Gohan, specializing in made-to-order handrolls and musubis, just opened in the heart of Honolulu on South King Street. They are open 6 days a week from 8 am to 2 pm (closed on Sundays) and offer grab-n-go, take-out, and dine-in. My friend and I met here for lunch at 12:30 pm on a weekday, and the grab-n-go area was just about empty (only 2 muusbis remaining).
We didn't mind, as we had planned to dine-in. We opted to sit at the counter so we could watch the chefs work their magic.
The musubi ingredients are beautifully displayed at the counter.
Here's the menu:
and daily specials. They were sold out of the two specials that we wanted to try - the sukiyaki and hamachi.
Here's a closer look at the ingredients on display:
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| unagi |
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| spam |
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| pork tonkatsu |
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| shrimp tempura |
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| chicken karaage |
Since we wanted to try a bunch of different items, we asked them to cut some of the rolls in half, so please keep in mind that the presentation that you see here is different (and less appealing) than how they normally present the hand rolls.
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| unagi |
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| original shoyu grilled musubi |
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| chicken karaage |
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| shrimp tempura |
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| salmon |
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| salmon |
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| special pork miso soup |
Prices range from $2.50 (shio musubi) to $6.95 (fresh spicy tuna handrail). They use high quality TSUHAHIME rice from Yamagata Prefecture (freshly milled rice), and ARIKAKE nori. You can tell these are high quality ingredients. The kitchen is very small, and there is no hood, so they use air fryers and portable stoves to prepare the food, but the food tastes just as good as if they were using a deep fryer and grill.
Parking is available in the building at a discounted rate with validation, or you can park on the meters on South King street or look for free street parking on Young Street.
Note - take-out orders may take a while to prepare during the peak lunch hour ( I would suggest going before the lunch rush to avoid the wait and also to ensure all items are available).
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GOHAN
1314 SOUTH KING STREET
(Next to Easy Music Center)
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