We came here purely by accident. It was Thanksgiving week and life got busy with all the school stuff and making sure that all the recipes and ingredients were all ready for thanksgiving. So I was shopping at Marketcity Foodland for more ingredients for my green bean casserole and my turkey M and M favors and it was getting late so I decided to walk around the complex. I just wanted to see what kind of food options there were because it was already 4:45 and I was too lazy to make dinner. Anyways while waking by I saw this great deal at Nabeya Maido. It's $9.90 for a take out nabe. There were four types: Maido, Paitan, Akamiso, and Akakara. Maido is the shoyu flavored bowl, Paitan is the tonkotsu flavored broth, Akamiso is red miso, and Akakara is the spicy one. $9.90 gets you the broth and udon, pork belly, chicken balls, Mochi, and assorted vegetables. We got two Paitans and one Akakara. The paitans were okay. I've had better paitan broths at other places. I didn't get to try the Akakara because I'm not much of a spicy kind of person. But I liked that they all came included with the veggies and the udon all in one. I also got free edamame with yelp check in. Just to note that the free edamame isn't for take out. But since she told me I could get it, they let me just have it. That was nice of her. I also asked if I could have the broth separated from the udons. They said they could do it but they would charge me extra. It was like 15 cents or something like that. I just paid it. I didn't want my noodles to get all soggy by the time I got home. But while driving I noticed that I was short one container of broth. I kept recounting while driving and I was short. I was thinking of calling them and heading back but it was so late already. So I just dealt with it. Then I thought hmm maybe they just put two broths in one container. So I looked at the one with little broth in it to see how much one person would get. Then I just figured that since one persons broth is half of the container then two people's broth must be in the other container. I guess they forgot to tell me that. Overall though, food was okay. I wouldn't mind just going in and trying there in person. I'd like to go into their food cave and select what I want in my soup. read more

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Rating is based on the cold ramen bowl. I have tried their microwaveable nabe bowl before which was good. Thought I would try the cold ramen. The sesame miso sauce doesnt taste like it sounds. Don't taste sesame or miso. I just see sesame seeds. Thought it would have a sesame taste like sesame oil, but no. The bottled Kewpie Roasted Sesame dressing taste better. Not sure what kind of miso was used. Noodles and toppings are fine. The cashier can work on his customer service. read more

Nabeya Maido - a salad in a plastic container - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Very convenient and delicious take out bowls only. No dine in. We picked up four bowls ! Thank you Kevin @ Nabeya Maido Market City. Be back again! My sister would love to eat this every day! read more

Nabeya Maido - Take out bowls from Nabeya Maido - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Nabeya Maido is located in the Market City Shopping Center, between Gina's BBQ and Duck Lee. Nabeya is a smaller Japanese hot pot restaurant that you choose your broth and get your own items to put in side of it from the refrigerated cases. The plate prices range from $2.90 to $5.90 depending on the items on the colored plates, plate color determines the price. I liked that they offer a lot of different choices of meats, vegetables and other things to choose from. They have Happy Hours Specials till 5:30pm, 20% off and 2 for 1 Tuesdays on the broths. I'll have to try the Omakase platter ($19.95) on the top shelf in the glass case. It's loaded with an assortment of meats, seafood and vegetables, great plate for two people to start off with. Don't forget your Yelp Check-in, you can choose from Free Edamame or Kimchee. Service here is friendly and attentive, our servers was great! read more

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Such healthy delicious fast meals all prepared beautifully! I'm a new fan! Love the spicy and Shoyu. The keto is awesome and so is the sukiyaki. So easy to make and a family pleaser. read more

