Lucky for us they were able to seat 2 right away, very uncommon on a packed Saturday night so I definitely appreciate the accommodation. The green tea at the beginning of the meal was a nice addition as well. While browsing the menu I noticed things to be quite expensive for what I'd get at other sushi restaurants. I ended up getting the Tempura Ju which is pretty much a donburi. It wasn't mind blowingly good as the tempura was soggy by the time it arrived which I'm assuming had to do with the sauce being drizzled before hand. All in all it was a good experience but the food wasn't anything to be super excited about. read more

This is one of my favorite Japanese restaurants on Oahu. I love sitting at the sushi bar. The sushi chef was extremely helpful and friendly. He recommended coming at lunch for their Karaage (deep-fried) Moi that usually sells out. I took his advice and was not let down. I pass on this highly recommended dish. It has a stunning presentation, it's light and crisp on the outside, moist and oily on the inside, and will make you swim in your seat. Udon/tempura/sashimi combos are exceptional, but I wouldn't recommend the maguro natto don. It's not bad, but honestly, the best one is the $4.99 one at Marukai. read more

I come here quite often since its one of my mom's favorite Japanese restaurant ..Karei Karage special lunch was so good....always fresh sushi. Nice very good service. Great price in Kaimuki! read more

My daughter took me for Mother's Day 2015. Excellent service and excellent food. I ordered the magurozukushi. It makes me so happy! The different flavors and variety of preparation are both pleasing to the eye and belly. We had mozuku before our entrees. My daughter had the miso butterfish, she loved it. She has a very gourmet palette and it got her stamp of approval. Highly reccommend this establishment for anyone craving authentic Japanese food. read more

Good stuff. I had the Magurozukushi, a combo of different tuna styles: raw was best, grilled was just ok, fried was pretty standard. Sides were weird but seemed authentic, and I enjoyed the dish overall immensely. read more

Great price for Teishoku meals that are almost as good as my mother's cooking! It's not a very large restaurant and they do take reservations. People seem to eat early because by 6:00 it was rather busy on Friday night. The misoyaki butterfish is quite good as others have stated. read more

One of my favorite Japanese restaurants for sushi and their karei ( flounder) is outstanding. Service varies and I was disappointed last night. I ordered a nabe dish and it arrived way late after my dining partner was nearly done eating. We had to ask if it had been ordered instead of the waitress taking the initiative to offer an explanation. Then when it finally arrived there was chicken in the nabe when I specifically requested no chicken. When I brought this to her attention her immediate reaction was " it tastes better with chicken. " She then apologized and there was a small credit on my bill. I don't think I will be returning in the near future. read more

I literally love the food here, it tastes so good! They took really long tonight but it was only because one sushi man was working, but he did a really good job at preparing our food. It took them about 45 minutes to give us our food, but we did have a big part and they gave all of us free ice cream after!!!! who doesn't love free ice cream... the fish was really fresh and all the sides that come with the teishoku was sooooo good. In our party we ordered butterfish teishokus, sashimi teishoku, chirashis, and a tempura/sushi/udon combo. Everyone was pleased with our food. The place is a little small and the service could have been better. I would definitely recommend though! and i'm for sure coming back! read more

There are always friendly workers when I come in and the food is so tasty. I always get this one dish but I don't want to say what it is because it sometimes runs out. But let me just say it is sooooooo delicious. read more

Been here twice both for lunch. Always has people but never have to wait. First time had lunch special teishoku style which was standard but good. Second time had miso butterfish teishoku style and it was great. Not fancy japanese food but very good. Got sushi chef's recommendation for freshest sashimi and he surprised us with delicious japanese flounder and sea bass. Friend had fried whole flounder both times and it was delicious. Also had vegetable tenpura and cold soba both were good. If you like good simple Japanese food this is a great little place in Kaimuki. read more

Omakase is good. Enjoyed the food, the atmosphere not so much. Good for lunch date or meeting. Lack of intimacy cause the tables are so close together. read more

I came on this restaurant by chance after parking in the lot in Kaimuki and coming in the back door. Really great food! I had the salmon, the skin was really crispy and the fish cooked perfectly. I couldn't identify all of the Japanese pickles that came with the Teishoku, but they were all really good. The sushi bar presentation looked killer! I would definitely come back for sushi. read more

Authentic Japanese restraunt, with the clientel to prove it. Sushi was fresh and tender, chef was friendly and helpful. I'd surely recommend it and go back again. read more

small restaurants. the very first izakaya we went to. at first it was just to try something different it was more than that after we finished dinner. the fish just melts in your mouth. they fly in fish seasonally from Japan. I can't wait for winter time! 2 sushi chefs at the counter in front of us, the owner thought I could speak fluent Japanese But everything overall was great! The only thing I wasn't all happy about was that to get something else other than sushi we would end up asking the servers that were serving the tables. I do suggest go early, because around 8ish that is when it got suuper busy all of a sudden so we were glad we made reservations :] read more

