Honolulu Kitchen

Stopped in Hawaiian Kitchen since I needed a quick bite from airport to hotel. This place is no joke, it is seriously good! I highly recommend their signature manapua filled buns. I tried the fried garlic chicken bun and it was amazing. Service is also exceptional, it is family run and everyone is extremely outgoing and kind... eager to give back to the community or even the passing tourist! If you find yourself on this part of the island, I would try out Honolulu Kitchen

The manapuas (both fried and steamed) are so delicious! They are basically palm-sized balls of dough with pork inside (that comes in all different flavors). The owner was so friendly and cheerful he made our day, besides giving us free samples to boot. Definitely stop off at this fun little place for lunch, you won't regret it! (Note: there isn't actually seating inside but you can stand at a little counter at the window and enjoy your manapuas like we did)

Had been there only once before but both times were good. First time we ordered and i didnt know how much smaller the manapuas were compared to libbys or chun wah kam so we only ordered a small amount, approx 6. Now we know better. Each manapua is about the size of a computer mouse. So its easy to mix and match to get a taste of all the savory and dessert flavors that you want to try. I got lilikoi, haupia, and ube and all were fried…. So ono! My ohana got the garlic chicken (steamed…my sons fav), the cream cheese crab, kalua pig, oreo, and char siu. Try it steamed or fried, both are good. Cant forget the rice cake. They also have musubis, bentos, and plate lunch food. They’re open til 6 but the plate lunch section closes at 3ish so plan accordingly. If in doubt, call. Customer service is super nice! Very helpful and explained the options but very busy too so they gotta work fast. In the same room but the other side is a smoothy drink place, in summer time try the watermelon, so refreshing. Will definitely be goin back. Take on a plane or take to the beach kine grindz. Highly recommend.

The mouth-watering smell of fresh Asian food hits you like a warm breeze as you enter the store. I highly recommend the steam buns, especially if you want a delicious affordable and filling take-along food. We got five to take to the airport and all were great but I especially liked the garlic chicken, (savory) and purple yam (sweet). The people were super nice, too. You can feel the true aloha spirit dining here.

Uncle Steve is just the sweetest! Very friendly and willing to answer any questions you might have. Such a passionate man. Now about their famous manapuas… deep fried and steamed baos! Baos is what we call it on the mainland or Cantonese. They suggest you come in to see their flavor list for the day since it changes every day and they sell out of some. All manapuas are steamed or fried by the order so expect to wait up to 12 minutes for your order. That’s how it comes out so hot and crispy 🤤 just perfect. We only ordered fried manapuas and our favorites were the guava, pastele, char siu, and ube. If you don’t see a flavor on the list, just ask them! We also ordered their pork hash which we call shu mai, they sell it by the piece or it also comes in their bento box lunch special. They do have a credit card charge so bring CASH!

Return review. Still outstanding food and service having not visited in 5 years due to Covid. The dining area is closed, but the food take out is very good. Prices are very reasonable for the quality and quantity. Owner and staff are very friendly and helpful picking out items on the menu. Pictures are updated m