Michael Yuan
Super cute shop with a very kind and gentle elderly lady manning the front. Bento boxes are excellent value and taste really good. Highly recommend this place if you're on a budget and want to eat good bento box food!
Bobby D
Great bento place! They are mostly made to order. Ebi fry was amazing, as was the fried chikuwa. Chicken left something to be desired, though. My friend loved his salmon and vege bento.
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My workplace ordered a bunch of bentos for a coworker brithday, and I picked the salmon bento for $10.98 (2022 prices). Excellent taste and would order again if offered another opportunity.
Tomomi Shimabukuro
Food portions were huge. The steak didn't have much taste without the wafu sauce. The yakitori was great. I also liked the little side dishes. They were really tasty.
Lance Agena
This is a small bento place on Beretania St. next to Domino’s Pizza. They have cheap bento that have delicious food. It’s best to call in your order for wait wait can be a while. Bentos cost less than $8.00, which is a bargain. Nice people at the counter add to the appeal. There are three tiny two-person tables so eating in is not really an option unless it’s not busy. Ample parking street side or in the lot after Teddy’s Burgers.
Wendy Sato
Delicious. Love the chickuwa. Got as a side. And multi grain rice, side also. Ono 😋
Gary Furukawa
Great authentic Japanese food, at an even better price. Their menu is pretty good, with a lot of your normal bento choices, but they have specials on the weekdays that are great values and only available on these days. One of my favorites is the Omelet rice, you need to call to see if available that day or not and make sure to reserve it early if you want to try it. they tend to run out of this special early.
Robert E
Kokoro-tei is the best bento place in town, full stop. Their daily specials and other menu items are tasty, but their nori bentos are the stars. A regular nori kara bento provides as much, if not more food than an average mini plate lunch while being several dollars cheaper. And all of the components are delicious! Insane value.
Adam
let this place speak for itself and please visit them if you have a craving for a high quality Japanese bento at reasonable prices! My favorite here is the ginger pork bento (so good!), and if you are hungry, they have mega sizes that pair two entrees together (my favorite is the ginger pork and hamburger steak with wafu sauce combo). I'm happy to see that this place looks to be doing really well, but that does mean you might have to wat in line for awhile to order, and some more waiting till they finish cooking your bento. I notice many people cal their orders in so that's a plus too if you can plan ahead. Really reminds me of meals I enjoy in Japan and their friendly service is really nice.
Lisa Chau
The quality of Kokoro-tei's food is exceptional. I feel like I should be paying at least 3x as much and sitting in a restaurant. Instead, I'm enjoying my bento as take out at a reasonable price. It takes a little longer to get your food, but its worth the wait for this freshly made bento.
B Ishi
Just good Japanese comfort bentos. Our bentos came out hot which is always a plus. It's still take out only but that's ok. Their bentos are the perfect thing for a picnic anyway. While I'm not a fan of okara, I was impressed to see it in my wife's bento (at least I think that's what it was). Can't find that a whole lot nowadays that I'm aware of. The area is a little sketch with a lot of homeless frequenting the park across the street but the storefront isn't too far from the parking lot which does not seem to have homeless people.
The setup for safety in this time of covid was great with a paying table in front and a the register back a little ways (if paying by credit card, the only time you'd come into contact with the cashier would be when you got your food).
All in all a great experience and good amount of food for your money.
Ken Tako
This is one of the Best Authentic Japanese Bento you can ever get on this island!. The prices are decent and so is the service. The only bad thing is it has terrible Store hours, it's usually closed when I want to eat there or have family and friends that I want to bring here. A little more seating, maybe a table and chair outside?
G Tom
Got a bunch of bentos for admin day. Was very easy and everyone loved the food. Very japanese bentos which is always good for special occasion lunches. They have cheap options too! I loved the veggie side dishes.
wen xin
A year ago: Eggs were undercooked in bento; fluid egg white and egg yolk was flowing. Unsafe.
Now: two dishes I ordered tasted and looked great. There wasn't any potential health issues as well.
Michele Ikeda
Despite Covid, menu, taste, presentation, pricing are great. One of the best vegetarian bentos. Staff is extremely courteous, helpful, and gracious. It's a place to revisit regularly.
Jabr Abumaali
I got Makuno-Uchi, a daily special, it had a ton of variety, and even came with miso soup!! Tender salmon, fluffy rice, I can't wait to come back!
Justyn Toyama
The price for the food you get is very reasonable. Sadly due to restrictions in Hawaii on plastics, bags are not free so either bring a bag or you will have to buy a bag.
CatgirlKazu (TacticalRainboom)
The food is all freshly made-to-order and I haven't had a single miss yet from their menu. Instantly became one of my go-to places for takeout.
Fiona Yeung
Little hole in the wall takeout spot. Affordable and large!
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