Tsukiji’s Fishmarket Lounge

Smaller selection than makino’s but their crab legs were bigger than the ones at Makino’s buffet. Great service from our waiter, kept refilling drinks and making sure we were okay. Don’t forget to ask for Kama’aina discount! You get a few dollars off. Clean dining room area but their bathrooms were very dirty. One bathroom stall in the girls restroom didn’t even have a lock for it. Trash can was full that the napkins were overflowing the bin. Food and service was excellent though.

I had such high hopes for this place, such high hopes. Being that Tsukijis does have such a good buffet, I expected the same for the lounge side. But I found it rather noisy and just an okay place to chill.
The cool part is that they do have TVs if you want to watch sports. Also during happy hour they do have really nice deals! Alcohol is pretty cheap and food as well, but the quality of the food decreased my review rating. We ordered the chinese chicken salad, garlic chicken, kim chee fried rice, and california and spicy ahi rolls. The sushi rolls are generally what you can get in the buffet. The kim chee fried rice was just okay, i’ve had better. The garlic chicken and chinese chicken salad proportion was a good amount. The taste of the garlic chicken was good, but the salad was alright. Also too, the chicken in the salad wasn’t fully cooked and raw so we had to send it back. The service was good, our waitress was nice and very sorry that the chicken in the salad was raw. But overall I wouldn’t chose to come to this lounge again because of the food and the atmosphere in the lounge. I would go for the buffet side though!

Recently went back, and the food was actually better. The quality of the food has gotten a lot better. There is an employee by the name of Miller who worked at one of the cooking areas. He was very friendly and personable! this is the type of employees needed, as he kept me engaged and made great suggestions on what to try.

We were really disappointed with the service and the menu when we went there on Monday night 8÷10÷15. My husband made reservations 2 weeks in advance, in person, because he was told that on Mondays, they served king crab legs AND wagyu beef. Well, they didn’t! He planned this for my birthday and invited some of my family who LOVES king crab! What an embarrassment! When talking to the manager, he was condescending and told us, #1, they NEVER sold wagyu beef and said he was there from DAY 1and tried to tell us that that was a top grade beef (like we didn’t know) and #2, That he could give us a SMALL discount for the misunderstanding. Why even insert the word SMALL in there? Especially since BOTH my husband and I both said we weren’t eating because mainly, no KING CRAB! We were EMBARRASSED in front of our guests who expected king crab ! Kitchen manager was more apologetic to us! Not going here anymore!

An «all you can eat» sushi buffet? Huh, you made huge mistake by letting me in here. I can see it in the waiter’s eyes. I have a feeling that there is going to be some hesitation before they let me back in this place again. I can damn near eat my body weight in sushi.
In any case, there is not a huge variety of types of sushi. Though must admit the unari sushi being done a sort of California Roll and adopting Spicy Tuna to it are both interesting ideas. I did like them. But keep in mind that sushi isn’t the only stuff they offer. Time and how empty your stomach is is your only limiting factor.

Had dinner last night at Tsukijis Ala Moana. About three hours later I suffered bad abdominal cramping and all that goes with that. Thought it would be my civic duty to call establishment and let them know that they might have a problem with food source or prep. Wasn’t looking for rewards, just trying to do the right thing. What I was met with was cold indifference and the repeated «food poisoning takes 12 – 24 hours to take effect». A little sympathy, empathy, and a reassurance that they will look into supply dates and prep. Would have made me feel better. This interaction has just left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

We were here for Happy Hour last night. There’s a bar and multiple LCD televisions to watch sports. I really love the service there because they are very friendly and attentive to your needs. Pupus are half off and always delicious. Portions are also huge for its happy hour price. My favorite from here was the garlic chicken and ribs. Prior visit, the sizzling steak was delicious and is recommended to get when your there. Beer is always cold and served at good prices. I only wished that they still have those spicy Asian nachos back on the menu instead of having to buy a groupon for it. Overall, this place is the bomb and definitely coming back again for pau Hanas, etc.

