Due to the rail construction, getting to the restaurant is quite difficult. Nevertheless, it's a good spot to have various Japanese teishoku, rice -don dishes and sushi. All have great flavor and is not sweetened to the local palate. I always order the chef's choice, omakase, meal. I've never gone wrong with the variety of seafood and delightfully sauces, drizzles and combinations of fish. read more

I have been going to yohei for many years... and it does not disappoint. The price is reasonable for authentic Japanese restaurant. I always order sushi zen; it has everything I need. We also like their misoyaki butterfish. California roll inside out with toniko; sushi is very fresh too! read more

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Amazing. This place was perfect. As a parent, my son loved it. 100 percent recommend. Also the hot tea was great.

My all time favorite Japanese restaurant made just right every detail is delicious. Service was excellent. Sashimi was so fresh. Such a treat. Loved this place for many years. read more

Yohei has quality Japanese food. You can make a reservation by calling in, and there is always parking in their lot. My family has been coming here a lot this year and it's always been consistent. The combinations are all super good and if you like sushi, the quality of fish is super fresh! My favorite combinations here are the salmon shioyaki teishoku (the salmon portion is the biggest I've seen in Hawaii restaurants!) and I also like the maguro zuke don (also a good portion) and really good if you like ahi. The service is always great and feels like you're eating home cooked meals! My dad tends to always go overboard with his sushi ordering here and we always leave a little bit too full haha. We can't wait until the Kahala location opens! The only thing I wished they had was green tea ice cream!!! read more

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Just ordered from them via uber. The salmon sashimi that was part of the bento tasted spoiled and left a rancid fishy flavor in my mouth. Beyond that the grilled salmon was pretty tasty though. Wouldn't order anything raw from here again but would still be willing to try the other cooked items if they are as good as that grilled salmon. read more

The miso cod was delicious and two decent sized pieces. The tempera, sushi, and chawanmushi were all delicious! The only thing disappointing was their soba. The texture and taste was sub standard. The service was excellent! We highly recommend unless you want soba. Kaimuki Shokudo has excellent soba. If not for the soba I would have rated 5 stars read more

I just went here last month, but I had a craving for sushi, so I went again! Yay! I decided to try a different kind of tuna dish once in a while, so I ordered tataki(seared tuna). The tataki was served with ponzu sauce, a wonderful combination of thinly sliced daikon radish and seaweed, and was a great accompaniment to drinks! The Asahi beer was gone in no time. The tuna steak and tuna special, which I ordered separately, were also excellent. The tuna steak has a very consistent flavor, and the rice goes well with it, and the soba noodles and kinpira that come with it are satisfying enough. The Tuna Special, as the name suggests, was a menu that we could enjoy tuna in various styles. We were able to enjoy tuna prepared in the Japanese way: nigiri-zushi, maki-zushi, tuna with yam, and tuna with natto. The ankimo was also delicious, the ponzu and chopped green onions matching each other very well! I thought the food was prepared at a very high level, from the single menu items to the meals. It's no wonder that this restaurant has a wide range of fans, from local Japanese to locals! read more

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I remembered eating here years ago, but never had the urge to go back. I was in the area and decided to give this place a try. I was impressed from the first time stepping in here. Nice atmosphere and the service was spot on! The waitresses there really made it feel like a true Japanese restaurant. They were very attentive and gave excellent service. The food here was very good too. The teishoku meals has a vast assortment of little dishes that comes with your meal, including a small portion of soba noodles. Not all the sets include the soba fyi. Definitely will be back here for the good food and great service!! read more

Yohei Sushi is simply just elegant great sushi restaurant with all the right elements that meet up for a great sushi. Chef Kawano san comes from Hiroshima to continue on the Obara san's legacy of the Yohei Sushi. In order the really understand the meaning of sushi, its important to understand element of: Physicality, Mentality, Spirituality section of the cuisine. Sushi is one would say its the most simple dish that someone could create. Yes its neta (fIsh) and shari (vinegar rice). Thats it! How simple is this dish, but in fact, its the quite the opposite. When it comes to an art, delicacy it comes to balancing. In France, the balance has many attribute but one of the most important thing that goes with balance is: Finesse. Finesse is not the taste of the umami sensation of enjoying the food. Rather it is how its delivered to one. Finesse is quite difficult category to satisfy because each one of us are different and have acquired different taste and taste differently based on their background and cuisine. So is one is used to eating cheese everyday vs eating kimchi everyday vs eating taco seasoning everyday, they will have acquired different tung that taste food differently. Hence sushi is a Japanese food or category, its really difficult item to approach in the U.S. to satisfy both the natives in the land also for Japanese palettes. Kawano san is an artisan because he knows the basics to mastering his craft. He understands what the locals can be adapted to like while preserving his unique method of doing traditional nigiri Japanese sushi. One of the most difficult to master are Hikarimoro based (blue fish) and Kanpyo (Traditional Gourd). He perfectly executes these difficult level dishes at an ease. The truth is the level of cooking and artisanship does not require one to have the fanciest shari, neta, and ingredients. The true art of cuisine and cooking is being able to cook at its simplest form yet have great depth understanding of relationship between: Sweet, Salty, Umami and the unknown third factor. At Yohei Sushi you can experience the balance and art created by the chef. This is easily one of my favorite sushi in the Island to dine in. read more

