Sunrise Restaurant Hawaii

みんな可愛い息子たち。
活躍が嬉しい。老後が楽しみ！

UHの学生だった子供が立派になって17年ぶりに
訪ねてきてくれた。うれしいなー

Congratulations to Tomoko and Chokatsu Katsu Tamayose the owners of Sunrise Restaurant Hawaii who celebrate TWENTY-FIVE years of serving wonderful Okinawan food at their iconic restaurant!

Sunrise has always been a gathering place for the Hawaii Okinawan community. It will always have a special place in my heart because it was my introduction to Okinawan food and an important pathway that led to my involvement in the local Okinawan community.

Sunrise is not a restaurant that you quietly eat at your table, it is like a Cheers where people are talking to other people across the room, strangers are pouring you a glass of awamori and sometimes these strangers become like family.

Ippei Nifwee Deebiru Katsu and Tomoko for 25 years of wonderful homestyle Okinawan cooking and ono sushi, for the live music and dancing, for being such an important gathering place for our community, and for helping me discover my roots and heritage. 💜 From the bottom of my heart, thank you for all that you do for your customers!

To celebrate 25 years of Sunrise Restaurant Hawaii, let’s make an effort to order more take out and dine there more often this year! Please take someone who has never been and revisit with those who have not gone there in a long time. Definitely congratulate them for 25 years, which is an incredible milestone to reach! 💜

Celebrating 25 years of serving up delicious Okinawan and Japanese dishes! Please go and celebrate Sunrise Restaurant’s 25th anniversary with Chokatsu and Tomoko this year! 💜💜💜

Congratulations on 25 years Tomoko-san! 💜

Shingen Tamashiro brought in an 8 lb tako he caught yesterday as a gift to Sunrise! Tamashiros are the BESTEST! 💜💜💜

A Happy New Year!!
仕事始めです。今年も沢山のカレンダーが届きました。一日一日を大切に頑張ります！

Happy Happy Birthday Chokatsu Katsu Tamayose!! He said he will work hard and keep making delicious food!

October 17th is Okinawa Soba Day! Stop by today for some of our ono Okinawa Soba! Dine in or take out. Hope to celebrate Soba Day with all of you!

This designation has been in place since 1978, "when the Japanese Fair Trade Commission decided to finally recognize “Okinawa soba.”

The problem was that “soba” in mainland Japan, was an entirely different food. Soba in mainland Japan is made with buckwheat flour called “Sobako.” Okinawa soba does not include any buckwheat and is made of flour and could not be called “soba” under the Japanese technical definition.

Haitai! Please consider supporting our next door neighbor KAI COFFEE HAWAII. They are open daily from 7 am to 1 pm. There is a window where you can order a myriad of coffees and lattes after having lunch at Sunrise.

Romyn’s first time trying Okinawan Soba!

She liked it! Enjoyed the flavor of the broth, was surprised at the generous portions and loved the pork. Romyn even tried the koregusu (awamori infused with chili pepper). Mahalo for stopping by for lunch!

Tip: Always ask if there is a special of the day when you dine at Sunrise! Today the special was a delicious Fu Champuru! 💜

Celebrate Goya Day with us on May 8th! We have goya champuru.

Heck, let’s celebrate Goya all week!

May 8th is Goya Day. Are you ready for it?! It's a day we should be eating bittermelon (goya). I've had pickled goya, goya ice cream, goya chocolate, raw goya, goya tea, goya champuru, and goya juice! How have you bittermeloned?

Here's all the places you can get your goya on on Oahu. Please comment if there are places I missed that feature bittermelon on their regular menus!

- Chez Kenzo has Goya Champuru on their Happy Hour menu
- Ethel's Grill has Goya Champuru
- Izakaya Naru has Goya Champuru
- Sakana Grill has Goya Champuru
- Sunrise Restaurant Hawaii has Goya Champuru
- Utage Restaurant & Lounge has Goya Champuru

On this day celebrating the oft maligned bittermelon, may it be a bitterly delicious one! Spread da word!

Order a Sunrise Sushi Platter for Mother’s Day! Call 808.737.4118 to place an order.

Sunrise Restaurant is open for business again! Hours are Monday to Friday, 11:30 am to 2 pm and 5:30 pm to 9 pm. Saturday, 5:30 pm to 9 pm. Closed on Sundays.

We are open for take out and dine in. Please call (808) 737-4100 to place your order or make a reservation!

Pictured here is a popular take out item: Pork Cutlet (tonkatsu) Plate. Two pieces of pork cutlet accompanied with rice and takuan. Sauce for the cutlet is also included.

Hope to see you soon!

Full menu can be viewed here: https://www.thesunriserestaurant.com/menu

Aloha & Haitai! Sunrise Restaurant will be closed from March 27th to April 7th. Chokatsu and Tomoko will be taking a well deserved vacation, their first in over three years!

Mahalo for your understanding and continued support!

IYKYK. There’s an off menu dish called Mama’s Champuru at Sunrise. This is a veggie stir fry with corned beef and Spam that Chokatsu’s Mama used to make for him.

