U-choice In

With my favorite manapua place shuttered (Char Hung Sut), I’ve been looking for more places that serve delicious steamed and baked manapua. I have found what might now be my favorite place on Oahu in U Choice In. The manapua are big, packed with savory and sweet char siu, and #brokedamout. I know what I’m taking to the neighbor island then next time I travel. 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

The convenient location (right next to Don Quijote) save me trips to Chinatown to get char siu and rice cakes. Char siu never disappoints. Rice cakes are so soft and don’t have that sour taste. They also sell some local favorites like manapua and pork hash which sell pretty quickly. I saw people ordering half a dozen or a dozen each time. Prices are reasonable. Still no dine-in at this time.

First time at this place. Was looking for a little dim sum for a late breakfast. They were miss represented by Google maps as a dim sum place. But this is common, as a lot of Chinese restaurants that specialize in stirfry and the like will have a little bit of dim sum and bao. But, no complaints. I’m a big believer in going with what it looks like the specialty the house is. And I saw a lot of signs and pictures and other signs pointing me towards won ton min and beef stew soup noodle. So I got the combo. Combination wonton beef stew min. Not a dish I’ve ever seen or had. I was very pleasantly surprised. They gave me the noodles with the braised beef plus gravy and some blanched broccoli in one container. Wontons were there as well. Broth in a separate container. The wontons weren’t piping hot. But the broth was so I put the wontons in the broth and ate the beef gravy broccoli noodle bit by itself. A very enjoyable dish I almost felt like I had three dishes. Wontons broth and a gravy noodle. The broth was a little under salted. But as it was intended to be added to the gravy, I see where they were going. Overall very impressed.