We've been here a few times, but I have never posted a review before for it. We have always had very decent meals. The sushi has always been one of our favorites. The fish is always of such great quality. I asked for a salmon hand roll and they had it. We had udon, which was just ok, not great but ok. The highlight was definetely the sushi and sashimi. It's not a large place, so waiting is not unheard of. Everyone is friendly and they will explain everything on the menu, just ask. They always have specials, depends on the fish they buy that day, look on the walls for the specials. It's a friendly place to eat and very enjoyable. read more

Good food. Not sure if its always the case but they were understaffed during lunch and took 25 minutes to bring the food. read more

Maguro-Ya - Sashimi/tempura teishoku - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Came to celebrate the bro's birthday. He loves his sake and authentic Japanese food!! We were not disappointed! Wow, didn't realize cold sake could taste so good, really smooth. The sushi rolls were delicious. My fish fry was excellent. Love to come here again! read more

Excellent food with excellent service! This is the best nabeyaki udon! So filling with amazing ingredients. Daughter had combo dinner and ate every bit of it - she loved it. She also had some of my udon and immediately stated, "The broth is so good!" She has never said that for any noodle dish. Husband had tako, sushi, and sake. We all enjoyed our dinners very much! Thank you so much!! read more

This was recommended to me by a friend here in HI. It's right outside of Waikiki, which is nice. Great place. The menu is simple and "authentic" from what I know. It's a more traditional sushi restaurant, not cheesy and trendy. I'm sure they'll serve off the menu, but we stuck to what was familiar to us on the dinner menu. Chirashi for me. The raw fish was flavorful and fresh. Be prepared to ask questions, because English descriptions are nowhere to be found on the menu. It's ok though, it's fun. =) read more

The food here is delicious. It's quite traditional Japanese cuisine and to be honest, I would have been lost in selecting my meal if I hadn't gone with the time mom, who grew up I will Japan. The food was delicious and they give a large portion for a decent price. For the two of us, including an appetizer, two combination sets, a dessert and a couple of beers, the check came out to roughly $60. The service was also excellent and I will definitely be returning here in the future. Recommended for sure! read more

I am not very familiar with more traditional Japanese menus. However, the staff were very patient to explain the menu to my wife and I. Great sashimi and tempura for me and wonderful, pleasant soba noodles for the wife. Definitely coming back. read more

Went on Christmas with friends but this is not great food. Okay for others but my $45 small portions- let me out of this Waikiki/ Tokyo expense . on Waialae it should be $30 one less. Two small abalone the size of clams was the main portion. Potato salad with six other small portions was less than a teaspoon! Teaser samples but not full portions. Wine is different so if you do not like it do not try it. Yakiniku is better. read more

Excellent with decent service. If you can't appreciate good sushi then stay away so there's more room for us. The wait for certain items was worth it. I may be back weekly. read more

The food was delicious! I got the butterfish and it just melted in my mouth. The only reason for not giving it 5 stars is that the space gets really cramped at lunch time and not much elbow room to eat. Also it is really pricey. I don't mind it much because it was so good. Just keep that in mind that if you go for lunch and want to splurge one day:) read more

I had the pleasure of dining here, and the food was excellent. The sashimi was the best I've had, and makes me reluctant to order sashimi when I return to Illinois. It just will not equal Maguro-ya. We also had their sushi and fish of the day specials. The fish was perfectly prepared, and served with miso soup, a salad, rice and a few other items that I had no idea what they were. These items were very good to excellent. This is a wonderful restaurant with a convenient public parking lot that costs pocket change. $1.50 for our dinner parking. We thoroughly enjoyed eating at Maguro-ya. read more

Though I gave them 5-stars, they are not the best at everything. In fact, they are just great at everything, but most places aren't this good at anything. Yes, for Japanese food, they serve a limited selection in their menu, based mainly on fish. Their selection of authentic cooked fish is what you would want, even though you probably don't even know what you want. You can't go wrong at an authentic Japanese Restaurant that is willing to stake it's reputation on an Omakase, which is loosely translated into "Chef's choice". I had their special of megoshi tempura. Megoshi is flathead, which has fine bones that if deep fried crunchy enough, you can safely chew it and eat it. The bones ARE removed from the meat, and the meat with tail-on is tempura-ed. The breading is perfectly light, but a little more crispy would have been better, and the lack of flavoring on the breading let the taste of the fish (and shrimp which I ordered extra) shine through. If you are paying for it, you want to taste if it is worth it, and it definitely was. I ordered various other things for my party of 6, and everything was great. I am also a sushi conneseur, and I know what is good, fresh, and if it is prepared correctly. I ordered a certain preparation of hamachi nigiri, which they said they could provide me. Unfortunately, though it was satisfactory, it was not as good as I've had. I would rate it a 4 out of 5, but in their defense, not many people know about this, and if I told you exactly what it was, you would be my competition in getting this (and it is not hamachi kama). Trust me (yeah, right) that I know what I'm talking about, and their sushi is great, but not the best in everything, though some things are right at the top of the list of being the best. For nigiri sushi, they are top 10 on Oahu. read more

Fantastic sushi, low key, reasonable prices, neighborhood restaurant worth the drive from Waikiki. The best experience: The Specials board listed Moi as karaage (fried) or shioyaki (grilled). We asked the chef what he recommends. The answer: sashimi. Gotta love a place like this! Also, friendly to kids (unlike Sasabune) read more

I love this place! It really has an authentic feel to the food...and the service is great! The price isn't bad either!

