Iyasume Musubi - A Gem for Food in Waikiki, Hawaii

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Rating: 4.0; Vote: 1

Iyasume Musubi is a wonderful place to eat local Hawaii Japanese food in Honolulu. Get more details here: Waikiki is not exactly a gem when it comes to local Hawaii style food. Sure there are some good restaurants that serve Japanese food, but don't expect to find good Hawaii food (I'm talking Hawaii food not Hawaiian food) when you're in Waikiki - for that you need to head out of Waikiki and go somewhere else in Honolulu. But after hearing about Iyasume Musubi, I decided I needed to go check them out. Located in the heart of Waikiki, Iyasume Musubi serves a menu of mostly Japanese style local Hawaii food, and as the name suggests, musubi is one of the most popular things to eat there. The restaurant is very small, and most of the people get their food for takeaway. But myself, having plenty of time, I decided to eat there, and luckily there was a spare table available when I arrived. I immediately noticed the the beautiful stack of bentos on the table, and to the left of that, was a beautiful tray of SPAM musubis - and that's exactly what I came for. So at Iyasume Musubi, there's actually an entire menu of different rice balls (musubis, that you can order, and some of them are stuffed with some really delicious ingredients, but again I came mostly to eat the SPAM. There were three different types to choose from; the original classic, the SPAM ume, and finally the bacon and egg SPAM. At first I began with an original and an ume (which is a Japanese pickled plum sauce, and I also ordered one of the bentos which was filled with rice, fried chicken, and some small sides. I first dug into the original SPAM musubi. Unlike at some places where you get a full block of rice, at Iyasume, it was more of a ball of rice - and it wasn't just any rice, it was some of the best rice I've ever had in my life - somehow they cooked the rice to absolute perfection - it was moist, and each individual grain stood out - yet at the same time each grain was soft but not mushy. Okay I don't really know how to explain how good the rice was, but I'll just tell you, it was some of the best rice I've ever had in my life. I also really like that Japanese pickled plum sauce, with SPAM, and a slice of cucumber, all wrapped into seaweed - that was quite a wonderful complementary combination. As for the bento, again the rice was beyond stunning, cooked with such precision and care. The piece of salmon was delicious. I guess I'm overall not a huge fan of fried chicken that sits for too long, it's so much better if you eat fried chicken fresh out of the oil. So overall the fried chicken wasn't as good as it could have been, had been hot and fresh, but it was still good. And after I had completed two musubis, and one bento box, I somehow had the urge - that wouldn't go away - to try the bacon and egg SPAM musubi. I reached over to the tray, picked out the fattest one, and sunk my teeth into that absolute beauty of a treat. It was the entire Hawaiian breakfast in one easy to hold food - fantastic Iyasume Musubi - Waikiki, Honolulu Website
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

karenkylo
Mark, I love your videos They always make me hungry. Thanks for showcasing this little spam stop. I stop by this place every morning to pick up 2 spam musubis for breakfast whenever I'm visiting Waikiki. Cheap and yummy especially for Waikiki. You need to try Marakune Udon next time you're in town. We fell in love with their udon the first time we are there. They make them really good. Keep up the good work and happy eating and safe travelsKaren
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蔡文明
Mark each time you eat. You eat too much. but never gain weight. Has you ever been so full after eating. Coz you will go to another and eat more. me I don't eat much. And will be very full if I eat as much as you eat my stomach will be full easily and just few minute will go to the toilet. Am fat but don't eat much. I never lost weight. What your secret. I want to enjoy food too. But my stomach will stop me
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Steve Cairns
Hey Mark, as always, great videos. Always wondered about that Hawaiian spam addiction. My wife and kids love that orgasmic look of pleasure you get every time you eat and it always gets a few giggles here. and a few imitation attempts Have you ever done a video where you actually disliked the food?
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Doraemon the Revolutionist
Mark, if you're still in Honolulu, please come trying some stuffs at Marukame Udon in Downtown. There's also one in Waikiki with a non-stop line. However, we get more selections here at the Fort Street location. By the way, I'm Thai. :)
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Shockin Vibez
You need to try a puka dog and the market. When I was there I stayed at the Stay hotel on Koa ave. its a gret market with good foods definitely a place to check out. Please do. Ppl are so nice fed me for two days cuz I tiped good
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Zapp Brannigan
I went to Hawaii on vacation last week and I found this place: D the Musubi is so simple and scrumptious I think most would like it. mine wasn't salty at all surprisingly. it tasted more like Chinese sausage with spam texture.
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lindadawnwill
I had never eaten spam in my life. (Ew Spam. That is, until I started vacationing in Hawaii. (I've been blessed to have been 10 times so far. I now consider a 2 musubi to be a vacation delicacy Thanks for a great video
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LoliLover
just a tip, i think you should try to put ur videos into a category ( countries ) i mean, JAPANese food into JAPAN and stuff like that. easier to find, i kindah was only interested in your korea/japanese food videos.
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Lilly Woo
I went to this place on Mark's suggestion. The rice was fantastic. Musubi - delicious. As for the little throw in there Mark made about the food being salty, the food was really salty. That kind of turned me off.
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eyeballs306
As much as I love this place, 7-eleven is pretty good too Their musubi is pretty small compared to others but like he said the rice is on point Mark always makes people feel like they're starving at night.
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