Hometown Noodle Factory

Two items I’m a repeat customer to this King’s Market stall for:
–Tofu Fa (as fellow Unilocaler Jennifer T. and Ricky C. says, this is the best place in town to get this silky pudding with ginger syrup)
–Cold Soy Milk (you can’t see it, but it’s in a refrigerator under the front counter and so so refreshing plus it’s fresh vs. the plastic carton versions)
If you’re craving a healthy drink while in the area, it’s worth a refreshing stop. As others have said though, don’t come expecting noodles and note that it’s in the far back on the left once you enter on King Street.

Best tofu-​fa in Hawaii. Silky sweet gingery, if u go to Chinatown, this place is a MUST! !! That’s if you like this kinda stuff.
So foe ma asian brothahs and sistahs!!! Dont miss out on this one!!! From a famous poet «IF YOU DONT KNOW KNOW YOU KNOW!!!»

This place is the absolute best place in town to get dofu fa (silken tofu pudding). Been here many times. The texture and taste of the dofu fa is on point. And the ginger syrup that accompanies it has just the right amount of ginger, not at all overpowering. You can tell that it is made fresh everyday. For a large container of dofu fa is just $ 2.75. The ginger syrup is in a separate small container for you to add as much or as little to your taste. I will also pick up a jug of fresh soy milk when coming here. You can get the soy milk hot or cold. The soy milk comes plain. I always get it hot and sweeten it a little at home. So much better fresh than the Yeo’s canned version of soy milk.
The address on the top of correct, but the map shows the wrong location. It is not located in the Lanakila area. This little shop is located inside of the King’s Market in Chinatown. On the corner of N. King & Kekaulike. When you enter the main entrance you will be between a veggie stand and a little Chinese restaurant. Take a left after the veggie stand, pass the stand with all the knick knacks then take a right. This dofu fa heaven will be on the left. You won’t miss it. :)
As a previous Unilocaler stated. He only makes one pot of dofu fa every day. Once he runs out, that’s it. So come early and while you’re at it, do a little produce shopping while in Chinatown. Have a little lunch. Enjoy supporting our little local businesses. :)

Coming here means one thing to me… warm, fresh silken tofu with fresh ginger syrup. Oddly, they haven’t sold noodle products at this location for quite some time but, they do make noodles. For years, this place had a stall at the Ala Moana Farmers Market where they’ve sold potstickers wrapped in their spinach or carrot infused dough wrappers and sea asparagus products. Alas, Ala Moana Shopping Center is creating ultra-​luxury or luxury residential units and adding Bloomingdales store so the Farmers Market either doesn’t exist any longer or maybe had to relocate. But, Hometown Noodle stays tucked in the back of the air-​conditioned enclosed market located at the corner of King Street and Kekaulike.
Anyway, Hometown Noodle Factory produces high quality and fresh silken tofu that can be served warm or chilled as a dessert. Some Japanese friends serve it warm over rice and soy sauce.
If you like tofu or soy products, you should try it freshly made! Try it, you’ll like it, too!

Boy this place was hard to find, tuck away in the deep left corning of a series of typical China Town shops on King Street. Served up warm and silky smooth with a sweet ginger sauce it was good, but not great. From my perspective the dish itself is not distinctive enough to justify a return visit. Visualize warm, smooth tofu, served with a sweet ginger sauce and that’s pretty much says it all. It’s one of those dishes that if you grew up eating, it’s comfort food, but if not it’s alright, not bad mind you, just not all that.

Don’t expect to find noodles here despite the business sign (in gold) that says «Noodle Factory». Instead of finding noodles, you can expect to find soy milk and soft tofu dessert (dou hua) only if you arrive early.
My partner and I were lucky enough to take out the last bowl of Dou Hua. The owner makes one bucket a day and when it’s gone, it’s gone. Tough luck. You’ll have to wait for the next day. When we ordered our Dou Hua it was shortly after noon on a week day. If you want to be safe than sorry, do come before noon.
Aside from ordering the Dou Hua, my partner and I also ordered a glass of cold soy milk.
The cold soy milk was alright. The only two things I liked about it were that the drink was not overly sweetened and the texture was smooth. Aside from previously mentioned, the flavour tasted diluted. I couldn’t taste the aroma of soy beans.
Dou Hua was less than alright. The one we had was very textured with a lot of holes/​bubbles. When you have a Dou Hua that has a lot of holes/​bubbles it means the boiling soymilk was in direct contact with the coagulant — a substance that solidifies the soymilk. A good Dou Hua is supposed to be silky and smooth and the one we had was far from it. Despite the bad experience with the Dou Hua I must say the ginger syrup was very well done. The fragence of the ginger balanced perfectly with the sweetness of the syrup. The only way I could express it is — a smooth waltz.

