado uncle Jason!!

    The best poke and sushi ever! Strongly recommend the avocado uncle Jason!! Don't go poke bar, try this!!!!

    The Waipuna D platter
    Roy B.

    I can't say anything more but awesome place for sushi and their platters. The perfect place for take out they have some tables in the store to dine in. Highly recommend sushi spot.

    Inari maki platter Somebody who is not into sushi can join this platter It was a big dish to enjoy for around 6 ppl!!

    A.W.E.S.O.M.E Reasonable price but mouth watering and enough amount. Must visit local sushi shop for visitors!!

    half of my maki/poke order. I was almost full already at this point!
    Ian M.

    Friendly service, great food. The owner is nice and welcoming. Prices seemed very fair. My wife was very happy with her unagi and California rolls. I had the tuna maki/poke and it was great... crazy filling with the amount of poke piled on top. Topped with delicious sauce. I couldn't get enough even though I ended up so full. I'm sure I'd be here all the time if I lived here. I'll make it a point to return on my next visit.

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