Red Ginger Health Café

Dropped by for lunch today. I had the Turkey Cran Delight and a Fruit Cup. The sandwich was excellent. The ingredients were fresh and well made. I loved the cranberry sauce! The fruit cup was simple, but the fruits (banana, red grapes, blueberries, and strawberry) were perfectly ripened and fresh. The atmosphere was pleasant, and the service was great.

Sweet café for mellow mornings in Manoa… So much calmer than starbucks and welcoming!

Great place to come for a healthy lunch!!! I’ve only tried their chicken salad sandwich and loved it! But I’ve also heard that the salads and wraps are really good too! And the portion size is pretty generous.
I just stopped by here yesterday to grab and smoothie and hang out with a friend for a bit! I got the green smoothie and really enjoyed it! I can’t remember exactly what was in it— I think it was mixed greens, apple, mint and one more ingredient. The mint is what made the drink. It wasn’t overpowering at all and made the smoothie really refreshing! My friend ordered the tropical itch which has frozen pineapple, mango, peach, strawberry, papaya & haupia sorbet. The haupia sorbet made the smoothie creamy and really delicious! It was the perfect amount of sweetness in a drink!

This place is not worth it. I paid $ 13 for a small sandwich and an iced tea.
I ordered the Red Ginger Sandwich — turkey, avo, portobello, lettuce, sprouts and tomato. The turkey was so crumbly and dry. It was in lumps, not slices which I thought was odd.
Iced tea was good. But not worth my money. Wish I had gone to Subway downstairs.

Their wraps are my favorite, I havent tried one i didnt like. Delicious and filling. It’s very clean and always smells good when you walk in. Also the ppl that work here are very friendly, so it’s always a pleasant experience. If you’re looking for a quick healthy meal in manoa this is the place to go. Prices are good too.

My first time trying this place was an okay experience. I got an acai bowl to go. I also tried their turkey wrap which was pretty tasty! (This was about a year ago)
Now flash forward to now, I’ve been dying to go back but they never seem to be open (even when their sign says they should be and I can see workers inside just staring at me). That time I came right when they opened, so I thought maybe they still need a little more time to set up something. I waited about 15 more minutes and I walked by. still just standing by the counter, staring. I was fed up and went to Andy’s instead (which I don’t mind because they have tasty food).
I thought I’d give them another shot and I went around lunch time a few weeks ago. Sadly, they were not there when they should have been. Maybe try calling to see if they’re open before you waste your time going.
I still want to give them 2 stars because when they actually were open, the food was good.

I was so impressed, the owner took time to walk a little elder lady out the door & 2 men were waiting for their take out food outside she walked their food over to them. She took time out of her busy schedule to sit & have a conversation with us. I love the food here it’s always fresh & very delicious. We will defiantly be back.

Yum! The red ginger special was a delicious and definitely made my lunch great! My only regret is that I wasn’t able to try a smoothie!

Please learn some customer service and at least figure it out. If a customer calls to place an order and «suddenly» you’re out please do not wait until the customer comes in to pick up their order after 20 minutes. Have the initiative to contact me back or at least make the effort to try to tell me you have something else all ready. People get busy and even hungry the last thing you want is a hungry customer just wanting to pick up their order. Have a little empathy to those who come in and pay you to help your business thrive. It’s too bad that’s no longer your priority. I’ve experienced this not once, not twice but this is strike three. I thought hey it’s a new place give them a chance… So much for that. Never returning.

I was very skeptical of the $ 8.50 Acai bowl, but I really wanted one so I got the Red Ginger Bowl, and it was definitely worth it! The pretty presentation, slivered almonds, and tons of granola, make this so tasty! Usually they’re really stingy on all the add ons, but not this place. I also got the Red Ginger sandwich which was $ 10.00, and so yummy! Definitely going to come back.

The Red Ginger Acai bowl is actually pretty good, especially considering the price ($ 8.50). I love that they include new pollen and shaved almonds

Stopped by for a quick snack after my daughter finished school. Ordered an acai bowl (I think it was about $ 7.50 or so) to split with her. It was very delicious (mostly bananas on top, not many strawberries). It was a nice light and refreshing snack to tide us over until dinner.
The young girl helping was so cute and polite (not sure if she’s the owner’s daughter)? Her customer service skills were far beyond most adults!
Water with lemon is self service on their counter as well as utensils.
Located in Manoa Marketplace, there is ample parking. Park close to the right side of Longs and go up the stairwell between Longs and the building to the right of Longs. It’s just a few doors down when you get upstairs.
Can’t wait to try their smoothie with coffee and peanut butter in it!

