Absolutely the best saimin, maki sushi, spam musubi, Mac salad, Teri chicken, long rice, Hawaiian plate, etc. And their sweet service is da besVery respectful of seniors and all customers, das why I go twice a week while visiting and will miss it long after leaving these beautiful islands read more

A trip to Windward Mall is never complete without lunch at Maruki Tei. I love this okazuya and their food selections. Everything is home cooked and yummy. The saimin is also great. I had a friend who lived on the Leeward side, who would drive over regularly with her Mom on the weekend to eat here. Great place and why eat standard mall fast food or at the food court when you can eat here.? The only drawback is that Maruki Tei is very small, with limited seating. If you try to eat here during the peak weekend lunch hour, finding a table is difficult. read more

Prior to yesterday I've had spam musubis from Maruki-tei which were all OK, I mean, how can you go wrong with a spam musubi. But Yesterday I decided to go for their Hawaiian Plate since I didn't have lunch for my daughter and thought she could eat the poi and chicken long rice, while I could eat the kalua pig and lau lau. This was the smallest Hawaiian plate I have ever had. The lau lau was a good size, and very tasty, that was the best part of the plate so I give it that. The chicken long rice was waay too soupy and all the noodles were broken. It didn't even come in a luau bowl on the plate, rather just in the small compartment of a divided plate. They put one "tong" full of kalua pig in a small compartment on my plate, and basically it was about 4 fork fulls. Plus, it was drenched in grease. The lomi lomi salmon was more like lomi lomi tomato and the tomatoes were too firm for my liking. And they gave HALF a piece of Okinawan potato! The poi was in a small little styrafoam bowl, and it wasn't enough for my daughter who is already a small eater. All that for $9.95, when other Hawaiian plates the same price give much more food. To be fair, I haven't tired any of their other food (other than spam musubi) but I will definitely not be getting the Hawaiian plate again. I also noticed that their prices were a little high for okazuya style. An ume musubi which usually runs around $1.00-$1.25 in other places was $1.75 and won ton mein was over $7.00!! Call me cheap, but for a food court eatery, that's a little too steep for me. read more

Want to support them as they are a small business, but since their reopening the prices are too high. 7.80 for a mini teri hamburger which consists of a small teri hambuger and two big scoops of rice. I cannot eat two big scoops of rice with just a little burger. And to top it off, where they used to give the mac salad with the plate, they now charge 1.75 extra for it. I wish they would just go back to one scoop of rice and include the mac salad. Guess I won't be going back. read more

I know I shouldn't complain about price when it comes to food court Okazuya but damn $10 on a tempura, 2 cone sushi, and hash is pretty crazy. The girls are always nice there and my mom goes bat shit crazy over their noodles. read more

Delicious home cooked Japanese comfort food! I'm a creature of habit, and my habit here is the mini sesame chicken (comes with a scoop of rice and mac salad - might I add, is prepared with TUNA! Only great restaurants mix in tuna with their mac salad). Yum! I occasionally also get their tuna maki, if they aren't already sold out by the time I get there. The only downside is that I feel that they don't give enough food for the amount you pay. But other than that, service is always very friendly and quality of food is above par. read more

Maruki Tei - Mini sesame chicken - Hawaiian Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

Worst ever.. Maki sushi.. The rice was so SWEET & so so mushi (soggy) Boycott!! Wasted my dollars.. read more

Food always good. Got two bento's and a teri hamburger steak plate (my fav). Fast, friendly service.

Didn't bother ordering after lady rudely responded to a question about their menu. No line. Caters to the local crowd I suppose.

