Daiichi Ramen - Kahala

4210 Waialae Ave. #D5,D6, Honolulu - 96816
79 reviews
Japanese Ramen Japanese Curry
(808) 732-9898

Fast friendly attentive service. No nonsense kind of place that I like. Prices are reasonable. Get the mini ramen and choose 2 sides even if you're not that hungry.Alot to share between 2 people.I got spicy tonkotsu. My girlfriend got black garlic tonkotsu, asked to add extra cabbage.Sides we got chicken katsu, shrimp katsu, crockette, and mochiko chicken. The crockette was my least favorite of the four we choose.We also got cheesecake, for $3 cannot go wrong.Give these guys a try.

Got the miso ramen combo with gyoza and fried rice. I have to say everything we ate was of great quality. Miso wasn’t separated from water, and no smell of old pasta water from the cooked noodles. Gyoza was not store bought, or at least not cheap grocery store quality. The fried rice had color used two separate meats (crab and pork I believe) the peas were properly cooked and not hard and most importantly the rice used was not mushy and separated perfectly with each bite (good indicator of day old rice). Our order was made around 7:30pm on a Wednesday. To all those who are here on vacation and are looking for takeout look no further. Support family owned businesses like this so they can continue to provide quality food for many years to come!

I like that they don't use MSG, EXCEPT for the MSG in the curry sauce packet that they use; we just avoid the curry. I'm hoping one day they'll make curry from scratch without MSG; I believe they have a great cook that can do it and it would be probably be cheaper for them to make curry from scratch, too, with the amount they serve. The staff was very friendly and when I asked, she kindly showed me the packet so I could see the ingredients for myself. The food tastes great. The prices went up by about $2 on mostly everything since I was last there in 3/2021 and are now higher than other ramen/similar places, which adds up when you have a big family. Hopefully when Covid eases they'll get more business and can bring their prices back down.

Budget ramen joint. Nice flavor

Excellent udon here - very toothsome and tender, the hallmark of fresh noodles. The combo is a great deal: your choice of a bowl of ramen or udon, and then a side ranging from gyoza to tako yaki to shrimp tempura to calamari. I tried the last two - skip the tempura and get the calamari.

the portions and prices are wonderful here! the ramen was pretty tasty and came out relatively quick. No need to wait in long lines like in Waikiki which is a bonus

even though the food was delivered well and packaged nicely, i was honestly disgusted at the taste of the ramen. me and my entire party couldn’t eat our meals and got food somewhere else. i’m used to quality broth with more authentic content but you could tell the quality just was not there… cheap food products and pork. maybe the other meals would be better, but this isn’t a good ramen spot. will not be eating here again.

ramen flavor is not good at all, go somewhere else

Great experience. Food was good and the wait staff was quick and polite. However, the beef curry udon had a great taste but the meat and vegetables were a little undercooked. Unable to eat a couple pieces of meat. The rest of the food was great. Highly recommend but the toughness of the curry meat stopped a 5 star rating.

My choice is the teriyaki steak (medium well). It comes thinly sliced. Try their deep fried free condiment!My family loves the missionaries soup and very green salad. The noodle and soup dishes are great.