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June 2023 by Jacki H.
Hi, tried to find you on Saturday, at kakaako, didn't see your booth, want to buy the koji, where will you be Sunday?
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January 2023 by Rey Hernández
Extremely very good!! Open your new place! You will do great!!
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January 2023 by Dream Production
Crispy Musubi♪ yummy ,
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July 2022 by S W.
The girl told the guy in front of my that all items were musubi, so I was expecting meat on/in my cheese order. Low and behold, it just just pan fried cheese with rice on top and mayo over that for $12. Kind of a rip off if you ask me.
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January 2022 by Lynette N
My fave vendor at Kaka’ako Farmers Market! I’m not even a big rice eater but I’ll devour one of their crispy musubi bowls in no time! It’s so onolicious! The cooks are friendly and fun to watch as well. FYI—I’ve never seen them without a line so get there early before they run out of your faves!
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November 2021 by Lance N.
Wow!Very disappointing.Didn't know what I was thinking actually giving this place a try.But had to try it right Couple things- lacks flavor- very oily - it is grilled on a pan and not on and open flame like traditional Yakitori onigiri- they give 2 discs of rice per serving to try and justify the price they charge. The bottom disc of rice does not have any flavoring and is just soaked with oil.So sad that these people take a traditional Japanese dish and try to mass produce it.
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September 2021 by Lei G.
Walking around the kakaako farmers market and saw the sign for crispy musubi & had to stop & place an order for the hijiki musubi. The crispy musubi was unusual, but enjoyed the crispy texture. They placed a generous amount of hijiki on the musubi. It was a filling treat. Friendly service was a bonus!
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June 2021 by Dante H.
While I have accepted that I am not a morning person, society unfortunately does not. I've spent perhaps four months planning to go to the Kakaako Farmers Market only to sleep in a little too long and get out of bed after the market is all packed up. I finally made it after a friend forced me out of bed. The lines are long and the selection is overwhelming, but I decided to try the fried onigiri stall on the makai side of the market. There was a long line which died down a bit by the time I tried, and they were sold out of a few items, most disappointingly the tuna mayo.The onigiris are about $10 and they're impressively fried in a giant wok. I decided on the cheese onigiri since cheese and rice is always nice, and ate it while walking around kakaako. The tare and sesame sauce are definitely tasty and worked well with the savory bits of okoge. That said, the cheese was a bit hard and the whole thing fell apart when I tried to pick it up by the nori. The rice was a little oily and dry. It was kind of just a dressed up, oilier version of the yakionigiri you can get at the market, only for four times the price.Maybe the other items are better.
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May 2021 by Blessie V.
It's safe to say that I LOVE this farmer's market find!Straight from Japan, Pupu Grill Teppanyaki serves up yaki (grilled) onigiri (rice patties) with uniquely Japanese flavors. The sound of the onigiri sizzling in the wok, as well as the workers' energy, drew me in. I knew I needed to try.They got the system down with the friendly lady taking orders and a personable guy getting those orders out in sequence. Any and every question about their flavors is answered in depth, and although the line can get long, the onigiri are out in no time.*shiso ume ($6): this one tastes like the ocean, with a salty-sweet-slightly sour flavor. The furikake tops it well!*cheese and mentai ($8): with mozzarella cheese and mentaiko mayo, this one is sure to please. Love the accentuated fish flavor, the creamy mayo, and the gooey cheese that binds it together. And wrapped with crunchy nori (seaweed)- it's bliss.Catch them at the Aloha Farm Lovers Kaka'ako Farmers Market on Saturdays from 8 am-12 pm on the makai side (going towards the ocean). Head towards the back and look out for the huge wok! Maybe I'll catch you there!
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April 2021 by Irene M.
Oh the memories of yakionigiri really goes back decades as generations made various versions all with great memories. "Yaki" basically means cooked either grilled, pan fried, broiled, etc...and we all know onigiri is what locals identify as musubi.So basically you're crisping up the outer layer of the onigiri which gets topped off with various usually local ingredients and I couldn't resist Shiso Ume. Shiso we see in the markets are green and are amazing addition to various Asian dishes but when pickling ume the red is used that gives the green ume its color during the pickling process and the ume which what you see when purchasing a jar of ume.This was my first time to Kaka'ako Farmers Market newly relocated location that split into two lots (Mauka & Makai) this one is located on the Makai which is on the ocean side. You will see two guys along this enormous skillet that just stopped me in my tracks and the sign "Crispy Musubi" already having standing in the long line wishing it moved faster lol!You can't rush that crispiness hot off the skilled then topped immediately and wrapped in nori (seaweed) OMG!!! Bliss!!This new location does have more curbs to enjoy and savor the moment though I'd recommend bringing a piece of cardboard to sit on as it is grungy and is obviously not meant for that but is nice to sit and graze which I did and will definitely be back again. Thank you!!
