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Lam's Kitchen

Restaurant Chinese restaurant

Compact Chinese noodle house with a down-home atmosphere, specializing in pork & beef options. People often mention soup, good, beef, noodle, tendon, rice, time, chow, delicious, recommend,


Address

1152 Maunakea St # A, Honolulu, HI 96817

Website

lamskitchenhawaii.com

Contact

(808) 536-6222

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (318 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
  • Friday: (Good Friday), 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Hours might differ
  • Saturday: 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: soup (16) good (15) beef (14) noodle (12) tendon (9) rice (8) time (7) chow (7) delicious (7) recommend (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Leon BIGPAKE H. 1 year ago on Google
    Aloha; I recommend a lot of places but this is my new favorite spot. You must try either the Look Fun with beef and tendon or Look Fun with Duck, soup on the side. Add the soup a little at a time and mix it together as you go. You will never be able to thank me more.
    9 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Chris H. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice little place, busy at lunch when we were there. Hong Kong style noodle and rice dishes. Authentic. Almost all the customers were speaking Cantonese and the owners seemed to know all of them by name.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Annie G. 1 year ago on Google
    Hands down the BEST beef chow fun I have ever had. Food tastes amazing, price is affordable and service is fast. I will totally come back.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ma T. 7 months ago on Google
    To us, Lam's Kitchen is a place where flavor meets heartwarming hospitality. My teen and I stumbled upon this gem after a visit to Izumo Taisha shrine in Chinatown. We're dimsum regulars at Legend's or Fook Lam, so it was our first time to visit Lam's Kitchen. Wallet-friendly prices, about 30% lower than Waikiki (we had noodles in Waikiki a day before and it a was $17/dish. At Lam’s Kitchen, it was about $12), and flavors that dazzle. Their "Look Fun with Duck in Gravy." was really, really good. The duck was soft, moist but not fatty. The Chinese spice makes it really unique, and the saltiness was just perfect to eat with the chewy and soft rice noodle. Also their “Look Fun with Tendon, Beef and Wonton in Soup” was also good. I wonder if they let you double the tendon/beef next time with extra charge? It is so good…. I’ll ask next time. The generous portion of napa cabbage was nice too. Honestly, there is many restaurants in Oahu but what stood out was the heartfelt kindness of the staff–Lam's Kitchen is with the aloha spirit. With my child's autism, they graciously let us take our time. A man with a group of six waiting was pressuring the waitress to make us leave, but she said, “We don’t rush customers here, sir.” Then she turned to my child and said, “You can take your time honey. Do you want a tea or water?” A simple gesture of care made our day. You can come to Chinatown by bus, a direct route from Waikiki. Dive into history, shop savvy (suvenier is about 15% cheaper in Chinatown than stores in Waikiki, and fruits and vegetables are fresh and cheap), and savor Lam's.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Thao T. 2 years ago on Google
    What a great meal we had here! Beef noodle soup, spicy wonton, and beef chowfun. It's delicious, good price, good portion, and friendly service. Highly recommend!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Benjamine H. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious food. We actually thought we were in the wrong place cause the place was so small. But it was enough for the 6 of us. Servers came quick and we very helpful. Food came out quick and hot was delicious.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 MrKiwiTy 1 year ago on Google
    The Beef chow fun was delicious and well-priced
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sanhti “Air” O. 1 year ago on Google
    Quick fast, delicious. Great service. My highlight was the briased pork liver and intestines, beef and tendon in soup look fun.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Amalina A. 6 months ago on Google
    I love Lam's kitchen - it is heartwarming and quaint which gives that ohana vibe I like. The place gets pretty crowded, you will be placed on a wait-list. I had the yoo tiao (Chinese fried donut) with congee and that was very very comforting. I also had fish noodle soup which was also nice and comforting. I also ordered iced chrysanthemum tea which was refreshing on a hot day. Expect to sit closely to other patrons because the space is relatively small and crowded but I find it charming. The staff is nice and efficient, the food comes out fast you barely have to wait.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Keffen J. 2 years ago on Google
    Hidden gem. Note that they have in house made look fun. Excellent! Highly recommend.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Spike L. 8 months ago on Google
    We decided to visit Lam’s Kitchen for lunch. We ordered Duck congee, Chinese doughnuts, panfried beef noodles, and a beef brisket and tendon noodle. The food was delicious and compared well with any of the top congee noodle houses in Vancouver and Richmond BC. Highly recommend coming here in Honolulu.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Eldon N. 3 years ago on Google
    The food is flavorful. My friend got lunch for us. I didn’t know about the price. The amount is nice.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 L M. 4 months ago on Google
    Getting less for your $$$$, serving portions are unequalled depending on the cook or waitress/waiter scooping from the already made pots. There’s a rude waitress (about 40s - 50s y/o, hair pinned back), acting like she’s too good to serve anyone. She accidentally spilled water on a little girl and never apologized nor getting extra napkins!!!!!

