Dining Room at Laniakea - CLOSED

This place is a hidden gem. Its located inside the YWCA. They are only open for lunch. The menu is limited but the food is delicious. When you dine in there, you don't feel like you're in downtown anymore. If you work in the area, I highly recommend coming here for lunch.

For more information about the Dining Room at Laniakea, please visit http://www.ywca.org.

YWCA of O'ahu
1040 Richards St.
Honolulu, HI 96813

Crab Cake

Ahi Caesar Salad

Salmon Dynamite

Opakapaka Hong Kong Style

Ahi Fried Rice

Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich

Pulled Kalua Pork Sandwich

Red Velvet Cake

Roy's Restaurant Ko Olina

I've eaten here before on a Saturday but for some reason when I went on a Sunday, the food portions were big. It was bigger than the dinner portion! I think the chefs were having a really good morning. All the dishes at Roy's are good but I personally like the butterfish.

Roy's would be a good place to bring friends who are visiting from out of town. I like the Ko Olina location because it's quiet. They offer inside and outside seating. If you get outside seating, you'll get to watch people golf at the 18th hole and there's also a pretty waterfall.

For more information about Roy's, please visit http://www.roysrestaurant.com.

Ko Olina Golf Club
92-1220 Aliinui Rd
Kapolei, HI 96707

Prime Rib

Crab Cake Benedict

Butterfish

Imperial Fried Rice

"Shoga" Style Bento

Chocolate Souffle

Lam's Kitchen

The food here taste good and it's cheap! They get really busy during lunch so go before the crowd. Most of the customers who dine here either speak Cantonese or Mandarin. So if you don't speak the 2 languages I just mentioned, you might want to find a friend that does and bring them along.

1152 Maunakea St #A
Honolulu, HI 96817

Won Ton Look Funn

Beef Tendon Look Funn

Duck Look Funn

Beef w/ Black Bean Sauce Chow Funn

Pork & Preserved Duck Egg Rice Soup

Jinroku Pacific

If you like okonomiyaki, this is the place to be. The executive chef, Ken, is outgoing and he likes to talk story with his customer. The takoyaki and okonomiya take about 20 minutes to cook so put the order in for that first and then order the other items. I recommend the counter seats because you can watch the chefs cook. Remember to save room for dessert. Their milk pudding is really smooth and silky, it's a must try!

For more information about Jinroku, please visit http://www.jinroku.jp/english/en_concept.html.

2427 Kuhio Ave
Honolulu, HI 96815

Takoyaki

Potato with Bacon and Cheese

Garlic Shrimp

Doteyaki

Mushroom & Yakisoba Okonomiyaki

Jinroku Special Okonomiyaki

Fried Soba in Omlette

Jinroku Mix (steak, seafood, & vegetables)

Rice Dumplings with Sweet Azuki Bean Ala Mode

Milk Pudding Ala Mode

Kuromitsu Shave Ice

Izakaya Tairyo - CLOSED

I drove by this place a few times before but I never went in because I wasn’t sure if it was good. This place actually turned out to be really tasty! The food portions are just right and their prices are reasonable. Everything was good except for the clams and sweet potato fries. I thought the clams were too bland. The sweet potato fries were soggy but I did like the honey and mayo dipping. It was an interesting combination. I would definitely come back here again.

514 Piikoi St
Honolulu, HI 96814

Agedashi Tofu

Grilled Mochi

Sashimi

Shrimp Tempura

Sake Steamed Clams

Sweet Potato Fries

Crab Meat in Vinegar

Tairyo Fisherman's Bowl

Frozen Creme Brulee

Honey Toast