Saturday, September 5, 2026

Torishin@Hawaii Honolulu ★★★

Only Yakitori Omakase Restaurant in Hawaii. From Michelin Star restaurant in NY. Grilled chicken using 56 years old tare sauce. $200 per person with add-ons available. Corkage fee $50. Free parking at Whole Foods parking lot.

Chicken Breast with Shiso

Chef Kuwa-san from Torishin NY

Entrance

Chicken Breast
with shiitake mushroom, red bell pepper, watercress, yuzu

Chicken Breast with Shiso, Soft bone, Shoulder, Oyster, Wing

Hassun
Yuba with Brown Jelly
Cod Roe Omelete
Grilled Saikyo Chicken Thigh
Slow Cooked Duck Smoked with Ponzu Yuzu Kosho
Chicken Nanban Zuke with Onion, Bell Pepper & Tomato

Brought Abe Sake for Corkage

Grated Radish

Tebasaki (Chicken Wing)

Iced Sake Pot

Eggplant with Shishito, Bonito Flakes, & Chives

Back Soft Bone

Shoulder

Purple Yam with their Carbonara Sauce made with Anchovy & Garlic

Anago never Frozen, Fresh from Aichi with Tare Sauce
pickled radish

Somen with Plum Sauce, Shiso, Boiled Shirasu, Myoga & Cucumber

Chicken Oyster

Add-on Options for the Night:
Heart, Gizzard, Rib, Meat Soft Bone, Main Artillery, Kidney

Tsukune (Chicken Meatball) with Raw Egg Yolk

Tsukune (Chicken Meatball) with Raw Egg Yolk

Rib (add-on) $11

Kuwa-san with 36 Years Old Tare

36 Years Old Tare

Chicken Soup

Chicken Pot Rice (Refillable/ Take Home)

Pickled Kombu & Radish for Rice

Chicken Pot Rice

Left Over Chicken Pot Rice Onigiri to take home

Panna Cotta with Brown Sugar


Shiso Sorbet

Homemade Panna Cotta with Brown Sugar

Hojicha

Torishin
Ae'o, 1001 Queen St Spc 104, Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 600-5057
https://www.torishinny.com/

Souza's Fish House@Hawaii Honolulu ★★★

Amazing Fresh Poke. Garlic Attack was nice & refreshing. Lao Style was spicy with fish sauce & garlic crunch. Love both of them.

Souza Special $28

Lao Style Ahi Poke (spicy) (right) & Garlic Attack Ahi Poke (left)
2 Choice $24


Souza Special $28

Souza's Fish House
852 Mapunapuna St, Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 476-5609
https://beluga.kitchen/m/KDWNrn

Sunday, August 30, 2026

Kojima@West LA ★★★

Amazing Michelin Star Omakase Restaurant. Comfy meal with seasonal ingredients at Sawtelle. Chef Hayato Kojima from Tokyo. Soothing spa-like background music. $200 per person ($240 effective September 1, 2026). Kuheiji Tako available. Corkage $50 for 720mL. Street parking or 1 hour validated parking in strip mall underground lot. Meal was 3 hours.

In-House Marinated Ikura from Canada with Maitake Dashi

Chef Hayato Kojima from Tokyo



Brought Kuheiji Betsu Atsurae ($50 Corkage)

Nasu (Eggplant) from Kumamoto

Usumebaru (Rock Fish) from Kanazawa with Young Ginkgo Nuts




Japanese Sea Bream Braised in High-End Gokuryo Green Tea
with dashi, myoga

Charcoal Grilled Local Beef Tongue
with Amela sweet tomato sauce from Shizuoka

Arrowroot StarchKuzu Root Shiba with Cherry Shrimp Tempura from Shizuoka
with lady flower bulb & kinome



Seared Kamasu (Barracuda, in season) from Chiba
topped with wasabi with dashi & citrus

Matsutake Mushroom from Toyosu

Owan (Japanese Clear Soup)
Matsutake Mushroom from Toyosu with Hamo from Awaji Island
shabu shabu style in kelp with first dashi with tuna & bonito, topped with okra from farmers market

Maguro (Blue Fin Tuna) with Asasu





Chawanmushi (Cold Savory Egg Custard) with Murasaki Uni


Charcoal Grilled Sawara (Spanish Mackerel)

Nasu (Eggplant) from Kumamoto

Charcoal Grilled Sawara (Spanish Mackerel) from Kanazawa with Nasu (Eggplant) from Kumamoto
Japanese green pepper & white miso



Wagyu Flap Meat from Nagano with Oregon Baby Turnip & Baby Carrot
with house salad from farmers market with house made mayo



Palate Cleanser


Aburabouzu (Japanese Sablefish) Rice Dish in Steel Pot


Miso Soup



Melon Ice Cream

Kojima
2130 Sawtelle Blvd, Suite 211,
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(424) 248-0116