Modern Japanese gastropub specializing in craft cocktails, Izakaya cuisine & innovative sushi. Based on 999 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
1009 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 591-0101
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Hours
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11:30 AM–10 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
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Reviews
Amalina Ariffin
I just had the best tempura fried brownies. When I was eating it I was already missing it, and knew that I would be thinking about the dish for days. Almost a week later I still think about it. The ambience of the place is really nice but it gets busy and crowded so reservations are highly encouraged. The parking is also limited, I recommend that you park on the street parking, if you use their valet it will be $7. They have a lot of interesting menu options that you might not get in normal sushi restaurants. The restaurant is busy so expect a slower service but I hope it is worth the wait because that brownie is just… Magical.
Raisa Melendez
First time here and we loved everything about it. The restaurant is beautiful. The hosts were super friendly and courteous. The wait staff was attentive and very detail oriented. The chefs are amazing. The food was delicious. We had a really great time. I highly recommend this place for a date night or if you’re looking for a good sushi place in general.
Sebastian
Trendy vibrant vibe, fresh and creative sushi rolls. The tableside cooking of the wagyu fried rice was a nice touch and would recommend it.
Kelcie Malia Molina
I’ve always loved coming to Doraku for their happy hour, their food never disappoints. This time we came during prime dinner time and it was just as delicious as I remember! Some of the things I’d recommend ordering are the Jidori Chicken Ginger Karaage (we ordered it 2x), Wagyu Beef Fried Rice, and Ahi Tataki. Their sushi rolls were yummy too, but the hot dishes really made it for me.
Aizhan
I read the reviews and was afraid of bad service. But everything went great! The service was excellent, the waitress was very friendly, smiling, always came to us, brought orders quickly. Everything is great! The food is delicious!
Lisa Killingsworth
We stopped in before an event at Blaisdell. It’s a perfect location to just pop on over to your event after a meal or some drinks. They have both indoor and outdoor seating, and valet available at the parking garage next door. My husband and I shared Ahi, brussel sprouts, mushrooms, edamame, a spicy tuna roll, and the steak and lobster roll. Just about everything on the menu is sharable. Everything was delicious.
Mathew Perkins
In 2023, I understand that restaurants are struggling with rising costs, hiring challenges, etc.
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C Ryu
Very nice izakaya, atmosphere is like you’re in Japan. Quality of food was mostly good. Best dish imo was the hamachi carpaccio. Very thin sliced and melt in your mouth hamachi – Umai! The Doraku salmon and crispy eel roll was great. The wagyu beef fried rice which is cooked at your table was good (a little bland, could use just a little more seasoning to kick it up a notch). Inaka yakisoba was good. Ordered It with Jidori chicken. This is the first time I’ve tried Jidori chicken which (from what I’ve read on the internet) is fresh free range chicken brought in from California. I would have liked a little more seasoning on the chicken, but may be that’s a no no for Jidori chicken (like pouring A-1 on my ribeye ). Although the Jidori chicken ginger karaage was well seasoned, crispy, and had lots of flavor.. The garlic teriyaki Edamame was very ono! Was so good we ordered a second round. Negitoro don could have used ahi that was more fresh. It was great that it was served with sushi rice, though. Yuzu lemonade was pretty good – a little more yuzu would have made it perfect. Spicy tuna crispy rice – not recommended – rice was too crispy (some of the rice was too hard.). The king oyster mushroom was was tasty and tender. Overall, Doraku at Kakaako was great – nice atmosphere and good food. A good place to hang out and celebrate an occasion or relax after work.
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Taylor Urban
Had a very great experience here!
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