They always rock it! Service is personable, and the menu is reasonable, creative, and pretty splendid. Give it a try if you've never been. The atmosphere is cosmopolitan and food ono! Really only one of a handful of places in town that have a really classy setting and menu, while having a very reasonable and tasty bar menu, in a casual, easy going, feel good atmosphere. If you wanna do it up, the dinner menu is hearty and unique. They also have a semi private room for intimate parties. Outdoor sidewalk or under cover seating is also nice on a cool evening. It's definitely a favorite! 8/09/21 They rocked it again. Stephanie, one of our servers, and her teammates, on it and quite entertaining. Thank you for the usual great service and pretty dang good grubs, too. 😉🤙✌ 9/2022 I've been back many more times before this, but I wanted to give another shout-out! They're still rocking it! The place was crowded, and still a beautiful ambiance and staff is fantabulous!! We were graced with Bo serving us at the bar as he continues to navigate these challenging times post Covid. I give him all the credit in the world. Also posted a pic of the newest item on the bar menu, a beef skewer. It was right up that onolicious alley! Rock on!! 😉🤙✌️ 5/2023 It's still awesome and rocking it! I'm just sorry I'm not able to come as often. Keep up the good work! 😉🤙✌️

What a place. Went earlier in the week with clients and was blown away. When my wife joined me I had already changed my initial dinner plans to take her here. I had seared Ahi steak again and it's incomparable: flavor, texture, size, etc. Truly not had an equal traveling across the US. And my wife did the 16oz ribeye and she's hard to please in terms of bad luck getting truly rare first time out let alone seasoning. It was to her words one of the only times it was pitch perfect as is at the start.

This place does not take quick pay and still have those terminals in the wall from 20 years ago. We went there during our vacation; got the dry aged steak, ceviche, soup and drinks to share. The food was great but paying was a different story. My friend had to enter verification for 10 min into their outdated system, the impatient waiter started berating us for not researching before traveling. This is a "developped" country is it not? They know what they are doing with the food, I want to rate this higher but I had to remove a star for the infrastructure/service and another for the ceviche that gave us all minor food poisoning the next day.

Very pricey overall for how the food tastes. Service was excellent. The free bread and butter were delicious. All the items on the menu are "a la carte" so you have to buy sides separately. The salad was okay. The steaks texture were good, but tasted extremely bland (my sister had to ask for A1 sauce for her Filet Mignon just to get some flavor). My Ribeye was a little better, but was still very bland. If you want to use the restroom, you need to ask to get a key and directions to the restroom outside of the restaurant. Overall, the salad, Filet Mignon, Ribeye, Lobster, Asparagus side, Baked Potato side, and dessert cost around $300.

First visit here tonight. Enjoyed the service and food. Ordered the Cesar salad, scallops, lobster tail and Ya Yas lobster pan roast. Also ordered the lycheetini and pink Cadillac.Everything was absolutely delicious.

Amazing atmosphere, beyond phenomenal drinks and food... cozy place that's spaced out well. Perfect lighting... great choice for romantic private dates or hanging with friends and sharing incredible apps. The wine list is extensive. I love the way everyone pitches in and makes sure to stop by your table and ask a little about you, including management. Had a blast and definitely highly recommended!

The food and atmosphere was great here. The staff was polite and the food came out quick and was flavorful. The menu was unlike any other I’ve ever seen! We recommend and would return

This is by far THE BEST PLACE THAT IVE EVER EATEN. The owner Chef Bo has some of the greatest food on this earth. Wagyu steak, Salmon and Pork Chops were absolutely amazing

Our first time at this predominantly steak house. The cocktail menu was diverse and tasty. Our food was served family style. We had the bacon appetizer and two different salads. Our mains were lamb chops, pork chop, and New York steak with sides of mushrooms, mashed potatoes, and broccolini. All were great but the lamb chops were especially good. Beignets finished the meal and were good. Service was excellent. Prices were spendy, but I would say this would be a good place for a special occasion.

We made a mistake by ordering too much. The portions are huge and everything sounded delicious! In fact, all our items were indeed delicious! Though, I would recommend the Prime Rib Eye over the Lamb Chops if you had to pick one. Make sure you try their meats with the mushroom dipping sauce. Other than the food, the ambience and service was spectacular. It is a bit on the pricier side, but it's definitely worth it.

