Downtown Cafe
1111 Bishop St, Honolulu, HI, 96813
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Address :
1111 Bishop St
Honolulu, HI, 96813 - Phone (808) 536-8213
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Brunch
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
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Milly C.
I've actually only had one thing here, so please take this review with caution. I saw pictures of the food here and only one thing sparked my interest: laksa. So, I've only been here for the laksa special on Thursdays ($8 + free iced tea/coffee). Otherwise, I think it's $10+ on other days. Downtown Cafe is located in the basement level of the Remington plaza, under Catania. This place gets SUPER busy around 12 noon as all the employees in downtown are on lunch break at the same time. They only have one cashier and 2 employees making the food, so I suggest you take either an early lunch or late lunch if you don't want to wait 20-30 minutes for your food. You have the option of dining at one of the outside tables or inside. Now to the food: laksa. The laksa has a coconut, spicy broth (almost curry-like) and comes with two types of noodles. There are rice noodles and egg noodles, bean sprouts, three shrimps, fish balls, fish cake, and surprise, corn! It sounds like a strange combination, but everything works together. You've got to give it a try! Downtown Cafe accepts cash and credit cards. Tip: If you have a sweet tooth, you can ask for the pomegranate iced tea instead of the normal iced coffee or unsweetened iced tea. The pomegranate iced tea is slightly sweetened with a hint of tang. It's really yummy! TLDR: LAKSA THURSDAYS!
(4)Val D.
It's one of the few places in downtown that serves decent tasting ramen: Dan Dan ramen: 4 stars - ramen tastes great, but I thought the broth tasted better before I mixed it with the sauce that was on top of the ramen. I gave it a 5 star overall because they are always nice and personable, and remembers their repeat customers. Lots of seating and great service whether we eat in or outside the restaurant.
(5)Vivian C.
This is a sandwich/ salad cafe with Hong Kong food as well. It's simple foods but delicious and tastes as close to home as Hawaii can get. They give pretty big portions for a decent price as well! I would say it's worth it.
(4)Cindy L.
Downtown Café is the old Panya. It still have the same menu and pastry. I almost always have their Laksa ($10.95), it's half white noodle, half egg noodle in a creamy spicy booth. They also have a good beef noodle soup and tonkatsu curry rice. Great place for lunch in Downtown, it's a bit pricey, but the portions are large and the quality is good.
(3)Coreen L.
A great little find downtown. Being new to the hustle of this area (closer to the capitol) I was looking for some yummy, healthy and quick options and this place has a good range of all of the above. So far my favorites are: the chopped salad, which has a delicious homemade dressing; spicy miso ramen and their paninis are good too! I also tried the Taiwanese beef noodle which was good too but spicy -- I mean, I like spicy but this was VERY spicy, so be ready! Their service is quick, their team is very friendly and everything we've tried so far has been a winner!
(4)jeannine s.
Last week I had to do a double take when I walked by Downtown Cafe because it was formerly the site of Panya on Bishop Street in the Remington Building. It looks like some of the original Panya lunch menu remains. My favorites are the Laksa and Taiwanese Beef Noodle soups. But gone is the case of pastry that lined the wall of this former Panya establishment. Although I will miss picking up a box of French-inspired pastry from here, I'm happy that I won't go wanting for their selection of hard-to-get South-east Asian soups. There are lots of other items on the menu, from entree Spinach or Chopped salads to sandwiches and more traditional soups like Clam Chowder or Tomato Bisque. I've been back twice this week and my tummy is very happy each time.
(4)Carly H.
2.13.13 My coworker and I frequent the Remington College area quite often, usually to pay Catania a visit. I needed to try something different, mostly because I wanted to write a new review; can you tell that I'm a Yelpaholic? Jeannine S. is right, I thought this place looked/seemed familiar. That's because this was indeed the previous location of Panya. While there are no more pasteries, the food still has that authentic Japanese/Asian taste. I opted to try the Wednesday curry special, which comes with your choice of beef, tonkatsu or chicken katsu + includes either an iced tea or coffee (~$9 total). Again, I could hear my Dad saying, "why buy curry when you can make it?!" But seriously, this was the best decision ever! The curry was flavorful and had the typical Japanese taste; they poured just enough over the rice that most of it soaked into the rice and the plate wasn't so soupy. I also went with the tonkatsu which was perfectly crisp and was so wonderfully tender. The iced tea was also very refreshing; it kind of tasted like the cold version of oolong tea. I ordered this meal as take out and when I got back to the office I found my rice, curry and tonkatsu neatly arranged in a little foil "bowl" inside of the sytrofoam take out plate--so smart, no spillage in the take out plate or plastic bag! So while I probably should attend YA (Yelpaholics Anonymous) meetings for the sake of my wallet and bank account, I think giving this place a try was well worth it & I will for sure be back again. I am loving the feeling of knocking off a couple of "places to try" in Downtown Honolulu! Yelp 365 Challenge: #044/365
(4)Darren S.
ever wondered what this place is about? if you have been to panya, formerly located in the ala moana shopping center or downtown honolulu, this place serves basically the same menu items as pan-ya. this location used to be pan-ya but the current owner bought the business over from pan-ya and renamed it to its current name.
