
Family-run institution serving Chinese-Korean eats & off-the-menu creations amid traditional decor.
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Reviews
The menu is extensive, and there are some great vegetarian choices. There were at least five different soups. One woman had a HUGE bowl of soup with seafood, and there was a man eating black bean noodles. They were gracious enough to offer a taste (shades of my grandmother), and the food was tasty and flavorful. I decided to order the pork fried rice (which is NOT char sui pork).
This is the best fried rice I have had in Hawai’i. It was freshly cooked, hot, and the pork was in thin, small slices instead of pieces. The result was little bursts of pork flavor in each bite, a unique culinary experience.
The glazed bananas were fine for dessert, but overpriced and nothing exceptional. They have huge profit margin on that dish!
The reasons I gave this restaurant four stars is simple:
1. the prices are steep for the main dishes…like $23.95 steep for a seafood dish. I understand the real estate expenses, but honestly, this will be more of a special place to eat out. It is cost prohibitive for a regular eatery!
2. There is no wheelchair accessible entrance. The owner told me they lift wheelchairs up into the restaurant. Must be manual, cuz a power chair is not possible.
3. They have no combination plates! What??? A Northern Chinese (with Asian fusion) restaurant with no combination plates???
It is a very intimate setting, quiet, with some booths for privacy in the first dining room, and larger tables in the second dining room.
Great place to while away an hour or two with great food and good conversation!
Service: …
The spicy seafood noodle soup is full of a variety of seafood and so delicious. It’s not a fancy place but is clean and the service is good.
To be fair, my husband and I were both stationed in Korea, so although the noodles were very good… they weren’t the best we ever had. We actually even had better in a small military town in AZ. The rest of my family really enjoyed the noodles though, and to satisfy the craving for the taste, this place was good enough.
We also had the sweet and sour pork per some of the Yelp reviews… it was probably the best sweet and sour pork I have ever had in my life. So thanks fellow Yelpers! We also got a pork with black mushrooms that was pretty good too.
The parking situation was ok, but we were there at an odd time. I imagine that if you went during normal lunch hours, parking would be horrendous.
When we got there, we waited for a really long time before they took our order. We actually had to flag the waitress down and ask if we could order. On the plus side, my drink was never empty.
All in all, I probably would not return here unless I had a craving for the noodles.