Ohana

Last night me and three friends went out to ohana right when we walked in the vibes were sweet! The service was great our waitress did a very nice job. Me and my other friend were the only ones who ate out of the three of us and today we are super sick. I was fine all day and work until about 20min before I was off me and my friend can’t stop throwing up, the other one is feeling fine he only got one drink. Which he said was super delicious! I had nothing to drink so I can’t say but I hope this doesn’t happen to anyone else. It’s making me rate them but I don’t even want to do that.

normally I post positive reviews. while I think the food and drinks at Ohana are delicious and the atmosphere is fun, I have one major issue. Premium cocktails I ordered the last 2 times I was in came with no garnish. this may not seem like a big deal, but it really is. Ohana is a Tiki Bar. They have specialty cocktail that cost $ 9.75. they are pictured on the drink menu with umbrellas and 2, 3 and 4 kinds of fruit on them. The garnish is very much part of the drink. when you order a $ 10 drink, you expect an experience. My drinks came tasting good but lacking any garnish of any kind. I don’t know if the bartender does the garnish or if the server adds it when she picks it up, but there was only 10 people in the establishment and the server only Showed her face once every 30 minutes or so and my drinks were naked. Thinking the manager or owner needs to experience how the staff operates late on Sunday evenings.

I’m not sure about the sushi, was going to get some, but just got drinks instead. Bf, friend and I went here because the Rabbit room was a bit dull (even with the skee ball) so our Über driver recommended this place, we were a bit unsure since the outside of it looked a bit worn out, but since it was 11 pm, the bouncer in the front checked ID. For a Wednesday night this place was beyond popping! Great Reggae and music. One of the servers was also rapping/​singing. It was a great time. With great drinks involved, it was a perfect end to a perfect night. Be careful, you may not remember how many drinks you’ve had: p

Atmosphere is tiki bar to the extreme, but good food. Visiting Seattle, we used a Groupon and was pleasantly surprised, as we love Hawaiian/​Asian food. Daughter loved her teriyaki steak, bit was super tender, the Shanghai Lumpia were great and my husband liked the Poke Roll.

Great service, sushi was good (nothing to make Ohana stand out), my margarita was mediocre, décor was pleasant, and the spam masubi was perfect.

So, we went here because a local resident suggested this place while we were walking around the Pike Market area. We visited this location in on two occasions, a Saturday night for drinks and a Monday afternoon/​evening for dinner.
Drinks:
The bar tender was very helpful and made sure we enjoyed the drink we selected. He also assisted with other options based on my choice of beverage. Overall they have great selection.
Music:
The music selection during our for visit was great and the people were vibrant. If you are looking for a fun atmosphere for the late evening, with great drink options, this is your place. However, the food may or may not be want you expect depending on what you order.
Food:
The food was okay. The second time we went back, we just knew the food was going to be good because everything looked so fresh. However, we ordered wings for our appetizer and the ginger chicken and broccoli. The wings were too breaded and did not have enough meat on the bone. Didn’t care for them after that. The chicken and broccoli was good but nothing really stood out about it.

This place was very chill!
It is a Hawaiian themed bar so there are lots of different things like the flower necklaces and bright colors all over the place. It seemed like a bit of an older crowd, too. The service at the bar was pretty fast and all of the staff is very friendly. The best part about this place is the music they play. So much hiphop/r&b! I’m not sure if it’s considered cheap in a sense but I do allow that to help make up my decision. Seriously, go check this place out! You’ll have a good time.

Only in town for a day with a large group so deciding on a place was quite the task. We decided on Ohana and I’m SOOOO glad we did! This place has strong Mai Tai’s and friendly service. The Loco Moco was the best I’ve ever had! The gravy was to die for. Also has the Dynamite rolls I think. NOM NOM!!! Will be back when it’s just my husband and I for an extended trip in the fall!

I really really love it here! They even play R&B music hahaha. Nice. They serve big groups too, which is convenient. It’s super hawaiian tiki vibe there. Everything I’ve ordered there, was so good. The sushi and even the udon noodles! I was nervous to order the udon, because usually when you go to a restaurant you try to order what they’re known for or something like that, but to my surprise, their udon noodles were delicious. Their sushi… omg, amazing!

