- January 5th, 2008
So after Cake Culture Cupcakes we decided to stay in the Aina Haina Shopping Center Courtyard and find some place eat. We spotted Komakata Japanese Restaurant and headed that way to give it a try.
The inside was quite spacious. Lots of table seating on this side of the restaurant and the other. We came at the perfect time because there were only a few tables being used but by the time we ordered our food most of the tables were occupied.
After skimming the menu Ray and I decided on the Combination Dinner, $20.50. We got to pick two items from the list of sashimi, katsu, teriyaki chicken or beef, butterfish misoni, ahi teriyaki, tempura and sushi mix. We picked sushi mix and sashimi. The meal also came with rice, miso, soup, tsukemono, tobachi and salad.
Honestly, I don’t really know what tsukemono, tobachi is but I’m guessing it’s one of these. This is what our meal started out with and this is probably why Japanesies are so damn skinny. I don’t know the proper terminology but I call this poke, pickled radish, and pickled cabbage. Everything was good, but I could seriously eat this in under a minute and that’s not sharing. I guess this is where I practice chewing my food, enjoying one another’s company and patience. It was all fresh and yummy.
Soon salad and miso soup followed. Again the salad portion was a disgrace. The picture really makes it look big because it so wasn’t. We got one slice of tomato, one cucumber slice and a layer of mixed greens. The bowl came to us a quarter full. I think they should pick smaller bowls for the salad so it at least doesn’t look so skimpy.
One of the reasons why I love miso soup is because no matter where you order it it comes out piping hot, not warm hot but hot hot. It’s so nice because it instantly warms your tummy. Miso soup is definitely comfort food for the soul.
Here is our sushi mix. As you can see it’s a lot like a rainbow roll, sorta, just not rolled but you know what I mean. It tasted the way it looks, fresh and very satisfying. I love ginger, especially the yellow kind over the pink kind because it makes me feel like it hasn’t been tampered with and that’s the kind it came with.
Our sashimi was an absolute delight. As you can see from the picture it had a vibrant pink to it and was cut in the perfect bite sizes.
If this picture doesn’t want to make you go out and get some sashimi then I have failed you.
The meal also came with a small bowl of rice. Luckily Ray and I don’t eat that much rice because the bowl of rice was really small as well, like smaller than most small bowls of rice. Anyhow, for 20 bucks for all that food I don’t know if it makes it into my, “cheap places to eat” category. I’m gonna have to move on.
Komakata Japanese Restaurant
820 W Hind Dr # 102
Honolulu, HI 96821
(808) 377-5700p
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January 5th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Hi again! I ate here too and I have to say I was surprised at the prices when we got here. Usually these Japanese eateries have teishoku’s for under $20 (Gyotaku and Minato come to mind). The food was good but service, on the night we went, was bad. It took over 20 minutes to get our orders taken and over an hour and a half to get food. But it was a very busy Friday night and was really full in the restaurant. The food was pretty good but for the prices I’d rather go Gyotaku. and yes, your pictures do make me want to eat more sashimi, even though I must have eaten at least a pound over the New Year’s break :)
January 5th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Kat » Wow that’s a long time to wait, considering they probably don’t even have to cook the food. I’m sure a lot more prep work goes into it but that’s still a long time to wait. Gyotaku? I’m gonna have to give it a try
January 5th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
waaaah, I grew up in the Aina Haina area and used to live just a five minute drive away from Komakata!! Oh man, I love everything in that area, haha. If you get the chance, stop by Jack’s (on the other end of the strip mall) for breakfast - the pancakes and biscuits are so good! I even think that particular McDonalds tastes better than all the other ones on the island, hehe.
…sigh, I remember going into that Foodland all the time to buy Archie Comics!
January 5th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
OMG Kathy! I thought I was the only one who discovered that the Aina Haina McD’s is awesome! I dont’ know what they do there, but the fries are always hot and fresh, which is almost nonexistent anywhere else!!! Their apple pies are super good too!
DDL>> ;) I hope you enjoy Gyotaku! It’s not super cheap, but cheaper than Komakata. Maybe that day we went it was a fluke but we’ve never gone back :(
January 6th, 2008 at 12:32 am
It’s so funny because we were driving around tonight for some food, I ended up going to bale, not very good, but we spotted Gyotaku so at least now I know where it’s at. And it looks like I have to give this McDonalds a try, they have new banana pies now.