I enjoy coming to Makai for the quick service and food. It's like Chipotle where you construct your own meal to your liking. I got the teriyaki chicken and pulehu steak. My boyfriend got the chicken katsu and pulehu steak. This review honestly would be 3 and a half stars but I rounded up.
I thoroughly enjoyed the teriyaki chicken. It was delightful, flavorful and grilled well. The pulehu steak, on the other hand, was pretty mediocre. It did not live up to its hype like the teriyaki chicken. I thought it tasted pretty bland. The chicken katsu was pretty standard as well. The rice was weird. Not sure how to explain it so that's all I'm going to say. The mac salad wasn't very cold like I'm used to with Hawaiian food (probably because they have it out on the counter, so no biggie). I loved "Da Spicy Yaki". It was a mysterious, delicious sauce that I made sure to bring to my table. The food overall is very filling. I normally get the medium (ono'er; two meats) and I generally can only eat half of it.
The ambiance is very clean and modern. I enjoyed the Hawaiian music they had playing in the background. Overall, a good experience.