I come for the vibe, not really the food. With that being said, the SPAM MUSUBI and POKE are still very much worth trying. Both are available on the HH menu, which I personally prefer than the regular menu (cuz the food is not amazing anyway…). I don’t recommend sushi here. Please don’t get me wrong. They are good. But for the same price, there are a handful of restaurants in Seattle to get fresher and larger-​piece raw fish.
Anyhow, can’t beat the atmosphere, which earned it a fourth star. The Hawaiian breeze comes to me the moment I walk in. All I wanna do here is to relax and chill with couple close friends. The name simply tells what this place is about: Ohana = family.

This was a great place for dinner! My girlfriend and I went on a Saturday night, it was busy, it was fun. The atmosphere is amazing. The food was great! We had a nice mix of basic rolls, fancy rolls, and Japanese appies.
It helped the experience that we ran into friends there too :) The only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars was price. We felt like we paid slightly too much money, but that’s a small quibble.
Just a great night all around.

It was my first time, and maybe I should’ve got Sushi instead of Hawaiian dishes. The food is good, but nothing special or spectacular about it.
They have DJs on weekends, which make it a perfect place to grab a bite and warm up before hitting the clubs on the 1^st Ave
Make sure you get seated at the «bar side» though. It’s lively and fun. We got seated at the ‘sushi side’, which has the weak ambience with white bright light everywhere — probably suitable if you want to carry conversations and don’t want to enjoy the DJs and dance floor much.

This place has happy hour and it’s even extended to 7pm on Friday! I got a groupon but it is not applicable to the Happy Hour Menu. I would suggest checking out the HH menu before purchasing a groupon. The groupon is only worth it if you are interested in ordering things off the HH menu.
As for service, I came in at the tail of Happy hour and when I asked for the menu the gentleman rudely informed us «U CANT DO HAPPY HOUR». It left a bad impression before the food even arrived.
The sushi is just average. I guess we shouldn’t expected good sushi at an hawaiian place. The scallop, and sweet shrimp sushi were sub par and not sweet. However the fried shrimp head that came with the sweet shrimp was good. The salmon and uni were okay. Uni is priced well but they only give you one piece vs. two pieces at usual sushi places. I would recommend ordering the specialty rolls such as the 69 roll which was very tasty but the sashimi/​nirigri is lacking.
For dessert the fried tempura ice cream was good but could have been crispier. Overall, I would recommend this place for happy hour, drinks, and specialty rolls but not sushi.

The atmosphere is pretty cool, it gives off an islander/​hawaiian theme. This is one of the places that my friends hit to prefunk if we ever are in Belltown. Or it might be the place to stay if all our Belltown plans fail because on weekends there is a DJ here.
I hear there’s another Ohana location on the Eastside somewhere. They have specialty drinks here that are pretty to take photos with. Be warned, pretty drinks usually means sweet drinks. I’m sure they have regular drinks for the guys that don’t need umbrellas in their cups. Haha. I’ve tried some of the food before, I think I ordered some sort of fried rice and let’s just say that I could probably whip up better fried rice with my cooking challenged self. Maybe I’ll try other things on the menu next time.
Tell me about your experience if you’ve been here or is going to after reading this review:)

Been coming here for almost 10 years. Good sushi, Hawaiian food, live entertainment, and even karaōke. Service has always been prompt with the large crowds we usually bring in for birthday celebrations. And they never get annoyed when we do a line of 20 sake bombs in a row. Can get really packed on weekend nights. Order the half-​baked roll.

I love going here whenever I get the chance! The ambiance has a great feeling of the islands, and the team is really good at making you feel at home. Also, their food is great. I think that the food is best during their happy hours.

Service varies greatly depending on what time you go. When it is empty, they serve very politely and promptly. Thursday and Friday nights it’s impossible to get your food or drink order out in a decent time. Also they once took an hour to bring the check after asking 3 times.

