Best Creative Japanese Restaurants in Hawaii Kai

Food was delicious as always - especially the honey toast. Service was attentive. All in all an overall great experience.

This was only our second visit to Little Plum and the food has improved quite a bit. They have a bit more variety which is different and an additional menu called "Today's Specials". We ordered from both the dinner menu as well as from the "Today's Specials." Food quality has gone up, but we did order different things than from January's menu, so it could be that the flavoring of the food has gone up or we picked different things that just tasted better than our order from January. The hospitality and friendliness of staff is still very good with lots of aloha. And the staff is knowledgeable as well as offers good suggestions. We will definitely be baaaaack soon.

Our experience at Hihimanu was memorable. Neither my husband or I had eaten Omikase in such an intimate setting. We learned a lot about the different fish, preparation and the extensive training of our Chef. Highly recommend!

We dined here at the same night as the party that left a one star review and had the opposite experience. Maybe because my husband and I had been here before and knew what to expect. The sushi was tasty and a great value (especially compared to the bay area), and the atmosphere was fun and lively. We liked it so much last January that we came back with my brother and sister in law and they also had a blast. I really enjoyed the chutoro, toast, yellowtail, and uni the most, but all the dishes were pretty good. BYOB made it especially a good value since you typically pay $$$$ for sake/wine at a restaurant. We wound up staying for a bit after the meal for some karaoke with the chef and his staff...good times!

For a first timer the atmosphere was very welcoming, the staff were very respectful and friendly and even super knowledgeable in the dishes they serve. 10 out of 10 !