Stumbled upon this place when we were trying to figure out what we wanted to eat. We saw the 20 percent off happy hour price and we were in! Place was empty but we came in around 330 on a Saturday. This place is so unique! I love the decor in here and even the Japanese kanji's have a cute font to it! We were greeted right away who asked us if it was our first time and showed us the different broths for our pot and how to grab our veggies and meat. Hubby and I love spicy and we went with the Amakara broth. Not too spicy, it's a mellow spicy. This wasn't my first nabe experience and I thought it was so cool to go to the "food cave" to grab your veggies, meat and gyoza. Other places you order with the server so that was cool and efficient for the owner. The plates are all color categorized and it shows you the prices on the refrigerator. Our broth was amazing and cooking like this with your loved ones feels so nostalgic. I noticed the benches in here looked customized since the benches were fitting so perfectly in crevices. Awesome job by the owner. They also give you bunch of sauces that you could pour into your broth or dip into with your meat. We ordered rice although we had udon in our pot and put the sauce on the meat and ate it with the rice. Divine, I tell you! Especially the Goma tare sauce! Our total bill came out to $50 for me and the hubby. We also had one Kirin ichiban each in the classic Japanese drinking mugs. We were so full at the end. Definitely a must try spot! Support the local businesses! read more

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No complaints. Pick a broth, grab your ingredients from the "cave", boil as you like, dip in 4 special sauces if you like and repeat. There are sakes and beers to enjoy. Simple desserts. Great service. Lots of parking. You are eagerly offered to take the left over broth home. I like that. read more

Nabeya Maido - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

They are celebrating their 5 year anniversary and it seems their formula has been preserved. The owner is still present with his trademark hat! The food cave has the reliable ingredients plastic wrapped for easy pluckings. The 4 dipping sauces are tasty, I like the creamy one the best. Of course there are many base soup selections to choose from to cook your ingredients in. There is a sign-in sheet when it gets busy. They offer to pack up leftover broth to take home. They serve beer and a wider selection of sake. Their Yelp check-in offer is kim chee or soybeans. Clean, wooden interior with Jawaiian-reggae influence music piped in. read more

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Kevin and the staff here are awesome! Super friendly and always makes you feel welcomed. Their store is located in market city. He is also at the Kaiser Farmer's market on Tuesdays. I must say their nabe microwavabowl are so delicious and healthy! I like the fact that there are different options for soup bases and a choice of ramen, udon, or fresh tofu! I also like the fact that I can eat it hot when I'm ready to. The broths are so flavorful that you will drink it to the last drop. Also each bowl is packed with yummy goodness of fresh veggies too! My favorite is the curry udon! It's smack licking good! The bowls are also esthetically pleasing to the eyes. So colorful with the cute Sakura carrot cut out. Best of all the bowls are reasonably priced. They also have a new item which helps to beat the heat. Their cold noodle bowl. So many goodies in there. Also a choice of two types of dressing. Oh so good that you have to try it. Also very filling just like their nabe bowls. If you want to do fundraisers or just order for the office, you can work with him. I've done ordering for my workplace and it always comes in a timely manner and no errors in the orders! Perfect! read more

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Decently cheap for a hotpot place and their salmon steak is fantastic but honestly the appetizers are abominable. We ordered the Maido Tofu, the Edamame (free with Yelp check in), and Pickled Cucumbers for under $10 and they were overly salted and plain hard to stomach. The hot pot system is a fun a la carte system with a food cave where you retrieve wrapped plates from the refrigerator and bring it back to your table. Honestly, the meats were all sub par, the veggies were good, and the salmon was delicious. The soup base (milk-based broth) was about the same as the regular boiled water to my taste buds. Tldr; definitely eaten better hot pots but it was relatively cheap so I've eaten and moved on. Would not recommend. read more

Nabeya Maido - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Ordered a family nabe. Pork, tsukune, lots of asst veggies and akakara (slightly spicy) sauce...YUM! Pot of rice and a pkg of arabiki sausages was perfect for a family of 5 adults. Saved me the trouble of buying all those different veggies, then having to slice them and deal with the leftovers...also a plus that I didn't have to spend the day cooking the family dinner. Highly recommend for a fun, tasty meal... read more

Someone gave me fundraiser tickets for takeout nabe. They were sooo good! It's a healthy choice for takeout. I had the udon.

