IDETA JAPANESE RESTAURANT

IDETA JAPANESE RESTAURANT

HONOLULU, HAWAII 

Enjoyed a nice lunch at Ideta Japanese Restaurant on Dillingham Blvd.  While Ideta's serves sushi, noodle dishes and Japanese favorites ala carte, we usually go for the Set Lunch Menu.  At $18-$20 it is a bit expensive for lunch, but the portions are big and this meal fills you up for the day.  I went for the Tempura and Teriyaki Mahi Mahi Lunch while my friends went for the Tempura, Butterfish and Sushi Lunch.  I liked the warm Miso Soup on a chilly rainy Hawaii day.  The Tempura is pretty heavily  battered so I pulled most of the fried batter off and ate just the shrimp, fish, carrot and sweet potato.  Served with a nice not too sweet dipping sauce.  Loved the Teriyaki Mahi Mahi.  The fish was moist and flavorful.  Ideta serves a really good Thousand Island type dressing with the salad that comes with the meal.  The service here is always good.  The food comes out quickly so you can get in and out on a timely basis for lunch.  Ideta is a typical old school Japanese restaurant that is a favorite with the locals.  Seem to always see someone I know here.

IDETA JAPANESE RESTAURANT

IDETA JAPANESE RESTAURANT ON DILLINGHAM

SET MENU LUNCH INCLUDES SOME GOOD MISO SOUP

CABBAGE AND SEAWEED

SHRIMP AND VEGETABLE TEMPURA

BUTTERFISH

TERIYAKI MAHI MAHI WITH SALAD

IDETA JAPANESE RESTAURANT

IDETA JAPANESE RESTAURANT

HONOLULU, HAWAII

This little hole in the wall place located near my office is a great place for a nice Japanese lunch.  When a rep came in this week and asked for a sushi lunch, I took him to Ideta.  We didn't even look at the menu after the waitress told us about the daily specials.  Usually they have four specials that include some sort of sushi, tempura and fish served with miso soup, rice, pickled vegetables and sometimes a salad.  All three of us opted for the Ahi Tuna and Tempura Special ($16).  9 large pieces of raw tuna served on mounds of daikon radish.  The Tempura was two pieces of shrimp and some sweet potato.   All good and very filling.  The service was quick and efficient.  Tea and water refills came quickly and so did the food.