The whole experience was amazing. The staff are attentive and very helpful above and beyond. The food....wow. The lamb chops, good, French fries, great, the lobster rolls...omg. If you enjoy lobster, you must try the new lobster roll. It is so good and perfect. The Pink Cadillac was also pretty spectacular. I'm in love. The staff, again, thank you for an amazing experience and meal. Compliments to the chef, the bartender, the staff and management. It will be hard to top this vacation birthday dinner.

This place was amazing and I had amazing service! The steaks were the best and the drinks and sides were also amazing!

Don’t ask my favorite dish, I wouldn’t know what to pick! Fried rice is sssooooo good. Made with wagu trimmings. Brussel sprouts were so good. With BACON! I forgot a picture but never ate it like that before. Broccoli had amazing herbs with butter. Oysters on half shell was fresh and tasty! Full bar. I never had wagu before but it’s life changing. We were there for my sons birthday and everyone was friendly and attentive. They validate parking. Only bad thing I have to say is the community bathroom. Not the cleanest.

It was my second time here and this time I had to try the Ya-Yakiniku Wagyu from Nagasaki. The meat was super marbled and tender I was absolutely in love with this dish! The service was amazing as well. Marie was very kind and hospitable and checked on our table often to make sure we had everything we needed. Also the music choice at this restaurant was on point! We had a lot of fun overall. I recommend trying the hamachi crudo and the fat fried rice as well.

Service was awesome! Best dry aged steak I've had in hawaii. Just can't put my finger on it something was off as far as the atmosphere. Bar looked great maybe it was the more modern feeling, from the high ceilings, cement floors not at all a bad thing just different. We will definitely be back.

I'm gonna have to say this might be our new favorite steak restaurant. My husband and I love to celebrate either our anniversary or birthdays with a nice dinner out. We've been getting a bunch of recommendations to come to Ya-Yas. I was a little turned off initially because I don't like to dine in Kakaako very often (just my preference). I was so impressed with the service every single person we interacted with was genuine. Food: My husband got the bone in ribeye and side of foie gras. Red meat and Seafood haven't been agreeing with me lately (pregnancy aversions) so I just got sides. I got the Fat fried rice, creamed spinach, smash potatoes and creme brulee corn. I appreciate that I didn't feel bothersome for only ordering sides from our waiters. Food was amazingly good, I'm honestly still thinking how good the fried rice was. I was telling my husband this might be our new spot. And even better we get to support local! For dessert we tried the beignets which reminded us of andagi lol it was hot and fresh with a scoop on the side of vanilla ice cream. They also gave us cheesecake to help us celebrate our anniversary so sweet!. Thank you Ya-Yas for helping us celebrate our wedding anniversary. Can't wait to come back!

The perfect steakhouse dining experience! Made our reservation for 2 via OpenTable. There's street parking if you're lucky, otherwise there's a parking garage right next to the restaurant. With validation, we only had to pay $1. When we arrived, we had to fill out a quick Covid tracing form via a QR code you scan with your phone. For appetizers we ordered the Ahi tartar and fat fried rice. For entrees, we ordered a bone in ribeye, bone in prime rib, creme brulee corn, creamed spinach, white rice and a side of foie Gras. Everything was absolutely delicious! The prime rib and foie gras were especially amazing! Service was impeccable! Our waiter constantly checked on us, our waters were never left empty, and they even cleaned our table and switched out our silverware after appetizers. Our dining experience at Ya-Ya's was fantastic and I greatly look forward to going again!

The lady who serves our table is the best reason for the full stars! She knows what people wants. Dishes has room to be improved 😊 overall is great 👍

Vibe is chill, but can be fancy if you like. Cocktails were ok. Ocean Tower is worth it. Lobster was done perfect. Poke and ceviche were surprisingly delicious. Oysters, scallops and shrimp round it out. Prime rib is giant, soft and so so so yummy. Be prepared to take home a big doggie bag OR share. Dessert was delightful. Beignets with chocolate sauce.

