Tamura's Fine Wine & Liquors Waialae

I go here for the poke and some good sake selections.

Cant go wrong with the Tamara special and the hawaiian poke. I like to mix both so i can get the seaweed crunch in every bite.

Great thing is they make the poke fresh every morning!

I'm updating my last review because it turns out it was an honest mistake and I was overcharged for 2 poke bowls. After reading my review on here, Ty the manager reached out and apologized and made it right with a refund for the overage and a gift card for the trouble. Turns out they had a new employer who was still learning.

I appreciate the integrity here. I wasn't likely to go back if I thought they had the most expensive poke bowls in the 808 but they're not too shabby for $15 each!

They do have the best wine selection on island IMO.

I would never know of this poke spot if a friend recommended this to me. No one would expect a poke place being located in a liquor store. I got the spicy mayo & Tamura's special ahi tuna bowl, it was freshly made and tasted amazing. They made sure to give an ample amount of furikake seasoning on the rice.

The service is as fast as you expect a local butcher shop to make your bowl. You pay for the bowl in the front cash register, so don't forget to get a drink with your order.

I would totally recommend giving this place a try! I will be back to try their dried ahi, smoked marlin, and their many sides.

Gosh, you would not think one of the best places to get poke be located inside a liquor store. But it is!

The poke here is so fresh and beautifully seasoned. It's not too salty nor drowned in sauce. I came early so not all the variations were available yet.

You have an option to select poke that used fresh fish or previously frozen but still fresh fish. Personally, I don't really taste a difference. To me, poke made with previously frozen fresh fish yields slightly firmer fish cubes but that's about it. Considering that you will save almost 50% on the price with no major noticeable difference in taste, I think you cannot go wrong with the previously frozen fish poke.

Tamura's is a must visit if you are doing an island poke pilgrimage. Ah, but no samples here though.

I love this place because it's the only place that has Orions that I know of in island that's close to me. I like that they have a huge selection of all different types of alcohols because we sometimes like to make our own drinks at home and they sell everything that we need here. They also have little snacks available as well and they have all of the Asia-imported alcohols that we like available for purchase unlike other local grocery stores.

Had two friends recommend me to stop by this store for poke and I trust their judgement.

6/28 visit: had a friend who wanted me to get him some alcohol during my stay in Hawaii. Me and my bf were in the area so we dillydallied our way into Tamuras. The older gentleman at the front serviced us when I asked to find two specific bottles of liquor. He was so pleasant to talk to; incredibly nice and gave us recommendations to do during our vacation. He was also the third vote to get their poke so we were more than willing to come back.

6/30 visit: we came back for their poke and the service was pretty so-so. The man behind the counter seemed overwhelmed and prob had a long day since he sounded annoyed when I had a question and what I wanted to order. The poke was delicious though.

Tamura's is a very popular locals spot for fresh poke and liquor of choice. IYKYK ;)

One of the freshest poke selection here. We love to take family/friends visiting and surprise them with fresh poke from what looks like a random liquor store. Haha.

I do recommend skipping the rice here. I got a side of rice with poke and it was terribly dry. It's okay, I came here for poke anyway.

Awesome selection of local beers, ciders, and variety of liquor and wine for your needs. They have some sales that make it cheaper too.

Can be busy. Parking available.
Really friendly service here.

Tamura's offers a wide range of spirits that interests me including wine, bourbon, sake, shochu and beer. Add to that their excellent poke counter and chiller with all sorts of gourmet goodies.

I've been patronizing this location ever since they opened as it's located a very short block from my in-law's house. I would stroll my infant and first born grandson around the neighborhood and end up at Tamura's to pickup poke, boiled peanuts and their fried tofu with sea asparagus poke. In case I was lacking an adult beverage I could spend a lot of time in air conditioned comfort perusing the aisles.

Great consumable products sold at fair prices with great service draws me back time and time again. I forget to Yelp my visits but Tamura's doesn't lack for great reviews. Buy and support local!

The service here is always top notch whether you're here for the poke or the alcohol. They gave us recommendation on what to order and what size container should we get based off of our group size.

My favorite was the Tamura sauce and the island ahi sunrise. The nori on top of spicy ahi for the sunrise was SO GOOD!

They also have a great selection of drinks from beer, wine, sake, to tequila and whiskey. It's our favorite one stop shop before heading to our friends place!

Rating is just for the poke itself.

I came here after hiking Diamond Head @~6PM, because my cousin was raving about the sunrise/sunset poke(I forget what's it called, but it ran out anyway so I didn't get to try..)

Since I was here already, tried the poke bowl with spicy / shoyu ahi.. The spicy mayo ahi had wayyy too much sauce, it was not good.

The rice was dry and hard, it was also not good. Very difficult to eat /swallow, so i ended up not eating it. Inedible, all that furikake on top did not save it from tasting any better.

I ended up texting my cousin that this was not good, she said maybe you went on an off day.. Are off days suppose to hinder quality? It shouldn't..

If you have a good experience here, I am glad, but this experience was too poor for me.

They do have a decent selection of beers.