Totoya とと家 Alamoana — Restaurant in Honolulu

Woohoo! Thanks for opening one up in my hood! That’s trouble for me… having been to their Kaimuki location once, I’ve been meaning to go back. And then I was looking up Japanese food near home and saw Totoya? Huh? Piikoi? Oh they took over Honolulu sushi! Thats when I know I have to pay them a visit and I’ve had serious craving for their sashimi and the negitoro with the egg…

It was 11:30am on a Saturday and there’s a line outside. My wait was about 15 mins, not bad. There were only 12 seats altogether from what I saw so probably not good for a large party. Of course it’s easiest and fastest to get seated if you come here by yourself.

I got the Fukuju bowl again. I just can’t pass up on the variety of stuff they offer! Tuna, salmon, sweet shrimp, uni, ikura, scallop, wakame, nori… everything I want in a bowl. Also I love their salmon miso soup with their yuzu shichimi, so good with the spice and the yuzu flavor! All the seafood was fresh. The only thing that they could improve was the uni quality. It wasn’t the best. It’s kinda mushy and melted a bit. Maybe it’s just not uni season anymore. I guess I’ll just wait until winter time to get uni again.

Don’t forget to get the shoyu egg! It’s totally worth it to mix in the negitoro and eat it with the nori. Make yourself a little handroll!

Service was great, friendly and fast. Thanks for opening one up...

Tried the 福寿 Negitoro Bowl at Totoya — it was a new concept for me, and my friend recommended this place to me, so I thought it would be worth the try. The bowl ended up being about $50, which felt quite expensive given the overall quality.

Here’s my honest taste: The negitoro is mashed fatty tuna. The taste is plain so please add a lot of shoyu sauce. The shrimp was fresh and tasty, probably the highlight of the bowl. The sashimi is also good. The uni wasn’t great quality — which I kind of expected at this price point, so that part was totally fine. Adding the uni gave the bowl more diversity of texture so it’s good to have. The fish roe had a bit of a strange aftertaste, which took away from the experience.

Overall the bowl itself was quite plain, so I found myself adding a lot of shoyu for flavor. I also tried the egg yolk topping, but it didn’t really enhance the taste much — shoyu definitely helped more.

The grounded sesame seeds were a must-have for adding some nuttiness.

On the positive side, I really enjoyed the regular miso soup — warm, comforting, and balanced.

For me, the concept was interesting to try, but with the high price and uneven quality, it is really depends on people’s preferences to decide whether...

We’ve dined at their original Kaimuki spot before (yay for shade while waiting), but this new location, no mercy from the sun! We showed up fashionably on time at 11:02am, just barely missed the first seating. Heads up: there’s no shade here, so unless you’re trying to slow-roast yourself, bring an umbrella. Seriously, the sun came to slay.

Good news though! There’s free parking in the back, and it’s just a breezy walk to the door. But don’t blink, because there are only 12 seats total. Yup, it’s cozy! We waited around 30 minutes, but they took our order while we stood in line, which made the whole process super efficient.

Once we got seated, food came flying out in about 5–10 minutes. We ordered two Tokujo bowls, leveled up with extra uni, egg yolk shoyu, and classic miso soup. The combo of fluffy rice, snow crab, salmon roe, and negitoro was absolute perfection!! Every bite was a “happy belly” moment. Totally worth the...