This is THE place for a hot and hearty take out hot pot at a reasonable price. Lately, when it's cold outside, there's nothing better than a shoyu original nabe. I often pair it with some ponzu sauce. Fast and friendly service. Give these guys a try if you haven't. read more

The quality of food was superb and the owner, Kevin was super friendly. We will be back soon!

I have bittersweet memories of coming here the day I got a bunch of college rejection letter in high school, and being impressed enough with the ambiance and food that I was at least somewhat cheered up. I've also had a few of their $10 bowls, which come out hot (but without rice! What a scandal!) with perfectly cooked veggies, noodles, and tender cuts of meat. The maido and akakara are my favorites but the broths are all comforting and delicious. I tried their new microwavable bowl for the first time with the maido broth and ramen noodles. It didn't come with directions, but their social media (I think?) said to microwave for five minutes. Unfortunately the ramen came out a bit mushy and the vegetables were at different levels of being done. The enoki was fine but the kabocha was hard and tasted raw. Maybe this particular bowl was just a bit off. I also tried the cold noodles, which came with lots of toppings and a slightly spicy sesame sauce. This was super delicious and perfect for summer. Especially given how hot it's been, I'd probably opt for that if I were getting take out. read more

Nabeya Maido - Cold noodles - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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hot N' cold Nabeya Maido was the final stop for my friends and I after a somewhat exhaustive search for a dinner place on a recent Saturday night. Thankfully, the food gods must have taken pity on our plight of hunger, as there was an empty parking space directly fronting the restaurant. LOCATION/PARKING: Market City Shopping Center. Ample parking (albeit in smaller than normal spaces) available. SETTING/SPACE: The restaurant has a very welcoming, well-lit and cozy feel. Its not overly small though not overly spacious either. Booths/tables seating 4 look to comprise the whole of the space. There is a small sign-in clipboard on the little table to the right of the door as soon as you enter. HOT: The are various types of broths to choose from on their menu. I decided on the maido (shoyu based with garlic and chili pepper), while my friends chose to share the miso. Unlike other hot pot restaurants, the gas burner was electric which I thought was a bit more user friendly (it seems like such an arduous task to change the butane). Clearly marked buttons noted the functions to increase/decrease heat or shut off the unit completely. COLD: The A/C is quite COLD initially. I warmed up, so to speak, as soon as the hot pot of broth was placed before us. In a noticeable contrast, there weren't pre-set meals/combos on the menu. Instead, customers can choose their own ingredients within the restaurant's "food cave"; really its just an area off the main floor that has two refrigerators containing plates of vegetables, mushrooms, meats, etc. The pricing is dependent on the color of the plate: GREEN: $2.90 YELLOW: $3.90 RED: $4.90 BLUE: $5.90 Aside from the many plates we removed from the fridge, a large order of rice and some beer completed our meal. To be brutally honest, I actually liked the option of choosing my own ingredients. Not only do you have a choice, but you can grab as many plates as you desire. I really appreciated this aspect of giving the customer choices and options when it came to adding ingredients to the broth; this systems works well I imagine if one is famished, not so hungry, or getting full. SERVICE: Very satisfactory. The staff was friendly, patient, and polite. They explained the ordering system via the colored plates, as well as answering questions about the various broths. They checked on us periodically throughout our meal. BOTTOM LINE: Although this was just my first visit, I feel Nabeya Maido has definitely made an impression on me with their courteous service and optioned hot pot meals. Providing customers a choice in the type of ingredients, as well as the volume of food is a great aspect of this business. I will return! read more

