Just stopped by for breakfast before the airport, but I'll for sure stop back in to try some other items on my next trip. This place is the very definition of Mom & Pop, with little old ladies manning the counter, and hand written signage. It's hidden away behind some kind of office building, and waiting area is mostly filled with junk. Ambiance is about a zero, but that's part of the charm. The menu is kinda vague, but the prices are GREAT! Super cheap, and the food that arrived was plentiful and tasty. (2 of us split the big breakfast platter before our flight) I'm a sucker for a hole in the wall with solid food and great prices, so this gets a 5 for me. read more

Oyako Tei - Split a big breakfast - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

Got there at 12:40 pm. Everything was empty and looked like they decided to close early, probably because they sold out of most items. Was hoping to get something quick. Oh well, will go earlier next time. Tip- even if the posted hours say they close at 1 pm, it's best to go early. read more

Food: 3/5 Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 3/5 Portion to Price: 3/5 Overall: Pretty standard fare. The extended review... Food: Big Breakfast - 3/5 - Got this to have a bit of a mix of things. I wanted the French toast but not too many slices so this was the perfect dish. Food was pretty standard fare. Service: 4/5 - Very friendly staff. Ambiance: 3/5 - Its a grab and go place. Portion to Price: 3/5 - Pretty standard portion size. read more

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You can't go wrong with classic Spam and rice. It's simple, savory, and hit the spot perfectly. Quick, easy, and absolutely delicious.

A family operated business that you just might miss because it's tucked away in the backside of a building. On the plus side, there is lots of parking and you can be in and out pretty quick. Aside from the Okazuya items, I love that they make your food to order so it's hot and fresh. I've mentioned before that I'm a brown gravy snob and I love their brown gravy! A true, legit brown gravy not turkey gravy or watery light brown gravy. Their luscious gravy topped on their food just warms your heart for any local. Workers are nice and so far I haven't been disappointed with anything I've tried. My favorite choice would be the breakfast bowl. Prices are reasonable in consideration of what you're getting, pretty standard and comparable to other businesses. Casual vibe and continue to support local! read more

Oyako Tei - Breakfast Bowl $10.55 - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

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The menu is rather limited, which we always appreciate as a positive because that means all items are made very well. Oyako Tei does not disappoint in the quality. How we came two hours prior to closing there were a lot of items that were already sold out. We really wanted to try the Oyako Don for some reason they were out of chicken. We settled for the salmon, which was very good. We also had several servings of nishime which was excellent that is a definite suggestion. The pro tip here is to call and order WAY in advance. It's hard to clean communicate how long it takes for the food to be made to order. 45 minutes for just one salmon don. We enjoyed it although.... It definitely is not worth a 45 minute wait. read more

Always love the food here and try to make it a point here every time I can. The service is fast and friendly. Nice local family owned place to get some fresh ono grinds. read more

Oyako Tei - Menu - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

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We got some spam musubis from Oyako Tei, and it was a great family run business. We definitely appreciate family owned businesses and this one is a great local restaurant. read more

Oyako Tei is a small family operated, hole in the wall, styled take out place. They have a variety of food options, all of which are made fresh. We only stopped here for the Spam Musubi. The employees are super nice. read more

Our weekly stop for bento, shoyu chicken and Teri beef! They have a simple but a good variety from breakfast to lunch items. Great food, great people! read more

I've lived here since 2018 (from Oahu), and have eaten things from here but never ventured in...until now. They used to be located near the Maui specialty chocolates, if I'm not mistaken, and moved to this current location near Lono Ave. it's located in a small two-story building, right behind a Tesoro gas station. Parking is plentiful in the back, tho the stalls are a bit small. Cute little mom and pop okazuya. Small hot and ready bar with things like dry mien, fried rice, Teri hotdogs, hash patties. I came later in the day so most was out, but they have menu to order things like loco moco, fried rice plate, spam musubi, etc. They also sell punaluu bread and take credit cards. There is a small area inside with chairs to either wait or eat. The reason why I docked a star was because once I got to the car and ate, I noticed the hot line items weren't hot (warm at best). read more

Oyako Tei - Musubi $3.00 (12/2023) - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

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This is one of my fave places to grab a tasty and hearty breakfast in Kahului. Oyako Tei never disappoints on the flavor and portion sizes of their meals. On many occasions, this is our first stop as we land in Kahului. It always takes us a minute or two to decide on what to order, since everything is so "ono". The ladies who work here are so friendly and accommodating. I feel like I'm eating at one of my aunties houses. On this visit, we ordered a Big Breakfast, a Piggy Breakfast, Da Loko Moko and a Breakfast Bowl. We always order different items, since we're going to share back at our condo. Everything was cooked just right and tasted good. My "momona" was quite happy. read more

