Soup dumpling spot Sijie Special Noodle opens in Honolulu

There’s a new soup dumpling spot in Honolulu.

Sijie Special Noodle sign — Sijie Special Noodle just opened; the restaurant is located on Kamakee Street, close to Whole Foods Market. Photo by Kelli Shiroma Braiotta (Aloha State Daily Staff)

Sijie Special Noodle just soft opened in Kakaʻako. The restaurant is located on Kamakee Street in the former space of Phuket Thai and Better Bites Thai and More. The eatery, known for its premium handmade noodles and made-to-order dumplings, has other locations on the Mainland in cities like Las Vegas, San Jose and Austin.

The restaurant features both indoor and outdoor seating; we’re told the eatery can seat 100 customers.

Sijie Special Noodle’s Honolulu menu is currently the same as the ones at the business’s other locations.

indoor seating — The restaurant features both, indoor and outdoor seating. Photo by Kelli Shiroma Braiotta (Aloha State Daily Staff)

The pork soup dumplings ($12.99) are the eatery’s signature xiao long bao. Other soup dumpling fillings include veggie ($13.99), spicy pork ($13.99), shrimp ($17.99), premium beef brisket ($15.99), and pork and crab roe ($20.99). Six dumplings usually come per order.

The eatery also offers boiled ($12.99) and steamed ($12.99) dumplings, along with mini pan-fried buns. The mini pan-fried pork buns ($12.99) are especially popular, due to their size.

The sweet and sour pork ($28.99), twin pepper deer antler mushroom ($26.99) and flaming wagyu beef cubes ($49.99) are recommended chef specials. The sweet and sour pork, in particular, features a social media-worthy presentation.

The menu features a variety of appetizers, Sichuan specials — which are known for their spice — rice and chow mein, stir-fries, noodles, rice, and noodle soups.