Asian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Hilo

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Janet Phillips

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Phoenix Eggs

Dragon Kitchen Hilo

Wheelchair Accessible

Takeout

Lunch

Cheap Eats

"Seriously the best sushi! It’s a bit of a hole in the wall, but don’t let that deter you. I got the sushi combo B, and it was amazing. We spent..."

magster3443

"There wasn’t much for seating but the sushi was so yummy! The prices were unbeatable! In Colorado this tray would have costed us twice as much...."

M M

"Stopped in here for lunch, it's part of a 6 stall mini food court style building. Cannot beat the prices at this place. Between $2 and $4 for a basic..."

Lizz Iffrig

"The food was really good! They were so nice and helped my wife find her lost..."

Ben

"Hidden Gem! Don’t be fooled by the area. Such a great place to stop by for a quick lunch. Everything is so fresh and cheap. Be sure the check out..."

Rob Yuen

"Great food and friendly service! We happened to find this sushi spot after visiting the Hilo Farmer's Market and are so happy we did! We ordered two..."

Jenny McKee

"All the rolls were made fresh. Tasted..."

Sean Baldwin

"Friendly folks behind the counter made us a few tasty poke bowls. Super reasonably priced; it's not a fancy place (see photos) but we went in knowing..."

Chris Renke

"I had the shrimp tempora ..was soooooo good..on a cruise and wanted some local..."

Leonard Coe

"Hands down my favorite place to get sushi on the big island!! Perfect take out for..."

ragbag

"Amazing taste.. Very low key place, but taste is amazing.. Buckwheat Cold Soba Noodles....."

Gaurav Dugar

"Excellent all around! We tried to order from six other sushi restaurants in town before we found this gem, and they were the only one who could..."

Ikelau Kapahu

"This is it! Authentic Japanese sushi made from an actual Japanese sushi chef! If you're looking for a good, fresh, and affordable sushi then look no..."

Ai I.

"Hands down the best salmon nirgiri I have ever had. It melted in my mouth. Considering I have spent $6 per piece before and this place charges $4.50..."

Daylen McDaniel

"The food is simple and tasty. Nice to see that they only use brown rice for their sushi. I recommend the soba salad. Really fresh greens and the soba..."

Michael Neuendorff (Build and Balance)

"The food was SOOOO DELICIOUS! The price was amazing! The reviews for this place certainly don't lie - it's definitely a hole in the wall and the food..."

Marissa Austin

"This is a non descript little take out but man is it great. I couldn't pick a favorite roll they are all great and very fresh. The Soba noodle ..."

Deborah Henderson

"My fellow google users, this is the place to go. The quality of the sushi is remarkable and never ever disappoint. Although the wait times can be a..."

Jo Mischon

"I’m a regular here and I always order the Salmon Avocado with Spicy mayo and they never fail to amaze me. Every time I get sushi elsewhere it..."

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Yen's Cafe

"Just stopped by to order a quick lunch and was so pleasantly surprised with our food. Chicken ginger lemongrass plate and spicy chicken rice plate...."

Louise Loughlin

"This place is so GOOD! The food is so authentic, and flavorful. And the staff Amy and Richie are so cool. They also grow and sell some of their own..."

ESQ Truth Revealed

"Love their fried calamari and Mongolian beef noodles. Also their spring roll rice noodle dish. Great Vietnamese..."

John Abundo

"Great food near 9 miles from Honomu. We knew we won't get food in Honomu so stopped here on our way from Hilo. The place had fantastic Chicken curry..."

Ankush Gupta

"The cold noodles (with grilled beef and spring rolls) are amazing! The Pho is good, but not the best. The meatballs in the Pho are delicious! There's..."

Martin Bondoc

"We ordered our standard Vietnamese dishes, Bun ga and vegetarian fried rice, and found them very good, but not quite excellent. The chicken was..."

Tom Schweich

"Their food is Always so delicious and not greasy like other places. The Chicken Pho 🍜, Peking Chicken and shrimp fried rice are my whole familys..."

‘Ai’ai Kaahiki

"Amazing. We didn't order a single bad dish, and the boba tea was probably some of the best I've ever had. I loved that when a dish was labeled spicy,..."

Yuriko Zubia

"Great Chicken with cold noodles and spring rolls! We come here every chance we can fit in. Eat in or get it to go and head to a park or ocean..."

Michael Dodge

"This place is great. Cheap and tasty. The cold Vietnamese noodle bowls are fantastic as well as the..."