Sucks. Food wasn’t great and service was mediocre. Only rating because I was fooled by the 3.5÷4 star rating the first time I went there.

I’ve had some good times here. The DJs on the the weekends are always top-​notch, and there’s usually folks dancing right by the DJ (and the door). I haven’t eaten here, except for a spam musubi when I was already drunk, so I can’t say anything about the food. The Karaōke on Tuesday was a great time, but it doesn’t start until very late. (10pm)
Come here, and drink Green Bottles!

First impression is a dive bar. It clearly had a vision and look once which hasn’t been maintained. They building had a fire earlier in the week (which isn’t related to the dive look) so no sushi when I visited but there message on the door read as no sushi due to fine which is another poor impression.
The food was OK but not good enough to bring me back. I had a dish with wasabi paste dried and discolored from sitting out.
Best this about this place was the bar and its staff. They knew enough and treated me well enough that I may give this place another chance someday.

To say the service was terrible would be an understatement. There was 1 waitress serving around 12 tables. Nothing was delivered at the right time — my husbands entrée came with the appetizer (20 minutes after we ordered it) and my entrée came another 20 min later. The sushi was very meh — nothing special. I asked for eel sauce after my sushi was delivered, waited for another 10 minutes and then got it myself. Waitress came by 5 minutes later, realized she forgot it, went and got it, and then seemed offended that I’d gotten it myself and didn’t apologize or attempt to make it OK.
Was not impressed. Don’t plan to return.

An OK HH but not eager to come back to pay full price for their dinner menu.
First tried Ohana several months back for HH and visited a few times after again for HH. The HH has some good options at a pretty low price point. It’s easy to get full with a low bill. It’s just unfortunate that it wasn’t that delicious to get us to come to try their full priced dishes. I couldn’t put my finger on what was off, but I think the quality probably was just not that good.
The service here is decent. It’s casual and fun, and I’ve liked all of my servers. The service is pretty speedy as well. I think we were tended to immediately as we sat and had our order come out very quickly.
The restaurant has a clear theme to it and you can tell by the outdoor seating area. The interior matches that exterior with an islander décor and ambience. I think you could really enjoy having a group come here for drinks if they are in the mood for sushi.

I’ve ended up here a couple dozen times and it’s always been memorable! The drinks are good and strong! And at this point I’ve had just about everything on the sushi menu and the crunchy rolls are superb!
You don’t know Belltown bars until you’ve been to Ohana. It’s always been one of the best places in the neighborhood.

I’ve been going to Ohana’s for years. I love their super casual and friendly environment and their Hawaiian food is also delicious!
My favorite item on their menu is probably their half baked roll. It’s a California roll topped with salmon then baked. It’s seriously amazing! It takes a little while for it to come out, so you probably want to try to order it as soon as possible. They also have a great happy hour menu as well. I’ve had their spam musubi and their loco moco which I also love! It’s like comfort food to me, the gravy is so good. Definitely try it!
It can get a little loud and rowdy inside so it’s hard to have conversions sometimes but it’s part of the environment I guess. The service is sometimes slow and we need to try to flag someone down but overall it’s not too bad. The food is great so I’ll definitely keep coming back!

My boyfriend bought a groupon a few weeks ago and we decided to eat here today! This place was okay, the sushi is pretty pricey. The sushi rice to filling is good, more filling than rice. Drinks were good, we got the lava flow and it was yummy. We also ordered the loco moco. It was drenched in gravy. It was almost like a gravy soup, although gravy is delicious, it was overwhelming. The fries were curly, but it was way overpriced. A plate was I believe $ 4.50? Overall, I’ll come back for happy hour because this place is pretty good, but I can find sushi that is up to par else where much cheaper than here.

More of a hangout joint but you HAVE to check it out… especially for us outta towners in town for a Seahawk game. Worth the trip. Karaōke Sun-​Tues. DJ Thurs&Fri.

Sat outside here for happy hour, which apparently goes all day on Monday’s. Drinks were decent and the sushi was about average. Not the best by any means, but it was good and enjoyable to eat. The service was very slow here.

