Imanas Tei is my family's favorite restaurant on Oahu. We probably dine there about three times a month. The food is consistently good, the prices are reasonable, and the service is excellent. They have a wide variety of food from sushi/sashimi to nabe to grilled...and fried foods. Everything is really good! Some of my family's favorites include chanko nabe (with zosui at the end), negitoro tsumami, dynamite, garlic clams, chicken shioyaki, misokatsu, hamachi kama, agedashi tofu, spicy tuna rolls, salmon and mentaiko onigiri, and maguro yamakake. There also is a nice variety of Japanese sake available. Parking can sometimes be a challenge with limited stalls in front of the restaurant that are shared with Torikyu, a Japanese yakitori restaurant. When those are full, I've always been able to find parking on King Street. Reservations are taken for seatings between 5:00 PM and 7:00 P.M. After that, it's on a walk-in basis. Even though Imanas Tei is an izakaya, there is no problem with kids/families dining there. We must've dined at Imanas Tei more than a hundred times over the years. We have never been disappointed (except when they ran out of certain menu items)!More

Love this place. Always visit when in Honolulu. Traditional Japanese restaurant. Some nights we have to wait for a table it gets that busy. They have a sit down restaurant section and also a sushi bar area to sit at. It's great for a quick...easy meal if that's what you are after. It's not a fancy restaurant at all but if you are after honest, easy, simple and clean Japanese then this place is perfect. We love the simple green salad, the potato salad and the spicy tuna rolls.More

I am never able to get a reservation after 7pm. They always allow me to eat at 5:30pm if I am willing to leave by 7pm. That seems the best way to get entrance.

We were recommended this tiny izakaya by a friend and it remains my go-to for Japanese cuisine. The atmosphere is intimate yet friendly and the service is on point. I love eating the beef tongue, seafood dynamite, fried gobo and all the sushi. When I'm...hungry, the chanko nabe can't be beat. After all, this is what sumo wrestlers eat to gain weight! I especially love the end when the broth is flavorful and they add your choice of udon or rice and egg. My favorite is the rice - it makes a delicious savory porridge. Prices are reasonable given the quality. I will return here again and again!More

Everything from appetizer to dessert were soooo delicious!!! Grilled butterfish is a must try item! Seafood and Gobo chips, you can only eat it in Imanas, no where else. Parking lot is small though.

You know a Japanese restaurant is good when there are only Japanese speaking patrons eating there. The freshest homemade soba in a small room setting. Intimate and unique I love eating there.

We tried Imanas TEI since we heard it was ranked #5 in the nation for Japanese food and it did not disappoint. Lots of selections on the menu, and our server was very helpful in giving advice as to some of the most popular dishes....We thoroughly enjoyed everything. They have several a la cart items, and we started with the salmon sashimi and dynamite (scallops covered in dynamite sauce - which a really good creamy sauce, but somewhat hard to describe) that were both awesome. The server recommended chanko nabi - an awesome soup dish with chicken, thin sliced beef, king crab legs, clams, pork meatballs, tofu, and vegetables cooked at the table- highly recommend. We sat in the back at a more traditional style Japanese table - recommend that, too! They take reservations, so you can ask for the traditional style table. Their is parking out front, but the lot is small, so parking may be a problem. We got there at 5:30 and got one of the last 2 spots.More