8 Fat Fat 8 Bar & Grille

This is a perfect dive bar to watch football, drink cheap drinks, and enjoy Chinese bar food. Prices are great. But don't expect some fancy bar. This is the local bar you come to to hang out and catch a game. It's the type of place folks have been going to for decades.

I’ve been looking for authentic tasting Chinese food for ages (and just moved back to Hawaii and knew I’d find some here). Food was great, prices are reasonable, service was great even though the place was busy. So fun to find this gem in a dive bar setting. This will be one of my local restaurant rotationals for sure and I’ll be spreading the word to my mates about this place. I parked on street and then realized there’s a parking lot for the restaurant too. It keeps getting better haha. Mahalo 8 Fat Fat 8!!! See you again soon.

We love 8 fat fat 8 specialy fridays after work 🤓 the food super tasty. But my favorite is the Karaoke 🎤 Im not good signing but here I dont really care. I just go and get fun ‼️🥳 There is a lady with short hair usually at the bar counter, her voice is amazing!! Let her know Also, Im addicted to the plush machine. It's hard not spending all the cash in that thing 🧸

Still one the best places to chill and get great food. The service is always awesome. I love the old school bar feel, you can feel at home and no need to dress up. Oh and they make great drinks from old fashions to high balls... or just have a cold beer. They have such great Chinese style pupus and dishes ...

Good booz. Good beer. Friendly local bar. 1 pool table and darts. Salt pepper shrimp was really good as well as the chow fun

They've done it right since opening during the latter part of Covid and continue to keep their guests safe and comfortable. Service is better than ever with a few new faces, casual and old school, neighborhood style. Bottom line though, food is better than ever. They're known for their food menu and rest assured, you won't be disappointed! Pretty sure they've increased their customer base because of everything they've done this past year, and being consistent on the food. Way to go owners and staff! 4/2023 Nice and still ono food. Call to make a rez on Fridays after work. ✌️

Wow! I didn't know that a dive bar could serve such delicious food. The fried chicken, beef chow fun, and rib eye were tasty. Also, the reasonable price, especially during happy hour. I recommend stopping by this place.

It's the kind of dive bar that you can go to with your friends and have a good time. It's no fuss, generally all the patrons are really fun and friendly. I don't eat their meat dishes but their chicken is apparently the best. The place is no fuss, fun and affordable so I always love having larger gatherings here. They also have a pool table, darts and karaoke to step up your night out with friends. The karaoke is $2 per song.

It's always a good time whenever I come here with family. The food here is amazing. The service is good, too. All the workers make sure you get the best experience here. I love the ambiance of this bar. I also love the open karaoke. Every time I come here, their songs of choice are always great and it really gets the vibe going. There's also a lot of good singers in this bar!

Got some deluxe tots to go. Gal who got us some drinks while we waited was very nice. Bar pub style with a pool table and darts. Would recommend

Spontaneous lunch date with my bff. We were driving around trying to decide where to eat and we drove past 8 Fat Fat 8 and saw that they're open at lunch so around the block we went. It's been YEARS since I've been there but it's just like I remember. Dimly lit hole in the wall dive bar. Perfect! It was super quiet, only 2 people sitting at the bar. We sat in a booth and looked over the menu. It was hard to choose but we decided on the salt and pepper pork chop and shoyu pork belly lunch specials AND their chicken skins and a side of stir-fried ong choy. The food came was all cooked fresh and came out hot. The lunch specials came out with a little side salad too. Easy parking, great food, good service. 100% going back again!

I dream about this place. Walking through curtains was a little sketch but absolutely worth it. A dive bar, so don't expect anything fancy-JUST AMAZING FOOD. Garlic shrimp, CHEFS KISS!!! Fat Fat wings were a little greasy for my liking but were still delicious. Especially with the garlic sauce!!! Owners: please do not fall for the expansion or opening a second location idea. Lol, please stay as you are. The authenticity is real and appreciated. It is worth the experience.