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You'd never know this place existed. It's located in the very back of an office building. Took us a minute to locate it. The restaurant is only for take out and not dine in. We got spam masubi and loco moco. Best loco moco in all of Maui! The gravy is insane. The masubi was also delicious. Only downside was that it took 20 minutes to get our food. I'd definitely come back though! read more

Oyako Tei - Interior of the restaurant. No dine in service available. To go only - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

Cute little mom and pop shop but they did take a while for our order. There's 2 parts to this restaurant - one is premade food that they just scoop for you and one that is made when ordered. We got a couple breakfast plates which came with 2 eggs, rice and 1 choice of meat which we got spam and Portuguese sausage. We also got a side of saimen which was part of the premade menu. The breakfast plates took about 25 min to make (I think they were really busy with to-go orders). It was pretty good - eggs cooked well, huge scoop of rice and grilled meats. Nothing different than a simple homemade meal which made it good. The noodles were a good texture but needed a bit more flavor. Overall it feel like you're eating out of your parent's house. read more

Best cheeseburger, juicy all condiments in town! Bobby sausage great for B'fast or anytime, 15'-20' to cook it. Great local Maui style humble culture! Down to earth, comfort food prepared well from the . Aloha & Mahalo read more

The large bento box is a perfect meal for breakfast or lunch. I walked in around 7:45 a.m. on Monday, and the large and small bento's were ready on the shelf for me to purchase. It's also perfect to take it on an airplane ride, when traveling! read more

Talk about a local spot! Run by what looked like a handful of Japanese grandmas just trying to serve good food! We came kind of late but the kitchen was still open. We got a side order of teriyaki beef and dry saimin. Sooooo reasonably priced and delicious. The beef was on the sweeter side but paired really well with the noodles! Portions were large too. read more

Oyako Tei - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

Definition of mom and pop....or maybe grandma and grandpa lol. The cutest grandma and grandpas were running this place early in the morning. We had an early flight and decided to pick up breakfast/lunch for the plane. Ordered musubis, mini bentos, breakfast plates, and dry mein. Dry mein was a little lacking in flavor but noodles were a good texture. Musubi was standard. Breakfast plates were huge and had every Hawaiian breakfast meat you can think of.... Fried rice was probably my favorite item with the breakfast plates. Definitely would come back here again. Allow for 30 minutes for to go orders if you place a call. read more

A super small hole in the wall spot! No dine in, take out only! Only opened until 1pm. We ordered two masubis ($3 each) and the piggy breakfast($12)! The masubis were good and flavorful. The piggy breakfast is a nice simple breakfast option! Had all the breakfast meats with two eggs and a lot of rice. The aunties are in the back cooking the food to order and there is also a hot food line with a bunch of options. They are sweet and friendly and hook it up w the food. read more

Oyako Tei - Menu June 2023 - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

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Breakfast and spam musubis is a must for a quick morning breakfast grab and go option. Premade bentos or order of the line super easy

Finally stopped here, and it was pretty good. Food here is pretty reasonable with good portion size. Today I had the hamburger steak. The patties are house made not preprocessed patties and were moist. Taste was good and came with choice of pickled vegetables or salted cabbage and green salad or Mac salad. Coming back for sure read more

Oyako Tei - Hamburger steak - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

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I finally returned to Maui after a long hiatus due to the pandemic. Of course, my trip would not be complete without a meal at Oyako Tei, my favorite local restaurant on Maui. I noticed that they had moved to a new location on Lono Street. While it's a new location, the owner and staff are the same passionate and friendly people that I met on my last visit. The food is just as good as I remember. Same great breakfast options including "da piggy breakfast," and "da loco moco," both local indulgences. I was in the mood for a bento, which was so delicious and super filling including all my favorites (spam, hot dog, beef teriyaki, portuguese sausge, daikon, and lots of rice. So good and absolutely hit the spot. I also noticed that they are also selling Punalu'u sweet bread, which I had the pleasure of trying. It was so soft and flavorful. I think this would make a great french toast, or sandwich. I am so glad Okyako Tei is still the same great local restaurant it was after moving to a new location. Definitely a must visit ever time I go to Maui! read more

Pretty much a locally family owned and operated take out spot. Not the fastest but they're consistent on the quality of food. It is run by mostly older kapuna but they're consistent get the job done. I would say every time we order for a family of 5, they take an average of 20 mins to prepare. If you're not in a rush, I totally recommend this spot for breakfast/brunch take out. read more

