Tokyo Central Kailua Store Tour
I got a request to do a store walking tour of the new Tokyo Central, located in Kailua, Oahu. This store replaces the old Times Supermarket that used to be there.
Tokyo Central Kailua
590 Kailua Road,
Kailua, Hawaii 96734
(808) 266-4004
https://www.tokyocentralhawaii.com/
Open everyday 6:00am – 10:00pm
0:00 Store Tour
14:58 Food Sampling
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Happy 5th Anniversary to your channel, Misty! 👍🏼
I might have to go there just for the otoro. Cheers for the vid as usual
Our Tokyo Central ain't nothing like your TC. You guys are so lucky. It recently opened a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, however. See you next week.
Thanks!
I donʻt know if you shop at Marukai, but everything looks like what they sell at Don Quijote and Marukai in Honolulu (which makes sense because they are the same owners). Not sure what things are exclusively for Tokyo Central. Maybe itʻs just a more convenient Japanese/Local grocery store for the Kailua residents and visitors crowd..
Thank you so much for your tour of the new market. I live in Kaneohe and have not had a chance to visit the new store. I used to live in Kailua for 25 years and shopped at Time’s Market a lot. Thank you again for the video😊
Wow! That store is like Disneyland. Would you consider this store to be equal to or step up from Don Quixote in the quality and selection available? Have you ever done a review of Marukai on Dillingham vs Nijiya vs Don Quixote?
For me, i see all those items at Don Quinote pearl city and marukai. You saved me the drive. Mahalo ❤
I was wondering how different this is from Marukai or even Don Quixote which reminds me of the old plantation store that has everything, sorta like Arakawas. . I need to make a trip from Mililani. Thanks so much!
Food looked ono'licious. Thanks for the tour!
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Thanks for another great video! I live in Pearl City, so Don Quixote and H Mart are right around the corner. Still wouldn’t mind checking this place out, but appreciate your advice and won’t be making the journey over to the windward side just for this store. Maybe will go next time I’m down there having Times Coffee Shop anyway. Love their potato mac salad and fried rice. Ever review the Kailua or Kaneohe locations of TCS? It’s a great breakfast/brunch spot!
They had wagyu. I went today also. They just have so much items in randoms places you have to look for them. I used to shop at Times 4 time a week so it has been an adjustment for me. For the most part they narrowed down the assortment of goods but they have 1 or 2 of most.
Yummy Goodness Eats !!! We gotta do a road trip to LA to get to one ! Nice it's in Hawaii ! There's so much more of a selection in Hawaii ! Mahalo for sharing Misty !
Misty- negitoro is fatty tuna with green onion. negi means green onion…
Hi Misty! Thanks so much for the tour – you saved me some gas 😊 BTW, loved your glasses at the beginning of the video 🙊😎😂 Cant wait to see where you end up next! Have a blessed weekend sis, and hope you get some rest 🤙♥️🤙
Thanks 4 making this video! I tink I might go check dem out looks pretty cool and something new. Need dem snacks lol…
Belated congrats on 10K you deserve it for all your hard work. Glad to see you are at 12K now !! Much appreciated and always enjoy your videos. Great video and tips on parking. Supermarket videos are always fun to view.
Awesome. Added to my list!
Greetings from Redondo Beach 🇺🇸🇺🇸I Very helpful information and good to know where to shop good food when I am at this place 🌷
Aloha Misty: Nice to see you enjoying a great-quality sashimi, which would have gone great with some cold Sapporo — LOL! This vlog brings back a lot of memories of the Marukai Market across from the correctional facility in Kalihi. The store does have a good selection of ready-made meals and a good selection of Japanese-based food selection. This reminds me to visit the Don Quijoti store on the next trip home! Luckily, we have several Japanese grocery stores in the SF Bay Area to satisfy my needs for Japanese-inspired dishes; however, I miss the fresh ahi at the markets of home. I am looking forward to the next vlog! Best wishes and much 🤙, to you and Aiden! Take care fellow 🐯!
Nice review, thank you!
thank you for driving out to check out the new store n for the information that its owned by don quoxite its like a marukai for me which
is closer
Fish fat is the good fat Omega-3’s, so no worries, it’s like vitamins😊.
FYI, Negi means green onions & toro means fatty tuna (as you know), so Negi-toro is chopped toro (bits & side pcs) mixed with chopped green onions.
