Izakaya Nonbei

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   Annie VIP

   Hawaii21 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 4 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great share plates. Staff are particularly attentive.
   

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   Lisa

   Hawaii5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything great as usual. Servers awesome. Great food. Awesome manager Always a great time!
   

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   Bonnie

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 17 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It exceeded our expectations from tempura to yaki soba. Everything was fantastic. The California roll was a bit dry and lacking in flavor. The service was amazing. The staff was very welcoming and warm. It's definitely worth a return visit; I'm looking forward to it.
   

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   Kim VIP

   Seattle13 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent food quality and selection options! Staff was very friendly from the moment we entered and gave great descriptions when we asked about some of the food that we were unfamiliar with. We will definitely be back!
   

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   Jeremy

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 9 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was excellent and amazingly prepared. The wait staff was very polite and allowed several tables besides ours to stay almost a hour hour past closing without any pressure to leave. Very cute place to eat. Only comment is very limited parking. Plan to park across the intersection at safe and make the very short walk back over.
   

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   Kehau

   Hawaii1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 6 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a 5:00 pm reservation and were the first ones there. Parking lot was empty which was good because it is a small lot. Service was great. Food was ʻono! Mushroom and Eggplant Dish (Nasu Kinoko) had a very tasty sauce. We also had the Miso Butterfish, Crab Salad, Geso Karaage, Rainbow Roll and Assorted Tempura. Everything was great.
   

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   Emiko

   Orange County1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 30 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Good Japanese food. Extensive menu. Lots of different sake. We always visit when we come back to Honolulu.
   

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   Eddie

   Hawaii3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 29 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Good good and great service. Kim aka Shelly was great and staff was friendly. Will visit again! Thank you!
   

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   Hisae

   Hawaii5 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 25 January 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   We first tried Izakaya Nonbei back in 2021 when they were only doing takeout bentos. We recalled really appreciating the quality of the food, and wanted to try dining in this time. We were not greeted by the staff upon coming in, and the food quality was not at all what we remembered. The Spicy Ahi roll was not fresh, and the smell was strong (this is coming from a family who regularly eats raw and cooked seafood.) The chirimen (baby anchovy) cabbage dish really skimped out on the chirimen, and just didn’t have that much flavor overall….and the chicken katsu (we actually ordered Kurobuta Tonkatsu, but the kitchen got that wrong) was dry, with the batter being overcooked, yet falling apart. Even at the end, our hot tea was literally just hot water. No trace of ANY tea flavor. One of the few dishes that stood out for the better was kurobuta kakuni. The only thing that made this experience better was one of our servers, Kimberly, who, not only was friendly, unlike the other male server who helped us in the beginning, but apologized for the wrong katsu order, and even comped us for it. For our dessert order, she even gave us an extra order on the house. And, Kimberly was the only one who said “thank you” as we left. No one else said anything. Not the other server, not the sushi bar workers either. I think it’s safe to say that, until we hear or read about at least the food improving, we’re not coming back. There are Japanese restaurants and Izakayas that are of comparable or cheaper prices, with way better food.
   

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    caterina

    Hawaii18 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 21 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Authentic Japanese food; very delicious. Service I always fantastic. The restaurant always accommodates our requests. Izakaya Nonbei has become our family favorite. We will be going back.
    

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