8 Fat Fat 8 is a great local dive bar and with delicious food. I've only been there a a couple times to eat in but their food is so delicious that I order it through Uber eats. I love their garlic shrimp and special crispy chicken. The prices are very reasonable and portions are generous. There's a nice size parking lot but it can fill up when they're busy during happy hour times right after work. Definitely recommended for some delicious local food.

Nothing fancy but great service from Regan and good food! Came tonight for a quiet meal but the place was hopping with the final ncaa championship game so lucky to get a seat . The food was good and solid. Had their ong choy with beef over crispy noodles, their delicious fat fat chicken (a crispy salt pepper five spice) and half order of fries. It was fun to share the ambiance of the local dive bar scene.

Crazy about this local joint recommended by our local friends! Do not let the first impression or ambiance of the place fool you! Their menu and food is unbelievable and the price for that quality is unspeakable! Pool table, darts, old style booths and bar - local as can get. No tourist with exception of us when we visited - mainly all regular locals! Friendly welcoming service. Ordered the beef chow fun and the salt and pepper pork chops and shared between two of us. Excellent dishes and perfect portions! The yuzu cheesecake was delicious as well - not too sweet! It's really a hidden gem!!

Chinese style food is great there. Ahi poke with onions and chili sauce. Chinese style steak is great too. They also have a small pool table and dart machines. You can sit at the bar or get a big table. Big screen tv to watch the games. Parking is on the left side of the bar and grille.

All the elements of a great night out--dive bar, cheap drinks, spectacular food. Menu is quite eclectic, so we dove in: fat fat special fried chicken, sirloin with onions, ong choy with rice cakes, cold garlic noodles, and of course, butterfish. Every dish was tasty and everybody had a good time here. When in Honolulu and you want to get away from the Waikiki crowds, head over to 8 fat fat 8. Just saying it will put a smile on your face.

First time here, I always saw the sign next to the Midas sign. Ordered the lunch specials, the Fat fat wings are a winner. Next time our waitress said to try the the. 1/2 fried chicken. I like that our lunch was cooked to order and was hot. It's also a Chinese bar with darts and an extensive pupu menu. Reasonable.

8 Fat Fat 8 is a small bar on Beretania with a awesome selection of bar food. Parking is a challenge with 2 parking available and several on the street in front of the bar. Good variety of bar food, Chinese dishes, lunch specials and many more! Service was friendly and efficient considering only 1 server. We ordered the chicken wing and salt and pepper pork chops which included rice, toss salad Kim cheese and 1 gaugee. Overall the food was delicious

Always a great experience. Nice variety of food items for snacks or a full dinner. Wide selection of beers.

Ordered myself FAT FAT chicken, lup cheong fried rice, spicy lettuce and Jin dui for dessert. EVERYTHING WAS SOOOO DELICIOUS as always. Chicken was moist with crunchy crispy skin, fried rice has super flavor and the lettuce...just yum. Lots of garlic and spice with my dishes. Jin dui you pop in your mouth and it's as dangerous as delectable!! No regrets but it's all in my belly already!! Yay and way to start my weekend

Salty, salty, salty, salty salty everything is salty!!! 8 fat chicken , cake noodles with onchoy and lupchong fried rice were all salty!.

I had the "fried lettuce" and "wings". The fried lettuce is a sautéed Romain lettuce, there is no oil used in its' cooking. There chili seeds, some form of sweetness, although very light. It was one of the most unusual and wonderful ways in which I have had Romain. I ate an entire order along with wings which were fabulous. 8 Fat Fat 8 is a classic Honolulu bar and grill (established 1986). It could easily stand on its own simply through the food menu. It also offers great drinks (fairly priced), and an Aloha spirit you feel almost immediately upon entering. 8 Fat Fat 8 deserves your patronage, parking seems adequate either in their lot or the street parking out front.

