Monarch Poke

This place is defintely for poke lovers and hawaiian flavors. I stopped in looking to try some poke nachos. Its a poke lovers dream. They have a wonderful selection of poke, the lobster poke was amazing. I wanted to buy a cook book; but they were out. The owner gave me the display book on the house. He noticed i was a chef based on my tattoos, which led to us having a great conversation.

Chef is a 30 year veteran of the Hawaiian food scene, owning a fine dining establishment then moving into his current location. A great man with a great vision. I highly reccoment taking a trip out to his place and enjoying the selection of food offered. You will not be dissappointed.

Mahalo

Yummy Poke! Fresh catch not frozen so you pay market price per 4 Oz. Minimum. Lau Lau lunch plate was fire!! It had Lomi Lomi, Lau Lau with salmon belly, Kalua pork (best ever!), rice and Mac salad. Classic lunch plate but sooo delicious!

The foods are very, very, very delicious! Crispy garlic poke and salmon bowl with garlic rice is amazing! This restaurant is one of my favorite place!

Great food, great place, good prices. Definite must if you are around Aiea.

Have tried several of the dishes here, all are pretty good. Their poi is one of the best I've ever had. You can tell the fish they use for their poke is fresh and not previously frozen. Poke that was frozen before has a weird chewy texture, which the poke here does not have. Not too many places in Aiea have the fresh poke. The only downside is that they close too early. Would be nice if they could stay open until 7pm since I don't get home until nearly 6pm, which is their current closing time.

A bit pricey for the amount of poke you get in each dish but well worth it given the freshness and flavor. The poke nachos are different than anything I've had before and are a must try. The full order allows a choice of two poke flavors and uses fried wonton chips in place of tortilla chips. The best deal on the menu is probably the poke bowls. Make sure to get the dirty rice. I promise you won't regret it!

I was traveling in the area and stopped by between destinations. Bonnie was absolutely delightful. The restaurant was extremely clean and welcoming. They obviously care about their guests. I would highly recommend stopping by. Furthermore, the food was fresh and delicious!

The food and drinks there was delicious. Even though the lunch menu is a bit small I was able to find something to eat that I never tried before. For lunch we had the Poke Nachos, Garlic Shrimp, Bulgogi burger, and cheesecake. The staff there were kind and a patient. I defiantly recommend trying this place out!

Has been one of the best food experiences I’ve had on the island so far!

Excellent service. We were helped by the owner’s daughter and she was extremely patient and informative on their food lines/ options.

She made my family and I feel welcomed and was happy to service us!

Poke Bowls were amazing. Our family picked the Spicy Poke option. Food was very fresh and tasted excellent!

Awesome experience all around. Highly recommend taking you and your family here if you’re looking for excellent food and excellent service!

Wasabi poke is absolutely good to have, absolutely come back for other kind of poke.
And glad to tryout laulau pork here too.

The poke is always so fresh and they are so accommodating! First time trying their katsu sando and it is so yummy

This was the first thing that came up when searching for a nearby lunch spot. We decided to check it out and on first sight, it was like every other hole in the wall place in an outdoor strip mall, but OMG the food was insanely good. We opted for a spicy ahi poke bowl and the bulgogi beef sandwich, which was actually three of the softest bao buns we’ve ever had with very good bulgogi beef. Even the fried that came with it were outstanding.

Can’t recommend this place enough!!

They have different lunch, happy hour, and dinner menus. I stopped by for lunch, but one of the employees explained the different menus to me and I decided to come back for dinner the next day instead. Don’t get me wrong, the lunch menu looked really good, but if you are looking for some of the local cuisine and specialties, you should probably come back for the dinner menu that starts at 5pm. Portions are large enough to be shared family style, so I got to try a little of everything.

They have indoor and outdoor seating.

Full bar, draft and bottled beer, wines and special house cocktails.

Parking can be a bear in this strip center.

They have plenty of four topper tables but you can’t push them together because of the layout of the place, so not great for groups of more than four or five people.

If you go, you HAVE to try the Shrimp and Pork Lumpia Shanghai - I couldn’t stop going on and on about that appetizer!

I couldn’t have been more pleased with the service - it was awesome and I owe it to the server who told me about the different menus when I stopped in for lunch.

This place is a keeper. :)

We are regular poke eaters and this was the best we ever had. Fantastic quality poke, can tell it’s super fresh. And to top it off, awesome friendly service! Stopped by after Pearl Harbor for a quick meal and we are so glad we did! Mahalo!! :)

We stopped in our way to the Honolulu airport and had an amazing experience. Definitely get the garlic rice if you get a poor bowl. 2 of us had the Spicy Ahi poke. Also had the pork belly and garlic shrimp. The Tuna and the rest of the fish/poke meat was so fresh! Definitely hope we can make it back

Monarch Poke is a must eat! Great variety and incredible poke(probably the best we’ve ever eaten)! Our son is not a poke eater, so they recommended their beef plate and he is still talking about how great it was. The staff was super helpful and the service was excellent. If you are in Oahu, this is definitely a place to stop.

First stop after arriving on the island and it was amazing! The fishes taste super fresh and I can taste the texture difference compare to poke back home.
Great selection, clean place, kind people, amazing pricing. 100% visiting again

Went there for the first time ever for my bday lunch a couple weeks ago. Staff was friendly and helpful despite a water main break earlier in the day requiring them to close early. One of my best dining experiences on island just because of how great their energy and the quality of the poke is. Will be eating here on the reg. Oh and the ube cheesecake is so friggin tasty.

Phenomenal. Absolutely amazing. We loved having a "Hawaiian Fusian" food experience, from our Kalua pork nachos to our Sunny Kauai Shrimp, we were in heaven!! We were also blown away with the wonderful staff and family friendly atmosphere. The hostess and waitress were both SO accommodating to our two small children (9 mos & 3 yrs), gave them a fun craft to do while we were waiting for our food, and were cheerful the entire time. Amazing food, atmosphere, staff, and experience!

Locally owned sit down restaurant with a very friendly staff. My friend and I were fortunate to have conversation with the owner. This restaurant is loyal to its community and island by using as much local products as possible. The produce is fresh from local farmers, the beef and pork are from local farmers which are fresh slaughtered and purchased every few days, and the fish is purchased almost every day from the fisherman's market.

The food is simply amazing! Locally grown burger, bulgogi spicy cucumber burger, homemade fries and ketchup... total juicy flavor burst with every bite of burger. The fries were good even when it cooled off to room temperature. I'm not a huge fan of ketchup, but this one I ate with the fries.. my burger was so flavorful it didn't need anything else.

I have to go back and try lots of other things on the menu. Too bad we only have one stomach. We just missed out on the last piece of cheesecake with a strawberry li hing topping... omg... it looked so good! We ordered the ice cream and brownie as that's always yummy.