GOMA TEI RAMEN KAHALA

GOMA TEI RAMEN

4211 WAIALAE AVENUE, #G-07

HONOLULU, HI  96816

808-732-9188

HOURS:  Daily 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

                 Sunday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

www.gomatei.com

Visiting the Kahala Mall to hit the Apple Store and my Daughter says that she wants to go to the new Japanese restaurant she saw at the end of the mall near the movie theaters.  We headed towards the theaters and found Goma Tei Ramen in the former location of Hallmark Cards.  Since the day was cloudy and rainy it seemed nice to grab a warm bowl of Ramen.  We were seated quickly by a hostess/waitress.  She greeted us and gave us menus.  We were given ice water and I asked for some hot tea.  The waitress told me that they did not have any hot water for tea.  This seemed odd but we went ahead and looked over the menu.  Tan Tan Ramen, Shoyu Ramen and Sunho Ramen were among some of the dishes on the menu.  I asked the waitress what the best Ramen was and she said that the Tan Tan Ramen #1 was the most popular.  I ordered the Tan Tan Ramen with Char Siu and Vegetables ($13.25).  The bowl of Ramen was large and I had never seen Char Siu so big.  Three huge thick slices in the Ramen with lots of vegetables and noodles.  I hated it.  Did not like the oily sesame oil pasty taste.  Actually ate very little of my Ramen as you will see in the photo below.  The Gyoza ($7.97) was just ok.  My Wife and Daughter love Gyoza and they only ate one each which is rare.  Some of the Gyoza fell apart with the filling coming out.  The Goma Wings ($8.74) were really crunchy and hot.  Not spicy hot but hot from the fryer.  The Wings were meaty and tasty but the Tonkatsu sauce served with them was not that good.  The Shoyu Vegetable Ramen with Shoyu Egg ($10.75) was just alright and nothing special my Wife said.  She added that she would not go back for it again.  My Daughter ate the most and enjoyed her Shoyu Ramen ($9.56) without any complaints.  Service was very good with the entire staff pitching in and working the tables.  Our waitress was kind and always checking on the table.  

GOMA TEI RAMEN

GOMA TEI RAMEN AT KAHALA MALL

LONG VERY BLAND SPACE

PLACE FILLED UP QUICKLY AROUND LUNCH TIME

GOMA TEI TAN TAN RAMEN

SHOYU RAMEN

SUNHO RAMEN, MAPO TOFU AND CURRY DISHES

TERIYAKI CHICKEN BOWL, CURRY LOCO MOCO AND CHAR SIU RICE BOWLS

SIDE ORDERS AND DRINKS

SHOYU, VINEGAR, CHILI PASTE AND CHILI FLAKES

MADE UP A LITTLE SAUCE OF SHOYU, VINEGAR AND CHILI FLAKES

GOMA WINGS

GYOZA

WRAPPERS CAME OFF A FEW OF THE GYOZA

SHOYU VEGETABLE RAMEN WITH EGG

SHOYU RAMEN WITH CHAR SIU

TAN TAN CHAR SIU RAMEN WITH VEGETABLES

UPPER LEFT OF BOWL - FOUND STEEL WOOL IN THE RAMEN BOWL

I DID NOT LIKE MY RAMEN AND LEFT ALL OF THIS ON THE TABLE WHEN WE LEFT