I wish I could learn to cook their food so I could eat it all the time. It's that good! They make the best mac salad- it's slightly sweet and made with tuna. My favorites are pork with pumpkin, teri hamburger, sesame chicken, and the Japanese style long rice. I also like the deluxe bento because you get a variety. I like the vegetable and sweet potato tempura- kind of greasy so be sure to blot off excess grease before eating. I don't really care for the saimin but I like the udon. Now the downfall is that it's expensive, especially if you go ala carte. But as a treat I'll splurge every now and then. It's a nice addition to the food court where you can get real food instead of fast food. read more

I went here to be a little different and try some of their musubis and side order of rice. Well, let's just say that their portions are quite small for their prices, though then again, this is inside a mall, so one should expect things to be a bit more expensive. Not sure I'd come back when I'm in the area next time, though. read more

We ordered a maki sushi platter for our wedding's cocktail hour pupus at my mom's insistence and mother does know best. Apparently, their rice doesn't get all hard if you have leftovers the next day. Plus, they still use the real kine sushi rice (sweeter). Unfortunately, we didn't get any leftovers because everyone loved the sushi so much at the wedding! But it was reasonably priced and we were able to order it the week of the wedding, no problem. We also ordered like 20 bentos for our friends/family who helped us set up the day of. Again, I didn't get to eat any myself because we were so busy, but our "crew" said it was delicious and it was cheaper and better than Zippy's bentos. And the workers are so nice and helpful. Highly recommend for catering! read more

When I feel like some good home cooked fast food I usually head here when at the mall. Being a part Japanese girl raised on Kauai and a grandma who made yummy local Japanese dishes... This place and it's sauces and veggies seem to remind me of home. I love the pork or chicken with squash, sesame chicken, beef stew, teriyaki chicken or Teri or hamburger steak. And always with Mac salad. They make their Mac salad with tuna & potatoes like my grandma made too! Love it! So definitely try this place next time you're at Windward mall and are in the mood for some homecookin' Yelp 365: 36/365 read more

This is my favorite spot for Japanese food at windward mall. They have been in the mall for ages. They offer so many different options. Some of my favorites are sesame chicken, teriyaki hamburger, squash with chicken. Yesterday I got the won to. mein. The Mac salad is also so delish not your typical local Mac salad, it has tuna and is kinda to the sweet side. They also have musubis, sushi and tempuras. This is the spot if you are craving Japanese. read more

I love this place. I've been going here for the past 20 years or so. The prices are a bit high for the items I get, but I can't get it anywhere else in the mall so I guess supply and demand. The food is usually better than average. I wish they would have new items every so often though. read more

Never fails the food taste the same since I was a kid! The Wun Tun Min is a delight to have at least once a week!! Consistent service and flavor of food! read more

the food is great the service is awesome the ladies are friendly love the service and food here the hamburger with gravy and seseme chicken and the musubis. read more

Not worth one piece chicken for $6. Mini Teri Chicken is NOT Worth It. Rip Off!!!! Never Buy From Here. I bought 2 minis for $12+tax. Worse Place to buy food. read more

Maruki Tei - $6 is not worth one piece and it's not even that good. - Hawaiian Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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Their Mac salad is awesome! It reminds me of when my grandma use to make it for family gatherings. Friendly staff and great customer service. Thanks for the lunch guys. read more

Maruki Tei - Hawaiian Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

Food is ALWAYS GREAT!!! Fast friendly service and not to bad prices. read more

Maruki Tei - Teri Hamburger Patty, Sesame Chicken, Chow Fun, And Rice - Hawaiian Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

I was at a professional development meeting when my colleagues decided to stop at the food court for lunch (since there was something for everyone there). Not wanting the typical subway or hot dog on a stick I thought I'd try Maruki Tei. The woman working that afternoon on Nov. 1st was super friendly. She was very nice and offered to help me right away. I told her what I wanted and she quickly assembled my order. Kuddos for hiring amazing staff. I ordered the Teri chicken (boneless) with rice and mac salad. I did not know that the mac salad had tuna in it. (Sorry, I can't eat it). No where did it mention that there was tuna in the mac salad that I saw. I could have missed it though. The rice was awesome. The chicken was a little dry and a little salty but it was okay. I honestly wasn't a huge fan of the food but I would return just for the friendly staff and to try something different. If you are in the mall and you want to try some okay Japanese food. I say give Maruki Tei a try. I will try them again. read more