Brian Baldwin

Panda Express

Wheelchair Accessible

"The staff here are extremely friendly and helpful!! I could see Caleb going above and beyond for all the customers, service makes this worth coming..."

Stella Seych

"Came here the other day with my misso, the staff here, especially Caleb were great. It seems like he was actually having fun and really set the..."

Damon Leng

"What a hard-working and awesome group of people who work here. So kind too. Great energy. Once In a while, you will catch them in a moment where the..."

Robert Swiss

"Very nice clean restaurant all food establishment protocols in..."

jeannie nunnes

"Workers are polite and the food is consistent with what you expect panda express to be. My kids love the chow..."

Shane_the_Pain

"We had a real good experience. Real tall guy took care of us. Had a big order over $100.00 made sure everything was in the bag before we left. He..."

Rod Bagley

"Great choice of (what I consider) chinese / Americanized food. Saw a few dishes that are new but nothing featuring the island. Would be interesting..."

Kaniela

"we were on Big Island for 2 1/2 weeks. and like every year it is like eating a drug there 😃 Delicious, friendly staff and very clean..."

Capt. Kirk

"This panda express was always accommodating when I came with my children. We usually shared a bigger plate between us, they gave us a fortune cookie..."

Victoria Hannant

"Staff is nice and decent amount of food. Fast and easy! Love their shrimp and..."

Eddie Kim

"Only Panda on the windard side of Oahu. Greatcto have when you want some chinese..."

Ron Verderame

"Very delicious! It's tasty fattening food. They're prices can get high with coupled with smaller portioning. They have very speedy service. I love to..."

Jacob Harlow

"waited 10min. for.fresh noodles good place to eat after getting a haircut 🤙🏾customer service is well trained . 2 cooks needed for keeping food..."

Ernest Eiland

Takenoko Sushi

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Lunch

Fine Dining

"Really fresh food and very delicious. Reasonable..."

Jenny Li

"Best sushi in town. Great selection. Delicious Aji, uni, cod roe,... 8 seats in the house. Try the abalone, the baked Avocado, and delicious ice..."

Gregory Arianoff

"Hands down this sushi is the best. It tastes like it came straight out of Japan. Which it did! All the fish comes straight out of Japan and caught..."

Nick_The_King

"Amazing food. Had the chirashi chefs choice. Great service. Tea was tastey. Only eight spots to sit around in a sushi bar set up. Reservations..."

Trish Champagne

"The best sushi restaurant I've ever been to. Pricey but so worth the quality, you get what you pay for. So good, he's booked at least 6 months out...."

R A

"Best restaurant on the island, but good luck getting a reservation as they are booked until..."

grammerGamer

"Learned of this place 3 years ago and now it is our most anticipated Sushi eating spot in Hilo. It is difficult to get in due to limited seating(8..."

Miriam Correa

"went there for husbands birthday lunch. ordered the chefs choice. plus the baked avocado. everything was amazing. great lunch. great service. ..."

Loretta Krisher

"I'm not a fan of sushi but this place is absolutely heavenly! I ordered the baked avocado crab salad and the mushrooms to start and omg I could not..."

Heather Moore

"Called to make a reservation (10/2/18). Lady told me they are booked through June 2019. Then told me the only way to get a reservation is to show..."

D Sheldon B

"This place would do well in Tokyo. World class sushi and a welcoming environment once you get your reservation a year in advance. Everything is top..."

Scot Kleinman

"Excellent sushi quite possibly the best in Hawaii! I do not get the one star reviews from people who have not eaten here because of being booked! You..."

Walter K

"BE AWARE Takenoko has a reservation list that is usually booked out a year in advance (i.e. by summer 2017 they had already booked all of jan-june..."

D. M.

"Always the best, can't go wrong with anything you order..."

Jason Kadarusman

"Great service, extremely small traditional style sushi bar with a long wait list! Highly recommend reserving early and getting Chef's..."

Arah Ko

"Excellent Sushi, by far the best in Hilo. Sushi chef is a real Sushi chef and you can tell it from his Sushi. It is a small Sushiya and..."

Joe B

"My favorite sushi best I have ever had. The ingredients are always fresh and rice is always..."

Mariner Revell

"Excellent service! Nigiri: Toro, hamachi, tombo, salmon, shrimp, pieces were bigger than the rice. Select Chef platter. The butter fish, melts in..."

Maria Elia

Pho Viet

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Lunch

Cheap Eats

"When you take that first spoonful of the warm, flavorful broth, it's like a burst of happiness in your mouth. The combination of fragrant herbs,..."