Happy Hour at its finest! Well prices can’t be beat for the portions we got when we went on a Thursday night. It was around 530ish that the 3 of us arrived and there were a few tables open so we didn’t have to wait.
We sat ourselves down til a waiter helped us. As we were offered water, one of my friend got a cup of water that had something sticky on the outside. Although the waiter had replaced the water, they should be more aware of what they’re serving before they give it to the customers. 1^st impressions are always whats sets the experience for any restaurant.
Anyways, we then ordered off of the happy hour menu and noticed how decently price they were so we pretty much ordered with our eyes and got: Kim Chee Fried Rice, Garlic Chicken, Edamame, and Ahi Poke. When the food arrived, we were surprised of how big the portions were and had to question again if these were from the happy hour menu. The chicken was definitely our winning entrée of the night. It was like a mini party platter with the amount of chicken that was given. The Kim Chee Fried rice was mediocre. Edamame and Fries were your typical bar food starters and Ahi Poke entrée with nachos was decent.
Overall, can’t go wrong with the prices and portions they offer here during happy hour. They also have specials on drinks. We mostly ordered wine for $ 5 a glass. Location is convenient since it’s in Ala Moana Center and a decent place to just hang out and walk around the mall after. I believe groupon offers good deals from time to time as well if you want more for your savings and have bigger group gatherings.

Go for happy hour. Prices are right, and the atmosphere is pretty good. Been here several times for the Groupon Lounge Deal — I think its $ 33 for $ 70 worth of stuff. Includes pitcher of draft beer and something like 4 different food items.
Sure, the food isn’t 5 stars quality stuff, but decent enough and definitely worth the $ 33 that you paid for the groupon. We usually get a group of 6 – 7 of us and use the groupon and add a few happy hour accompaniments and its plenty of grub. We can usually get out of there for $ 50 – 60 in addition to the groupon for our group, happy and well fed. Guess that’s why its called «happy» Hour, right?

Pretty good food, beer reasonably priced, service was awesome thanks to our waitress Tiffany. What more do you need for a good time with friends.

Stopped off at Ala Moana the day before Valentines day hoping to get something to eat and ldrink. Macaroni Grill’s bar was slammed so over I went to Tsukiji’s lounge area. There were some tables open but since I was alone I choose to sit at the bar as it was wide open. Ordered a bottle of their house soju which was okay, served cold and pleasantly smooth. Perused the menu offering and settled on the spicy poke bowl, bartender said it was a new item so figured I’d give it a shot. Since it was happy hour the poke bowl was less than $ 10, the menu did say limited quantities so I guess I was early enough. The serving size was quite large, fish tasted fresh even through the spice and mayo dressing. They also had fresh sliced onions mixed in which gave it some crunch and texture. Overall it was good, satisfied my hunger and got a little soju to chase it down. When I looked behind me there appeared to be another bar which is hard to spot when you enter. I assume one could choose to sit there as well but I don’t recall if there were any tv sets. I’ll have to go back and see if I can sit at that bar.

SAW A HUGE RAT ON THE BAR! Was quite large, looked quite plump and well fed.
Had a groupon for a Tsukiji Lounge Experience. Came with plenty of food and a pitcher of beer. 15 minutes till closing, My friends and I spotted a large rat running on the counter behind the bar. As we pointed it out, it ran behind the bottles of liquor, up the side of the wall onto te TV and crawled along the cable to the ceiling area behind the bar.
If we had seen this prior to eating, we probably would have been more hesitant eating the food.

The lounge is CLOSED until at least early February according to the workers. Call ahead before you go.

This restaurant is very unorganized and rude. They have no care for their customer’s time and schedule. We came here on a Sunday at 3:40pm to get a table for the lounge at 4pm when the gigantic sign outside the window says they open DAILY. 4:05 comes around and they still haven’t opened the door. At this point there are a lot of angry and hungry people waiting outside and apparently Tsukijis just decided that because of a high volume of reservations made for the buffet, they are gonna close the lounge today without any prior notice. How can you do that to all the people waiting outside and not let them know?! No sign saying they’re closed, nothing. Had we not asked what was going on, we would have been sitting there even longer for nothing. Thank you for wasting our time!!!

okay, I’ll admit I love to come here on happy hour for their soju and hite combo but they were out of hite so I got a lilikoi Mojito which was a Mojito and good and minty but I didn’t taste lilikoi. we ordered our usual garlic chicken which Is yummy but the asian nachos… it’s deep fried chips were so greasy. and they literally showered the whole thing in MAYO. I did not enjoy how greasy it was eating spoonfuls of mayo but I did it because the spicy ahi (which wasn’t spicy) was okay. we ate around the chips and I tried to avoid the mayo and we were left with a mountain of fried wonton. maybe if it was only mayo no greasy wonton or the other way around it could’ve been tolerable. but I had that greasy queasy feeling inside after you eat something that’s greasy in the wrong way; if you know the feeling then don’t order that.
the garlic chicken is good though, I recommend them for happy hour just the plates are huge, get one thing, and don’t get fancy hahha.

