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Agu Ramen – Moilili, HI

Mar25

This post highlights two visits to Agu Ramen recently. The first visit was on Valentine’s Day and they had very cute little flowers for the day. It was a very nice touch! My last visit, I took two of my little brothers there. They really enjoyed the ramen. I was really unhappy with the service. Our waiter basically ignored me at the end – all I wanted was the bill. He just kept helping everyone around us and avoided my gaze. Why? I would think you would want me out of your hair when we are done. I was very put off and now I don’t want to return for a while. It’s too bad when the wait staff can have such a big influence on wanting to return or not. They are pretty pricey anyway so I’m okay with not going for a while. I will probably come back from Japan ramen’d out anyway.

150325-01Cute valentine’s flower

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150325-03Jidori Kawa – Deep fried Chicken Skin. Was it good? Would it be rude to say duh? Duh!

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150325-06Shio Jidori – I really enjoy this one. The light ramen broth is great!

150325-07My brothers enjoyed it too! They swallowed it up!

150325-08The youngest one likes to put the noodles on a plate and then eat it. It’s a good way to cool down the noodles..hehe

Agu Ramen – Moilili, HI

Feb3

Okay I have seriously done too many posts of Agu Ramen. I now have to direct you to use the search function to find all my previous posts…lol. This time I am sharing something different though! I tried their Jidori ramen which is their chicken based stock, the lightest and healthiest broth they carry. I enjoyed it. A lot. I would definitely recommend it!

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150203-03Can’t have ramen without the gyoza. I need to get myself back to here again. I am sad to report that they made a few adjustments to their menu and no longer carry the Hiyashi Ramen which I am sad about because it was SO good!

Hiyashi Ramen – Agu Ramen

Aug4

Hey folks! Hope you are all doing well. I had a rough day today. Been a rough month! But August starts us up new, new month new attitude. I was so tired today. Like just drained. I pulled myself together and went to work. Anyway, I’ll try to update more often! I am so behind in pictures! Let me share a quick update from yet another visit to Agu Ramen. If you read my blog, you know I’ve been there many times. This particular visit, it was all hot outside so I didn’t feel like eating a brothy dish so I went for the Hiyashi Ramen. It was so good! Check it out.

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140804-02It was so refreshing and delicious. A lot of different ingredients but the dressing really made the dish. It inspired me to make my own cold ramen salad the week after. It didn’t work at all. Hehe..

140804-03Kicked Up Fries – meh. Not worth it. They are supposed to be cajun fries, not sure what’s cajun about it. The fries were just salty.

140804-04My friend had the Shio Jidori. This is a great alternative to their thick and rich kotteri/tonkotsu options. I like that they offer a lighter chicken broth, it’s definitely something I would try the next time I go!

Agu Ramen – Honolulu, HI

May21

Yes, another Agu Ramen post! Sorry, I do really like what they serve! Here’s a link to my previous post that refers to the even more previous posts before this one. This visit was a bit different, I was in the mood for some cold noodles because of the hot weather. Oh, it was DELICIOUS.

140521-01Shio Jidori – $11.75
Not my dish, my friend got this. She likes it a lot because of the light chicken broth. As I’ve shared before, their kotteri is much too oily.

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Kicked Up Fries – $5.75

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Chili Cream dipping sauce for the fries. Meh for the entire dish. I wouldn’t recommend it.

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Hiyashi Ramen – $10.75

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Oh my god. This dish totally hit the spot. You know what makes or breaks a hiyashi ramen? The dressing. They have a great dressing here. I was so in love that I made my own. Um, it didn’t come close to this one. No shame, I’ll still share the pic.

140521-06Whoop there it is. Yeah it wasn’t great. I also started putting any kine toppings like my super fast pickled daikon. The crab sticks were junk. The dressing was store bought and no good. Ah…I can always remember the hiyashi ramen I had at Agu to be happy.

Agu Ramen Part 3

Mar7

Yes, another visit to Agu Ramen! This is going to be my last visit for a while. Oh wait, I may have to take that back. I heard they started serving a extended appetizer menu! I don’t know if it’s worth another visit for a while still…

140307-01Kotteri Tonkotsu – you see all that black liquid? That’s all oil. Yeah…it’s covered in oil. It was too much. The flavor was all right and I still like the noodles they serve but I wasn’t a fan of this bowl. I think if I do return, I’ll have to try their Jidori version since it’s supposed to be healthier for you.

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Agu Ramen Part 2 – Honolulu, HI

Feb11

Here’s to second chances!  And here’s proof that second chances work! For my first post on Agu, please go here. For my second visit, I wanted to raise the stakes…and boy did I ever.

140211-01Side Order Gyoza – always necessary. They make these fresh daily, delicious!

140211-02Kotteri Tonkatsu – $11.75

140211-03Spicy Kotteri Tonktasu – Level 5! It is definitely spicy. Not so much when you slurp the noodles but when you drink the soup…watch out!

140211-04Soft boiled egg. Actual soft boiled egg. Thank you Agu for making your eggs RIGHT. Other places are always overcooked.