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A very dear friend of mine, Cheryl G. wanted to meet up for dinner last night, and so I checked my calendar to see if I was available. I got back to her in a few days and I told her that I was available to meet on Friday night. I told her, "Let's go to NABEYO MAIDO. It's a fun place to go with friends." Cheryl agreed and, so she called Kristi U. our other friend to join us. We arrived at N.M. around 5:00 p.m. and it was the perfect time because the restaurant was empty. There was only one couple there. We were welcomed with a warm greeting of "Irasshaimase" which means welcome to our restaurant come on in. Our server gave us the choice to pick our own table (booth or table) ? We chose the booth because we wanted to be in our own little private area. After we were seated, our waiter came out immediately to take our order. He went over the different soup broths, the food cave and gave us our basket of dipping sauces. We decided to try the following: SOUP BASES: MAIDO-House special: very tasty and flavorful. My favorite for the evening. PAITAN-pork broth. Wow, a little too spicy for me. Too much white pepper. Wouldn't order this again. The steam from the broth kept burning our "eyeballs" we were tearing up all night. SAUCES: MAIDO PONZU: shoyu and citrus. Yummy and my favorite for dipping. AMAKARA: hot and sweet. It was a nice sauce to alternate with the MAIDO FOOD CAVE CHOICES: OMAKASE PLATTER: $18.90 a nice selection of slice thin cuts of pork and beef; shrimp and veggies. A good starter for the table. RIB EYE: Red plate: $4.90 thinly shaved rib eye. PORK: yellow plate: $3.90 thinly shaved pork VEGGIES: green plate:$ 2.90 won bok cabbage, pak choy, and cabbage yellow plate: $3.90 shiitake mushroom and lotus root RICE: you must order for the table At the end of our dinner adventure, I was "exhausted!" Whew! I was FULL! I needed to be "ROLLED OUTTA THERE!" Lol. I left N.M. with a "HAPPY, WARM and FULL SOUL." So, if you want a yummy fun-filled foodie adventure, head on over to NABEYO MAIDO. You'll thank me for that! read more

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Want healthy? affordable? tasty? Warms the body and soul? Get the microwave bowl for $10! There is a variety of choices for wvery taste - including a tofu base for Keto folks! i microwaved in my own bowl- delicious! read more

Nabeya Maido - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Love their shabu bowls. Very convenient and delicious. Many different broths and I've enjoyed them all...Shoyu, spicy, tofu, curry, and brisket (my husband's personal favorite but it is limited). read more

Parking: There's a lot, it gets a bit crowded though. Service wasn't very good, the waiter was a bit rude, dull and uninterested. Here, you pick your broth and you can go to the fridge and physically take out what you want for your hot pot. We picked the Omakase plate that had a variety of vegetables and meats. You can also pick other plates and based on the color of the plate, it's different pricing. Prices are on the menu. Not bad! I liked this place but the experience itself was just okay. read more

Nabeya Maido - 20% off during lunch - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Terrible restaurant！False advertisement! Posted price doesn't match the actual price. I ordered take out, and when I picked it up, I noticed the price was different from the posted flyer. It didn't show the actual price on the flyer. The owner even said "If you don't want it, you don't have to take it!" I drove all the way there, and my kids were waiting for the food!!! What kind of restaurant owner will say that to the customer!? #terriblerestaurant #nevercomeback read more

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I'm sure they must be busy. It's 6:30pm. Been trying to place an order for Over 45 mins now. The phone is just with the busy signal. Oh well try again later. read more

This place is just awesome. Always has been. The broths are awesome, especially the basic house broth. It's got so much flavor, it can stand on its own. The sauces are awesome. Service is always awesome. The selections to put in your soup are varied and always fresh. Now that it's takeout only, global pandemic and all, the Maido Bowls are such a great option. They are chock filled with meats, veggies and noodles and that delicious soup. And they're only $10 each! Get the cooked ones because they are able to pack more food in there than in the raw bowls. I hope this place stays around forever! read more

