Ono Seafood

Ono is one of my favorite poke shops in all of Hawaii. They serve up the freshest tasting fish with all the flavors you crave. The shop has won a few awards and been around for a while but the quality is still there since the first time I visited a few years ago. Inside, the area is small. You order your bowl at the counter, then the poke is mixed fresh for you. Each poke bowl comes with a free soda or juice (though it’s probably included in the price already). The container does feel on the smaller side but the serving of fish is plenty and does leave you full after. Outside, there are a few tables to eat at and they have their own small parking lot if you can get a spot. Overall, this place is close enough to Waikiki but out of the main hustle and bustle that you’ll want to come over and over!

Whenever we're in Waikiki, we try to visit Ono Seafood. I still remember the first time we visited... we must have walked by it a couple of times before actually spotting it set back from the road. The signage is more noticeable nowadays but it's still a bit of a hole-in-the-wall. We've tried their other poke before but our fav is the ahi. And while the poke goes well with rice, we try to just get the poke by itself now (can't afford to get too filled up on rice when you can eat more poke). We got the Hawaiian style ahi poke, spicy ahi poke, and shoyu ahi poke on our last visit on April. Still one of the best places to get poke in the area.

The food was so so so great ! The ahi tuna was fresh ! The place is tiny and you may easily miss it. Parking is tough and have to park in a neighboring plaza and we have to “buy something” from the shops there to use their parking before going to Ono . It’s self service with limited menu but very good food. Outside limited seating.