Jinroku Restaurant

Hi everyone.  I know it's been a while since my last blog.  We haven't been to any new places lately, just our usual eateries.  Well last night we went to this very good Japanese tepanyaki restaurant.  We've been here twice before and really enjoyed it here so we thought we'd try it again.  Jinroku Restaurant is located in the Pacific Monarch Hotel which is located on the Diamond Head side of Waikiki on Kuhio Avenue.  With all the traffic and road closures going on in Waikiki, this was a perfect place to go to eat in Waikiki.  Jinroku has valet parking or you can find parking on the street.  They are open for lunch Mon.-Sun. 11:30am-2pm and dinner Mon.- Sun.5:30pm-10:30pm.  They take reservations and have a full bar.  The service is excellent and the atmosphere is nice and relaxing.  It is fun to eat at the Tepanyaki counter.  You can watch them cook your food and if you have questions, they are more than happy to answer them for you. 

Since we've been here twice before, we decided to try new and different dishes.  And we weren't disappointed at all.

Sauteed Calamari

This was the first time we've tried this dish.  The calamari was so tender and cooked perfectly.  It was not chewy at all.  The mayonnaise dipping sauce adds a light and tangy flavor to the dish. 

Takoyaki

Takoyaki is a popular dish in Japan.  Jinroku Takoyaki is so flavorful that they only serve it with tonkatsu sauce and mayonnaise.  They add big chunks of tako and carrots and other ingredients that I didn't recognize but it was oh so good.  The outside is a little crispy and soft and the inside is filled with ingredients that you will definitely enjoy.  They gave us a dish of bonito shavings and aomori powder to top the takoyaki off but we didn't use it all because it was perfect without it.

Pizza Tama Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese pancake.  This one is their pizza tama.  Their ingredients include big chunks of tako, cabbage, cheese and tonkatsu sauce.  They cook it on the tepanyaki grill like a layered pancake.  it takes about 15 minutes to cook so order it first.  There are so many different textures in this one dish.  It was excellent. 

Kim Chee Fried Rice

This was a very good rice dish.  They cook the tako separate from the rice, kimchee, and egg, then combine in the end.  It may look spicy but it wasn't at all.  It was just the right amount of spicyness in the dish.  So much flavor in such a simple dish. 


Kuromitsu Special

This is one of their specialties.  This shave ice dessert was very different from your normal shave ice.  First thing different was that the syrup was made with black sugar (kuromitsu) hence the name of the dessert.  Secondly they add kinako powder on top.  I've only had kinako on mochi so this was different.  It was a very interesting flavor but yet it was VERY good.  It was a pretty big dessert but it was so good that we finished it all. 



Jinroku Restaurant prides themselves on service and excellent food and they do not dissapoint.  This was the third time eating here and everytime we come it just gets better.  The service, food, and atmosphere is the best.  If you ever want to experience great service and food, look no futher then Jinroku Restaurant in Waikiki. 


Overall, I give Jinroku Restaurant 5 stars.