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This is by far my favorite Japanese restaurant. We have been going here FOREVERRRRRR, my grandma always used to love coming here and even tho she's gone now, this will always be our choice for delicious Japanese food and great service. My pick is always between the misoyaki butterfish and the maguro tempura. And sometimes I get both because I cannot make up my mind!!! The tempura is always so crispy and not super oily like how you get at some places. The portion (even the ala carte version!) is huge and I can eat A LOT but I always end up taking some of this home. Btw, this tastes awesome as leftovers if you throw it in the air fryer (Just a good tip for ya!). And the miso butterfish....my mouth is watering just thinking about it. It is melt in your mouth, perfect amount of miso, most flavorful butterfish ever. The teishoku comes with your main dish plus rice, soba, tsukemono, and a few other Japanese sides that I used to give to my grandma to eat. We used to trade. She would give me her tsukemono and I would give her some of the other sides that were not my favorite but were hers! So it always worked out perfect. Now that she's gone, I never have any extra tsukemono because no one shares with me. Sniff sniff. This place was already pretty intimate to begin with but now with COVID, they have gotten rid of tables to comply with the social distancing. Employees wear masks and you are required to fill out a form with your information (name, date, how many people in your party) just incase there is COVID case so they are able to track who was in the restaurant. Reservations are highly recommended! I feel like calling for a reservation right now, looking at these photos is making me hungry!! read more

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Long time Japanese restaurant located in a neighborhood you least expect it to be in ....kalihi ! Don't let that fool you as the chefs here are straight from Japan! You also see a lot of local Japanese and Japanese transplants eat here ...hey so that must be a good thing ...right ? All the sushi here is solid ! The sets are solid! The tempura is solid ! Omakase here can run you about $1-150 Not byob Service from the Japanese aunties always solid and nice read more

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Yohei was one of the first places I visited when restaurants reopened because I was craving sushi and sashimi and they definitely did not disappoint. Before Covid Yohei is one of my favorite go-to places for Japanese food especially during lunch. Setting: Yohei is a cute hole in the wall at the Dillingham strip mall. It's not a very big place but it's definitely what makes this place feel homey. Parking can a bit tricky as you may have to compete with customers at businesses such as Hana Tea. There is also metered parking along the entire street so that is a good alternative if you cannot secure any spots in the strip mall. However for most of my trips in the past, if you wait a minute or two someone is bound to leave. Covid Precautions: In times of covid, safety precautions are very important when picking a place to dine in or takeout. Rest assured that Yohei is taking all the precautions and during my dine-in experience, all other guests were compliant with rules and recommendations. All seatings are separated from plexiglass even at the bar. All tables were distanced from each other and staff seat parties away from each other. The place settings encourage guests to sit diagonally across from each other. All staff is wearing masks, some are even wearing eye shields and gloves. There are alcoholic based sanitizers throughout the store and I see the staff sanitizing used tables etc. Due to Covid, condiments such as wasabi and soy sauce were prepackaged and given to you in packets with your food. Price: $$-$$$$ Prices remained pretty stable during covid. Lunch sets are always a great deal for the amount of food you get. Prices can get pricey if you're looking to order more specialized ala carte items. Nothing super unreasonable to it can add up and is a bit above average compared to other places. Some of these ala carte items are based on current day market prices so be sure to ask. Food: Sashimi lunch set + Otoro sashimi ala carte: My sashimi set came with a good selection of sashimi including hamachi, ahi tuna, and calamari, etc. It also came with limu/seaweed salad, mixed greens salad, miso soup, white rice, cabbage, and ume. The sashimi including the otoro we ordered ala carte was quite fresh and was delicious! Yohei is one of my go-to places for fresh sashimi and they did not disappoint. Unagi don lunch set: My aunt opted for the unagi don lunch set. The set came with the unagi don, cold tofu, soba, salad, seaweed salad, egg, and minced pork, and an array of small eats such as tamago and fired chicken. She says everything was delicious. P.S. I cannot get enough of their house tea! Service: Yohei still offers great service and all staff was really courteous however, I think with all the covid precautions service has been a bit slower than usual. It took longer than usual to get our food ordered and to receive our food during this visit. When we wanted to add to our order we had to wait ~ 10 minutes to do so as all the staff were either busy assisting other customers or were cleaning/sanitizing used tables. I think that despite it taking longer, the delays were reasonable if they ensure the safety of its customers. If you choose to dine-in, please factor in extra time just in case. Overall: I would recommend checking out Yohei for your next Japanese/sushi craving. Be sure to check out their lunch menus and their teishoku setssas they are delicious and are priced very reasonably. read more

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Such good food the staff is so nice and pleasant very very very magnificent restaurant!