Give it a try! It is one of my go to dishes whenever I dine at Sunrise. -Shari

The islands are going to have heavy rains this weekend. How about ordering take out of our Special Okinawan Miso Soup, Pigs Feet Soup, Sparerib Soup or Okinawan Soba to counter the bad weather.?

Stay safe and dry, everyone!

多くの方に支えられて24年を迎えることができました。本当にありがとうございます。新しい一年も健康に気をつけて頑張ります。応援よろしくお願いします。

I was able to celebrate 24 years supported by many people. Thank you so much. I will do my best to take care of my health in the new year. Thank you for your support.

Congratulations to Tomoko and Chokatsu Katsu Tamayose the owners of Sunrise Restaurant Hawaii who celebrate 24 years of serving wonderful Okinawan food at their iconic restaurant TODAY!

Sunrise has always been a gathering place for the Hawaii Okinawan community. It will always have a special place in my heart because it was my introduction to Okinawan food and an important pathway that led to my involvement in the local Okinawan community.

Katsu would stand behind his sushi counter most of the night and interact with his customers. For the longest time, I was "George Tamashiro's daughter" and Katsu would always make sure to introduce me to EVERY Uchinanchu who was dining in the restaurant. I have met so many wonderful people at Sunrise, some of them becoming dear friends like いのうえ ちず and Arisa Oshiro and Mitchel Shimamura to name a few.

I remember Katsu telling me, "Hey! Chizu is an editor of a magazine in Okinawa. Help her out." When I met Arisa, he told me, "Hey! Arisa is studying at your college. Help her out." I am so glad I did because both have become part of my family.

Sunrise is not a restaurant that you quietly eat at your table, it is like a Cheers where people are talking to other people across the room, strangers are pouring you a glass of awamori and sometimes these strangers become like family. I introduced my co-worker Daim Zuke to the karate sensei sitting at the table next to ours and they figured out they were related. Only at Sunrise would that happen.

Ippei Nifwee Deebiru Katsu and Tomoko for 24 years of wonderful homestyle Okinawan cooking and ono sushi, for the live music and dancing, for being such an important gathering place for our community, and for helping me discover my roots and heritage. 💜 From the bottom of my heart, thank you for all that you do for your customers!

Funny story. I just texted Tomoko this morning to offer my congratulations and she told me, "I forgot!" LOL! So please order take out this week or dine in at Sunrise and congratulate them so they don't forget again! 😀 Heck, next year will be their 25th anniversary. Can’t forget that! - Shari T.

Note: This photo was taken 9 years ago, celebrating Sunrise's 15th Anniversary.

Need some food for your holiday gathering? In addition to our Sushi Platter, we can also customize platters for you. Here is an Ika Geso, Okinawan Tempura and Salad platter we made for a customer. Please order at least a day in advance.

Haitai! We will have Oxtail Soup on special tomorrow (Friday)! We are offering a bowl of Oxtail Soup with rice and grated ginger for $21.

Note: This photo is not the regular sized bowl. Was just for tasting.

FEASTival Exclusive: Chef Amin will be serving his take on andagi from his food truck. During FEASTival he will have two flavors: Braised saffron pineapple andagi with a pineapple caramel sauce and Kaffir lime andagi with a yuzu caramel sauce. 3 for $5, 6 for $8, 9 for $15, 12 for $20.

Monday, Sept. 5th from 7 am to 4 pm: Chef Amin will pop up in the Sunrise Restaurant parking lot (525 Kapahulu Ave)! He will have andagi, Arabian spiced iced coffee and Persian rose water cardamom tea infused with yuzu.

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Nifee Deebiru and Mahalo to Mari Taketa & Frolic Hawaii for sharing our story!

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported Sunrise Restaurant over the years, and during this recent crisis. Tomoko and Chokatsu are deeply grateful.

If there are local places that you treasure, you need to keep checking in on how they are doing and when they need help, we need to send out that bat signal to make sure their doors can stay open.

Sunrise Restaurant holds very special place in my heart. It's the place that connected me to my heritage and introduced me to the Hawaii Okinawan community. Seriously, Katsu would always introduce me to other people dining there as "George Tamashiro's daughter" and that's how I met so many different people in the community and found my way to connecting with my culture. I will always support Sunrise however I can because to me, it is a treasure and a gathering place worth fighting for. - Shari

How Kapahulu’s Sunrise Restaurant Was Saved from Closing Karma came to a tiny Okinawan hole-in-the-wall. Karma came to a tiny Okinawan hole-in-the-wall.

Togan Soup available today! Ten orders.

May 8th is Goya Day. Are you ready for it?! It's a day we should be eating bittermelon. Stop by for some Sunrise Goya Champuru for dine in or tale out!

*update* Sunrise is closed on Sundays, so please celebrate goya all week (Monday to Saturday) when we are open :D

On this day celebrating the oft maligned bittermelon, may it be a bitterly delicious one!