(3)Nicole S.
This place looked so promising. Smells from the little Cafe were so enticing! It took me a little while to decide what to order from their decent size menu. There was a small line, and quite a few people waiting for their food. Most people were dining in or outside. Finally chose the mozzarella, tomato, pesto panini (mmm). One by one, everyone else got their food. Luckily my coworkers are nice enough to wait. There was a salad order that took a while as well. I know it's peak lunch hour but I highly doubt others waited as long as we did. I can understand that it takes time to make the panini but a salad? Why would we get our food at the same time? To be fair, I'll say that we waited 20-30 minutes in total from order placed to food in hand. Upon feasting on my tomato mozzarella panini, the bread is extra thick (not so dense but just thick cut pieces). There was not enough going on inside the sandwich to make the cut. Turned out to be very dry and some parts just had way too much pesto. Maybe I'm being a little nit-picky but I've had some amazing tomato mozzarella paninis and all were quite succulent. 2 stars because I may go back, I may go back to try the salad or a burger. I will definitely steer clear of those paninis and if they do phone orders, might just call ahead.
(2)Erica W.
It's hard to find a good ramen/udon place downtown that one can get their food, eat said food, and get back to work all within the 1-hour lunch break. That said, one would question the quality and service of such an establishment. Well let me tell you, pushing out the orders that deminish my experience here. Granted I went earlier than most downtown working folks eat (I went during the 11am - 12pm lunch break. The employees are kind, quiet but kind. I ate there twice within the past week. The first time I ate their spicy miso ramen. This dish is basically miso ramen broth with the ramen noodles topped with spicy ground beef (a la mapo tofu minus the tofu), corn and bean sprouts. The second time, I ate the Lakha ramen. which is basically coconut thai broth with the ramen (duh!), corn, bean sprouts, fishcake and tofu. This dish also had a spicy kick to it too. Both ramen dishes were tasty. I would definitely be back to try other ramen dishes as well. *Side Note: The ramen dishes are also available with udon instead. Also, there are salads and sandwhichs.
(4)Julie E.
BLT with avocado is how I roll at Downtown Cafe. They have a ton of other options that I can't vouch for...yet. I'll get the BLT on french bread which they toast. It's a nice relatively light lunch, which I find myself gravitating more towards rather than a heavier plate lunch these days. Place is almost always hoppin' and they are pretty fast getting your order out. I think my order usually sets me back about $6.
(4)Ivy Lou H.
I didn't have high expectations when I came here to try their breakfast but was pleasantly surprised that the good was tasty and the service friendly. The breakfast menu is limited to eggs w/choice of protein and peanut butter filled French Toast. Their lunch menu is much larger.
(3)Jimmy F.
This place is really convenient to work and the menu looks good. I went here after a friend recommended having the cobb salad. I read the other reviews about this place being the old Panya and now I can see why. I went for the Thursday special which was Laksa and it does taste like the one at Panya in Ala Moana. The broth had a slight kick (spicy for some I would imagine) and had shrimp, fish balls, fried tofu slices, egg (ramen?) noodles and white rice noodles. There were also plenty of bean sprouts, green onions and some corn? Yeah, not used to corn in this dish. I still miss Banana Leaf in San Jose California, which hands down has the best Laksa I have ever tasted. The beef noodle soup looks just like the Taiwanese ones I had in Los Angeles so I will be back on another Thursday to try it out. If it is like what I remember, this place is getting 4 stars. Bottom line, its a good place to mix up the weekly lunch option but it is kind of pricey at $10.95 for the specials each day.
(3)Jordan H.
I paid $8.00 for a Char Siu Ramen and $5.00 for a 4 piece Gyoza. My noodles still had that slimy film on it. They didn't cook the noodles long enough and they didn't rinse/blanch it thoroughly. The broth was so light in flavor and it was served luke warm. My bowl came with a spoon that was particularly hard to scoop up the broth or anything else for that matter. The Gyoza were actually huge and tasted quite well. The sauce was of something else though. It had a sour taste to it that wasn't normal. All in all ill will most likely never go there to eat again.
(2)Al D.
This place is so so. I've gotten the laksa here and it's ok. I've gotten ramen. I would probably not return for the ramen. The servers here are really nice.
(3)T C.
Teri burger was ok, but don't think I will have it again. Pork chop ramen I had before was delish...also their oyako is good.
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