Five stars My husband and I along with some friends went on Friday night. Everything was great from the drinks to the food to the service. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful, food came out quickly and was so delicious. We got chicken skin and escargot - pro tip, put the escargot on the chicken skin for a flavor explosion. Next time we will try their chow mein as another patron suggested. The bar itself is cozy and warmly lit, they have a pool table which my husband played with some people we never even met before. Great atmosphere cultivates great interactions. We will be back next weekend!

Just a quick update. I just enjoy 8 Fat Fat 8. It's close by and the staff are so friendly. The food is really good as well. Ok the name. 8 represents the Chinese character for luck and fat fat rhymes with eight. So 8 Fat Fat 8 from the daughter of one of the founders of this neighborhood bar. I'll definitely return. And if you've never been you should go.

My old stomping grounds. Still great food and just a casual and fun place to go...We even bring our own wines to drink, and just pay corkage. Also our own glasses as well!!

Went right before closing, honestly the environment doesn't give off the vibes that you're going to get good food being it's an older looking bar. But I must say that the food was actually good! I got the Special Chicken and the Spicy Shrimp Fried Rice and throughly enjoyed it! The place needs to be updated but this is definitely a good place to go for a later night grub

Great, quick Chinese food! We ordered take-out on our way home and enjoyed a scrumptious dinner at ease. The temperature, flavor and portion are all good. I was initially worried that the food would be too salty or greasy since it's classified as "bar food" from the reviews. It turned out surprisingly great! Definitely will come back again.

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A dive bar with great food and local ambiance. Its not much to look at on the outside, but man is this joint jumping on the imside! Its a tiny space with locals hanging out. The beer was ice cold We had the garlic tempura (which had the texture of mashed potatoes inside, yum!), potstickers, spring rolls (which were more like lumpia but so good), and the best part was the 8fatfat8 salt-n-pepper chicken dish was da bomb! Oh my god, like grandma made in her cast iron skillet. Check it out, people

If you're looking for a casual bar with good food and reasonable drink prices this is your spot! You can park on the street after 6pm or the Midas parking lot right next to the entrance. Weekdays you can just walk in and get a seat. Weekends are a hit or miss. Food comes out fast except for the chicken that takes about 20 minutes, but let me tell you it is the best fried chicken! So crispy, not oily AND the meat is tender and juicy! The gaugee is stuffed with meat and extremely crispy also not oily. Lastly pictured is the cake noodle. If you like your noodles not too soggy, recommend you ask for the sauce on the side. They also have amazing flavorful cold ginger chicken and cold ginger tofu that are perfect for a refreshing meal while you drink! Check them out!

Don't waste your time even if you walk in an hour before closing they'll tell you they already did last call.

Nice local dive bar, the aunty that worked behind the bar was friendly and quick. Great place for pau hana if you don't want a major crowd. Yummy, simple pupus.

First time here with a local friend. Not really a family dinner kind of place, but a let's meet after work, or golf, kind of place. I came for the chicken that everyone seems to order, salt and pepper pork chops, sweet potato fries, crispy gau gee and tofu with ginger sauce. Everything was terrific! Great service. It got one less star because the bathroom is kinda funky.

Good fun place. Been a couple times since we've been able to dine in. Last night was take out with the girls. Food from all over so only cake noodle with ong choy, ginger/onion tofu and fried lettuce. I like my lettuce fresh but the cooked is still ono. Tofu is soooo gooood. I could eat just that and be so happy. Cake noodle ong choy also so good but little too cornstarchy for me. Missed the pork chops and chicken...but next time we go in it's on!

We were looking for a bar off the busy strip and this local bar really has a HI dive bar feel which we were looking for. They have great drink specials and the menu had a ton of great items. Ordered the shot and beer repeatedly as they offered Johnny black for cheap. The fried rice was a hit and a must buy. There special item was the fat fat chicken which is fried to order so it take 15 mins but it was worth it. Crispy and juicy and perfect to eat while drinking. The fried chicken skins were good especially after some shots. Same with the salt and pepper pork. The one item that was a big hit was the shoyu pork belly. This reminded me of my grandma's cooking and really set the whole thing off! I would definitely come here again as this bar is a good change of pace from the fancy beach bars.