This place looks pretty decent from the outside — and mind you, it’s not terrible — but the quality of food definitely does not match up to the price point. Thank goodness we went during Happy Hour though, or I would’ve given this place 1 star.
FOOD
Asian Nachos: Cool concept. You get a heaping mountain of fried wonton wrappers, the ‘chips’, loaded with lots and lots of… «garlic aoli» which is essentially mayo. I loved eating the crispy chips, but there was barely any pico de gallo or tuna as promised in the discription. I would say only 10% of the toppings were tuna or pico de gallo and 90% was sauce. Totally not worth it, especially if you’re paying full price (I think it’s $ 14). I’m already letting go of the fact that there is no guacamole or beans or green onion or anything, but seriously? I don’t want to just eat fatty mayo. Great to share though, if you have lots of people, because you do get a lot of chips.
Spicy Shrimp: The spicy sauce was pretty good, but tasted like something you can just make at home. I think I’ve actually made a sauce that tasted similar at home before. The shrimp was cooked well, so overall no complaints, but I would’ve been disappointed had I paid full price. I think it was $ 15 or something.
OVERALL
You might like this place if you’ve never had decent Asian food before, or if you’re only coming for Happy Hour with a bunch of friends, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Just save yourself and go to Bubba Gump next door.

Always trust your first instinct. When I first saw the Groupon for Tsukiji, I hesitated buying it since the offering didn’t sound so enticing. However, I bought it since it included a pitcher of Heineken that I thought my husband would enjoy. Well, six months later, the Groupon was going to expire, but my husband still didn’t find the time to go. I went with my brother, who is not a beer drinker. We were going to forgo the beer and hope to enjoy the food. The Groupon included Asian chicken salad, nacho, chicken karage (ran out, so they gave us Spicy shrimp) and two spicy tuna roll for $ 33. All the food taste and look like yesterday’s leftover from their buffet. There were barely any chicken in the chicken salad, the nacho was mostly just chips, the shrimp was almost rotten (previously frozen of frozen). Really, I am very disappointed.

Great Happy Hour Prices. Heineken $ 3.00 and the whole menu prices is about 40% off. Can’t go wrong. Had the groupon deal, so we had the garlic chicken, spicy ahi roll, hawaiian nachos, chinese chicken salad and a pitcher of beer. I would say the garlic chicken and nachos were the best. Spicy roll is the same as the buffet side.
If the girlfriend/​wife is shopping, just stop here to get a drink or three while eating some pupus and watching the games on TV. Good spot after work or just to pregame for the night ahead.

We bought the groupon to try this place out mostly just because they had Asian nachos and we are obsessed with trying every nacho dish on the island. We were surprised at the huge portions! Everything that came out was delicious. The garlic chicken was some of the best I have had. The Chinese Chicken Salad had a dressing with a kick to it and I could not get enough. The nachos were innovative and tasty on crispy wonton chips. Not your typical nacho in any sense, but yummy nonetheless. There was plenty of seating and our waiter, Taylor, was friendly, fast and helpful. All the food in the Lounge is 50% off during happy hour which I believe was 4pm to 8pm. Even at regular prices, you get a lot of food for you $$, but during happy hour, it is a steal! Check them out next time you want to go to pau hana with some friends.

Okay, so this was the first time I’ve been here. You know how first impressions are important, well it is, because I’m not sure if I could recommend happy hour here. I was just not impressed at all. I came late to meet my friends and the food were ordered so I ate what was there and ordered a glass of chardonnay.
Food was okay, nothing to be jumping up and down. Happy hour drinks selection were small and the service was minimal. When I say, minimal, it meant, I was taking empty plates to the bar so we could make room for our big party. It’s a pet peeve of mine. When there’s a large party, I’d like the get some extra room on the table if the food is done. I don’t expect spectacular service but at least clear out the plates. And come with a smile when you check up on us.
So I won’t be back for awhile. Let’s allow things to settle and give each other some space and maybe I’ll give you another try someday.