Hibachi Honolulu Market

I have been a regular at Hibachi since the day they opened. Not only is it my favourite poke place (spicy tobiko and thai chilli), but they also make great bentos (I personally love the Kalbi and teriyaki chicken with furikake mac salad and Okinawan sweet potato). The market aspect is also a nice addition (primarily alcoholic beverages). It’s a shame they can’t be open for dinner (they used to open to 8 pm), I know this prevents a lot of people from going more regularly (including myself). Not impressed that they introduced a credit card surcharge due to “rising costs” on top of also significantly increasing the menu prices. I understand inflationary pressures on menu prices but the credit card processing fees have been a cost of doing business and in the cost structure of restaurants for decades.

Noooooooooo! What kind of monster puts thousand island on a bleu cheese burger?!?! I probably should have expected it, but it was still very annoying. It luckily was only in one side of the bun and was covered by lettuce so I could take off that side and eat the burger as an open-faced sammich. The burger was nicely cooked to medium. The regular fries are good, thick steak fries with a rough texture on the outside that catch the salt. Solid takeout spot that has some indoor cafeteria seating and a few outside tables. Good mix of food prepared fresh, so you can wait 20 minutes or so for it to be ready. Big fridges with a wide drink selection. They have prepped meals to cook at home.

Came in here for late lunch. It was perfect coz nobody is ordering or dining. It was an easy peasy one. Food is good but not the best. Chicken skewer is cooked good and meat is tender. It comes with rice, and a choice of two sides (mine was yakisoba & okra in sesame sauce). The lamb skewer was seasoned well & grilled to perfection. It is not chewy at all and had a great overall texture. Though the way they arrange their food on the closed glass is a bit ghetto, ummm…. Sometimes you need to be adventurous, you know what I mean? LoL. Recommended!