
Uncle Bo's Pupu Bar & Grill
559 Kapahulu Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815
About Uncle Bo's Pupu Bar & Grill - steak house in Honolulu, Hawaii
Bistro for dumplings, kalua pig & pupu platters has a neon-backlit bar & a clubby, youthful vibe.
Customer Review Summary
Uncle Bo's Pupu Bar & Grill is a cozy restaurant on Kapahulu with affordable and tasty cocktails. Their family-style appetizers, like the Thai style steamer clams and garlic shrimp, are highly praised, with the shrimp being described as the best ever tasted. The service is exceptional, and the atmosphere is fun and upbeat, making it a great local hotspot. Customers recommend the hog sliders, pesto chicken, and their delicious desserts, particularly the Hobos. While some dishes, such as the grilled salmon and dynamite shrimp, were reported as slightly overcooked, the overall food quality is fresh and flavorful. The restaurant's appearance may not be impressive from the outside, but the interior is appealing and well worth a visit. Overall, Uncle Bo’s is highly recommended for its value, atmosphere, and diverse menu options.
Key Features
Service options
- Delivery
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Highlights
- Fast service
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Great wine list
- Sports
Popular for
- Dinner
- Solo dining
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Food
- Food at bar
- Happy hour drinks
- Happy hour food
- Hard liquor
- Late-night food
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Wine
Dining options
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
Amenities
- Bar onsite
- Restroom
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Cozy
- Trendy
Crowd
- College students
- Family-friendly
- Groups
- Tourists
Planning
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Accepts reservations
- Usually a wait
Payments
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
Children
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
Parking
- Paid parking lot
Customer Reviews
Rating Distribution
Rachel T
This is a cozy little restaurant on Kapahulu. There is paid parking across the street. They make very affordable and tasty cocktails. Their appetizers are family style or you can eat it all yourself there that good and great place for company. I'd wanna go back with more people to try, they have a 10 person meal deal. I didn't get any pics of the appetizers because we ate them so quickly the Thai style steamer clams were very delicious. The broth was amazing and I took it home to continue to dip the bread in.
Michael-Shawn Garces
Came home to grieve a loved one, last night all together so the whole family came to eat here. Gotta say it was worth it! I can’t deny the skepticism I had at first, but soon as each dish came one after another and getting to try every single one was “Broke da Mouth” fantastic!!!
Kenneth Cote-Dorantes
Stopped in for dinner. What a fun, exciting and upbeat place. The service was phenomenal. The Pesto Chicken and Meatloaf was on point, tasty and satisfying. The Hobos for dessert were the perfect small bite loaded with goodness. A definite must stop when looking for a local hotspot.
Kinga Kięczkowska
We made our way here after being directed by the staff at the Pupu House bar (they said it was their sister restaurant). We ordered pig sliders, garlic shrimp and Thai chicken wings. Everything was good (lovely pineapple pulled pork!) but the garlic shrimp was simply the best shrimp dish we have ever tasted in our lives, ever. Nothing we ever had before, in any world cuisine, has come close to this divine shrimp experience. If you’re in Honolulu, drop everything and run to Uncle Bo’s to have their shrimp NOW. Thank me later. As you can probably tell we also had cocktails, Mai Tai and Pina colada, which were both delicious and gorgeously decorated with fresh flowers. We loved it and would recommend to take the short 10min bus trip from Waikiki to dine at Uncle Bo’s. Amazing value and a lovely place all around.
Shawna C.
OMG!!! Let me tell you! The food and cocktails here are fantastic!! I had the Mango Maui cocktail! It was delicious and the prices were unbelievable! I have not had a cocktail this good this cheap!!!! Plus I had the dynamite shrimp and it was on point!!! My entree was the grilled salmon, the salmon flavor was so delicous! The only issue was it was cooked about 3 minutes too long, a little dry in the middle. The food was priced on point. Not expensive as you would expect. The young man that was my waiter was very kind and a gentleman always checking on me. The outside looks like a strip center type of place so it looks like a dive but inside is beautiful!! Very nice place that is well worth the drive! Its 4 minutes west side of Waikiki.
Samantha Jung
Amazing food! The appearance on the outside does not reflect the food or the inside of the restaurant. It was cool, clean, and had a very good vibe to it. The service was amazing, the tourists sitting next to us were super friendly and just the overall experience was great! We were starving and ordered more than we could handle but each dish was amazing to the last bite. Bo’s nachos was a huge hit! There was so much flavor and different textures, it was a must get or get again! Boca-Rota was the next dish and this was really good. It was a little heavy but I think combo with the nachos it makes sense but still would give flavor a 9/10. I am not huge on mushrooms but was still pretty good. Of course to balance everything we got a chicken Caesar salad and it was just what I needed for something fresh to hit the spot. I shared all these dishes with my cousin and we still had left overs. My top favorites were the salad and the nachos, the kalua pork on the nachos just had so much flavor and the meat was tender. My mouth is watering just talking about it. I would get the nachos over the boca-rota and try something new. Everyone must go here!
Moses Veliz
Absolutely delicious, exceeded my expectations. Everything tasted very fresh. Very nice people. My first amazing dining experience in Honolulu this week. I would recommend Uncle Bo to anyone! Will definitely return. Support local! Mahalo!
FLYAPPLE TOUR
We got a salmon menu it was a bit overcooked same as the dynamite shrimp dish but staff are very nice and friendly.
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