On our first full day in Honolulu, we bussed out to Downtown to walk around. In the afternoon we got hungry and visited Maukame Udon in the middle of bustling downtown. Marukame Udon is a chain of fast food udon shops which you can find in Japan. We first tried this in a food court when we were in Osaka so we were excited to learn that there are several locations here in Hawaii too.
Here are the featured udons on the sandwich board in front of the entrance:
When you enter the shop, you order your preferred udon first. Then you slowly walk through the line to pick up any more sides, such as tempura or sushi to go with your udon.
The food is all very fresh. You can see them preparing it behind the counter continuously. Prices here are very good too. You can get filled up easily for under $10.
We both ended up getting teriyaki chicken udon bowls. This one included zucchini, squash and prawn tempuras on the side.
This one we had squid tempura as a side.
The udons were hot and fresh and the soup base was not too salty. The udon itself was very al-dante.
We really enjoyed coming here as it was quick and simple to order, food was fresh and prices were cheap. Hot udon soup might not be your first choice on a tropical Hawaiian day, but no worries, they have cold udon options as well.
Seating is also very convenient as people usually eat quick and leave so turnover is fast.
SFDD gives 4 out of 5 Delights.
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