Ruth Barlam

"The spicy beef stew pho was amazing and helped clear up my head cold fluids immediately. I can't wait to come back to try their other pho. Spicy,..."

Moana Sato

"Probably the best restaurant here! We loved the spicy beef pho..."

Kershee J

"Best pho. Restaurant kind of uncomfortable. I don't know why it feels so hot, they have two A/C going, and ceiling fans. But I go anyway for the..."

Aaron F

"Some of the best pho I’ve ever had. Their Thai tea is amazing too!! I totally recommend for a quick lunch :) clearly a family or community based..."

Sophie

"Greatness mixed with consistency. Our #1 Pho restaurant. My Wife and I literally only eat at one other Pho place and it's all the way in Texas. Every..."

Ciulisoe Leatualii (WizardNinja5)

"It’s been years since I’ve been here, I live further away. The Chicken Pho and Thai iced tea has been consistently good through the years. I’m..."

Carlos Loslos

"We had Pho dinner and it was really good. It is a small place but food was very good. Best Pho !! Service was fast and all menu were under 10 dollars..."

Roshan Adhikari

"Great pho! Authentic and some of the best I’ve ever had. Worth giving it a..."

Adam Z. McAlpin

"Amazing fresh rolls (if you can get your hands on them) and good pho. Took off one star because the service was lacking a..."

Ai I.

Puka Puka Kitchen

Wheelchair Accessible

"Absolutely the best chicken katsu I’ve ever had. Nice big portions for a great price. It looked and smelled so good that I forgot to take a picture..."

Kaitlynn Mattern

"Great portion size for the price. We got the katsu don and the rice/salad were good. The katsu itself didn't blow our minds, as the actual meat was..."

David Qian

"The food here is great. The service is great. There's only 3 tables so you're probably better off getting takeout. The rice here stole the show. The..."

Adam “VisibilityV” thevisibility

"I love the atmosphere! I love the people! I love the vibe and the service the attentive nature of everyone on the team their smiles and help! Thanks..."

Sharon Sharebear

"OMG the best Japanese style chicken I’ve ever had! It’s crispy but also not too dry. The ahi is the lady’s favourite but I feel so..."

NN

"We got the sautéed lamb plate which was DELICIOUS. So tender & flavorful. The rice was amazing as well as the salad. The lady, who I believe owns..."

SS

"I really enjoy there food, there Lamb dish is good my grandsons really like there chicken katsu. There bento dishes sell out if you don't get there..."

Tom K

"Best quick bite around. It is not cheap, but it also super yummy and inexpensive compare to other places in town. Chicken katsu is $13, the lamb..."

alice chen

"You can either order the bigger plates or grab one of the packaged assortments to go. The assortments range from $2-$5, good food for even better..."

My H

"Wonderful and super friendly service, we loved the lamb and Ono fish. Curry rice was spicy but not too hot, battered cucumber delicious and grilled..."

Wes Wahlin

"Really nice hole in the wall place for lunch. No frills, just good food and big portions. The barbecue chicken and the chicken katsu curry special..."

Kyle Whitcomb

"Polite, neat little place on downtown Hilo. We tried the seafood platter, and were definitely pleased. Every part of it was great, and the salad too,..."

Alex W

"Eating here was one of my favorite experiences on the island. The staff is so warm and friendly. The food is absolutely worth the price. Portions are..."

Sowmya Amin

"Cute little hole in the wall restaurant in downtown Hilo with a few tables. The fried seafood and ahi plates with fried rice and fresh salad were..."

Art

"Got the Ahi, Vegetable, and lamb pita with garlic rice and salad. This is what Hawaii is all about!! The most amazing lunch, mahalo..."

Howell Li

"We have eaten at some of the most popular lunch spots in Kona, Volcano, and Hilo. We believe this is the best food we've had on the entire island...."

Coral West

"When I was a kid, my lunch boxes were mundane every day same ole’, same ole… Nowadays, I’ve grown up from stale lunch boxes to flavorful bento..."

Vittorio Grieco

"I had an amazing experience here! I called in a few minutes after they closed at 2PM. The owner graciously told there were a couple bento boxes left..."

Ethan Ng

"Great price. If you are on the go and want to eat good quick Korean style fast food on the go this is definitely a go to. Food is filling without..."

bboi william

"I love H & K! I'm a huge fan of Korean food and have been coming here for years. The portions are generous and the prices are super reasonable...."

Danielle Bartz

"The food is awesome and customer service is excellent! My family's go to Korean take-out restaurant! Highly..."

