Up Roll Cafe Hawaii

We recently stopped by for lunch. There was no one in the cafe but many people came in to grab orders they had placed online. We were greeted and helped right away. Our food came out quickly and we were pleasantly surprised at how fresh and flavorful everything was. Look forward to trying more items and checking out other locations for Up Roll Café!

Ok, so the hard reality is that Up Roll Café in Honolulu is pretty much my favourite place on the planet, but unfortunately it's a 10 hour flight away. Never has Hawaii felt so far, as when I'm craving one of these stunning sushi burittos. Honestly, this place is THAT good. My friendrecently found Up Roll on Instagram & while in Hawaii last month, we made it our mission in life to walk here. Over the course of 16 nights we ate here 3 times, the last jaunt was in complete despair on our way to the airport. Yep, we both bought an 'Ahi Lovers Roll' to take on the flight home to Sydney. Screw you airplane food! After working my way around the menu a few times, the Ahi Lovers Roll remains my steadfast favourite. I ordered this twice with a decent amount of extras including, avocado, Japanese basil, cilantro, pickles & inari skin which worked to soak up the sesame sauce really nicely. The ordering experience here is unique, much like the food concept which allows you to tailor the roll to your own taste. The menu is designed checklist style & allows you to choose additional extras to add to your desired roll. Possible options include a roll or a bowl, type of rice/quinoa, sauce & toppings. The combinations are endless. There's genuinely not enough ridiculously wonderful things I can say about this place, just thinking about it makes me hungry & fills my heart with a longing that only a great ocean can create by its divide. ... Hell, next time we're both buying t-shirts from these guys so we can let our inner 'Up Roll Groupie' flags fly!

Fast, filling, and fresh. Ordered the “build-your-own” roll with white rice, spicy garlic shrimp, cucumber, fried garlic, green onion, cilantro, sprouts, sweet onion and tomato. Also, got two sauces that were equally complimentary to the roll and delicious…ginger dressing, and green sriracha. A perfect portion that leaves you satisfied and not too full. Definitely will be returning.

Walked in and was immediately greeted with a kind welcome by the women working there. They cheerfully explained how to fill out the order menu and bring it to the register when completed. The food was prepared in reasonable time and tasted amazing. I ordered the sexy salmon bowl and highly recommend it. The staff seemed to enjoy working together which made the atmosphere more positive as well. Can’t wait to go back to try something else. The location was also great as I was making my way to the street art murals, which you should definitely check out in the Kakaako neighborhood!

It's been almost a week. I'm still dreaming of the bowls here. Far and away the best food we had in Hawaii, and honestly one of the best meals in quite a while. Everything was super fresh, the ability to swap in salad instead of rice to keep things even lighter was great. Inari tofu as a veggie choice was fantastic. Can't recommend this highly enough.