We were able to find street parking since the husband blindly drove past the huge Keahou Lane public parking sign. Upon check-in, you must fill out the typical COVID-19 info on their iPad which was quick and easy. We were immediately seated in a comfortable, perfectly sized corner booth for our party of 4. We were immediately impressed with their LED-lit menus. We ordered the following: Purple Rain: dangerously delicious, went down smooth, had more than I should've Fat Fried Rice: tastes like your standard local fried rice with oyster sauce until you get those pieces of wagyu fat trimmings, that's when you taste the opulence of it Seafood Tower: they use tiny but flavorful oysters so if you love oysters order more on the side. The ceviche and poke was well prepared. Ya-Ya'kiniku: this was a treat, the meat was so soft and a quick sear on the accompanying hot stone and either a swipe of wasabi or the provided salt to sprinkle just made that meat melt in my mouth Bone-in Ribeye: fat, juicy and flavorful, big enough for 2 to share Ya-Ya's lobster Pan Roast: it's like high-class, upgraded lobster bisque, great flavor, the shrimp isn't just tossed in, it embodies the flavor of the bisque. Our eating partner ordered another basket of bread to soak up all the bisque and ate it that way. Lamb Chops: perfect amount for sharing, more than just 4 shanks. Accompanied with a finger-licking mushroom demi-glace. We would return and we would tell others about our experience.

Decided to try this restaurant out for father's day and I was pleasantly surprised at the offerings and service. The place is a bit dim, almost reminds me of Hy's steakhouse in terms of lighting so it was a bit hard for my dad to see (He doesn't have the greatest eyesight). Luckily they had these amazing light-up menus which was a delight when I opened them up, first time I've seen something like that. The menu is definitely pricey for dinner, so expect to spend around $100 a head for a full course meal. Our waitress (Marilyn if I remember correctly) Was extremely polite and friendly. That alone made the experience so much better. Now onto the food, we started with the TAB (Thick a** bacon, fun play on words) Foie gras, wagyu fat fried rice, tomato bisque, and the seafood tower. The soup was creamy, fresh and delicious. The TAB was pretty good, just a thick smoked pork belly with an oddly addicting barbecue sauce. The Foie gras was fatty and cooked perfectly, although abit on the small side, and the crostini was perfectly thin, buttery and crispy. The "Wagyu fat fried rice" was OK, abit soggy but definitely felt the heaviness of the wagyu fat. The seafood tower was the somewhat disappointing dish of the night. The oysters and ceviche w/wonton chips were fresh and tasty. The Ahi poke did not seem fresh, you know how you get the pre-frozen poke from foodland etc.? It had about the same texture along with the color. The shrimp and lobster were, in my book, over cooked and tasteless. They were both rubbery, and the lobster was extremely disappointing. The lobster had an odd taste, not the usual "Fresh, buttery, juicy and flavorful" taste you get when cooked properly. The presentation was great though, and they cut it very nicely to have it eaten easily. It did seem though like every other table had one, so they were possibly pressed for time or something. As for the Entree's I got the porterhouse and my brother got the ribeye. We also got a side of broccolini, and my dad ordered the mushroom medley that sadly didn't get punched in to the kitchen but I won't dock them for that. The Manager on duty and waitress were both very apologetic about it, we really didn't mind because that would've been too much food so we all sort of laughed it off. Both steaks were cooked perfectly, and the aged beef was just downright amazing. They weren't extremely seasoned, they really let the aged beef be the star of the show. I can't stress how perfect the steaks were, I was just sad that I filled myself on apps that I could only take down 1/3rd of my porterhouse. For dessert we went for the beignet's and espresso creme brulee. The manager personally delivered the beignet's and let us know it was on the house for the mushroom medley mistake, which was an extremely kind gesture. The beignet's were fluffy and delicious, and the ice cream of course was creamy and a nice compliment to them. The creme brulee slightly disappointed due to the slight curdling of the custard, so it had kind of a rough texture but the flavor was good. Overall the service is fantastic and the ambience is nice and quaint. I can't stress how much I loved the attentiveness of the staff. My only complaint overall was the seafood, I was just expecting a bit more quality and freshness. Will definitely try this place again though!

Awesome menu, and the starter of claim chowder was off the charts. Fresh ingredients along with superb culinary skills makes this place a rewarding dinning experience. I'm definitely a returning customer, and I had one of the best porterhouse steak. The creme Brule was a coffee base favor with custard.