Now that it’s summer time, I am more willing to venture out to various places because I know traffic won’t be a nightmare. Don’t you love summer? Less people, less traffic. I am a total introvert. Anyway, Fukuya Deli is located close to my work place but I hardly go because it’s always so crowded. Well, lazy me didn’t think to just park on the road. Why do I stress about parking in their lot? I’m so crazy. I go to work early anyway so I can go right when they open.
Medium Mixed Sushi | $8.20
Got this to share with some coworkers, ate a maki sushi and cone sushi myself. Was okay, nothing special.
Hot Dog Roll (lol) | $7.40
Of course I bought the hot dog roll cause I’m crazy. I didn’t even know they include a piece of spam in it? How funny. Fun to try but wouldn’t get it again.
2x Chow Fun | $7.50
1 Fried Chicken Thigh | $3.75
1 Spicy Tofu Stir- fry | $3.30
1 Nishime | $3.30
My first lunch plate – was good. I always gotta try the chow fun at the different delicatessens. I think what inspired the visit was someone bringing chow fun to a gathering and me trying to figure out where it was from. The chow fun is pretty on-par with Toshi’s. I liked the tofu stir-fry a lot and I love nishime – they do it well, the vegetables are nice and soft but not mushy.
1 Fried Noodles | $3.75
1 Chow Fun | $3.75
1 Nori Fried Chicken | $4.25
1 Ahi Burger | $4.00
1 Spicy Tofu Stir-fry | $3.30
1 Nishime | $3.30
Second lunch plate – this time I wanted to try the fried noodles to see if they were good. They were! The nori chicken is good but mochiko chicken has never been a favorite. I got the tofu and nishime again cause I like it! It’s a delicatessen so it’s pricey as usual but oh! I almost didn’t talk about it but the ahi burger is so good! Nicely seasoned and so soft, I would definitely get the ahi burger again!
I like Fukuya’s but the prices!!! (shame, but, get my fix at funerals)
Since I almost always order the same things, I think Gulicks gives way more per serving so it covers 2 lunches easily. long beans with pork, eggplant with pork, sweet sour ribs and whatever noodle, chow fun or fried noodles
Haha I’ll knock on wood that I don’t go to funerals so gotta get my own fix. Dang I really gotta get back out to Gulick. I really miss their king street location!
Was not that impressed with them, but maybe it’s cuz I don’t go early. The drawback of being a night owl. I don’t like mochiko chicken but love their nori chicken. They are the closest to me but they sell out too fast. I end up at Gulick, my tried and true. Maybe a 3rd trip is in order…when I wake up early
Ahhhh they must have a lot less when it gets later in the day too. Nori chicken was good! Another one for gulick…time for me to make a post!
everything sounded ono!
Pricey but worth it!
I’m like Vicki – get my fix at funerals. Once in a great great while I’ll stop in there but the price sticker shock is electrifying, like Sekiyas (I love the hot dogs.)
Kaneohe has a really good deli across from Koolau Farms. Joyce and somebody. Super ono, pricey, but they give kind of plenty. Now I am hungry for okazu!
LOL, when you’re my age, you get the fix fairly often, heheheh
Ohhh I haven’t tried Sekiyas!! Or masa and Joyce! Too bad I’m not out in Kaneohe, they get plenty good eats!
Haven’t been to Fukuya in ages. Good to know they are still going strong as I haven’t been in over a decade. Been going from the 60’s until I left in the late 90’s and they’ve always been on the pricy side. And yes, I used them to cater my late mom’s wake.
Yes definitely going strong! I fear succession issues with Toshi’s but I think fukuya will do just fine!
Plenty old school places closing down so I find comfort in visiting them.
I’ve been gone from HNL for over 35 years now, but I still love okazuya food. Fukuya’s has been around for longer than that! Whenever I go back to HNL, I normally don’t eat okazuya food since it is now so expensive. One of these days, I will splurge with my current wife and get some for her to try. LOL!
Hahaha yes please do! Pricey but worth it to support okazuyas! We gotta keep these restaurants in business! Tastes like home cooking.