The sushi was almost ripe (leave out a little longer). The service was astonishingly poor, borderline rude. The food was considerably overpriced. Sorry, but I don't think I will subject people I like to Maguro-ya. We won't be back. Kahala Sushi, or sheesh, even Nijiya's lunch specials are better, and with friendly service to boot! read more

Family run sushi place with the freshest I've tasted in Hawaii so far. For the bang for the buck you can't beat this place. Forget the foo foo stuff, come here for fresh fish with tasty nigiri. I had the chef selection and my companion had the sashimi platter. The reddest, biggest, freshest tuna ever. The sushi small and delicate and every choice a tasty accompaniment to the cold beer. Finally found a sushi place to compete with the good ones in LA. read more

The food here is excellent, really good spicy tuna roll. Relatively inexpensive and good location outside if the tourist places. Server don't speak much English but you can point and order the usuals and they can make them. Can't wait to go back. read more

Dropped in, sat at counter bar, nice greeting and rocking, old school, Japanese sushi! Chef was legit, fish out of this continent, ain't no California style rolls, wraps and mayo infused junk. Someone said racist to haoles, I say WTF, not my experience! Would highly highly recommend for real deal old fashioned sushi action. Like few Others. read more

Enjoyed Maguro Rib/Sashimi teishocku - was "today's special" for $25. Easy, unpretentious neighbourhood type place for dinner. Eat dinner here then head up the road 50m to yoghurt place for dessert. read more

6 of us made reservation ahead of time and went there tonight. We knew the quality of food and were excited to go there. We were looking forward to it; however, service was beyond HORRIBLE. Which made us walk out with yucky feeling. It is just too bad where food is great but servicing will bring that level down so badly. Female older waitress was the worst. Local looking guy did not confirm our order when we were placing them with him so we weren't sure if he really took all of our order or not. Sure enough they forgot 1 of our order so we had to ask. Good thing we did because if we didn't, we would have been waiting for it forever. Took really long to get our water and tea we requested, we didn't get our small shoyu dipping dishes, even after we got our food. We just stood up and grabbed them ourselves. That older female waitress brought the bill and asked us "Do you want tips included in the bill?" And we were stunned. I said NO. We gave tips "accordingly" and were walking out. Then she was showing the bill to the other worker and loudly said "Look at THIS?!". I heard that, because I wasn't done walking out, so I turned around and walked up to her, and told her WHY our tip for them was as shown. She could not say anything. We plan on calling the main sushi chef to file a complain. We would like to recommend this place to our family and friends but we do NOT want to be disappointed like this from their poor servicing. read more

I was so disappointed in the sushi the chef put out.....quality was subpar and execution was lazy. The hamachi kama (collar) and kurobuta kakuni were very good but that is it. Our server was extremely rude, walking away while we were trying to order. We were both extremely disappointed and angry that they would have the nerve to charge us for what the produced. Sushi chef should be ashamed read more

love the food! chawanmushi is great here too

This review is based strictly off of their customer service, which SUCKED. We walked in to a nearly empty restaurant, and were stared at like we were freakin ALIENS. The sushi chefs were talking to another two of the workers, and no one acknowledged us. We should've taken that as a sign to leave, but we like to learn the hard way and sat down. Our plan was to order a Kirin, enjoy it, and then order some food. We waited, and waited...and WAITED, and waited somemore. WE waited for over ten minutes to even be acknowledged. The people were still talking and ignoring us. Rude, rude rude, effing RUDE. We finally figured no one would help us, we left completely PISSED OFF. I will NEVER waste my time or my money in here again. I felt totally discriminated against, for whatever reason. Maybe it's because we weren't dressed to the nines, maybe they figured we didn't have money. I don't know, but they did lose 2 potentially wonderful customers, and that's their problem. Way to go Maguro Ya! read more

I will never return to this restaurant after tonight, and I have been a customer here for since they opened. The service was the worst I've ever received. Dinner reservation was for 6:30, order was placed at 6:40. It is now 7:41 and half the table finished their meals, the other half did not get any food. Waitress didnt even apologize. read more

this place is always packed. get there early or make reservations! its in the same parking lot as happy day, so there's plenty of parking in the back. a bit pricey but the quality of the fish is good. the butterfish, grilled salmon belly, sushi, everything we've tried here so far has been delicious. read more

nice waitstaff, got seated promptly on a friday night without reservations,food was good but not delicious..pricey for the quality. the whole experience left me underwhelmed. read more