Ginza Yen

I would have giving 0 star if I could, the restaurant named after Japanese place and yet this is a Korean place, and run by Chinese. we came on expected food will be bad and turned out we ever right, we ordered 3 of the stone pot rich and it Taste like shit, the meat in there is so little. asked for water and it never came.
Warning !! Do not come here !’

I like Korean bbq but this one Price are expensive, food quality is bad. Look at the menu before go in. I am 100% positive you can find better place

I am writing while eating here. Place is sketchy as hell when you find it. It is hole in the wall type of place. I judged it way too early.
Place is awesome. Food is delicious and Yak Jae Gang is better than in some places. Also, kimchi fried rice is bomb!:) If you are nearby I recommend this pace.

We were so hungry so we saw a sign on the strip and it had lots of pictures on it. It is through an alley. I ordered tofu stew and my friend ordered the short rip noodle soup. $ 12.90 ish each. That’s kind of expensive. In Seattle, I pay only around 7 – 10 dollars. We came in and it was kind of awkward because no one greater us. Only 4 side dishes. It was okay. I love kimchi but this kimchi was eehhh ok. But the food, it filled me up!

The restaurant is in a bit of a dark alley, walking there reminded me of restaurants in Korea… but then that was all that reminded me of Korea. Once we got there, the place was small and busy. We were a party of 12, and this place is definitely not for groups. We were given three types of banchan, which were all bland. Food wise…
Pajeon (scallion pancake) — meh
Bibimbab — 80% rice and 20% vegetables? That’s unheard of… terrible.
Kimchi Chigae — definitely not a stew… more towards a soup and one of the worst I’ve had.
Yookgaejang (spicy beef and scallion soup) — mediocre
Galbi — ok (only decent dish)
The service was slow and awful. As a large group, I’m sure we backed up the kitchen, but they kept on taking more customers and those customers received their food before we did. We waited about 30 minutes for half the food and an additional 10 – 15 minutes for the rest. Then they forgot one Kimchi Chigae so that took an additional 10 – 15 minutes.
Meh food and terrible service gives it a 1 star.

Along the bustling streets in Waikiki there are plenty of dining options, many of them upscale, and many of them different varieties of Asian food. My boyfriend and I were having trouble deciding on something when we came across a large sign depicting a lot of delicious looking food photos and the words «Korean BBQ» with an arrow pointing down a sketchy looking, broken looking side street or alley.
We peered down the alley and say a flag that said Something along the lines of «Korean Restaurant 17^th Anniversary.» The building next toot had a crumbling balcony, and there were random dudes hanging out near motorcycles and milling about smoking. We almost didn’t turn down that street. But I’m so glad we did.
Inside the restaurant was small, a little cluttered, but cozy. There was only one other white couple, and the rest was full of Korean and Japanese families. The servers greeted us with friendly smiles and we were immediately seated.
The menu was a little on the confusing side. Plenty of good photos, but the dishes only had titles in English and then the whole description was in Korean and Japanese characters. My boyfriend had never had Korean BBQ before, so we decided to try something else. The servers can speak basic English but when we asked questions about items there was a bit of a communication barrier. Despite that they were very friendly and tried to be helpful. We ended up kind of choosing half-​blind, based on title and photographs. The BF got the Bibimbap Vege in Hot Stone, and I got the Bibimpbap with Raw Beef. The only have two beers on tap, Ashai and Kirin, so we got Kirin.
The food came quickly. It began with sides, and all of them were delicious, especially the mung bean sprouts with sesame oil and the kin chee! Both of our meals were delicious also. The Bf’s hot stone bibimbap was sizzling hot enough to cook the raw egg on it. The raw beef on top of mine was chilled at almost freezing temp, with an egg yolk on top, and had the most delicious marinade! The veggies in the bibimbap were delicious, especially the brown, stalky stems which I couldn’t identify (I thought for a moment it was Gobo but I think it was something else).
When we got the bill our Kirins were only 95 cents each. 95 cents!!! Totally unexpected when we though we’d be shelling out around 4 – 5 bucks for them. Prices are a bit on the high side (15-​ish each for the bibimbap whereas the BBQ options run between $ 25 – 35 per person) but the beer more than made up for it for me!

Have no idea what Christopher Z is talking about and with only a few reviews it’s sad a place gets docked ratings on his comments. This person obviously hasn’t had much experience with korean food furthermore korean restaurants.
1) food is great (have spent 6 months in Korea so I know my stuff)
2) menu isn’t a work of art but I read it fine. And I don’t read japanese or korean!
3) if you have eaten Korean on US mainland you will know Korean food is not fast food prices. This place is not expensive for Hawaii standards. I ate raw beef bi bim bap ‚(highly recommended) one beer and unlimited good quality side dishes. Out the door for $ 30.
4) I was the only westerner in the place and it was packed. Says a lot for it being popular among the korean population.
5) it isn’t white tablecloth. But guess what Chrisopher… no korean BBQ is. It’s clean and staff are nice and attentive.
Enjoy.

We stayed at the Sheraton down the street (well a few blocks away) and tried a bunch of the Yakiniku spots around the area. Heads and tails (no pun intended) above Hiroshi which is also close by.
Ginza has an awesome copper-​style grill, and meat cuts were infinitely better than anything I’ve had on the mainland. Rivals New Otani’s Yakiniku in Tokyo. Much better value than Totoraku in LA but definitely bloody amazing.
I believe they have changed names and maybe wanted to get a fresh start from the old rep but whatever is going on here — it’s great.
Owner is Korean and caters to Japanese clientele. But unlike Ktown in LA, there is no animosity here towards Japanese and menu options are all in triple languages for the most part.
A must try in Hawaii.

One of the best experience and top quality food we have had! Seriously — better than any of the yakiniku in area that we tried.

Probably go for a 1.5 rating if I could.
Menu was extremely dirty and unreadable unless you are Japanese. Plus the prices are not cheap.
Would not recommend eating any of the meat seeing how it is not fresh at all. My friend got a really bad stomach ache for 2 days from eating the pork intestine.

I really enjoyed eating here!!! Im in disbelief though that this «hard to find restaurant» has been opened for over 14 years! I mean for that long im surprised that mostly tourist go their to eat and not much local people. The food tasted amazing especially the Bibimbap!!! Also the two employees that work at the place are pretty cool people if you got to talk with them! The meat was very tantalizing and wasn’t hard to chew either. I gotta say it’s one of the best Yakiniku restraunts to eat at, if you don’t take my word for it try it yourself!!!