Doraku Sushi

Went here for happy hour. Good selection for happy hour. Never knew their was an upstairs section for this place. It's just too hyped up if you're going last minute, the wait can take too long.
Parking, well good luck with that if you're going the street parking way.

Updated Review-
I went to Doraku last night for a casual business dinner with my dad and one of his friend/customer from the mainland.  Well I picked here because I had such a great experience a couple months ago...

I really love the food here and our server (I don't remember his name) was tentative and friendly.  
Me, my dad, and his friend had the Omakase (very good deal!!) We had 5 courses. The fish was fresh and everything tasted great.  The only down side to the Omakase is that they didn't time it good.  We had long waits in between some of the courses and other came out before we were finished so there were too many plates... It takes a lot to time perfectly (La Mer does this perfectly and Nobu's).  But because we had waits in between courses I was really full by the time the last course (the sushi) came out.  I didn't even eat the rice... We all just ate the fish!
Anyway despite the length between the courses the food was great.  

My sister got the yuzu butterfish was very light and refreshing.  She also got a california roll and the Salmon Chazuke.  All very tasty.  

The one thing I really disliked and a big reason I gave a 3/5 instead a 5/5 this time was because of the ambiance.  I know that this is a big happy hour place and everything (we went after happy hour...) but the music was way too loud.  I felt like I was shouting across the table.  When I came here in March it was more low key almost like a loungy feel... but this time the music was loud so the people were loud (so they can hear each other).  I felt like I was in a bar not a restaurant.  Another thing is that there were some customers that were blocking the way to the bathroom... they were just standing in the aisle and when my sister and I were trying to go to the restroom and trying to say excuse me without shouting because the music was so loud.  The hostesses just watched us and didn't say anything to try to move the customers....

Another thing was that there were a couple of waitress/hostesses that I felt weren't dressed appropriately.  I am all for "if you got it flaunt it" but there is a time and place for it. A couple waitresses had their shirts tied up in the back to show their midrift up to their belly buttons.  I thought that Doraku was a classier sushi restaurant but I guess not.  There is a time and place for it and I think that working in a food establishment is not one of them.  It was inappropriate.... another reason I felt like I had brought my dad's client to a bar (Silly me next time I will take them to Hiroshi's).  I also felt that the hostess's skirt (or it could have been a dress) was too short... it was practically showing her butt... I am not taking away stars because of the bad dress code but I just feel that there is a time and place to dress certain ways and being at work in a nice restaurant shouldn't be one of them.  

Now I am not sure if I will return.  I really like the food so I may try go back to the Waikiki location and hopefully it isn't as loud... I hate having to shout across the table to people and hearing the conversations of people next to me because they are shouting too.  

Maybe for happy hour with my girlfriends and I am gonna be drinking... but not for a date night with my husband or casual business dinners.

For a Saturday night, wait was not bad for not having reservations.
Happy hour menu was great! Prices and food were both awesome.

Main dish that is a must have here..... BUTTER FISH.

The end.