Kawamoto Store

Reviews

• CB

  Christopher Blackwell

  Oct 14, 2025
  5.0
  Saw a review of this place on YouTube and thought it would be worth checking out and I was blown away with the quality of the food. The fish was some of the best mahi I have ever had and the spam masubi tasted fresh as if it were just pressed. The chicken was crispy and had an excellent flavor. The staff here were filled with aloha and I felt very welcomed despite it clearly being my first time visiting.
• TB

  Tom Barnes

  Aug 5, 2025
  5.0
  Arguably the best Okazuya in Hilo. The food is made fresh daily & the staff is incredibly friendly and helpful. I always stop in at least once when I’m back home for a visit
• SV

  Sara Villegas

  Jul 29, 2025
  5.0
  This is a very local restaurant, and we loved it! They have a display showing all the options, and you can order by the unit to try different things or go for one of the bento boxes with set items. We got a bit of everything! There’s no seating area, but they pack the food really well so you can take it anywhere. Personally, I didn’t love the crab cake and roll, but everything else was wonderful. There was quite a line when we arrived, so it took about 30–40 minutes to order worth the wait!
• DH

  Dickson Ho

  Jun 4, 2025
  5.0
  One minor feedback, shrimp tempura curled up in to a ball inside the batter instead of the usual length of the tempura today, batter is still amazingly crispy. Besides that still the best and tastiest okazuya I’ve ever had. The flavor of the food has been consistent for the 60 years I’ve been eating here. The workers and the customers maintain that unique Hilo friendliness and charm.
• EB

  E'ala Boyd

  May 16, 2025
  5.0
  Such a gem of a place and I hope they never change! There's so many food options and it's great to be able to pick what you want and try a little of everything. We got a huge box full of fried ono, nori chicken, Korean fried chicken (the best here!!), musubi, long rice, Mac salad, and veggie tempura (SO good). Everything they make us delicious, the prices are so cheap like old-school days. And everyone working there is super friendly. New favorite food spot in Hilo for sure. Good luck finding parking though! Wish they had a lot and not just off street