Olili

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   Dave

   VIP

   San Francisco

   14 reviews

   2.0

   14 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Olili is a little tumor restaurant attached to a grocery store. It's upstairs overlooking the relatively rough Kuhio Avenue. We were seated quickly in a mostly empty restaurant (glad I had a reservation). The table was devoid of anything resembling plates, napkins, utensils or glasses. Clearly they weren't expecting us in spite of the OpenTable reservation. Anyway, our server (Angelina) was friendly enough when she was around but was basically MIA until 20 minutes after the food showed up. The guy (I assume the boss) was rude and condescending especially when problems arose. I'll talk about the good. The bone marrow was amazing though it was served with sliced sourdough that was tough as a quilt. The rice and salad mix that came with the chicken was actually good. Everything else was downhill. The rest of the food took a while. The half chicken was dry and pretty tasteless without the gobs of bright red pseudo-siracha sauce. I'm glad they gave us sharp steak knives for the chicken; nothing else would cut through that jerky. The crab noodle dish was nasty. Noodles were globbed together with this weird soupy sauce that had tasted like a toxic blend of fishy lighter fluid. The 1/2 oz of crab (literally one bite) was chewy and fishy. We looked at this plate for 20 minutes until Angelina came by and we sent it back. She had to ask if we knew about the garlic. We live 20 miles from Gilroy, the garlic capital or the world. We know what garlic is supposed to taste like. Do they know in Oahu? Nobody came by to refill water. For 20 minutes nobody asked about the food. We had to flag the boss down to get extra plates. Anyway, boss man had to give us grief for gnawing on the 1 square inch of crab before sending the food back. They took it off the bill, but really service here is trash. They get 2 stars for the bone marrow. Never going back. I'd recommend the same for my readers.
   

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   Chikako

   Hawaii

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   スーパーマーケットの隣で、カジュアルな雰囲気。ハッピーアワーで少しお値段が安くなっていましたが、元々の設定単価は少し高め。ただ、サービスも素晴らしく、味も高級店に負けていません。特にお魚のスモークチョップドは香りもよく、かなり美味しかったです。注文した全てが美味しかったので、またワイキキにきた際は来店します。
   

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   Smith

   VIP

   New York City

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Surprisingly really delicious. Beautiful plating and big portions. Kids burger was super yummy. Crab spicy noodles was also tasty. The service is top notch. Best meal we have so far in Hawaii and also one of the cheaper dinners so best value!
   

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   Agnes

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Establishment is connected to a market next door. Before, during and even after our dinner, there was an over abundant of smoke in the air because of all the cooking next door. The smoke made the dining experience underwhelming. The food was decent though. Service can be improved.
   

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   Lilia

   Hawaii

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 21, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was really delicious, but I wish they used better noodles for the chili crab noodle dish. The portions are small for the price. Jayden was great and provided great service.
   

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   Ian

   VIP

   Salt Lake City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Out of all the restaurants I’ve been to in Honolulu, save Le Mer, Olili has been the best.
   

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   Mark

   Hawaii

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on December 17, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Helpful wait staff. I had the shoyu short ribs special on a bed of mushrooms. The short ribs and the mushrooms were both very salty. Disappointed.
   

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   Henry

   Orange County

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on December 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service. All the servers were really knowledgeable about the menu. They made great recommendations for my entree. Food was delicious. Highly recommend.
   

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   Annette

   Anchorage

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on December 11, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We loved Olili. The food was fantastic. Very fresh ingredients an interesting dishes. Our server was excellent. Very helpful but never in the way.
   

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    Dawn

    VIP

    Charleston

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    The food and drinks were absolutely amazing. I had the spicy marg, smoked fish dip, spicy crab noodles, and mud bar dessert. The bartenders were really nice and gave great suggestions. The only negative was I did find it tacky that they charged us $3 for a birthday scoop of gelato that I didn’t order.
    

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