  • 4/5 Nina V. 5 months ago on Google
    About a block away from the Chinese Cultural Center in downtown on Maunakea is this small restaurant with a straightforward menu — rice porridge, look fun noodle soup, egg noodle soup, rice plates and sides. I can hear based on a recommendation from a seat neighbor from a UAL flight from SFO. “The softest chow fun noodles you will ever taste” was the hook. It delivered. We ordered 2 look fun noodle soups - beef and tendon (like a beef stew) and the wun run (shrimp and pork). Both were very tasty and we added the table chili oil to that. Great value for money. <30 for 2 lunches inclusive of tip.

  • 5/5 Sang “JohnLee” M. 4 months ago on Google
    Lunch at Lam's Kitchen in Chinatown turned out to be so good and cheap. Won Ton Lookfun for $11.25 was a very good deal, cheapeats, in Honolulu. Moreover, the soup was good and the service was terrific. I definitely recommend this place.

  • 5/5 Yuan 11 months ago on Google
    Amazing place! I recommend the beef tendon look fun and the duck noodle soup. The soup was very very tasty, and the beef was very tender and the duck was perfect flavor of sweet, salty, and well cooked. Everything about this place was really good. Quick service.

  • 5/5 Ruben S. 2 years ago on Google
    I ordered the beef and green beans fun. It was great. My wife happened to not feel well, I ate her chicken bean on rice. It was good too!

  • 5/5 Josie K. 1 year ago on Google
    They are known for their housemade look fun and cheong fun but their jook and rice dishes are very good also.

  • 5/5 Ouija S. 2 years ago on Google
    Friendly & efficient staff, no matter how busy and packed their little restaurant gets, and the noodle dishes are ono.

  • 3/5 Pau Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Food is four stars. We got the beef soup noodles and chow Fen. Chow fen is a little too oily but the soup is really good for just 11 dollars. Although waiter is overwhelmed by the number of customers, they are nice. But the host is rude to me. We were supposed to be seated at the door juts need to waiter to set up the table for us. But one of the customers told us we can sit with him if we don’t mind. And we just thought if they are okay, we’d be fine just sit with them. However, the host didn’t ask anything juts yelled us thinking we forcefully sit with this customer. Despite the good food, won’t come back next time. I left the store with a bad taste.

  • 5/5 N L. 1 year ago on Google
    Very tasty beef flank which is very flavorful and tender, Choi sum, and tendon cooked in a gravy poured over freshly made look fun in soup. Excellent

  • 5/5 April L. 1 year ago on Google
    Get some! #11 Beef flank and tendon look fun soup (fresh rice wide noodles) & #27 Beef & choy sum (Chinese flowering cabbage) chow fun. Im not a total carnivore but these dishes are delicious. Soup is not too salty and the meat and tendon is perfectly tender. Would’ve wanted a little more meat in the soup. The chow fun has a good amount of sauce and the meat is fresh and tender as well. They pack it to go nicely and already came with 2 chili sauce for each. Well done! Ordered in and took it out by 15min as promised. Will definitely bring fam here. A tight place to eat but worth it if you can grab a seat to eat it hot.

  • 5/5 Charlie L. 2 years ago on Google
    Authentic Cantonese cafe for rice, congee, and ho fun/chow fun. Very tasty and incredible value.

  • 5/5 Mary C. 2 years ago on Google
    Big portions can share w another person

  • 5/5 Sail B. 2 years ago on Google
    I missed this proper wonton noodle soup while I live in Mainland! Their shrimp wonton is delicious♡ Thank you guys!!

  • 5/5 Edmond C. 2 years ago on Google
    One of my favorite restaurants to get look funn. Been coming here since I was little. Lam’s kitchen holds a special place in my heart.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid parking lot
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery

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