Placed a phone order for one DA loco moco. Arrived at the store only to find out a regular loco moco was made for me. I explained to the worker that I said DA loco moco on the phone and she was very upset and proceeded to argue with me saying that I said a regular loco moco. I told her that I will purchase the regular loco moco and one DA loco moco and they made my order pretty quick. I wouldn't recommended phone ordering since they're pretty quick just to avoid the confusion and scoldings from the aunty lol. Their gravy is pretty good. Overall, nice and simple breakfast meal. I wouldn't recommend getting the regular loco moco as it is $7.99 when you can get a DA loco moco (comes with 2 pc spam, hamburger patty, 1 bacon, 2 pc portugese sausage, and 1 egg with gravy and rice) for $12.99! read more

Oyako Tei - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

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Go early. Everything sells out fast. Hard to find but if you want what closely resembles okazuya this is as close as it comes.

One of our favorite spots in Maui - we came here multiple times during our trip! Oyako Tei had the best spam musubis that we tried - it was no contest and we tried a few other places. The spam musubis were also easy to take with us during our Road to Hana trip. They stayed delicious even while sitting in the car. The perfect snack after a long waterfall hike. Our favorite dish here was the piggy breakfast - sub the white rice for the fried rice for extra piggy goodness! They have spicy spam musubis on Mondays and Wednesdays. We were excited to try them but they sold out super fast (I think we tried at like 8AM). Def a cool hole in the wall. This place is take out only, however. Food is freshly prepared and doesn't take that long. Tip: Location is at the back of a building, so don't get lost like we did trying to find it. read more

Cute little mamasan papasan place. No worker was under 60 years of age, the oldest may have been in her eighties! Service was good. Okazu Ya style. My Large Bento Box had pieces/slices of Portuguese sausage, teriyaki hot dog, teriyaki beef, egg omelet, spam, daikon and furikake covered rice. Dine out only though, but the food was Ono! I'll go back to try something else, like breakfast! read more

Two thumbs up for this hidden gem. Hubby had the Big Breakfast and I had the French Toast breakfast sandwich with sunny side-up egg and Spam. Food is to go only. We arrived at 9 and there was no wait. I think we missed the locals-going-to-work crowd. So let me rave about the food and service. I love Hawaiian rolls and my French toast was the perfect slightly crunchy exterior and pillowy soft sweet interior. Pair that with a salty protein like Spam or bacon and you have the perfect marriage of salty and sweet. Big Breakfast includes French toast, eggs, bacon, Spam, and Portuguese sausage. We will be adding Portuguese sausage to our breakfast repertoire now. This is a local owned establishment and their service represented the island's ohana spirit perfectly. read more

Oyako Tei - Left: Big Breakfast. Right: French toast breakfast sandwich - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

We did a guided and somewhat strenuous hike to waterfalls in the morning and were starved for something to eat afterwards. I wanted spam musubi and we found this place just as it was closing, after calling ahead for an order. It's a tiny little tucked away storefront, with lovely friendly women staffing it. Our spam musubi were so good, and we also got two sandwiches (grilled cheese and tuna salad), served on soft white sandwich bread, as well as POG. Everything tasted amazing and it was SO inexpensive. We devoured it all. read more

If you want massive, hawaiian-style portions that taste good and are handled by locals, this is your spot. Warning: This place may not be for you if you're trying to diet! Fortunately, we needed to pass through this area to begin our journey to hana and we were looking for something that would 1) Open up early enough and 2) keep us full for a bit (kept us full for a lot of bit). We got Da Loko Moco as recommended by so many people and this was just massive. Delicious fried rice, meat patty, spam, portuguese sausage. Also got a spam musubi which was solid. Hot tips: - Call ahead - this place can get busy - This is located on the backside of a building, so once the maps tells you you've arrived, turn up the driveway and wrap around. Our orders were handled by two friendly locals -- this place is certainly a treat! read more

Oyako Tei - what the outside looks like, on the backside of the building - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

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Came here around lunch hour and all they were serving was breakfast items. There were some very dry and not so good looking noodles in the tray, so I decided that I would just get spam musubi. I wanted to try the spicy spam musubi but that was is not available. Each spam musubi is $3.25. While they were flavorful and better than ABC Store's 2 for $4 spam musubi, it was nothing special. The bathroom was also not working. Maybe I need to try something else, but I wasn't impressed with this place. Also, I think this is more of a $$ place not $. It looks like a $ place, but the price not is reflected as one. read more

