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FUUD: Mitch’s Fish Market & Sushi Bar

By Catherine Toth Fox • August 10, 2012 • Food

The other day Derek was craving sushi.

He was so desperate, he even suggested just grabbing something quick at Genki Sushi.

“Maybe we should get something better than Genki,” I said.

“Yeah…” His voice trailed off.

I knew what was at the end of that sentence. “Yeah… but I don’t want to get dressed up, I don’t want to pay $300, I just want to eat a couple of nigiri and that’s it.”

So I pulled out my iPhone and dialed the number to the best hole-in-the-wall sushi bar in Honolulu — at least to me.

Located in the airport’s industrial neighborhood, Mitch’s Fish Market & Sushi Bar is that great find you never want to tell anyone about. And I didn’t — for a long time — until I realized it’s no longer a hidden gem.

Everyone knows about it!

Here’s the story: Mitch’s is owned by Craig Mitchell, who hails from South Africa. In 1983 he hit the road, traveling around the world before landing — permanently — in Hawaii.

In 1996 he took over the Seafood Company, where he had been working, and opened a poke shop soon thereafter. But when his mother died in 2003 — Mitchell had brought his family from South Africa to live here — the shop closed up.

But fueled by both a desire to own a restaurant and a need to do something, Mitchell opened this sushi bar a year later, serving fresh fish from around the world. The bar’s unique specialties include live lobster and abalone.

But here’s what I love: there’s nothing fancy about this place. There are a handful of stools at a bar, a few tables and that’s it.

The best part: you don’t have to dress up, either. In fact, you might look out-of-place here, where one table was filled with a group of friends in T-shirts and shorts and armed with a cooler of beers. (Mitch’s is BYOB.) On the other table sat two sun-kissed couples who looked like they had just popped in after a day at the beach.

So I knew Derek would love the place.

Here’s what our recent dinner looked like:

Mitch's Fish Market & Sushi Bar

Mitch's Fish Market & Sushi Bar
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This sushi bar is not easy to find. It's located in the industrial area near the airport. Use your GPS.

Mitch’s Fish Market & Sushi Bar, 524 Ohohia St. Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily. Phone: (808) 537-7774

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10 Comments

  • Reply DIO August 10, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    Score!! Damn that stuff looks good. Yet another place to add to the list for when I come “home” for vacation. Tanks eh?! 🙂

  • Reply Annoddah Dave August 10, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    CAT: Aaaiiiyyyaaahhh! Fuud Pix! Tenks! Now I got the cravings for some tonight!

    • Reply Annoddah Dave August 11, 2012 at 5:54 pm

      CAT: Went there as you suggested. Do need reservations, luckily we went early and ate fast. Have you ever tried the chef’s menu at $105 each? Overall, exactly as you described. Quality of fish is top shelf.

      • Reply Catherine Toth August 12, 2012 at 9:55 pm

        WOOT! Glad you went! We made reservations, only because I know it can fill out pretty quickly. Glad you got in! I didn’t try the chef’s menu — mostly because I don’t eat a lot of the weird stuff. But D was eyeing it out!

  • Reply M August 10, 2012 at 6:27 pm

    Happy fuud pixs Friday!

    I’m craving sushi now!

  • Reply David Jackson August 10, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    Genki’s is OK, this place looks top shelf. And I bet it was way south of $300 eh?

    • Reply Catherine Toth August 12, 2012 at 9:55 pm

      It’s nowhere NEAR the cost of Sasabune — at least in my experience. But I’m sure there are folks who can eat $300 worth of sushi anywhere!

      • Reply David Jackson August 13, 2012 at 10:45 am

        Guilty… I can eat an ocean of good sushi so I never go there THAT hungry.

  • Reply M August 12, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    How much was the sampler platter?

    • Reply Catherine Toth August 12, 2012 at 9:53 pm

      I think this was only about $35!

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish for nearly a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance — in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight — for national and local print and online publications.
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