Monarch Seafoods

Reviews

• Donovan G.

  star star star star star 4 June 2026

  Monarch has the best poke.  Thats not an opinion, that is fact!  Their spicy ahi is amazing.  Not the mayo spicy tuna.  Im talking sesame oil, sweet onion, ina mona and whatever other magic they put in the spicy ahi poke.  
  
  The crab stuffed ahi plate is also must have.  The wasabi sauce on top is the wasabi icing on the ahi cake.  If you're fat like me you finish off your meal with the best banana cream pie you're ever going to eat.  
  
  I can't speak on the rest of the menu because I can't seem to order anything else.  Go there, get these 3 things and thank me later.  Or thank Monarch.  Thanks Monarch.
  
  Update: I tried the bento recently and now i cant choose between that and the stuffed ahi :( The bento is a great choice because you get variety and its a good amount of food. Who would've thought a fish place would have the best mochiko chicken

• Erika H.

  star star star star star_border 4 June 2026

  Monarch Seafoods is a place of nostalgia for me. My family used to eat here almost every weekend at a point of our lives! Glad to see after all these years their recipes have never changed. My regular go tos are the garlic butter linguine with tiger prawns, nori stuffed ahi and their ahi katsu. As everyone says, their salad dressing the supppper good here. The fact that almost everyone picks the side salad over mac salad is telling! The nori stuffed ahi can be dry at times, but I usually put the salad dressing on top of the the ahi to make it not as dry.
  
  When coming, I would say come as early as possible. I phone ordered at 1:15 (45 minutes before closing) and they had run out of ahi katsu for the day. Their parking situation is very spotty, usually I would have someone else in the car and circle back around for them to take out. Their orders usually take 10~15 minutes and I recommend phone ordering! Their hours are usually the times I'm at school or work :( But if you have a lunch break near here it's totally worth it.
  
  PS They didn't give us forks, so we had no utensils to eat with as we were out for the day. I'm all about sustainability so maybe ask for forks/utensils when ordering from them!

• Darren N.

  star star star star star_border 2 June 2026

  Got a chance to try their deep fried poke plate with salad. I was mostly satisfied with the whole thing. The fish, cut into cubes as usual, was not dried out and the Panko flakes were fried to a crispy brown. The plate had a generous amount as well, over twelve pieces. There was only one scoop of rice and the greens were okay, and a couple pieces were really wilted and should've been thrown out instead. The plate also came with salad dressing and a spicy mayo dip for the fish.
  
  Price was not bad for size of the plate. I would take out from this place again in the future.

• Rissa K.

  star star star star_border star_border 27 May 2026

  I went to Monarch Seafoods today that is right around the corner of Chun Wah Kam and across Bank of Hawaii. This place has poor and yummy seafood. I tried one of their specials nori wrapped crabmeat stuffed ahi. This was indeed unique. Parking can be tough to find but worth it if you craving poke or seafood.

• Nadine C.

  star star star star star_border 14 May 2026

  Nori-wrapped, crab-stuffed ahi...
  
  sounds good, right?
  
  I read about it and longed for it...
  
  The day finally came when I saw an open parking spot on Colburn Street!  Lack of parking in this area of Kalihi is a major obstacle!
  
  Monarch Seafood is located on the corner of Kalihi Street and Colburn Street, across from the Bank of Hawaii. Many reviewers warn customers about parking at the bank - - do not do it!  It's very tempting. I thought about it.  Just wait for a space or just keep looking everytime you pass by... one day, parking will appear!
  
  Inside of the small shop, there's a self-service beverage refrigerator, and a display case of a variety of fresh looking ahi poke.  Right next to the poke was two containers of pickled mango. Wow... so perfect for my baby sister's birthday dinner tonight!  I got one pickled mango and one limu poke. Of course, I had to sacrifice and be the taste tester, so when I got home, I took a bite of each... whoa, brah!  Broke da mouth!  
  
  Later that evening, my family asked where these local delicacies were from because the pickled mango and limu poke hit the spot!  I only got 3/4 of a pound of poke because that's all they had left. I can see why... the poke was good quality... smooth, firm, and fresh with a touch of sesame seed oil!
  
  For myself, I ordered the nori-wrapped crab- stuffed ahi... yesss!  So onolicious!  It was better than I expected because of the hint of wasabi that pulled the flavors together and added "oomph" to the roll!
  
  I will continue to look for a parking space so I can get the ahi katsu next time... and other menu items!