Happy 5th anniversary! Wishing for your continued success!
Aloha Misty!! Mahalo for saving me a trip here since I go to Kailua Beach and would've stopped by out of curiosity. And you're right. It's challenging to film in here because I remember Don Quiote stopped me from vlogging near Ala Moana. I agree that I would stick with going to Don Quiote if anything. This also seems to cater more to the Japanese tourists. Thanks again Misty for covering Oahu.. both old and new👍🤙
Goodmorning just found your channel 🤙🏻, I’ve been wanting to go there
For fresh ahi poke…Tamuras, Wahiawa….Da Bestest!…if they only have frozen fish, they discount the price and tell you they using frozen fish.
The green onions is the negi…Japan love their negi. Especially if you go to the mom and pop restaurants…They heap negi into the ramen bowls when they serve.
Is she a katonk???? She sometimes sounds like one.
Thanks Misty for featuring Tokyo Central Kailua, just watched your video. My girls friends and I will check it out. Looks like our next excursion will be Kailua, hope I don't get lost, coming from the Westside. You did another excellent vlog for this store. Thank you much! Keep your videos coming, appreciate it.
Hi again Misty. Have you been to Kapolei Sushi Bay? I gotta say I been to Genki and to me, Sushi Bay clearly blows them out of the water. I'm so addicted to the freshness of their fish and so very generous cuts. Hopefully you been there. Plan to wait a few mins for a seat. They open at 11 and close 5pm for dine, take outs til 6pm. I highly recommend.
Aloha Misty!! We saw this on the local news and was wondering how it was and if they had good eats. It was great to see the inside and see what it’s all about. We don’t have a problem paying more for quality ingredients and delicious eats!! Mahalo for showcasing this spot for those of us who were curious!! 🤙🏽
I pretended i was eating the big toro sushi! ❤
Understand Dq bought out all times stores so I guess Japanese ‘ invasion’ is expected. I like to see more Singaporean Malay being Indonesian born Chinese 😂 the curry is different and just right in spicier more of the traditional Malay njonja school.
14:09, negitoro is minced raw tuna scrape, the fatty parts of the fish that cannot be made into other meals, commonly served together with green onions.
Aloha Misty! We were there a week ago and it was packed on a Saturday around noon. They actually have the wagyu in the refrigerator cases located accros the fresh meat sections. Enjoying your vlogs 🤙🏽
HEY. MISTY will check ✔ it out. Thank you 😂.👍🤙.
Interesting their importing from Scotland and Canada instead of Alaska and US, must have gotten a better deal. I usually avoid Poke bowls but that spicy dish looked very good. Thanks for showing us the new grocery store!
For as much as i'm at every grocery store to keep up with my teenaged boy's appetite (and i dread the chore), i actually found this video relaxing 💆♀️. Maybe because i'm usually racing around with an overloaded cart like a contestant on Supermarket Sweep and i rarely get to leisurely stroll and just look at stuff, which as a foodie i find interesting😳😅. Enjoyed that about this vid 👍!
Aloha Misty, just catching up on your videos. I love these types of stores you can always get some good ready to go foods. Mahalo for showing this, I had never heard of them before.
I love your honest reviews and explanations. You also have an amazingly comforting voice.
Negitoro is typically toro grade Ahi, that is left after filleting as you mentioned, and it’s usually the spoon scraped parts off of the bones, and of course the negi is the green onion. (serious run-on sentence there). Negitoro sushi rolls are my fave because of the taste contrast and the crunch of the nori!
Keep up the great videos! 🤙🏽
Sharing to my Nextdoor app. Tysm for showing us the new store.
It's actually across Down to Earth
In that supermarket that you ate and you seen the abalone in the purple label how much was that? Do you know? Do you remember?
nah the salmon sashimi caught my eye. that's cheap for that amount but i hope its good when i go and sample
the sushi looks mayjahhhhh fk i wish was on the west side
Misty… l love your channel and your personality. Keep up the good work🎉 i subbed to your channel
Hello Misty! Thank you for the tour! Aloha from Osaka, Japan! I lived in Hawaii for over 30 years before I moved back to Japan. I had heard Tokyo Central opened up in Kailua, so I wanted to see a review of it. Your video was perfect! Thank you! 😊