I used to come here all the time because of the good food, but now things have changed. The teri hamburger is 6.50 and you get a small scoop of rice and a cup of mac salad, but the hamburger is so tiny (I would say it's not even three inches round) and it wasn't even hot. We also ordered a saimin for 6.50 and it wasn't even half full of noodles, it looked like only a half order of saimin. (It just might've been the person who prepared it that was tight.) The owner is so nice, but now I guess all she wants to do is make money and not make the customers happy anymore, so sad. I guess the meaning of Maruki Tei is small portions for a large cost. Not going back anytime soon. read more

Decent service but the portion and price is ridiculous. Just like other yelpers who made a review about small portions, I too felt jipped. I ordered a mini Teri hamburger steak which came with one scoop rice, patty, and small container of mac salad. The hamburger patty was no bigger than 2 inches in diameter. I politely asked how many patties does the mini order comes with and the cashier said "one patty, that's all because it's a mini" total came out to $6.81 after taxes. I was expecting to be wow'd buy the taste but that also failed short. Sorry but I will not be returning here. read more

I have a love affair with Maruki-Tei, which has been long-distance for the past 4 months. While going to school on the mainland, I often dreamt of MT's wonderful-licious sweet potato tempura and maki rolls and the tears would roll. I even had mom bring me a box of the stuff on her 1-week visit. But my recent visit during the holidays made me sad! It was as if my lover had lost a lot of weight and had forgotten all about me! The prices have nearly doubled on the rolls (maki now around $1.60 EACH as opposed to less than a dollar), and the shelves are nearly empty. However, that said, Maruki-Tei never disappoints. From their boneless teri chicken and mac salad with tuna, to their Hawaiian plate, chicken long rice, stew, saimin, inari rolls, everything is sooo 'ono. Just be prepared to open the wallet a bit more, and beware because they only take cash. I'll probably visit MT one more time before I go back, to say goodbye. This relationship isn't working. It's me, not you, Maruki. Well, no...it's you. read more

You can't go wrong with the Teri chicken, hamburger steak or chicken long rice. Can be a little pricey for the amount of food you get, so don't count on volume, but it's good comfort food. read more

Food is okay. Not enough taste tho. Window presentation is nice, just wish the tastes reflected the same. Not really worth the $8.54 I spent for once piece of sushi, one vegetable tempura, and a scoop of tasteless pork and eggplant. read more

Maruki tei is a delicatessen/ lunch plate place. they also have hawaiian food, donburi's and saimin. you can order items ala carte to make a plate, or you can order it single and it comes with rice and mac salad. they also have premade bentos. my favorite is the deluxe bento. it has everything!! i usually go there and pick up a bento before i hop on the plane to come back to sf. so yummy! i miss it!! nothing like it in the bay area. read more

This is pretty far from where we live but my husband and i love this place. We call this place the "Kaneohe Chicken" place. The sesame chicken is to die for and my husband likes the Teriyaki chicken. The location is a much better place that the old one. This is our special place to go on Sundays read more

I usually hate going onto these review sites but this is how compelled I am to express my hatred for this place. I've been here all my life in Hawai'i and never, and I mean never, had I had a more crappier plate lunch then here. I am so upset with my first and last experience with this place that I decided to create my first account to post my very first post here and spread the word about this place which I hope is closing down soon. First off, the rice was dry, even with sauce on it. Moreover, I've never seen a plate lunch place offer such a small damn portion for such an expensive price. I ordered the combination plate which, I was hoping, to fufill my appetite but after the dry rice was scooped, i chose my two selection, hamburger and chicken. For nearly 8 dollars, I expected at least three pieces of items plus rice and mac. You guessed it, they gave me a small piece of hamburger, even smaller than a piece of hamburger from mcdonalds, and a small piece of chicken. After everything, no mac salad. WOW, was I upset with the portions after staring at the not even half full plate lunch which took me all but two minutes to finish. To give you an idea how small the portions was, their combination plate was (about 8 dollars) was a little less serving than a mini plate from L&L's. By no means am I advocating for L&L's but after finishing, I went to Mcodonalds to finish off my hunger. The hamburger was also salty and the chicken looked like it was sitting there for since yesterday. All in all, this was the worse plate lunch place I've been to and I've been to many. WILL BE LETTING EVERYONE I KNOW NOT TO GO TO THIS PLACE. read more

I love this place. It can be all little in the pricey side but the food is always consistently good and the staff is always so nice!