Originally wanted to go to Sweet Home Cafe since i haven't gone there for 5 years and wanted their free shave ice dessert. But unfortunately they closed early that night. We opted for nabeya maido since it's close to home anyways. Small inn, with few tables and booths. It wasn't busy when we arrived and were seated quickly. We came around 7pm so broths were buy one and get the second for free! yay! We chose the #1 top seller broth; which was the Maido, and #6 Miso. After ordering our broths, we went into the "Food Cave" to grab the things we wanted for our hot pot. Just like other places, the pricing were based on plate colors. Green $3.20, Yellow $4.20, Red $5.20 and Blue is $6.20. They had a wide variety of vegetables and few meat options, also quail eggs, clams, shrimp, wontons, etc. Broths came out shortly, dunked our things in and waited for it to cook. I would say the Maido broth was alright, it was sweet and I was expecting it to be a bit spicy and a garlic flavor due to it having chili peppers and garlic in it. Miso was great though. We ordered their Takowasa appetizer, boyfriend said it was as if they took it out of the freezer and defrosted it immediately. But still good. Service was great, server was very accommodating, friendly attentive. I would say price wise it is a bit pricey, we got a few things and the bill came out to $72.27 without tip included. read more

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I hope they always keep the Maido bowl around for $9.99 because that thing is amazing. Once we figured out how to prepare it. Let me fill you in. At first when I opened it I thought "Oh no, they forgot to give us the broth!" So I called them up and the unamused girl on the phone said "It's in there." I was like no, I don't see anything liquid anywhere. It would be great to put some printed instructions in the bag. Because how else would I know that the broth is a gelatinous shape that resembles brown translucent JELLO? When you microwave it, it magically turns to the broth that looks like actual broth. Doh! Girl, could you not talk to me like I'm an idiot when that jello thing isn't super intuitive and doesn't have a label "I'm the soup you're searching for! Microwave me to find out!" Thanks. read more

Located in Market city shopping cozy place good for family not good for large groups most of the tables are for 4-6 customers . Parking can get crowded because there Are several other restaurants and a Foodland Supermarket sharing the same parking lot. The staff was nice and friendly and explained the system to you and different kinds of soup base they have. Then you pick up the types of vegetables meats that you want to add to your soup the plates are color coded and you will be charged per plate by the color and the soup base. The selection to pick from was so so not like other places with the similar style. The soup base was very good I had the shoyu spicy garlic base. They have specials but the waitress said it did not apply? read more

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Came here to celebrate a birthday the other week. Unfortunately, like any of the other restaurants in Market City, they don't have a restroom in the restaurant. The parking is shared with the rest of Market City and is generally easy to find. Weekdays it will fill up after 6:30pm, but if you come before then, you can usually find a table. There was only one table for a party of 5-6 people, the rest of the tables are only for a maximum of 4 people. The plates seemed to be a little pricey for the quantity and quality given, but everything tasted good. If you like variety I would recommend getting the mixed plate, especially if you come with 2 people. While it costs $20, it comes with assorted meats, seafood, and veggies! The most popular soup base is the most popular for a reason! The broth is very flavorful and has a lot of depth to it. Soup refills are free, but the rice is not. Waitstaff was attentive until the restaurant got busy - then we waited a while for our check to come. Reasons for 4/5: 1. Not great for groups, size-wise. 2. Quantity and quality is okay, but a little pricey. 3. The broth was great! 4. Good variety of choices. read more

Nabeya Maido - View from the 6-person booth in the back of the restaurant. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Pros: (1) place is clean; (2) employees are friendly; (3) omakasa-type plate with a variety of meat/vegetables; (4) don't need to order the omakasa-type plate; and (5) can supplement with additional meat/vegetables if you order the omakasa-type plate. Cons: (1) two-hour limit; (2) parking can be a pain; and (3) could use a more variety of vegetables (my dad wanted mustard cabbage but couldn't find any in the food cave). This is not a "con," but just a friendly request to the business: we tried the Bijin Nabe broth and wondered if the soy milk could have been blended better with the broth to avoid curdling when heated up. I would definitely be back as I adore hot pot and always like a variety of places to eat such a fabulous meal. Yelp Challenge: #41/100. read more