James Kim

"Bento boxes are fantastic for a quick and ready meal, custom ones are amazing but the premises are also..."

Evan Strain

"So I eat here a lot. Enough that the employees know me on site. In my opinion this is just about the best Korean food you are going to get on the Big..."

Kazuo Todd

"Hole in the wall, but foods are original. Price is good and has quality. Great..."

K. Choi

"The food is very authentic, which you can tell from the type of rice they use (similar to sushi rice). It is the first time we visited this place,..."

Susan Wu

"Great little spot with delicious pre-packaged (and still hot!) boxes. Great price too. Almost a bit too much for one person as the portions are very..."

Alex R-G

"Perfect place to pick up a quick lunch. The custom bento boxes are the..."

Ignacio Arriagada (3ln4ch0)

"I was able to place and pay for my take-out order via phone for pickup. I did not get the woman's name who took my order but she was very helpful and..."

S. Culpepper

"The Kang family runs a respectable, efficient, and quality Korean lunch shop. I’ve been coming here since they opened many years ago and have..."

Tony Marzi

"A great little shop with authentic lunch plates! We ordered the Kalbi & Korean chicken, both were made fresh to order and sizzling hot. The..."

Lisa Huang-North

"Love H&K! Perfect selection for Pupus or a hardy Plate lunch. My favorites are the Meat Jun and the Mochiko Chicken. Ala Carte portions are very..."

Mona Livsey

"Great food for the price. You won't regret spending your money. In fact, you might want to put this place onto your "go to restaurant " for..."

Alika Muneli

"Best Korean bento box in town! Fair price also! Good for take out as there is little..."

Israel porpoisfullrage

"Love their bentos! Nicest and friendliest people and great..."

Ty Mackey

Sombat's Fresh Thai Cuisine

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Lunch

Mid-range

"My husband and I couldn’t stop saying how good it was! All of the vegetables tasted fresh and he said the eggplant in his was the best he’s had...."

A Smith

"The staff was really friendly and nice. Pad thai was my favourite, pineapple rice(curry source) was for my husband. Crazy portion….. 2 main dishes..."

Michelle HJ Park

"The lady who helped us was very nice. She gave my nephews free sodas and was so helpful talking through the food with us. We enjoyed everything we..."

Hilary Skunda

"My goodness! What a gem! We ordered about 30 mins before close & not only did they accommodate us, but they even added extras. They were so kind and..."

Meghan Murphy

"This is one of two best Thai restaurants in Hilo. I’m a dedicated Thai Food affectionate…and 8 year local resident. Just trust me…This place..."

Flow Flowerz

"Great Thai food place, taste was unique, fresh, scratch made food. Great staff, eco-friendly, the grow some of their hebs. Place it's a little bit..."

Ana Noli

"They are takeout only for now, from 4-8p. Ordered green papaya salad which was refreshingly delicious, Kang Penang with chicken was also yummy, and..."

Alice Lee

"I’ve had both their red and yellow curries, and both have a brilliant flavor. Their portions are large too, making it a great choice after a busy..."

Will Harvey

"Ordered mild chicken pad Thai—pleasantly tangy and sweet tamarind flavor with peanut, egg, carrot, green onion, bean sprouts, and a ton of noodles!..."

Vi Girbino

"Sombat's offers authentic, delicious Thai food. The food was extremely fresh and flavorable, and the portions were very generous. Our waiter was the..."

Michael Kahler

"Frequently take out only! Check the website before you go! The full menu is online and take-out runs about 15-25 minutes. I usually try to order..."

emeline renz

"Excellent Thai food. Great service and friendly staff! Small quaint..."

Shann Stringer

"Food was tasty and there were enough vegetarian options. Our server was also very helpful. He also customized the dishes. They had very clear photos..."

akshat gupta

"After a long day exploring Volcanoes Nat’l Park, we were hungry and looking for a delicious and filling meal. Sombat’s did not disappoint! I was..."

Shannon Israelsen

"Take out after our day in Volcanoes National Park. Friendly service. We loved the..."

Melissa Daniel

"Take out only on weekdays, great service, generous portions, but $20 for pad Thai is a bit of a splurge..."

Irina Razina

"Great food. The server was working at supersonic speed and the food is very tasty. Lots of vegetarian options. The spring rolls were our favorite...."

Priyanshi Shah

"Best Thai food on big island. Portions are ridiculous. Got enough food for a few days. Fresh herbs. I recommend the green curry omg!!!!!! So..."

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