Over priced smoothie, slow service!
Lunch break and I want a smoothie… Since Manoa has no Jamba Juice I decided to try out Red Ginger since I’ve heard good stuff about it.
It’s $ 5 for a smoothie, which is pretty steep but I was like whatever it sounds good, and I’ll support a local business.
What a mistake!!! Not only did it take a long time to get it (they even had to ask what I ordered because they forgot), it tastes TERRIBLE. I can taste that it’s made from the frozen bag of fruits from Costco, and they wanna charge me $ 5 for it! There’s nothing special about it, hell Starbucks makes a better smoothie and it tastes fresher!
I’m writing this review, as I have to force myself to drink it because I don’t want to waste it.
Save your money and don’t make the same mistake I did.

This place is great! I came in with several of my workers and Tai was very accommodating and patient! She helped us put together some tables so we could sit together & explained the menu to us. The food is great & reasonably priced. The smoothies are awesome & it’s awesome that they use haupia sorbet. Definitely going back here!

Turkey avocado sandwich with hummus. Omg amazing. The corn chips they usually have was like kinda weird. Like the Costco brand big bag of tortilla chips. Lol. But this time they had blue corn chips so it tasted better. I think if they’re gunna use corn chips they should give some kind of dip or something. But I love red ginger and so does my sister

Went here today for lunch. I ate the turkey avo sandwich with mayo. Bf ate the chicken salad wrap. We shared the earth salad. The earth salad has brown rice, melted mozzarella, greens, organic tomatoes, cucumber, tomatoes and sprouts. Dressing was papaya seed. The salad was awesome. Everything was fresh. Will definitely go again.

Not too little, not too much, just right.
I love my grease like the next guy, you can tell by my reviews, right? But sometimes you want something lighter, sometimes you want something more nutritious, you know, less «stick-​to-​your-​gut vittles.» But does «healthy» have to taste bland or only like Subway? Of course not. This has been proven many a time and Red Ginger is no exception.
Met a good friend for lunch at Manoa Market Place and because I got there early I checked my trusty Unilocal phone app. and perused the nearby offerings. There were the usual suspects but then Red Ginger popped up. I went to take a look and this what I found:
Red Ginger is located on the second floor of the building that has Longs Drugs as the anchor (the other main bldg has Safeway and is only one story). There is a pretty good size banner sign hanging from the second floor proclaiming it’s existence but it is still pretty easy to miss.
Touting itself as being a healthier alternative to some others in the shopping center, Red Ginger offers soup, sandwiches, acai bowls, salads and smoothies as primary offerings. Since neither of us had tried Red Ginger we decided to come here for lunch.
The interior is clean and does not have a large seating area but is pleasing to the eye and not sterile, very inviting. There are outside common tables as alternative seating if they are full. The staff is very pleasant and will go over the offerings and choices with you as there are quite a few choices including vegan options.
My friend had the Red Ginger Sandwich which consisted of shredded roast turkey with avocado, grilled portobello, romaine lettuce, shredded carrots, clover sprouts, tomato, Swiss cheese, mayo and papaya seed dressing. ($ 10.00)
I had the turkey avocado which also came with Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, carrots, sprouts and either cream cheese (which is what I took), mayo or hummus. ($ 7.50)
The sandwiches came on conventional type bread slices and were filled with just enough turkey filling and supporting items to make it a nice size offering. They do not fill it with so much stuff that it explodes off your plate, just the right amount. The dressings are not slathered on too heavily either to make a soggy mess, not too much, not too little, just right, and all sandwiches include organic corn chips.
The taste is reminiscent of what you could get at say, a Down to Earth, and it turned out to be a very satisfying meal. The sandwiches had just the right amount of each ingredients to strike a nice balance of flavor and quantity to satisfy most eaters.
We finished by splitting a Valentine special acai bowl ($ 8.50) which tasted fresh and delicious and contained acai, peanut butter, granola, strawberry, apple banana, chocolate drizzle and chips– anything with chocolate and peanut butter is great.
We both enjoyed our meal and would definitely come back again.