Nabeya Maido - Bijin Babe broth with various meats and vegetables - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Nabeya Maido is located in Market City Shopping Center. You enter the restaurant and you're immediately hit with the smell of nabe broth (yummm!) I came here with my family a few days ago and got #1 Maido broth, which has lots of flavor and a little spice. This broth is the one that I highly recommend! After you pick the broth, you head over to the refrigerators where they have meats, and vegetables, dumplings, fishcakes, and noodles. Everything you add is ala carte and sorted by dish color. The quality of meat is good and their veggies are fresh and clean. We finished dinner with zosui and they let us take the extra broth home too!! Good service here, and they don't rush you. Price is reasonable. Overall, the experience was great and I will continue to come back to Nabeya Maido! read more

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Nabe on the go! Super simple to make (just 4 min in the micro) and you have a delicious, healthy meal. The various broths are authentic and rich, and toppings are fresh and generous. The owner, Kevin, is a really cool guy and easy to talk to. If you're just not feeling like cooking tonight, head down to Nabeya Maido and pick up some bowls for the family. read more

This place is pricey and not worth it. You pick your soup (up to two) and ALL the sides cost extra, and I mean everything. Since I'm not a local -- maybe this is normal? We had to pay for veggies, onion, etc -- all those ingredients to get the broth going. You would walk to their fridge in the back and the plates are color coded so you can identify the price per plate. The meat/fish portions are can feed one person so that means you have to get multiple and YES, the price adds up QUICKLY. I left still feeling hungry... read more

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One word...YUM!! I got their newest "Turf" MicrowavaBOWL, and it was amazing...perfect for these chilly days! Super convenient, just pop in the microwave for 4 min and lunch is served! No chopping, boiling or slaving away in the kitchen...Nabeya Maido will do all the work for you! Kevin is super friendly and helpful...I texted pretty late to setup a pickup order for the next day, and he was super accommodating and was able to setup my pickup order for the next day! I WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK!! THANK YOU KEVIN!! PS: They so have DOGGIE TREATS! My pups loved them! read more

Craving hot pot, I decided to check out this place. The akakara broth was not spicy enough and too salty, overpowering the flavor of the food. Next time I'll just have the maido broth. It was a lot lighter. Their sauces were on point! I preferred just dipping my food in those. The "food cave" has plates of four different colors associated with different prices. They gave a generous amount on each, perfect for sharing. Lazy to make decisions, I opted for the $19.90 omakase. The fish balls, mochi, and tofu were standouts! The vegetables could have been a bit more fresh. With no carbs on the omakase, I was full at the end. My friend (who could make decisions) was also full from beef, noodles, rice, and enoki mushrooms. It came out to about the same price as the omakase. If you have room, it is worth trying their matcha and coffee gelato. Their one scoop was generous and the flavoring authentic. Maido's ambiance was homey with benches and hand wipes, making you feel like you are in Japan. Maybe because it was busy, but service was ok; I would've liked to have at least one water refill. Next time I probably won't do omakase (still fun to try), and I'll have a simple broth to get lost in the sauce(s)! read more

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WHAT CAN YOU GET UNDER $10 THESE DAYS?????? Like something that will actually fill you up and makes you all warm inside. THIS AWESOME LUNCH SPECIAL IS ABOUT $9.95!! Limited quantity though so be early!! I think it's limited of 10 or 15, not sure. The lunch special comes with home made pork sausage, chicken, pork belly, cabbage, won bok, enoki, udon, half mushroom, tofu, pumpkin, aburage and watercress. It's a sweet deal! If you aren't full from the set you can always grab more items from the fridge... Color of plates will tell you the prices. They also serve few pupus you can order and beer. I get broth #3 Akakara Nabe which is spicy and it's perfect! Get rice and it goes together! It's like heaven. If you know me I love spicy, this broth isn't that spicy it's perfect has that kick but if you add noodles it absorbs well. Broth can be drank alone it's like comfort food! Sauces they have about 6 different sauces: ponzu, peanutbutter, spicy, etc Customer service varies depending how busy they are but runs smoothly. They are located in market city so parking is in between also... if busy then it'll be a little hard. Stalls are tight but I've been lucky to get stalls right at the front. read more

