Torikyu

If I come to Oahu again, I will definitely come to this Yakitori restaurant a few more times. The skewers are moderately salty and very flavorful. It reminds me of many gourmet restaurants in Kansai.

Torikyu is a must visit. We enjoyed the chicken tail, quail egg, chicken thigh, and beef skewers the most. Everything we had was delicious. The staff is very friendly and their Chuhai’s are fantastic.

The yakitori was amazing (best we’ve had outside of Japan). I’d argue that it might even be better than some places in Japan. Prices are very reasonable. Food comes out a little slow once it gets packed so I’d recommend going at 6.

Make reservations ahead of time. Limited seating. There are a few parking spot at the restaurant. Chicken meat ball is very delicious with unique taste. I ordered the chicken broth, it is one of the best broth. Grilled beef is equally as good as the chicken. Price is reasonable. The place is operated by Japanese folks.

Authentic yakitori location with Japanese people running the restaurant and grilling as they do in Japan. Reasonable pricing with a skewer for $2.50 each but it does add up. We had 20 skewers between 2 people and 6 separate dishes and left so full. Would recommend ordering less 😅 the Agedashi tofu was probably my favorite with the sweet, savory, crispy, and soft texture all in one. Bacon wrapped around quail eggs, enoki, or tomatoes were also very solid. Chicken thick with the green onion was also nicely flavored for just the salted version. Oh and the beef tongue is a good one to order just salted too. Many of the skewers offer the teriyaki flavor or just salted option, we did mostly salted vs teriyaki. I would have skipped the meatball option, since the flavor only came through on the ou