Yaki Yaki Miwa — Restaurant in Honolulu

TLDR: Great food, Izakaya style portions, friendly staff, I recommend would come back. I came here on a Saturday evening with my husband. Each table has their own teppanyaki grill and the center of the restaurant has the main grill that the chef intially makes everything on. I love this concept! Pretty much everything is made by the chef and then brought to your table and put on the grill for the food to stay warm during the duration of your meal. They have a huge variety of differen types of japanese savory pancakes. Some of things we got were as follows: Appetizers: Aburi Scallop Carpaccio 5/5. Nice sear on the scallops. The scallops were freshed and came with some sort of miso sauce and had a few fresh vegetables on top to compliment this light bite. Sautee Butter Octopus 5/5: Tender, fresh, chewy. We got to see the chef cook everything right in front of us. They also served this with an ume dipping sauce and powdered salt that you could use. Highly recommend that ume sauce! Very pickly but a little goes a long way so don't get crazy with it. Mains: Mentaiko Cheese omelette 1000000/5: oh my goodness. Literally the best thing I've ever put into my mouth. So cheesy, and delicious. I didn't have high hopes for this but wow was I wrong. I loved the cheesiness of this paired with the briney cod roe. Mix Negiyaki 5/5: This style of yaki uses more green onion than the traditional cabage and came with shrimp, pork, and scallops. Definitely thinner than the other pancakes and had a nice crispiness to it. Pork Modanyaki 4/5: I liked this but I think it was a little carb heavy, since it's a traditional okonomiyaki stuffed with noodles. Flavor was good but was a little salty for my taste. Overall the service here was great. It's not too loud and the staff were really friendly and helpful explaining all the dishes and the different types of yaki. I can't wait to come back and...

OK....this was REALLY GOOD! From the moment we stepped inside and were greeted by server, Collin, we knew this would be a great experience. Then the teppanyaki chefs started their magic, creating delicious Wagu fillet, Beef Tongue and the famous Okonomiyaki savory pancakes. If you can, try to get seats at the main cooking table.... it'll be dinner & a show! Nothing fancy, but here it's not about the decor but rather the cuisine. Definitely off the beaten Waikiki path...on funky King Street, but walkable from Waikiki or easily accessible by ride share. I only wish they would serve a nice Japanese whiskey. All in all a solid 5*...

Authentic Japanese teppanyaki!! The food here is always good and it's like being back in Japan. The taste is clean, fresh, and full of rich flavors. A must have is the okonomiyaki! They have different types to chose from, our favorite is the Miwa's special tama. The garlic fried rice and sobameshi are just as amazing. The kimchi is made in house, if you like kimchi definitely try it here. Bring your family and friends because it's a good time! The service is timed great and the workers are friendly. There's parking in the back but we normally park on the street since it's free in the evening. Got plenty street...