Great homy-feeling little neighborhood Chinese restaurant. We were here on a Super Bowl Sunday so the restaurant was packed with people. The service was quick and the waitresses were very helpful and accommodating. The food was okay not super fancy or taste amazing great. We order shrimp fried rice which to me was a bit plain but not terrible. I wish the shrimp was a bit less frozen taste. My favorite was the super crispy fried chicken. You MUST order this. The skin was so crispy but the meat was still tender and juicy. It is a bit salty but it goes well with the fried rice. Another item that you should check out is the fried chicken skin. It was a bit oily but it would go well with a beer or soda. The vibe was a local restaurant and you can expect a dim environment. The price was very reasonable compared to many places in Honolulu.

Aloha, I love local-kine bar food with great beer. We are always seeking out where the best is. 8 Fat Fat 8 has always caught our attention while driving down Beretania. We finally stopped and we had to wait a little while, but glad to know they take reservations, which we'll remember next time. It's popular with regulars, and yes, visitors have found it too. Solid local-kine grinds with good beer, love that they have an IPA, nice. You can come as you are, tee shirt and slippas welcomed, it's more than casual here. The Ika with mayo is good, one of my favs. Lots of food, we had to take home half, LOL. Enjoy!

CODY came in on a week night CODY and friends ordered the special chicken, ribeye steak with onions CODY also ordered salt pepper pork chop, ahi poke, crinkle fries CODY food came out quick, very tasty CODY wait staff were attentive CODY asked bartender about beer selections, bartender gave CODY attitude CODY may return, despite the rude bartender

Never disappoints! Food is always ono! Staff is always kind! Super chill hangout spot!

Was feeling real lazy and very hungry one weekday afternoon and decided to give 8 Fat Fat 8 Bar & Grille a try after hearing that they have this super bomb chicken and addicting fried dumplings. I made an order online and within ~45 minutes my food arrived. Immediately upon opening both boxes of food my mouth started wondering - they definitely don't skimp on the portions! Here's what I thought about the food: - Fat Fat Special Chicken: Man this chicken was good! Skin was crispy and slightly fatty, and the chicken had great flavor. There were some drier pieces out of the bunch, but overall this was really good. Also, they give you a small container of salt/pepper seasoning which tastes real good over the top. - Crispy Gau Gee: My favorite by far, and would get this every single time I come back! Gau gee are like crispy deep fried dumplings that are filled with dumpling filling. The way that this restaurant prepared them made them so good - still extremely crispy when they arrived and piping hot in the middle. The sauce provided was some type of soy sauce mixture, which worked great with the gau gee. Seriously, this was so good I wish I had gotten 2 orders of them. I really enjoyed the food I got from this place - I hope that when I have time in the future I can go to the actual restaurant to eat the food fresh. That being said, the Gau Gee were amazing, and the chicken was so flavorful and well prepared - I for sure will be getting food from here again in any way, shape, or form!

Such great customer service! My coworkers and I decided to meet up after work for a few pupus and drinks. Parking is on the side of the building, but it can get packed pretty fast. There's also street parking. Once entering, we were seated right away with one of my coworker already shown to our table waiting with a drink. The server promptly took our drinks while we waited for more of my coworkers to arrive. There was a total of 8 of us. All in all, the server was very nice and always come to check up on us. Drinks came out fast and our food came out pretty fast al well after ordering even when the place was kind of busy. We ordered a few gau gees, fried pork chops, fried chicken, edamame and fried rice. All the food was flavorful and really good. My favorite was surprisingly the friend chicken. It looked dry to me so I was hesitant to try it, but when I did, it was actually very moist and the skin was still crisp to perfections. The gau gee was very plump and filled with their filling and the sauce that came with it was good too. Definitely would go here again with a bunch of my friends. They have dart stations and a pool table. They also have $1 karaoke, so if you're brave and not shy about singing in front of random strangers, this place is definitely worth checking out.