Maruki-Tei has a good variety--musubi, cone sushi, sesame chicken, hamburger w/gravy, mac salad, chicken long rice, tempura, saimin, kalua pig, etc. etc. They also have pre-packed bentos if you're in a hurry. The staff kept the line moving...packing plate lunches as fast as they could. We went on a Saturday around 1 pm and there was a sidewalk sale going on so it might've been extra busy. I got the sweet potato tempura, musubi with ume, chicken long rice and sesame chicken all for about $7. I feel like I could get a lot more for $7 from other places but what I got was filling. Out of everything I got, the chicken long rice was the tastiest. The sesame chicken was a bit oily and fatty. I think I might try somewhere else in the food court next time but I would go back to Maruki-Tei someday maybe... read more

Prices raised. Ordered chow funn. Disappointing. I suggest backing off the sesame oil and trying some salt, pepper and oyster sauce instead. I added my own shoyu and black pepper. So much better. read more

i like this place! it really looks a lot nicer than where it used to be in the mall. thank goodness for that! my friend and i decided to grab lunch here after window shopping. there was no line which was perfect for us hungry girls. they have tons of options, from the normal local offerings like chicken long rice and teri chicken to japanese favorites like shrimp tempura and nishime. my friend got their saimin, which she had to pick up from the little ramen window on the side. pretty cool. good portions. i got the daily special which was "bbq chicken", but technically i think it was shoyu chicken. how can you go wrong with rice, mac salad, chicken, and sauce all over? the special also came with a small drink, and for under $6 i think it was a steal... definitely filled me up. :) read more

I had an Ala cart plate for lunch and everything I a ate was simply delicious. Plenty parking a bit expensive if you order the way I did otherwise take advantage of there two choice plate deals. read more

Not gonna lie, my feelings toward Maruki Tei have gone done a bit. I used to love going there (when they were across of Champs). Their minis were pretty cheap and were pretty filling. I used to always get the sesame chicken. I haven't gotten it lately because it's so oily, but it is really tasty. Now I usually get the teriyaki chicken because it's a safe bet, and I've had it before and I like it. They have a daily special $7.75 for two scopes of rice, one scoop potato mac salad, and either gravy with hamburger patty, the patty with teriyaki sauce, or the teriyaki sauce with bone-in chicken. It's a deal for Maruki Tei. I don't care for the hamburger patty. I would never get anything with a hamburger patty there. I like that they have brown rice (: read more

Saimin is always Ono. Had my usual...cone sushi, mac salad, hamburger steak, and shrimp tempura. The ladies are always fast, friendly, and smiling. You can tell they really enjoy their job. Thankd for the ono food!!! read more

My kid and I stopped here for a quick and cheap dinner. We both had the hamburger special ($6.75) with brown gravy and onions. The patties were super ono, the girl threw a ton of not-so-thick-you-can-put-a-fork-in-it brown gravy all over, and the mac salad was tasty. I mushed it all together so the mayo from the mac spread and it was ALL GOOD. Not elite eating - but certainly tasty and satisfying. read more

Kinda pricey for what you get but still one of the better places to eat in the mall. I have to reconnect their teri hamburger patty and I love the Mac salad as they use tuna in it just like my old kid time. read more

Flavor of food is pretty good. Everything is on the salty side though and some days its so salty that its hard to finish. The problem with this place is that its ridiculously expensive! The portion sizes are tiny and when you pick a few items ala carte, your plate comes out to like ten bucks! Not worth it at all. The saimin broth here is good, but salty. read more

I'm a big fan of this place! The food is more like home cooked than fast food, and they have mini plates that are not only cheap but just the right size! I can eat dinner there for around $5! However, I am not a big fan of cafeteria dining. I'll do it though if I can eat at Maruki-tei! read more