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We were craving for hotpot after work and we were just randomly looking through yelp and found this place. Its located in a shopping center so theres a lot of parking. Its a cute and small place. I love the interior design.. so cute. They have a lot of broth that you can choose from. You can choose up to two. Then you can choose whatever meats and vegetables you want in your broth. They have a fridge where you can take whatever meat or vegetable you want in your broth. The price varies from the color of the plates. Theres a lot of options. They also have pupus that you can try. We went around 6pm on a friday and there was no line but the place was full and we were seated in the last booth that was open. Their broth is soooo good! We chose the miso and the house broth (shoyu broth with garlic and chili peppers). The house broth is not that spicy. They have a lot of sauces too! And theyre so good. The meats and vegetables are so tasty and fresh. The service was good too. They constantly checked up on us and they were patient and nice. We left with a full stomach and the hotpot cravings was very much satisfied. read more

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Lunch special for $9.90!` What a deal! PLUS - 10 percent discount with check in on your Yelp app on regular menu items! Woot woot! I had forgotten that I had dined here before - no wonder it felt like deja vu! The restaurant is still in Market City with free parking! The lunch special is only for the first 10 customers on a weekday and 15 customers on a weekend. We went at opening time (11am) so we could guarantee getting one of the servings. It had a good variety of items - cabbage, udon, chicken, mushrooms, tofu, aburage, pumpkin, watercress, pork slices, etc. My friends never had hot pot before, so our server was very patient in answering all of their questions. She described the various broths (we got a split bowl so we could enjoy two different broths) and dipping sauces (there were five total) very well. It looked like she was the only server, so we grabbed extra clean bowls from a nearby table so while one bowl cooled off, we could eat our 2nd bowl. She did a great job adjusting the temperature of our hot plate and asking if we wanted more broth or if we wanted to take the leftovers home. This was a fun and healthy meal! I would recommend this for anyone who hasn't had a hot pot experience before and for anyone who wants a great lunch deal in a nice, clean environment! read more

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2.5 to be exact. We had high expectations for Nabeya Maido considering Hawaii has a lot of good Japanese restaurants and the restaurant has 4.5 stars on Yelp. We waited in line for about 40 minutes. The concept is cool, they have a food cave where you can grab whatever veggies and protein you want and the plates are color coded by the price. We ordered the split pot, with Maido and Akakara broth. We grabbed the combo veggie platter, choice ribeye, regular ribeye, ramen noddles, dumplings, sausages, fish cakes, and a couple other veggies we wanted extra of. Both of the broths were very salty. We had to drink so much water and our toddler boy drank water every bite of his meal. The spicy broth wasn't very spicy, which in my opinion defeats the purpose of having a spicy broth. The meat smelled a bit, I couldn't eat more than one piece of the non-choice ribeye. All of the sauces were missing something, they weren't bland but flavor wasn't quite there. Service was good, everyone was very nice. Price is reasonable. Unfortunately, I would not go back. read more

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Ramen bowls are awesome, but no gift card, so bummed.. Spicy bowl good too but could be little more spicy.. staff awesome read more

Best nabe in Hawaii! Their microwavabowls that they created during the Covid pandemic are great, high quality to-go meals!!! I always judge a nabe place by their broth and sauces, and these guys are the best!! read more

Nabeya Maido - Microwavabowls - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

3 stars for a easy and yummy microwave bowl. Quick comfort food. First tried the bowls from a parent who dropped off bowls to our school during the pandemic and quickly became addicted. The current menu is limited. I think just 3 types of bowls. Definitely prefer the udon instead of the ramen. New location is not as convenient and parking is very limited. No dine in, just bowls to go. Pretty small hole in the wall type of set up. No ambiance, just functional. Service was efficient. -2 stars, bowls are now $12. Tasty but not sure it's worth $12 for a microwave meal. read more