Unbelievable. What a fantastic spot- great dive bar vibes, insanely good food. Fat fat chicken, cake noodles, Gua Gee, Saimin, boiled peanuts. Everything is fucking delicious. Great staff, great crowd. One of the best places you can ever go to. Ever.

The food is ono good as is the service, the people are fairly friendly with some exceptions. There is a pool table and dart machine. Ambiance is relaxing and laidback like most local bar & grills with evening karaoke.

My very first time eating food from here and feel like I wasted my money. Ordered the Beef Ong Choi over cake noodles and the Lup Chong fried rice with Gau gee. First of all the fried rice was good but disappointed that I paid $24 because I guess of the gau gee on the side which came in a tiny box of 5. I was thinking the order would be larger because of the price! But the worst was the cake noodles which was totally burnt on one side! Tasted bitter and inedible! I can't believe that the cook didn't care and just plated it. I had ordered through Bite Squad, but if I were there in person I would have refused to pay for the cake noodles! Never ordering food from here again!

Light was on. Hours indicated open. Not so. I'm cool with bars not being open mid week but update the hours, folks

Service disaster. We ordered on-line but when we arrived they said they hadn't received our order. Then they said it would be done in 10 minutes so we decided to wait. 40 minutes later we got our food. It was decent. Their famous chicken was overcooked (perhaps re-fried) in my opinion. It just didn't live up to the hype. We wouldn't return...

We googled "best dive restaurant nearby," this popped up, and did not disappoint! Hands down this was the best Lup Cheong Fried Rice we have ever had!!! The salt and pepper pork chops were delicious too. I'm a garlic fiend so I enjoyed the garlic, chive, and sesame seasoning they sprinkled over the dish! We will definitely be back.. maybe even this trip!

One of my go to bars for delicious food, friendly Staff, great company. Lots of regulars, some of my favorites are Crispy Chicken (takes time so order be patient), Cold Tofu with Ginger Scallion Sauce, and Beef Chowfun. Great place for large groups. Popular Karaoke and Darts Spot. There is a Pool Table as well. Hoping to return for dine in soon! Hang in there gang!! During Covid Stay at Home Order TAKE OUT ONLY

Best neighborhood bar ever with excellent food/pupu options! Some of my favorites include shoyu pork belly with buns, special crispy chicken with seasoned salt, lup Cheong fried rice, & pork chops. Incredibly ono!

This is your old time local sports bar. Which means good reasonable local food. Kinda run down So definitely not your first date place and I did stick around to see how many games are televised at one time.

This is a good restaurant disguised as a bar. Legit gaugee, Fat Fat Chicken, ribeye with onions, salmon belly, ginger tofu, lup cheong fried rice. Haven't had a thing on the menu I wouldn't try again. One of those places that you work your way around the menu with each visit. Staff is super friendly!

Sometimes dive bars have some of the best food... and this is one of those places... they have the Fat Fat Chicken Special, which is like a half fried chicken with the outer skin removing me of the roast pork skin. It's super crispy and also tasty. Its definitely a must try. They slicesi have a Chinese sausage fried rice and some other dishes. Each day, they have a drink special. Even though the atmosphere may seem like a dive bar, ..but the service is friendly and great.

This has to be one of the friendliest local dive bars on the island. Donna is a real treasure! There is always lots of good fun going on, and something for everyone. Darts, Pool, Karaoke, Sports on TV. And the food! For a tiny place, the pupu menu is huge and varied with some real winners that you don't find anyplace else. Pro Tip: Try the fried lettuce. Everything we had was really delicious and, of course, a full bar as well. They even have some unusual craft beers. Don't go expecting a hipster place... it's VERY local. And that's its charm. You can go as you are and be yourself. Maybe you'll even leave with a little more luck. Although sometimes some of the people singing karaoke really should think twice about being themselves. ;-)

