Puck's Alley — Local services in Honolulu

It's difficult to see from the street how many shops/services there are here. Most are underappreciated- like the Japanese grocery (accesible only from the rear of the building, through a hallway corridor that feels like a shabby office building), which I was surprised to see had a very large and varied inventory. There is a tutoring place, a little hair salon, h̶e̶a̶d̶ s̶h̶o̶p̶ "smoke store", and others around back and upstairs. The tea place on the street side is nice, the street facing restaurants seem pretty decent, and the Cricket store staff are friendly. But the crown gem of this place is a little family owned restaurant in the back, to the left as you pull into the parking lot. I wish I knew the name of it. The staff are all SUPER friendly and attentive, the food is amazing, the drinks delightful. They allowed me to have my dog sit with me, under the table, at the outdoor seating- an uncommon treat for my 100lb mutt. The buildings are old and could use a facelift, but house a variety of good...

ALMOST Never Every any Change , ADDITION , nor , Innovation : years ago , it had been rumoured that it would be sold , to be a Dormitory or ... ; failed -- opposite to it on KING Street , i.e., UNIVERSITY Square , will soon be THE MODERN-DAY Dormitory with SHOPPING Mall ON 1st GROUND Floor ; therefore , DIRECT and CLOSE Competitions and Competitors ; thus , those Businesses in PUCKS Alley WILL be Worse -- hence , DON'T Sign ANY Lease there !!!

Karma comes , eventually : Landowner or Management definitely , for Decades , has not CARE FOR their Business TENANTS ...

Only the Head shop and the Japanese Grocery Store is worth mentioning and free parking if on moped or motorcycle+Bicycle. EVERYTIME I've gone there (around 5-7pm There wasn't any Parking Attendant in the Booth so I drove in from KING STREET ONTO 7-11 'S PARKING LOT AND BETWEEN THE BIG YELLOW POLES OVER 2 SPEED BUMPS, KEEP LOOKING AHEAD CAUSE THE HOMELESS IS GOING TO TRY TO BEG FOR...