Richo

Richo is a fairly new restaurant in the old Momomo site on Waialae Avenue.  It's interesting because it's Korean food, as interpreted by a Japanese restaurant chain, definitely not the typical Korean BBQ!

Homemade Kim Chee . . . not free . . . 

For example, Kim Chee is not gratis at Richo, but will cost you $3.  It is nice and spicy, but it's odd to have to pay for it.

Bulkogi Salad

Bulkogi Salad ($7) was flavorful, slightly on the sweet side, but did not have a lot of beef.

Seafood Leek Chijimi

Seafood Leek Chijimi ($8 for half order, pictured) is basically Korean okonomiyaki . . . frittata . . . quiche . . . omelette.

Good stuff!

Regardless of the name, it was tasty, familiar, comfort food.  Half order is plenty, but a whole order would be tempting.

Korean Style Ahi Sashimi

Korean Style Ahi Sashimi ($9 for half order, $14 for full) requires you to wrap the ahi in nori, and top it with the various toppings provided.

Richo Nabe/Chigae

Richo does an interesting cross Japanese Nabe and Korean Chigae.  All the ingredients are presented in a low dish, broth is added and seasoning added to taste.  Be advised that extra garlic is, well, extra.  You can also order extra meats and/or vegetables.  The dish comes as a tower of bean sprouts, with the proteins in a ring at the base, crowned with green onions and kim chee.

Cooking

It's cooked tableside.  Umami would have preferred more meat and less bean sprouts, but can't argue that it's a tasty dish, with heat, that goes really well on a bowl of rice (extra $, course).

In sum, Richo is a bit of a pricey adventure, but the food is well done and worth trying.

Richo Korean Cuisine
3008 Waialae Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 734-2222
www.richo.asia