I've been seeing their ads on Facebook a lot and the menu sounded great. Due to the COVID-19 closure, take out only. They also have a special plate lunch menu and are open at 11am. I called in my order. It was prepared in a timely manner. The doors to the side are open and the bar is blocked off with tables, just like all the other restaurants have been doing. I like that there is a jar of clean pens and you put the used ones in another jar after signing your receipt. I ordered the garlic shrimp plate lunch with an add on of ginger chicken. Each plate lunch has a tossed salad, rice and crispy gau gee. The shrimp was so delicious and I loved the sauce on the rice. The crispy gau gee had lots of meat filling and was still crispy after a 15 minute drive home. I like that there is tossed salad because I am not a mac salad person. Bonus that they give ranch dressing! The ginger chicken however was okay. Not bad but not blow my mind good. Next time I won't add it. I also tried their Fat wings. Pretty much just fried chicken wings. No sauce or anything special. I can see this being a great snack when you are actually drinking in the bar though. I've always passed by this place and always wondered what it was about. I've never patronized the bar when it was open regularly, but the food is amazing and now I know. I'd definitely come back here for lunch!

I was told by my mother that in Chinese culture, the number 8 is a very lucky number. She said that it was a good thing that I was born on the 8th and that both my first name and last name has 8 letters. At the time, I did not understand why, but I knew walking by 8 Fat Fat 8 that it was probably owned by a Chinese person. What I did not expect was to find some of the best Chinese food in Honolulu at an inconspicuous run-down dive bar far from the glamour of touristy Waikiki, Chinatown, or Ala Moana neighborhoods. 8 Fat Fat 8 is a diamond in the rough among authentic home-style Chinese cuisine in Honolulu. The story of 8 Fat Fat 8 is described on its menu. It was established in 1989 by a man named Sai and his friends. The number 8 (baat) is a lucky number because in Chinese it rhymes with Fat, which means to develop and to prosper. The best example is the saying "Kung Hee Fat Choy" at Chinese New Year. Frankly, I am not the type to step foot into a dive bar like this, so the food has to be excellent. I always walked by this bar, but had no reason to believe that I'd like the food or atmosphere there. I only found out how good the food is after ordering delivery from Bite Squad. After realizing that the food is immensely better than most Chinese restaurants I've tried so far in Honolulu, I made the trip over to 8 Fat Fat 8 to have a dine-in experience. As I expected, the atmosphere really isn't my style, and I didn't enjoy the rowdy people playing pool and watching football. But I wasn't there for the football game on the widescreen television, or the beer, I was there only for the food! I sat at the bar where the waitress/bartender was very nice and accommodating. From my seat I saw one Chinese chef in the kitchen doing all the cooking. The owners of 8 Fat Fat 8 really are lucky to have such a talented chef, and I hope he is appreciated for his good work. I ordered the Salmon Belly, Shoyu Pork Belly, Ginger Noodles, and Crinkle Fries. The last time I ordered through Bite Squad, I also tried the Fat Fat Special Chicken, the Crispy Gau Gee, the Lup Cheong Fried Rice with Egg, and the Cold Ginger Tofu. I recommend any one of these dishes to try - they are all excellent. The portion sizes are also quite large so that I always have leftovers for several days. 8 Fat Fat 8 is a prime example to not always judge a book by its cover - sometimes the best food is where you least expect it. I will have a hard time not stopping by 8 Fat Fat 8 to order food regularly. Next time I'll probably call in my order for pick-up, but for those who like dive bars and sports, this is a good place to stop by for good food while watching the game.

Was introduced to this karaoke bar last night. Street parking. Small space with a bar at the end, there are booths and tables. 4 dart boards and a pool table. I kept hearing about how they have this fried gizzards and the cheese dip (which I believe was Velveeta) was a game changer. Indeed it was tasty and I'm not crazy about gizzards or other organs. We also enjoyed fried noodles and pork chops. Both great comfort food and makes nice shared plates. It's a cosy place with a lively group of patrons. There are servers that circulate the tables but if you need something faster, go to the bar to order. Servers are really nice.