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Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Barvsd.k Steak House
Both establishments are recommended by experts. On balance, Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar ranks marginally higher than d.k Steak House. Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar is ranked #18 in Hawaii with praise from 7 reviews like BlackBook, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
BlackBook
Gayot
DK Eyewitness
2552 Kalakaua Avenue, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96815
From $31/night
Frommer's "Perpetual award-winner D. K. Kodama, who built Kapalua's Sansei into one of Maui's most popular eateries." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This Pacific Rim menu rolls out everything from ‘new look’ fusion sushi and sashimi to Dungeness crab ramen with black-truffle broth." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Specialties include the Kapalua Butterfly Roll, made with salmon, crab, shiromi (white fish), and vegetables, and the shrimp cake with ginger-lime butter and cilantro pesto." Full review
Zagat4.5
"The "amazing array of exquisite" sushi coupled with "scrumptious" entrees and cocktails lures loyalists to this "fabulous", "clublike" Japanese–Pacific Rim chainlet." Full review
BlackBook "Sansei was conceived in the hearts of islanders and perfected by locals and nowhere else can you experience wonderful Asian Fusion selections and sushi which is nothing more than memorable."
Gayot12.0
"D.K. Kodama's new wave sushi and contemporary Japanese-based Pacific Rim food, as he calls it, proposes such dishes as mango and crab salad hand roll." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Sushi bar, fine dining restaurant, fashionable cocktail lounge, karaoke palace – Sansei is all these."
d.k Steak House
Concierge
Fodor's Frommer's Zagat BlackBook Gayot DK Eyewitness
Where
2552 Kalakaua Avenue, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96815
From $50/night
Concierge "Dry-aged steaks cooked to perfection, plus a view overlooking Waikiki Beach, have made this place a major hit since it opened in the fall of 2004."
Fodor's "D.K. Kodama's second-floor restaurant serves Vintage Natural Beef, sourced from mainland ranchers who use no hormones or antibiotics." Full review
Frommer's "This steakhouse opened in 2004 to rave reviews, giving the national steakhouse chains and the top local steakhouses a run for their money." Full review
Zagat4.3
"D.K. Kodama's "clubby" yet "elegant" Waikiki Beach Marriott steakhouse is "one of the best" places on the beach to "savor a real" hunk of dry-aged beef." Full review
BlackBook "Perched above Kalakaua Ave on the second floor of the Waikiki Marriott hotel, visitors and islanders gather for the sunset views and the tasty dry aged beef steaks."
Gayot12.0
"D.K. is a refreshing indie change, with sides that go beyond the usual scalloped potatoes and beefsteak tomatoes with asparagus Milanese." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The Waikīkī Marriott hosts a steakhouse experience that rivals any in the state, complete with in-house dry aged beef and a unique wine list."
Where "One of the only two restaurants that offers on-premise, dry-aged steaks. Sides are ordered a la carte." Full review