This place can be kind of hard to find (at the back of a building), but that adds to its "hidden gem" quality. We got there right when they opened, so the hot foods in the trays were not ready yet. We got a croissant sandwich and French toast sandwich to go for breakfast (they are a takeout-only place). They were very accommodating of our request for a bag to hold the boxes they came in. Both dishes were rich and hearty, with generous helpings of egg, ham, and cheese. Overall, I would recommend if you are looking for a hearty and good-value meal in Maui! read more

Oyako Tei - Croissant and French toast sandwiches! - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

Simple grab and go menu available for lunch and breakfast. Great choice if you are staying at Maui Seaside as is only a 4 mins walk. Woke up early due to time difference and spam musubi is great for a light start for the day. Spicy or original both $3. Cards and cash accepted. read more

Oyako Tei - Entrance is at the back - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

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First time trying this place out. What a disappointment. Never going back. Food took long to make and my Teri beef sandwich was missing the Teri beef ‍ read more

Oyako Tei - So I ordered a teri beer sandwich this morning. I open the box up to find no Teri beef in my sandwich - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

Grab and go kinna area - so no sit down. there is a parking lot behind Oyako Tei so there is definitely more parking than the few spots in the front. Ordered a mini bento and large bento to bring to the airport to eat on the plane. I slowly regretted ordering a mini after seeing how big the large was but eyes be deceiving because the mini was plenty of food! food was amazing and especially more amazing eating on the plane up in the air eating such a lovely, home meal. I saw a cute grandma preparing the bentos and meticulously placing the sausage on the bentos and I already knew this was the jam without even trying because they forgot to include the secret ingredient that was in the bento: love. however, I would recommend to have better time management than I did and not come less than two hours before plane takes off since cute grandma is carefully preparing your goods! read more

Hands down this is the spot!!! This is a true locals spot... So local you need to be local just to find it... Happy outs tucked away jeeps from all the crazy crowds. You can't eat there so best to call your order in and pick up especially of your staying at the local hotels nearby. Super friendly, very patient and excellent food. Very good on price! I love my people. It makes this place the best in town. read more

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This is always one of my favorite go-to spots when I visit Maui. My family and I returned to Maui about 4 weeks ago, after not going the last few years due to health issues and Covid. From talking to one of the "aunties", she mentioned they had to relocate since they lost their lease on their old location. They are only offering take-out at this new location. The location might be different, but the grinds are still ono! And they still don't skimp on portions, so you gotta make sure you've got an appetite. We parked in the back, which is actually where the entry is and there's a good amount of parking in the lot too. As you walk-in, they have the menus posted on the wall. We already had an idea what we wanted, but we still surveyed the menus nonetheless. We decided to order a Da Loko Moco, which came with a hamburger patty, portuguese sausage, bacon, spam, eggs and gravy. The hamburger patty is fresh and not a frozen patty like other places use. We also ordered a Big Breakfast, which came with a slice of french toast, bacon, spam, portuguese sausage, eggs and rice. Both breakfasts were awesome and quite filling. This was a great way to begin our vacation on Maui. The staff were very friendly and the nicest people. I love supporting small businesses and this is one I continually support when I come to Maui. read more

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No frills, family-run takeout restaurant featuring local dishes and bentos. Literally hidden on the back side of an old office building, this family-run takeout spot is easy to miss. The menu is classic local breakfast and lunch items. You can order menu items, grab a pre-made bento, ocreate your own plate, choosing entrees like katsu and fish tempura with sides. Our go-to breakfast plate is the Da Loco Moco feeds at least 2 adults with one burger, two huge cuts of Portuguese linguica sausage, two thick cut pan fried slices of spam, a slice of bacon, two eggs, rice to cover the entire plate, and a side of gravy. The dry mein is also great here with thick chewy flour noodles, small chunks of pork, and a side of pickled cabbage that off-set the saltiness of the noodle sauce. read more

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Ordered 4 things: Breakfast bowl with hamburger, bacon, egg, spam and rice. Da loco moco Fried rice special Piggy It was good. It was a half hour wait. Egg cooked perfectly. The burger wasn't that great but it was a good breakfast at a good price. Could not finish it so yay for leftovers! read more

Oyako Tei - Breakfast bowl with hamburger, bacon, egg, spam and rice - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

This place is hard to find at first. It's in the back of a multistory office type building. No indoor seating, probably due to Covid. The menu looks large, only a few have pictures. I was going for the Loco Moco, so I didn't study the menu closely. We picked up the food and headed to a local park to eat. The amount of food was enormous. Mainly rice, but still a lot of food for about $12. The gravy is key to adding flavor to the white rice we chose. read more

Oyako Tei - Loco Moco - Japanese Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii