Honolulu Seafood Restaurant

Honolulu Seafood Restaurant is Chinese restaurant in downtown Honolulu. From 9:30am - 3:00pm they serve dim sum. Their menus include pictures and you mark off what you want to eat on a sheet of paper. This makes ordering easy. The staff can understand English but they speak Cantonese and some also speak Mandarin. You can also order stir fry dishes but you have to put that in with the waiter. I went during the peak lunch hours and the food came out quick. From 5pm - 10pm, they serve dinner and there's no dim sum.

Their interior space is well lit and there is ample space between the tables so you don't hit anyone's chairs when you try to sit down or leave. The quality of the food and the taste is very good. Their prices are a bit high though. If you work in the downtown area, this is a great place to come with co-workers or friends for lunch. Like all Chinese restaurants, it's best to go with a group so you can order a bunch of items and do family style dining. If you have more than 6 people, I suggest making a reservation on the day of or calling in advanced just so you can get seated right away. If you don't have time to dine in, you can order take out. For parking, Alii Place garage is the most reasonably priced and it's right next to the restaurant.

1055 Alakea St
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 538-8788

Seafood Bean Curd Roll

Look Funn w/ Beef

Pork Hash w/ Seafood (Sui Mai)

Shrimp Dumplings (Har Gow)

Taro Puffs

Pan Fried Look Funn

Baked BBQ Pork Buns

House Special Chow Mein

Nola Cafe

Nola Cafe is a New Orleans inspired cafe that serves beignets and coffee. They open daily from 7am - 3pm. The beignets are made to order and take about 10 - 15 minutes. You can get the traditional beignets which have powdered sugar on them. You also have the option of adding a filling such as chocolate, vanilla cream, or ube. They offer it in savory as well, which turns the beignet into a sandwich with prosciutto or caprese in between. For half dozen of the traditional beignets, it was $7. The beignets taste good when eaten fresh, right after they had it to you. I wish it was a bit lighter and more moist. I suggest getting the traditional beignets since that paired well with a caffeinated drink.

They have some seating inside but most of the seating is on the patio. A lot of the tables and chairs have powdered sugar on them so you might want to get some extra napkins to wipe it down before sitting. They are located across from Kaimuki City Mill and in the same complex as Von's Chicken. They have small parking lot but some of the spaces are a bit difficult to get into.

3040 Waialae Ave
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 737-0540

Beignets (Traditional)

Beignets (Chocolate, Vanilla Cream)

Iced Mocha

Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera

Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera is a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. Once you're seated, you order from the tablet in front of you. Each person has their own tablet if you sit at the counter. If you sit in a booth, you have a shared tablet. The sushi is sold by the piece and are priced between $5 to $30. You can choose your amount of rice for the sushi or no rice at all which makes it sashimi. The quality of the food is excellent and everything was delicious but my favorites were the snow crab & ikura chawanmushi, seared scallop with salt, otoro, and the castella-style tamago. For the chawanmushi, they were generous with the seafood since I had some in every bite with the egg. If you enjoy sushi and raw fish, expect to spend $80 - $140 per person. If you like toro, uni, and caviar then you might be spending over $200 per person. There is very little contact with the wait staff but they will come by to collect your dirty plates. You can also wave them down to refill water; they're very attentive. For things like hot tea, wasabi, and ginger, you order it from the tablet. There's no contact with the sushi chefs and cooks but you can see them working in the kitchen.

The dining area is modern and well light but the counter seats felt tight especially when all 4 of my plates came within a minute of each other and I had a stack of dirty plates next to the tablet. I think this might be why you are limited to ordering 4 items at a time. I came on a weekday for an early dinner. I walked in around 530pm and the restaurant was 50% full. I was seated immediately. If you go with 4 or more people, I recommend making a reservation at least 2 days in advance. They'll seat you in a booth. If you decide to eat here last minute don't be afraid to walk in because you might get lucky with the counter seating. For parking, there is a parking lot but it fills up fast and it's shared with other restaurants. For alternate parking option, you can do metered street parking which is free after 6pm or paid parking at Puck's Alley. 

For more information about Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera, visit sushionodera.com/kaiten-sushi-hawaii.

2700 S King St
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 691-9020

Snow Crab & Ikura Chawanmushi

Chutoro

Seared Scallop w/ Salt

Salmon Dynamite

Chicken Karaage

Negitoro

Ama Ebi

Torotaku

Otoro

Castella-Style Tamago

Strawberry Mousse