We come here all the time because they have authentic sushi made by sushi chefs from Japan. And the other foods they make are super delish! They have the friendliest servers & sushi chefs. Must eat here if you haven't tried it. read more

Our favorite Japanese restaurant in the world. Everything is fresh and cooked to perfection.

Made reservations for 5pm on superbowl Sunday about a week in advance. Tried to eat there for lunch previously but didn't have reservations and it was gonna be like 45 min wait. Parking normally sucks here but because it was Sunday there was plenty of space. There was only one other person dining in there when we arrived. Service was fast and friendly. My family all ordered sets with tempura. Mine specifically was the ahi and shrimp set. Everything was good and I love the small dishes that are part of the set (favorites were the soba and tsukemono). They did forget 2 tempura sauces but brought it out right away when we alerted them to it. It's comforting, old school kinda food. My parents enjoy this place so I know we'll be back. read more

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STILL OPEN FOR TAKEOUT special menu items too so check out their webpage for updated info or their IG while not the same as sitting at the bar and ordering omakase, the sushi at least still tastes just as yummy as always so cute too, they handed out carnations to everyone doing takeout orders today! read more

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I don't know why I haven't tried Yohei before when they are right in my neighborhood! Went with a couple of my good friends and we absolutely loved everything--the courteous wait staff, the incredibly delicious and fresh sashimi, beautiful plating! Love to walk into a sushi restaurant and see trained chefs behind the counter. We'll be back--omakase next time! read more

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This is the bomb. Great atmosphere and food was on point. Service was top notch also.

Love yohei, food was delicious and fresh . The service was very pleasant and prompt even though it was very crowded. I love the green tea too. Must try. read more

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Tonight Maguro-Ya. 3 weeks ago, Yohei. Both awesome and we're lucky they're both in Honolulu! read more

I came here for lunch with family on a Friday. The restaurant was very clean and the tables were nicely spaced out. I decided on the Maguro Nigiri Sushi special ($36) which includes 3-piece chutoro, 3-piece akami, 3-piece aburi, negitoro takuan maki, yamakake, maguro natto, and miso soup. The fish was fresh and everything tasted delicious! It was a lot of food and I ended up taking leftovers home. I will definitely dine here again. Compared to similar restaurants the prices here are very reasonable. Great food and customer service! read more

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Decided to stop by somewhere close to home. Although, there was a lot of free parking available, the restaurant was a packed house. The sushi bar was also full. The menu has different sets of Teishoku which makes it easy to order with lots of pictures. All the good came out pretty fast served on trays for each individual. The food quality was excellent which surpised me with the price not being to steep. They have a good system in their service. The Teishoku sets seemed pre-made so when served, there's less waiting time to recieve your food. I really found a liking to this place for a quick dine in and out restaurant serving good quality food. The server's was very helpful to customers and helping each other out on there tables. I will definitely be back soon. read more

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Yohei continues to provide quality and value teishoku and sushi in Kalihi. Yes it's a new owner that helped Obara san finally retire.I have fond memories and miss Obara's sushi style, my family has embraced the new Chef Kawano san. His sushi is very good, so give him a chance to show his excellence. Service is very good as well. read more

Reservation recommended, yummy food, good atmosphere and the wait staff was really attentive. read more

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This was my first visit. A good friend invited me to lunch and from the outside entrance it did not look especially what I expected inside. The restaurant opens at 11 am so we arrived about 15-20 minutes early. Once the doors were opened it was like being transported to Japan and being taken to someone's home. The decor and ambiance was so authentic. The waitresses were like so enthusiastic to serve you. The table setting were complete with chopsticks on a napkin and sealed hand towels to the side to prepare you for a special meal. I was most impressed with a beautiful and exciting menu. So creative and artistically appealing as the meals themselves. I don't think there is a single meal not worth trying. Everything is FRESH! I loved the tea cups and plating to the wasabi flavors. You will have to decide your own meal because the selection and choices are too many. But know whatever you do decide on, you won't be disappointed. Slowly and steadily more customers arrived. And you can tell it's everyone's secret go to restaurant. Reservations is a MUST! Please TIP the hard working employees. They are well deserving. They will give you their very best service! Domo Arigato Aloha read more

