Jimbo Restaurant

A great hole in the wall Japanese restaurant specializing in udon dishes. Service is quick and friendly. Food options range between Japanese curry to tempura to their well known udon dishes. There's a parking lot along King Street and a parking lot in the back, accessible from Young Street. It can get busy during lunch and dinner time, but there is a sign in sheet on the door and benches in front to wait on. Service is fairly fast so the wait time usually isn't too long.

Ambiance is nice. Service is quick. The udon we had was OK enough that we will try a different style. However, the pickled appetizer we had was disappointing and the tempura shrimp was bad. I'm not sure if this was a bad day, but the tempura shrimp appeared to have been boiled or otherwise cooked before being tempura'd. It was rubbery to the point of being disappointing. Honestly, this place is more of a 3.5 stars and worth a try. But I'll probably stick to the udon and gyoza. The gyoza was good.

Hole in the wall kind of place, but it has one of the best food we have eaten in Honolulu! Small space, so you might have to wait for a table depending of the time, but food comes out pretty quickly, so it is a tolerable wait. Meal specials very from $13-$17 and it comes with a lot of food. The meal we got was very savory and authentic and we went home happy with the experience. We will be returning to try other dishes in the future!

Ordered the Pork Katsu Don combo with hot udon. Very filling and so tasty. The customer service was amazing and they always filled up my water and hot tea. We were in the back corner but still got so much attention. The wait wasn't so bad on a Monday night, but they were already out of the pork gyoza by 7:30pm. Not sure how soon they will be finding a new place, so I'll have to eat as much as I can before they close. The place is small, so I wouldn't recommend large groups coming here. Parking is kind of tight as well. Still worth it to make the trip. Can't wait to eat my leftovers.

I spent a year in Japan and this restaurant smelled and felt just like the little noodle shops I passed on my way home from a long day of work. Comfort food to be sure. I had the nabeyaki udon just like in those huge steaming kettles sold by street vendors outside the train station. they make their noodles by hand. I also had the fried mochi, served in a soy ginger sauce with sliced green onion.

This place has some of the best homemade udon (ramen noodles) I've ever had. Love the fact that they have no MSG in their restaurant and it is so flavorful. These guys really know how to cook. Sad I didn't get a picture of my food it was so good though.

Friendly staff, nice food and reasonable price! There was break time between lunch and dinner time. Recommend combo menus! Please check time schedule.

The cup had lipstick, the spoons were dirty, the vegetarian udon was okay. The place is supposed to be shutting down so we decided to give it a shot on our trip. I guess, I have had better food.