Asahi Grill

When you come here you need to try the oxtail soup and the Pork tonkatsu, both dishes were filled with sooo much flavor. A lot of meals on Hawaii can get really expensive but both of these dishes were at a reasonable price and a very good portion. Overall the restaurant is very mom and pop style so don’t expect any fine dining service. It’s good for a quick bite or casual dinner. 10/10 would recommend!

I place this in the small sit-in, family-friendly style restaurant tier, along side Oh My Grill or L&L Hawaiin Barbecue, but with more options. Within this tier, I think it does a great job competing, but I've had better experiences, so it only gets 4/5. An example of a 5 would be Mason's Dumplings in Boulder, Colorado. If Asahi served the food in nicer dishes, offered better drinks, and/or had a better interior, I'd give it a 5. Otherwise, the oyakodon (親子丼) I ordered was better than some versions I've has in Japan. The chicken was of great quality, some pieces with skin or cartilage, adding wonderful texture. The flavor was sweet, but not overwhelmingly so, and also savory. I could taste the mirin, but I think they also added sugar. I'm a bit sensitive to sweet flavors though, so others might find it more mild. The eggs were cooked through, but still soft and a bit fluffy with good flavor. The onions were almost caramelized, like most oyakodon would have them. Fairly traditional and authentic, and I'd eat it again.

A long-established restaurant where you can enjoy delicious oxtail soup.The restaurant offers a taste that hasn't changed since my first visit to Hawaii. I order the oxtail soup with adobo fried rice. My way of eating is to put sriracha sauce on rubbed ginger. The price has gone up a lot, so I don't go there often enough, but if I want to eat something in Hawaii, this is the first place I want to go.

We arrived about 7:30pm on a Sunday night, the place was busy, and the parking lot pretty full. No wait for us and we were pointed in the direction of an open table. Basic restaurant not much decor, a couple of singles on their phones watching videos without headsets and playing them loud. I ordered the Kim Chee Ramen and my companion ordered Oxtail Ramen and Lup Cheong Fried rice. The food is flavorful and enjoyable.I would definitely be back, just for the food, not the ambiance.