Sushi is above average, prices are OK ,but portions are small. We came here on a Friday night with reservations and the restaurant was pretty packed! I got the unagi (eel) osaka sushi and the chirashi bowl, my wife got a the tempura set meal. The Osaka sushi was good - the unagi was charred wonderfully (although it was cold), and the rice was chewy, well seasoned with some eel sauce in it. However, it was super expensive for not that big of a portion. There were maybe 9 pieces and it was 19 dollars. The chirashi bowl was OK too, it was actually really small portion of sashimi, and an OK portion of rice. It came with a bowl of miso soup. The tempura set was actually the better option of the two, with lots of pleniful crispy tempura, a bowl of rice, a small bowl of soba noodles, then two types of pickles, seaweed and a house made tempura dip. Overall, I think that this restaurant is OK, although the portions are super small. read more

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We love going to this place for great quality sushi and sashimi. This restaurant is small so be sure to make a reservation because they do get busy on weekends-- I know from experience, being turned down as a walk in. There is free parking however sometimes the lot can get full during lunch time, but there is ample street parking available. Their menus are stacked with either meals that come with a variety of sides or you can get items ala carte. We usually get a variety of nigiri as an appetizer and a meal (the ahi/veg tempura and miso butterfish are the ones that we always stick to and they never disappoint). Their meals are very filling with all of the sides they give you. It's also not the generic sides that other restaurants give you, but good quality, authentic Japanese side dishes. read more

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Love this place. We come here every time we're in Honolulu (we're fr the mainland). Everything is fresh and well-executed. Feels like you're in Japan. Oishi. One of our family favorites. read more

We really enjoyed this sushi spot. The menu is simple, but the fish is really fresh. I shared the Sushi Zen with my daughter and she ordered her fav - Unagi Hako. Hubby had the Butterfish Misoyaki. We'll be back to try their other Sushi Specials. read more

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from the moment i walked in the staff was super nice and friendly. The food was great quality and totally coming back here next time!

My grandmother loved coming to Yohei and walking into the restaurant I could immediately see why. All the staff are very attentive and cordial, speaking both Japanese and English. Upon being seated, you're offered ocha and ice water. It feels very authentic, like you stepped into a traditional Japanese home or restaurant. They have daily specials but we usually order off the menu. If you don't like seafood, the one dish you need to order is the Oyako don. Most of their food is seafood (fish, sushi, and sashimi type dishes). Their tempura is also very good here too! If you enjoy sushi, Sashimi, and tempura Yohei is definitely a place to eat. Beer is also served here. Parking lot is shared with other establishments but is okay for dinner time as some of the other businesses are closed already. read more

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Japanese cuisine in Kalihi, Honolulu... A long time ago, I heard about this restaurant from my employer who was a doctor. He used to rave about the Chirashi sushi and I vowed to one day go get one. That day finally arrived... My friend wanted to have lunch with me and asked me where I wanted to go. I asked her if she had heard of Yohei. She said her coworker dines here, so she wanted to check it out, too! Yay! We didn't make reservations on a week day. We parked in the front for free and entered the cozy restaurant. We were seated quickly at an open table instead of the sushi bar. I knew exactly what I wanted - the Chirashi bowl - which I devoured. Everything, including the miso soup was tasty and beautiful! The salmon, ahi, scallops, hamachi and tobiko were all fresh! The prawn (with the big eyes) was my favorite...sweet and succulent! My friend ordered the combination Shrimp ahi tempura Combo. Her meal was so big that she gave me two pieces of the ahi tempura...yum! Would I go back again? Sure! Service was pleasant and efficient! Ambiance was calm - even though every seat was just about taken! This is a popular place that has been around for decades...I can see why! read more

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Food was decent, 90's style local Japanese food. Servers were nice and please, but I guess they were busy so the general service was slow.

We have been going to Yohei Sushi for omakase for years. Even after the change of ownership, food is still top quality. Nice friendly service and the price is very reasonable. read more

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Great service and great food. My mother wanted to go out to get something nice to eat and was in the mood for Japanese....great place for that. Observed covid 19 protocols. Very fast and efficient. Will be going there again. read more

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Always great food and service! Ambiance very good, too - reminds me of dining in Japan.

My first time here. My friend said it is a great place for a date night. So many items to chose from. I ordered my favorite Miso butterfish. My dinner came with a nice size fillet perfectly cooked. Tice and many little sides. A friend ordered the Unagi dinner. It came with lots of mini bite sized sides. The Unagi was yummy. The birthday boy ordered the soba noodle dinner which he enjoyed. The servers were very polite and continually refilled our tea and water. Definitely worth coming back. read more

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Yohei is a real gem when it comes to the food, service, and ambiance. Everything we ordered was delicious, well presented, and just the right amount. The service is excellent! Everyone is so welcoming and helpful. The atmosphere reminds me of being in Japan. Definitely found my new go to Japanese restaurant, can't wait to come back! read more

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