Side Street Inn

Some friends recommended this place. It was a good value. We had the chefs special for 3-4 people. We ordered o e extra entree. Our group was 7 adults and one toddler. We had leftovers. Salad was very good. Edamame also good. Fried rice, noodles, ribs, chops, and beef were awesome. We will return when we are entertaining a group. Good value.

Family style dishes, seasoned to perfection. Great customer service.

Definitely one of our goto places to have some, what I call, asian street food. Every time we dine in, we can literally feel the spirit of Colin and Anthony Bourdain. It’s as if they are dining with us and enjoying the legacy classics. Amazing fresh food and cool ambiance.

Go during the weekdays as the weekends are jammed packed.

Wow!!! So much food. Be warned. It really is a lot of food no matter what you get. Order the fried rice, kalbi short ribs, and garlic fries.

The portions are huge!!! We tried to control what we ordered and still had a ton leftover!

Parking is very limited and reservations are suggested.

The garlic edamame was amazing as was the fried chicken. The pork chops were a bit overcooked, and the ribs were yummy but I've had better down in Charleston SC.

It's a fun place to eat, especially with a large group and I would recommend it to people but I wouldn't run back when we are in town again.

Always a great place to break bread with people we know and love. Love the staff and food at both locations. Still our #1 place to eat on Oahu since we stumbled on it 18 years ago! We've even scheduled an extra long layover passing through to get from the airport and back for dinner.

Amazing, plentiful family feast for the 4 adults in my party. Everything came out fast but was fresh so it's safe to say that the restaurant is very efficient! The drinks were great as well with an ambience that was pushed to sweeter heights by the lady serenading the whole restaurant with her voice and choice of instruments. What a great experience! The chicken was so crispy and juicy and flavorful. The mountain of rice and fried pork chops were no slouch either. I didn't even try the edamame as I had eaten too much of the beef first! 😅

A positive experience with the Side Street Inn staff and restaurant. From setting up the reservation for 17 - a mix of kids, adults and seniors. The restaurant did a great job accommodating our large group. Kudos to our server Kaila, she was attentive and advised to order ONE for 6-8 guests from Chef Colin's Classics pre fixe menu. It did not disappoint the 'classics' were more than enough for our group as we also ordered gizzards, ribeye and a chef special of wings. Great food was accompanied by live music/entertainment which complimented a great night. Will be visiting again.

Oooooh this place is it!!! So first off, have to commend the staff on friendliness and service. Making reservations was super easy via email as they were respondent and friendly. Even mentioned it was to celebrate my birthday, and they had the live singer sing to me!! Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and gave us great recommendations. We ordered: sautéed mushrooms, garlic edamame, Kal bi chicken, the signature garlic chicken, and a side of white rice with furikake.

The apps were delicious, mushrooms had a great sherry and parmesan umami flavor and were plentiful, and edamame were also a huge portion with TONS of garlic. In fact while I'm at it, all the portions were HUGE. Kal bi chicken was okay, nothing that blew me away. Signature fried chicken though was sooooo good. Perfectly fried and crispy and had tons of flavor. The only negative was that it was slightly overly salty with the fish sauce marinade, but the white rice certainly helped to offset. I have tons of items I want to try next time (like the noodz). This is definitely a great place to dine family style with others.

The place can get pretty loud, especially with live music and during the dinner rush. There's cheap valet parking right outside, but also 2 garages right across the street. The upper one was $5 cash.

This place is really good for large groups since the serving sizes are pretty big. We had a group of 10 and ordered the "prefixe" menu thing and a few other dishes. I loved the bulgogi thing and the fried chicken, and the poke was a favorite at the table too. I wish we had ordered the pork skin poke but it had sold out when we asked for it...

This isn't like a fancy restaurant, but it's a solid dinner choice and you should def grab reservations ahead of time.

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I came back here a year later and it was still delicious. Attaching more photos.

I cannot say enough good things about this place. Talk about bomb quality food cooking in huge portions. Don't take me lightly when I say huge portions. This is family style and they mean it. There's plenty of every dish to go around. The prices, once you see the portions, are very reasonable. Wether it's the garlic chicken, the works fried rice, any of the salads, the pork chops, the list just goes on, it's all amazingly delicious. The service is great too.

They are Johnny on the spot from checking in on you to water refills. This place is roomy. Tons of seating. They follow strict COVID protocol requiring vax card for all guests and mask while not seated and eating/drinking. We love frequenting Side Street and get the same quality service at both of them.

You want Local Hawaii Food? This is the place to go!!!

Funnily enough, I work right upstairs from the other side street inn location . I honestly just love this original locations vibe and food more.

You have got to try their garlic chicken, Kim Chee fried rice and garlic fries. Their pork chop and their ribs are also really popular.

Go with a big group , and share ! You'll have enough food for everyone to enjoy and take home:)

I love this restaurants big portions and tasty food. It's a casual ambiance with good service and local cuisine.

Always has and always will be one of the best places to eat on Oahu. Legendary menu…pork chops, fried rice, kalbi and poke are a must. But you really can’t go wrong with anything on this menu. Enjoy! 🤙🏼

Local spot to treat yourself or the ohana in town or out of town.

Live music, the best sizzling kalbi!
Our order came out less done than we wanted and they happily replaced it with a new order.

The family meal is your best bet for your money and mouth.
Huge salad, assorted fried rice option, sizzling kalbi, porkchop, garlic fried chicken and more…

Not so much ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐,
But 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.

Make a reservation.
Valet was worth it for me.

Absolutely love this place. Took my family here after trying it previously on a previous trip. This food is scrumptious. The staff is nice, and there was even a guy performing hawaiian music while we were eating.

Make sure you bring your appetite
Truly enormous portions and best enjoyed with a group. The fried rice must be big enough to share with at least 4.
The baby back ribs were perfectly cooked with a sweet sauce, they were delicious. Highly recommended.
The service was friendly and the live music excellent.

This is the perfect place to bring your hungry, discerning group of friends to. Plenty of really good food. Great place to talk. And there's music too. Did I say the service is excellent! Yes, there's a bar.

Everything is Family style, highly recommended going with a group or at least yourself and another person. The food is so savory and highly recommend the boneless kalbi. The Kimchi fried rice is pretty good as well.

We can’t rave enough about the food. We ordered the assorted food platter. An assortment of their most favorite foods. We were a total of 5 people and the food was MORE than enough. We actually took some food home. There was live music.

The restaurant has gone through a complete modern remodeling. A new open look which helps to ease transmission concerns. The food is delicious as always. Live music and impromptu Hula greatly livened the atmosphere.