We were early for our reservation, and not quite starving yet, so we stopped at Ohana for a drink.
Ohana is a tiki bar with sort of a Japanese-​Hawaiian fusion thing going on. The drink menu screams «tiki» but the food menu has a lot of sushi.
The Mama Shake, blended with mango, was OK. I’ve had better tiki drinks for $ 10, but the atmosphere is nice. The vibe is fun and good for groups.
Service was fine, although it took awhile to get drinks and the restaurant was mostly empty.
Not very memorable.

Always dependable for some great Hawaiian-​Asian fusion. The island-​like grass hut décor is adorned with colorful marine whatnots; playing in the background is reggae and island hopping music to chillax and kick back to. This refreshing getaway in Belltown is also the location of my personal– favorite sushi roll, the Aloha (scallop+krab+avocado). Big ups to their menu diversity that showcases the multiple styles and cultures, and all are done very well. These include robatas, Pupu platters, sushi, Adobo, and many vegetarian options and other combos.

I was pretty impressed by their food. I came here because of a groupon. The setting is very touristy and there’s a lot to look at. Pretty good food. I probably would spend my money else where but I was happy to have tried it. There was a groupon for it which is what brought me there in the first place.
My Personal Restaurant Rating Key
One star: the food was bad and I had a negative experience.
Two star: I had a more negative experience and would not come here again but the food was good so I may.
Three store: Everything is good except one thing. Example-​the food is good, the price is more reasonable but the atmosphere is lacking class. Or the food is good, the atmosphere is good, but they over charged us. These three stars are actually my favorite types of restaurants to go eat at if the reason is due to the atmosphere because they are usually delicious and reasonably priced.
Four stars: Everything is great, food and experience. However the price is definitely on the upper end. I would not recommend this first to Obama unless he didn’t like my five stars. These are restaurants you can take your boss or your mother-​in-​laws to impress them, however they still don’t fit into the five star category. A bit fancier than my three stars, hence I don’t often eat here unless there is an occasion for it or there is a groupon that gives me a bit of a discount!
Five stars: I would recommend this to Obama. The price may be on the upper end but the experience and the taste is so exquisite, it is actually worth every nickel and dime.

The ambience makes me think of that scene in 50 first dates where Adam Sandler confesses that his drinks have no alcohol. I personally love it.
* they play local music (Anuhea — Higher Than The Clouds! Among others, but I was giddy over that.)
* they support a lot of local (Hawaii and Seattle) artists with posters along the walls.
* there’s regular seating (booths and tables) bar seating, or sushi bar seating.
*open until 2am! The shift from the casual dinner I had to the late night snack with a lively bar, dance floor, and DJ was interesting. Also, personal to last night’s DJ for playing PM Dawn and Diana King.
* was it just me or did the staff have local (Hawaii) accents? very nostalgic for me.
* staff was on top of everything. Got all our orders right, made sure we knew about happy hour pricing, and never failed to refill our waters (SO important to me.)
High recommend.

Stopped by for happy hour this afternoon and ordered a $ 16 pitcher for my girlfriend and me which yielded 3 drinks each. We also tried the spicy crunchy tuna roll and that was also pretty amazing.
Definitely our new happy hour spot.

There were 5 of us and we ordered from the happy and main menu.
From the happy hour menu, we ordered 2x Edamame, 2x Spam Musubi, Spicy Tuna Roll and I got the Lava Flow drink for myself. The spam musubi and the lava flow drink were the standout items! SUPER YUMMY!!!
From the regular menu, we ordered the Ohana Tuna Poke, Half Baked Roll, Dragon Roll and the Super Crunchy Roll. The food was mediocre tasting and overpriced.
I love tiki bars, so I naturally loved the décor of this restaurant!
The servers are all super nice and attentive too!
I’ll come here again for Happy Hour only! I wanna try out the other drinks on their Happy Hour menu!

I still give it a 4 star for my food but I want to give it 3 for the burger my bf got. The meat was way undercooked. Pineapple went well with the onion and tomato though.
My meat skewer was yummy. And my martini was good. Strawberry and guava.
Good service. Friendly.