Hong Kong Chop Suey — Restaurant in Hawaii

Very fresh, not greasy, fast and friendly Chinese food up mauka! Takeout only, big parking lot. Accepts credit cards. Called in order at 5:15pm on a weekday night and it was ready to be picked up in 15 minutes.

We ordered fried pork hash dumplings, Crispy gau gee mein with cake noodles, Ma Po Tofu, eggplant and pork in garlic sauce, lemon chicken, and shrimp fu young.

Pork hash is something I've never encountered outside of Hawai'i and the fried version was different and tasty. Inside the perfectly fried exterior is a mixture of mostly pork and a little chopped water chestnut for crunch.

The shrimp fu young had lots of finely chopped cabbage inside the egg which I appreciated and there was enough shrimp. Tasted like my childhood.

Eggplant and pork in garlic sauce was very yummy. The eggplant was fresh, garlic sauce had a nice light flavor and the pork was soft and tender.

Ma Po Tofu wasn't the best I ever had but it checked all the boxes. Nice flavor and spice and not super oily like at other places. Doesn't come with rice so be sure to order it separately.

They didn't separate the cake noodles which was disappointing because they were all soft by the time we ate, however the overall taste of the dish made up for it. I liked the large variety of fresh veggies and the fried gau gee is always meaty fried goodness.

The lemon chicken was the only dish I would not order again. The chicken was a little tough and the lemon sauce was very artificial (orange in color and didn't taste...

THE HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GAVE IMMEDIATE ORDER TO SHUT DOWN HONG KONG CHOP SUEY IN CAPTAIN COOK

Health officials said the Hawaii Island restaurant had an ACTIVE COCKROACH INFESTATION, ADULTERATED FOOD PRODUCTS, AND UNSANITARY CONDITIONS *SPECIFICALLY STATING: “Cross-contaminated food; Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils are not clean to sight and touch; Live cockroaches and feces on food containers, food preparation surfaces and below equipment; Perimeter walls and roofs of a food establishment did not effectively protect the establishment from the entry of insects, rodents and other animals; Food was not stored properly to prevent cross-contamination; Ready-to-eat foods in the refrigerator were not properly date marked; The dishwashing process did not include properly sanitizing dishes; Physical facilities were not maintained and cleaned; Handwashing sink was not operable; No certified safe food handler was on-site during operations.”

*“Adulterated” is the practice of intentionally altering the quality of food by adding substances or replacing ingredients to increase profit or...

We have been going to this restaurant for many many years and were very happy with their service, their foods were tasty and their portions were very generous. But the last two times we went there for take out, which was very recently, I noticed their portioning were smaller and they watered down the hot mustard so much it was almost tasteless!!! Why?? So we are saying good bye to this restaurant and will spend our monies elsewhere. The two little ladies that were always there for years, who always greeted us when we walked in the door aren’t there anymore - maybe that is why service and food quality dropped -...