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    Yama's Fish Market

    4.1 (799 reviews)
    Open • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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    Moderate noise
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    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Gabriel P.

    Looking to buy lunch in the Moiilili area decided to try the pastele and chicken long rice. I enjoyed the pastele, It is served ala carte. Excellent taste , but not as firm as other places. The chicken long rice was delicious also. Glad I ordered these items. Will put it on my buy again list. Enjoy

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    Deborah P.

    We found this place that have pateles they're so good. Besides their poke and other things its awesome. Ordering on line is great to. Order on line pay by card and pick it up. If the item isn't available but you placed it on line they call you before you come down. That's great. Their pasta salad and somen salad is good. Their snacks are great too. You need alot of money you can go crazy. Lol... try them if you looking for hawn food snacks and even poke with some plate lunches too.

    Nelson Q.

    Still pissed from wasting my time and money at HELENA'S HAWAIIAN FOOD, I still needed to satisfy my Hawaiian food cravings. Fun fact? I used to work at Yama's Fishmarket when I was in high school and when they had a location at the Westgate Shopping center in Waipahu. Brian Yamamoto taught me the majority of the food items available at Yama's. From poke, to Lau Lau, to Pulehu Tako, and Pasteles, I STILL remember how they're supposed to taste, so after our visit to Doris Duke's Shangri-La Estate. We headed there for lunch. Luckily, we beat the lunch rush and ordered quickly- Hawaiian Plate with rice(Lau Lau, Kalua Pig, and Lomi Salmon) Side order Poi Pastele Ahi Shoyu Poke Ahi Limu Poke Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Pie Drinks *A NOTE ON POKE IN HAWAII-At the time of our visit, it was $33/pound for all types of AHI POKE, so if you are visiting on vacation and want a taste of FRESH LOCAL POKE, seek out the higher price per pound,(better taste and quality)otherwise, you're most likely eating cheaper gas treated tuna from Asia. While we were waiting for our lunch order, I asked if my former boss Brian was still around. Well, one of the workers had informed me that Brian had retired and sold the business along with all of his recipes! Also happy to report that aside from the runny poi, we killed everything we got and the food items are just as onolicious as I remember! This $90 lunch for two was worth every penny!

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    Robin D.

    Updating my review to share that they now have poke bowls! Still as fresh and ono as ever!

    Justin H.

    Yama's has been a go to lunch spot. They have good Hawaiian food, and poke bowls here. Great service too and parking is easy

    Denby R.

    I wanted to give Yama's a better score. At least a 4. I would say that usually the service is great and the food is really good. But today, we were the only ones in line at first - in fact there was no one in the store except us at first. The area inside is usually clean and orderly, as it was today. The young lady who helped us might have been new, since she didn't seem to know what was going on. We ordered four poke bowls (three with the exact same things in it and one different). It took her forever. There were at least 4 people who came in and ordered, even plate lunches, and were served and paid and left before she even brought our things to the counter. This being said, I can understand being new to a business and needing time and grace. No problem. But there were sooooo many other employees who didn't seem to want to help her. Even when she struggled with the cash register, the other girl was watching her struggle...come on. Help a sister out. On top of that.....our $15 poke bowls were so small it felt like there was 10 small pieces of fish in each serving. I spent over $60 for poke bowls then had to go get my kids something else to eat. I was sad. And hungry. And super disappointed. But I'll be back, to try again, because I know Yama's should be better.

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    Orlando P.

    Came looking for fresh opihi. Left with great advice and a terrific lau lau for lunch!!! Onolicious!!! Service is awesome here, very friendly and knowledgeable. Can tell Yama's is a hidden gem. Place is clean and welcoming. Going back to try more lau lau.

    Lunch! Wednesday December 17, 2025
    Tod K.

    Wednesday December 17, 2025 I haven't been here in a very long time. I used to come here a lot to pick up lunch from here. It looks about the same inside. The food is consistently the same good quality as in the past. The service is friendly. But, a little slower than before as they only had 2 workers today at the front counter. Ambiance is the same casual and comfortable. I will continue to support a local business. I will definitely be back again! When I am in the area and it's lunch time.

    Spicy ahi/masago & oyster ahi poke bowls with namasu and scallops as the sides.
    Matthew V.

    Best fish on Island in my humble opinion. Staff is always helpful and patient with customers! Easy to order and great selection too. Flavor on poke helps to boost the taste rather than drown it out and prevent you from tasting the quality of ahi. Hard to justify paying for a poke bowl that has mayo on the fish such as Foodland, Yama doesn't do that on their spicy but rather uses actual chili! Get there as early as you can as they sometimes sell out of certain options!

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    Tin Lung C.

    I wanted to visit this place for a very, very long time, however, they close at 3 PM and hard for me to get there on a weekday. My friend used to own this place but now they are retired and thy sold it to another owner. Finally, this weekend, I went to visit. They have a small parking lot and it was full when I got there on a Saturday around lunch time, this place is busy, lots of people standing in line. I can see the workers working behind the counter, in the kitchen, they almost cannot keep up the demand. I went there for their poke. They offered many difference pokes, I like that they use fresh fish, not frozen. The poke is fresh, however, a bit too salty, may be they put too much salt. There also have lots of plate lunch at reasonable price. Check out the menu photos that I posted. They also sell drinks dessert and other small bite items. I will go back to try other dishes when I can.

    Lau Lau (chicken Only)
    Zainab F.

    I'm so glad I went out of my way to check this place out for some authentic Hawaiian finds! This place is known for fresh poke however I had already had my poke fix somewhere else - I ended up trying their chicken lau lau and coconut haupia and this was one of the best meals I've had while visiting Hawai'i! When I went there was only one line for the cash register, whether you're ordering food or just taking some snacks or dessert from the fridge to go. The wait was kinda long but it's worth it. I took my food to-go and the chicken lau lau was still steamy. The chicken inside was really moist and falling off the bones, and it was all so flavorful! The haupia is amazing too, very indulgent and creamy.

    Lois I.

    Went to Yama's fish market and picked up the spicy ahi patties and egglant with tofu. Also picked up the haupia chocolate dessert, two frozen chicken lau laus. The eggplant with tofu was great, it came with a small container of mac salad, the rice was a bit dry and hard on the top, but i am not much of a rice eater. My husband liked the ahi patties and the haupia dessert is for later. The service was good and the market was clean and very organized. The poke looked amazing, but will try another time. I was happy to see that they open early and their menu selection is big.

    Main Menu 9/19/25 (Looks like the prices went up!)
    Taylor M.

    Food is great here. Local spot with limited parking. Unfortunately the prices keep going up and pretty soon I won't be able to afford eating here as much as I like to. Oh, they didn't want to answer my phone call today for some reason. I guess you can't phone order? Not sure. Garlic chicken was $16 - ouch...

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    awful, too expensive, hardly any beef in my beef stew. Dont waste your money and clerk was very rude to me.

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    Ask the Community - Yama's Fish Market

    Where's their fish caught? Is it coming in frozen or fresh? Line caught or big ships in owned by people not from Hawaii? Trying to stick to ethically sourced fish if I can help it. Thank you!

    Their poke is always fresh. I'm not sure about the second part of your question, but my guess would be locally sourced.

    Is there typically a wait when the store opens?

    They open Wednesday -Sunday 9am to 5pm But they are on a short vacay until July 12 and will re-open July 13-Wednesday

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