140211-05So after my second refill of water in my regular cup, our waiter brings me this huge cup. And yes, it was initially full so I was drinking my way through that too…haha, sad yeah?

140211-06I like what they did with the design of the interior! Very different from Da Kitchen, like it a lot!

So what did I think? I LOVED the Kotteri Tonkatsu. My friend let me try her broth and it was SO good. I definitely want to get that the next time I go. The spicy one?  Yup, it was spicy. But I didn’t feel too bad afterwards. But later that night…I paid for it. Horribly. And it’s not the TMI thing you think…I just had major stomach cramps for 2 hours. I do not wish this on anyone. So while I could handle the heat, my body couldn’t afterwards. There’s even an Epic spicy level, I don’t even wanna know how spicy that one is! Give Agu a try! It’s definitely worth it. Our waiter mentioned they plan to extend hours soon so folks can get their late night fix. 🙂

Agu Ramen – Honolulu, HI

Dec10

Agu Ramen opened up in the old Da Kitchen location on Isenberg a few weeks ago.  Lately, there’s been a trend of opening up ramen shops and I couldn’t be happier!  I love noodles.  So the latest shops include Agu, Hokkaido Ramen Santouku and the revamped Kiwami.  I’ll have posts on all three!  Anyhow, I was excited to try Agu because they specialize in tonkotsu ramen.  Stop the yapping and start the viewing…

131210-01Look hot yeah?  Yeah the noodles are hot too.  Haha!

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Agu’s Savory Parmesan Kotteri Tonkotsu

Jun19

I’ve done too many Agu Ramen posts to count so I’ll just share a new bowl I tried the other day. I wanted to see what the big fuss was about since pictures of this was popping up all over Instagram. How was it? Good! But I didn’t taste a real strong parmesan taste and since the cheese was shaved really thin, it’s not like I was getting nice strands of melted cheese as I slurped noodles. It also costs like 4 dollars more than the regular kotteri tonkotsu so it wasn’t worth it to me. $4 for a sprinkling of cheese? I’ll stick to the regular…thanks.

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Hmm…$15.75 versus $11.75, go for the regular. This one is overhyped.

Japanese Ramen Kai – Ala Moana, HI

Apr19

I’ve talked about Agu Ramen and Hokkaido Santouka Ramen in previous posts: here and here. Japanese Ramen Kai came on the scene around the same time as the other two and I finally got to try it! I gotta say, out of the three, Japanese Ramen Kai is currently my favorite! Let me share some pictures to show you why…

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140419-02Miso Ramen – $9.00

140419-03Look at that char siu…drool…

140419-04Goma Tan Tan Ramen – $9.00 plus Aji-tama (shoyu egg) – $1.50

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140419-07I got the tan tan ramen and I LOVED it. It was delicious. See how thick the broth is? How does it compare to Goma Tei? I definitely think Japanese Ramen Kai is better. You can tell they grind the sesame seeds fresh because there is a bit of grittyness (not in a bad way) in the broth. While the broth looks heavy and thick – I don’t think it plays off that way when you eat it. I would definitely recommend it! The egg was good, not great. Not soft boiled but at least it wasn’t overcooked.

140419-08Gyoza – $5.00

140419-09Gyoza innard shot. It’s your typical gyoza, nothing special or bad about it.

Khan Skewer Restaurant – Moilili, HI

Jul14

My middle bro graduated high school and Chan generously treated him to a celebration dinner! He said he has always wanted to try Khan Skewer Restaurant so off we go! Khan is located on Isenberg in the old Agu Ramen spot. I haven’t tried a Mongolian skewer place before so I wasn’t sure what to expect…

Every table top has this wooden block with a sheet pan on top, there is like a small little tea light they light inside. I supposed it’s to help the food keep warm but we ate it up so fast, never need!

Meat and Meat and Meat

This post won’t be super detailed because they bring out the skewers FAST. You can either order 3 skewers or 5 skewers at a time.

More meat lol

Salad, jk more MEAT

Whatever they season their meats with is divine. I know it’s a mixture of cumin and other stuff but wow, we all enjoyed it a lot. Chan wants to learn the seasoning to grill up meat like this!

Homemade Green Onion Pancake | $6.99

Blah, not so good. I wouldn’t order this next time.

Deep Fried Calamari | $10.99

Fried super crispy but eh I don’t need this dish. Get other good stuff to eat!!

Pork Belly w/Enoki Mushroom | $4.99 per skewer

Not as good and I thought it would be! Maybe it’s just me but the mushrooms didn’t taste so fresh you know? Anyway, I wouldn’t order this again.

Griddle-fried Spicy Shrimp | $28.99

Man. This was hands down one of the best dishes of the night, if not the best. There were various chunks of like potato and veggies underneath the shrimp too. And of course the shrimp itself was so good! Could definitely slam down a big bowl of white rice with this dish. Oh, they charge separately for rice. $2.99 per bowl.

Honeydew Snow Fluffy Ice Milk | Free!

What a nice icy treat! You get the first order free with your meal. If you want any more orders, it’s $8.99 each. I don’t usually like this kind of milky honeydew treat but this was good! Being free helped lol. We enjoyed this restaurant a lot and would definitely return!

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