Kapiolani Coffee Shop

Ordered Kalbi fried rice with extra Kalbi. Was so excited for it(not our first time)… as soon as it came, I dug in and took my first bite, only to find that the meat was SOUR. It did NOT taste like the usual Kalbi fried rice. I notified the staff and they took it back and asked if I wanted to cancel. I told them I’d take a remake if they could… (I really wanted their usual kalbi fried rice🥺). Staff came back to say “we all tasted it and it wasn’t sour” -found that kinda disturbing if they ate it off of my plate they just took back- so I just said to cancel it if it’s too much trouble. Smaller asian lady with a mask on(a little hard to hear) and timid Filipino aunty. Maybe it was a bad plate, I just wanted their usual Kalbi fried rice😭 oxtail soup was 10/10 as usual. Miso ramen is a bit bland. This was our first time coming this late(7:20pm on a Thursday) so maybe that contributed to it… but dang, maybe it’ll be normal again next time.

You guys gotta check this place out....fast service, amazing food and a all around great breakfast/lunch place. Had the mushroom and lup cheong omelette. So yummy. Service was fast and food was so delicious. Great place to eat but you gotta go early for dine in...only 9 booths to sit at. They have take out as well. Next time gotta try the oxtail soup!! Amazing !!

Came here for breakfast. Coffee was good. Banana pancake was good. Ham&Cheese Omelette used American cheese which was tasteless. The "hash browns" are actually a deep fat fried large tater-tot, fast-food fare in a coffee shop; am I expecting too much? Service is fast and friendly. Interior is clean but a little run-down.