Red ginger has taken new ownership since the end of last year. It used to be one of my favorite places in Manoa. Lately I felt like everything about the place seemed off and tasteless. I had no idea and wondered why the tomato basil soup tasted different and the salads and the sandwiches seems a little different as well.
The tomato basil soup is no longer creamy and flavorful but watery, oily and salty. It used to be the BEST tomato basil I have ever had. I was so disappointed the soup did not taste like it used to… The amount of avocados in turkey avo wrap has significantly decreased. A couple months ago, they forgot to put avocado in my turkey avo wrap. Special daily salads do not taste like it used to be. It went from 8 to 4. Their salads used to be really filling to a point where I can’t even move and would put me to sleep but the new salad barely filled me up and I was still hungry and had to finish the soup I had.
They don’t give enough rice and mozzarella in their salads anymore. The rice was rather cold and hard. Before the new owner, the rice would still be warm underneath the salad and cheese. I am rather apprehensive to get anything else on the menu for a fear that it won’t taste as good as it used to be.
I’ve been coming here for many years and everything seemed to be consistent until now. I’m so sad the old owner sold his place but hope that they can try to improve on some things I have mentioned… I have to give 3 stars for great friendly service though.

Instantly calming and peaceful atmosphere. Clean and spacious café with expansive menu of smoothies, sandwiches, soups, salads, and acai bowls. Very healthy servings of veggies, fresh bread, and spreads in the sandwiches that also come with a handful of organic chips to snack on. The veggie sandwich I got could either come with a cream cheese spread or a hummus spread. I got the hummus and it was delicious but I can imagine the cream cheese spread also being a good pairing with the fresh veggies and sprouts. The side of chips was nice to include as well. Priced at $ 6, this is definitely a very affordable sandwich shop! Manoa is so lucky to have such affordable sandwich shops, with Red Ginger and Andy’s both being great choices in this area. In Kaimuki where I live, the sandwiches will run you upwards of $ 8 without any sides at all. Boo!!! I will make any excuse to venture into Manoa to get a sandwich now! I also got a peanut butter, banana, and honey smoothie that I thoroughly enjoyed. The service was one of the fastest I’ve had and the employees were friendly and helpful. Super happy to have found this little spot and will definitely be back for more!

This little gem is located on upstairs of the Manoa Marketplace. Bf and I were craving for something nice and cold, and heard that this would be the perfect place for some healthy, refreshing acai!
A huge parking lot, so parking is guaranteed. It’s pretty chilly in there, so it’s a perfect place to be on a typical hot day in Hawaii :)
We ordered the regular Hawaiian acai bowl. The acai was perfect. Very smooth and not overwhelming. However, once the top layer with honey is eaten, the rest of the acai is quite flavourless. There were tons of a bananas and a few strawberries, so you never have to worry about the uneven fruit-​to-​acai ratio~
There isn’t really a service. It’s just order from the counter. The lady just plopped our bowl on the table and left without a word.
Great place to go for acai, give it a try!

Red Ginger
Atmosphere/​Service/​Parking
Red Ginger is a small little restaurant in Manoa Marketplace. I actually never been here even though I’ve lived in Manoa area for years. There is ample parking except during the lunch rush which can make the parking lot quite busy. This is mainly a lunch place as it closes by four and it’s not open on Sundays which is a pretty big negative.
Food
I came to Red Ginger as I heard the Acai bowls here were really good. Sadly, I was a bit disappointed and that they were only «okay». They gave a big portion of it, there were a couple of pieces that were still frozen and really couldn’t bite into. Didn’t have much of a taste compared to the ones at Jewel or Juice or Diamond Head Health Bar. I didn’t try any of their food, but based on what I saw I would probably just go to Andy’s across the street to grab a sandwich.
Price
Pretty standard price for an Acai bowl. They did give more than say Blue Hawaii in Ala Moana for the same price, but again, there just wasn’t as much of a taste.
Overall
I wasn’t very impressed with this Acai bowl, but because I live pretty close to here I would come back to give it another shot. Hoping that the Acai was just a little over frozen that day… I still feel Jewel or Juice is has the best Acai on the island!

I don’t think I will return to red ginger health café. First look, it appeared to be closed. Not to friendly or helpful customer service. Portion of the Acai bowl is small and the smoothy is average tasting