Yakitori Hachibei Chinatown Hawaii

First of all, food, almost all meat skewers were overcooked except pork belly (which is hard to qualify that); the first bite of momo (chicken thighs) tasted good but then that’s it, it could be that the fire is usually not as hot in the tip of the skewer so only the first bite tasted just right but the remaining was overcooked. That’s just an example. Same overcooked issue happened to scallops, beef tongues, suikiyaki. Beef tongues are something taste so different if it’s overcooked, so I would say it was the worst among all ordered. Second, the prices, I don’t think these considered as reasonable pricing given the quality and completeness of the food and the services. No, I would not recommend this place.

We ordered a variety of foods. In terms of value to price, I wasn’t much of a fan. The food was good, but a little bit pricey. Wait time was a little long also. At least we sat near the Yakitori grill master to watch him work his magic.Food: 4/5

Recommend. Patron has to be prepared this is not the usual big portion restaurant. It is a smaller bite, drink and social place. The food is good. The order to delivered time is not long. If you feel the portion is smaller, order the noddle or rice in addition to the skewers. The interior decoration is nicely done and added to the good dining experience. Price is reasonable.

I love the place. The only concern I have is about the 2-hour restriction. It is a bit tight for a business dinner. It needs to be focused on dinner to enjoy the food.

We love this restaurant and the food! But during this visit we felt extremely rushed. We had a reservation at 8pm and we arrived on time. They were rushing us to order and did last call before our food had arrived, so it was hard to judge if we wanted more food. We just felt anxious and rushed the whole meal and didn't understand why they let us make a reservation at 8pm if that didn't work for their restaurant hours.