Aburiya Ibushi

Such a great restaurant with good price! We were very hungry and ordered beers and ended up only costing about 65 per person. Highly recommended. We were in Honolulu for three weeks and visited here twice. For the two times, there was different chefs. And it made an difference. The second time was way better than the first in terms of grilling. Highlights: the tofu, fried chicken, beef tongue, okura, steak…. Will come back and highly recommended!

"Wisdom comes even to a wet stone after three years." - Japonism Wisdom You had me at IZAKAYA! A couple of my Judo buddies have been wanting to catchup when I was back in town, so a long *one month long* layover lol made it perfect timing to meet up! My favorite Izakaya stop is Tori Ton, but I wanted to try something different, so booked their sister location, Izakaya Tenkichi, located just above. Happy as a clam as I've been wanting to checkout Tenkichi with my ninjas, however when I told one of my buddies of my choice, he revealed that another bro in our dojo didn't eat seafood. Huh what?! Mind you this ABB is Asian and travels to Tokyo & HK several times a year visiting family. Then again he's not the first Asian I know that doesn't like seafood. Just kinda weird heehe. Okay, now that I got that SUS out of the way lol... ABURIYA IBUSHI became a consensus choice with all the grass-fed menu options lol. Friday night after work was chosen and I booked it days in advance. A wait list option is available, just know while we were here it was really busy for hours. Upon arriving we were warmly greeted and given a choice of tables where to sit which was nice. The menus accessed via QR code or you can use Yelp or Google recent menu photos. We ordered family style and chose the country farm. OUR TABLE: "ABURIYAKI" BEEF FLANK: $18.00 KALBI SHORT RIB + UME SAUCE: $19.00. SHIO-KOJI CHICKEN KARAAGE: $10.50. "ABURIYAKI" GRILLED CHICKEN: $16.00. BEEF ROUND TATAKI: $18.00. HOUSE POTATO SALAD x2: $6.50 per. GRILLED YUKON GOLD POTATOES: $7.00. ONION + BUTTERED PONZU: $5.00. ASAHI DRAFT BEER: $7.50 each (several rounds). The standouts for me the "ABURIYAKI" BEEF FLANK, SHIO-KOJI CHICKEN KARAAGE, HOUSE POTATO SALAD, YUKON GOLD POTATOES, but imho everything was delicious! Ngl only thing I passed on was the large Onion that non-seafood bro ordered lol. Hey, more onions for him! Mmk. NINJA TIPS: NOW OPEN 7-DAYS A WEEK! WEEKEND LATE NIGHTS TIL MIDNIGHT! FREE STREET PARKING AFTER 6PM! IG: @ABURIYA_IBUSHI In the end, I really loved ABURIYA IBUSHI! I vibed that authentic Izakaya feels you'll find in Osaka and Tokyo. Cozy with tables that fills fast & furious, a hopping bar! The crowd was fun and diverse. The staff nice and we never felt rushed. Always checking on us, and yes another Biru, pleeeeeease! ABURIYA IBUSHI! KANPAI! 乾杯! Pls follow my IG adventures: @eric_travel_guru

We heard about Aburiya Ibushi from a friend and decided to check it out. The restaurant was welcoming and lively, with a lot of action going down at the bar counter where the yakitori are grilled. We ordered a range of appetizers and dishes, with the Oxtail Soup Ramen being the standout. The broth was rich and full of flavor, and the meat simply melts in your mouth. Great experience, but note that finding parking is difficult and we had to find a random lot across the street.

Great service and great tasting dishes. Reservations is highly recommended. Parking is lacking, you'll need to find street/meter Parking. They also own the matcha/ice cream shop next door so you can bring those drinks while you dine. Otherwise no outside food/drinks.

Must get the oxtail soup! The meat is tender and the soup is light but still has a good amount of flavor. We also ordered the potato salad, the sweet corn, the cold tofu with spicy sesame minced pork, the beef flank and the aburiyaki chicken thigh in shio koji. I thought everything was pretty good! The only thing is the restaurant is a very short staffed so service is a bit slow. It took them 30 min to give us water after we asked 3 times. If you sit at the bar, you can see the chef grilling the meat and it’s pretty cool watching him.

Good place to hang and drink. Food quantity small. Everything is ok. Worth the try. If I need a place to talk and not too hungry and want some drink, good choice. Come to revisit in 2025! Still amazing and love the fruits vinegar ChuHi!!!!!!

Came relatively early with a reservation for 6:30. Appetizers are served really fast. As the restaurant got busier the waiters were kind of struggling to keep up with the orders of multiple tables. Ended up waiting a long time to get our add on order. Overall taste is good and still recommend this place.

Been here 4 times already. Love it. Oxtail soup and eel rice is a must try