O'Kims

Situated in a historical building that once served as the Headquarters of the Korean Federation in the early 1900s, this eatery is a true find. With its unassuming entrance and modest dining area, you wouldn’t immediately peg it as a "foodie’s choice," but the food tells a different story. While the menu is limited, the two dishes we ordered were excellent: • Wagyu Beef Dolsot Bibimbap: On par with some of the best versions found in Korea or Southern California. • Pork Belly: The texture was near perfection. While it is easy to prepare decent fatty pork, it is notoriously difficult to make the lean portion tender and digestible; here, the chef did an excellent job. Both were well prepared, except it was just a tad too sweet. I suppose fusion in Hawaii generally means making your dish sweeter than before. The meal was accompanied by two side dishes: an excellent kimchi and a pickled cauliflower that was both interesting and tasty. We sat on the back patio, which offered a breezy and enjoyable view of old brick walls and—yes—chickens. The service was friendly and attentive. This spot is a true "gem" in the heart of what was once a booming Chinatown.

First time visiting. The rating on Google was pretty high so we decided to try it. Not sure if I'll go back. Nice presentation on the food display and all but the prices were ridiculously expensive. It was not even anything specially made dishes either, just regular Korean food. Average Hot stone Bibimbap costs around $15 anywhere else but here it was $31. Regular Bibimbap costs between $10 and $12 anywhere else but here it was $18. And that's for only for veggie bibimbap. It will cost you extra $$$ if you want to add meat to your dish. I ordered chicken bibimbap which added up to be $21. Average bibimbap comes with some kind a meat anywhere else but here it will cost you extra. Galbi dish will cost you $31 but you only get a handful of cut up galbi pieces. For $31, you usually get a whole dish pile of Kalbi anywhere else. I usually order one order of galbi dish for around $30 and share it with someone. I don't mind paying a little more IF the dish tasted fantastic, even if it was just an ordinary Korean dish. But if it tasted average and expensive, then no way. Bottom line, it was not worth the money for me.