Tokyo Tei

4 Reviews on “Tokyo Tei”

• Joanna

  Insincere service. I decided to come to Tokyo tei with my family after reading the reviews online. We got there for lunch on a Sunday only to find it closed. They only do dinner service on Sundays. I really wanted to try the restaurant so I rearranged plans so that we could have dinner, which would also be our last meal in Hawaii at Tokyo tei. When we say down for dinner, we decided to order three set dinners for the five of us given that American portions are much larger, eating family style is part of our Chinese culture, it was quite early in the evening (5:15) and we didn’t want to be too full boarding the plane. The waitress was not impressed that we had only ordered three set dinners and informed us that she would have to charge an extra $3.50 for the two people who weren’t ordering dinner. This wasn’t written anywhere in the menu but we didn’t want to make a fuss. I let her know that we wanted to see how much food would come first and we would order more if we were still hungry. She proceeded to take away three plate settings. When the food came, she asked again if we were going to order more food, we haven’t eaten yet, so how would we know if we would be hungry afterwards? I also had to ask for the three plates back so that my parents had a plate to eat off of. The attitude of the waitress was very demeaning and did not embody the Hawaiian spirit and hospitality we have received in other restaurants. I could feel hoe angry she was with us for not ordering more and made our dining experience very uncomfortable. The food was also mediocre, it was quality that I could find in Toronto easily.

  November 6, 2013, 12:08 am

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• Food Mood T

  Liverwurst Sandwiches. I will start by saying that I have been eating here since small keiki days, so my opinion is sincerely biased due to the nostalgia factor. With that fact out of the way, i can honestly say that the food is really not that good, standard local-Japanese, lotsa very greasy, fried and salted options… inconsistent sashimi cuts…. so it’s probably one of those places that feels good if you grew up eating here, but not so much if you are looking for a great new place to try dinner. I also used to love liverwurst sandwiches on Wonder Bread growing up, but have seemed to outgrow that….

  January 15, 2012, 12:03 am

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• Mason Savoy

  Shrimp and vegetable tempura. Fresh ahi sashimi and teriyaki steak. Miso soup and hot tea. Teishoku B= HAPPY

  August 27, 2011, 8:11 pm

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• Kim

  Good food. The food is good, and fiarly priced, but the place makes you feel like you’ve traveled back in time to the 80’s. I like it, since I’ve been going there since I was a little girl (I’m now almost 30) and absolutely nothing’s changed about the restaurant. However, my husband is not a fan of the place.

  November 9, 2010, 4:20 am

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