Review Taiyo Ramen

Melanie M

Quick service and very attentive staff. Food is great and they dish it out very fast. My spouse and I shared Shrimp Fried Rice, 4-piece Gyoza, Fried Shrimp 🍤 and Kim Chee. The fried shrimp is spectacular, soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside. Awesome! Enjoy 🤙🏽

Timothy Yue

After many mishaps with the food in Hawaii, we did not have high expectations. This food court ramen restaurant really exceeded all my expectations. The ramen noodle was bouncy, which was unexpected. The soup seasoning was a bit on the heavy side, and that is just the way I like it. I will definitely return during my stay.

Tiare M

Good comfort food when you love fried rice, Ramen, soups! Kimchee has a thicker paste to it. Waiter never let my water get half empty! Love that ❤️

Mark Kim

Was nice. It's been 10 years sin e i left Hawaii. Still same owner and still good noodles. Good price. I hope we could have more smile from them...

Kai’ula

Going to miss this place due to this corner being bought out for construction of another 40 story high rise condominium project. Hope they find another place…close. Love their ramen. Since they have to vacate, thought I’d finally fork out the money and try their oxtail ramen. Love that the meat just fell off the bones. Although I like my broth a little more richer, it was tasty. The other person ordered the shrimp tempura udon, although she gave me her shrimps because she doesn’t eat shrimp. Whatever…really enjoyed shrimp tempura with dipping sauce…yum. My only regret is that been coming here for years and never tried their curry. Maybe one day if they ever open another place. Excellent service.

M Walters

I’ve been going to Taiyo since they were on Kapiolani Blvd and it’s still as good as ever! I usually get the BUTTER RAMEN with side order CHAR SIU and GYOZA. The BEEF CURRY is also EXCELLENT, authentic Japanese style curry. The best part is they’re OPEN LATE. It’s a great place to stop by on the way home.

Reed Kasaoka

20 years ago, I worked at the baseball card store behind the original location; used to eat here at least twice a week for a year before I went to college. Back in town visiting and heard they would be closing soon. Ordered my old favorites - pork fried rice, beef curry, and gyoza. It's like I went back in time 20 years! The food is still amazing. Thanks for all the great food and memories; enjoy your retirement!

Beverly Sann

Good ramen and service every time we came. Very sweet auntie who’s children friendly. Their kimchi fried rice is really good too. Warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Jessica Salina

We had the kitsune udon & katsu chicken curry. This little hole in the wall is a total gem! Such great food (with huge portions!) & amazing service. Plus the staff here is very sweet.

R. Lee Donaldson

I regret not trying this place sooner. I've always passed it up because I thought it was just another ramen shop. I was totally wrong. Although the menu isn't vast, they do have a lot more than just ramen. The prices are very reasonable and the portions generous. When I walked in, a table was being served a huge plate of kimchee fried rice that was enough for 3-4 people. I was already impressed at that point. I ordered the Spicy Seafood Udon. It was a giant bowl of light yet zesty broth loaded with lots of goodies. I liked that they used a lot of vegetables too. This was a very impressive bowl of soup. I've got to go back and try them again before they close down. I hope they relocate and stay in business. Unfortunately the building is to be knocked down for yet another highrise.

Amy Li

I really like the kimchi fried rice here. It comes with a bowl of soup and a side of kimchi. The mapo tofu rice tasted very porky, we suspect that they use the ramen broth as base. I can’t comment too much about mapo tofu since I’d prefer the Chinese style. Nevertheless, I am sure some might appreciate Taiyo version more :)

Paul O.

Came for the kimchi fried rice that was recommended by a friend and went home a very full and satisfied customer. Portion is huge. Service was fast and friendly.

psy101514

A great place to eat at when you miss the dinner times cause they close super late past midnight. The dishes are local but catered more towards Japanese cuisine. You'll enjoy their Ramen, Curry, and Fried Rice dishes. Their oxtail dish is a great try. Their fried rice is a bit pricey if you think about it. All the other dishes are worth the price though. Their location is hidden from view but they're tucked in the corner. Sometimes it's hard to find parking because of the other establishments sharing the same parking are for that little strip mall.

Kelsey Johnson-Schmidt

We were visiting from Seattle. A friend who graduated from the university took us here, and we loved it. We loved it so much during our 9 day stay we have made it to Taiyo Ramen for two meals. I would definitely suggest this to friends. I had the beef curry and it was like a stew. Huge portions, and good kimchee. #mobutofu #cury

shoddy tatti

Awesome ramen and fried rice! I ordered the Katsu Ramen bowl and added a boiled egg (50 cents for half an egg or a dollar for the whole egg) and I couldn't have been more pleased. The bowls run around $11ish, but you get A LOT for your buck. The service was phenomenal and because my group and I spent over $50, we got 6 gyoza (potstickers) on the house! Would love to return again to try another bowl.

Stacie Asato

Food is still as good as I remember from when I first tried it over 10 years ago. Don't know if their logo or name changed, but still great. They used to have a mix with ramen, fried rice, and gyoza I believe which was awesome. Hope maybe they'll bring that back one day. We got there at almost 8pm I think, it was pretty slow so getting a table was quick and food didn't take very long to get to our table. We'll definitely be back again.

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