I stumbled upon this due to reading the high reviews on Unilocal,and as I am on vacation, and needed a snack going toward Pearl Harbour I might as well stop by to see what the commotion is all about! Me and my partner arrived around 12 PM, and if not for the address, and also the sayings of others on their reviews where this place was, there would have been no way we would have found it.
Located right in the local market, and all the way in the back, near the area they sell fresh seafood, the golden letters say «Hometown Noodle Factory». We had to stop, scratch our heads, and look if this was even the correct place as to what we were looking for, as our stomachs were prepared for some tofu dessert! When we got there, the owner advised from his bucket he makes daily, that he only had enough to give us a small order. We gladly took it, and also ordered a cup of soya milk (cold) to go. He also packed the ginger syrup in a seperate small container on the side. If the bucket is gone by lunch, this either must be good, or there is no other competition/​comparison to go with in Oahu!
We took our take-​out and sat in the parking lot of the U.S.S. Arizona memorial and ate our order. I can say that I have had better, more smooth, ‘dou hua’ back home, as the texture was grainy, with many air pockets in the tofu. It did not have the silky smoothness that accompanies a very good ‘dou hua’. That being said, the ginger syrup was real good, and did help enhance the dessert.
The soya milk was very thin, easy to drink, but not much on the soya bean scent/​taste.

Wow, thank you Unilocalers for helping me find this place! So random and hidden, I don’t know if I would have discovered it on my own.
Like others have said, it’s in the back of this market on the southeast corner of King and Kekaulike streets. So random, it’s these random dudes under this sign that says «noodle factory»…except all they sell is soy milk and dou hua (silky tofu dessert). The dou hua was really good. Warm and freshly skimmed out of the pot. I like how they give you the ginger syrup on the side so you can add as much or little as you like. Dou hua is one of my favorite desserts ever, and I was so surprised to find it in this one random market stall.
Next time, I need to try the soy milk. If only they were open beyond just morning time!

The name IS deceiving and it’s in the back of a much larger marketplace, but well worth the search! THIS IS MY FAV DISH when we got yum tza (dim sum), and not many places have it on the carts (Royal Garden in the Ala Moana hotel has). Warm, silken tofu with sweet ginger, syrup is the best!!! They also make a tofu drink, but I didn’t try that. The small size (which is about a bowl full of tofu) is $ 2.75, such a great deal! I’m def def def coming back! :)

First the bad news.
There is no ‘noodle’ as far as I can tell in my 4 visits here. In fact, I have no idea why they even have it in the name. It should be ‘hometown TOFU factory.‘
The GOOD news is they have amazing dofu fa– warm silken tofu with black sugar ginger syrup topping. The owner is super friendly and cooks, grinds, and makes his tofu fresh every day and you can taste it for sure.
They also make a delicious soy milk hot or cold that is great for sipping on the way home.
2.50 for a huge (maybe 20 oz?) container of tofu. I usually get 2 since I know I can easily go through one container in a few minutes– it’s that good and it’s healthy!

One of the few or maybe only fresh tofu places that aren’t the big tofu companies. The make it fresh everyday and it is soft and silky with a nice sauce that goes with it. They also make a green tea tofu too but haven’t tried it. It is defiantly a winner and for a small $ 1.50 and $ 2.50 for a large container it is a bargain for how good it is.

My secret spot in Chinatown to get dofufa (soft tofu with a ginger syrup). More generous and more affordable than Ruby’s on Hotel St.

The fresh warm silken tofu with ginger sauce is YUMMY!
They no longer sell noodles though — the guy said «lose money». Bummer because I went all the way there for some noodles!
They still sell frozen seafood, frozen dumplings & won tons, pesto sauce and of course their soymilk and tofu.

I am so excited that I found this place. They make fresh soymilk and WARM SILKEN TOFU served with ginger brown sugar syrup for cheap! I love tofu and I hate making it, so I’m willing to shell out some dough for homemade tofu, but they only charge $ 1.75 for a big bowl!
You have to go early for the tofu, though. I think they run out by the afternoon. This is a stall inside an open maket in Chinatown. They also sell homemade pesto, frozen seafood ($ 8.99 a pound for jumbo scallops!), and lots of different homemade pastas and wonton wrappers. You can get organic fettucine and spaghetti, various Chinese noodles (I’m gonna try the Shanghai noodles next time), rice noodles, saimin, spinach fett/​spag, basil noodles, carrot noodles (I have no idea what this is like), and squid ink noodles.
This is like my heaven. I love noodles and tofu. Service is friendly and prices are cheap! I wish I knew they existed earlier!