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    Kaya Sushi

    4.6 (55 reviews)
    Closed • 4:30 pm - 8:30 PM
    Updated a few days ago

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    Kaya ahi tuna and Hawaii rolls.
    Daniel C.

    This is our favorite sushi in Maui. Been here a few times, the fish is so fresh it melts in your mouth!! The Kaya, Hawaii and Maui rolls are all excellent! Kudos to the chef they are really good and the servings are large.

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    Shelby S.

    Picked up a Maui roll here for dinner one night recently and was so impressed. It's a large portion and so fresh! I love that it still came with ginger and wasabi, despite the food truck set-up. They had a few rolls I found appealing and I'd love to come back to try more! Our order came out quickly and the staff helping us was really nice.

    Hawaiian roll and cucumber salad
    Brooke C.

    I had a great dinner from Kaya Sushi at the fantastic Lower H food park. The Hawaiian roll was fresh, the sauce was well-balanced, and why don't more places put cilantro in sushi? It's a perfect compliment! I'll definitely be back on future trips.

    Hawaiian, kaya rolls.
    Lori C.

    Really good sushi! Came here last year and again this year, and will be back a 2nd time before I leave. Got the kaya roll and Hawaiian. Next I try Maui roll. Nice size portions. Thank you!!

    Kayla Z.

    Located in a really cute area with over 10 other food trucks. Picnic benches throughout. Great quality fish and all the prices weren't crazy priced. The sashimi was fantastic!

    Rainbow roll. It was good but we liked others better.
    Michelle M.

    I just found my favorite sushi place!!! I had no idea that a food truck in Maui would be so good! There was no line and we wondered if it wasn't any good, but it was also a slower night at the food trucks. We ordered the Rainbow roll, the Ka'anapali, the Volcano roll and the Kaya roll. The Rainbow was good. The fish was fresh and we liked it. The Ka'anapali roll was absolutely delicious!! The sauce and flavors were so, so good. The Volcano roll was super delicious as well. There was tons of crab and sauce on the top and I had a hard time even finding the pieces because it was piled so high. My husband's favorite was the Kaya roll. The poke on the top was such a great addition. Overall we kept dying over the flavors and exclaiming that we wanted to bring our girls here. When we come back to Maui we will definitely be back!!!

    Rainbow roll and spider roll
    Jeffrey T.

    I was craving sushi and pleasantly surprised to find the option available in a food truck. It was closed to closing and they were busy. They are at the left end of the food truck lot. I ordered the rainbow roll and spider roll (soft shelled crab). Lots of imitation crab, avocado and cucumber for the California roll base for the rainbow roll. It had ahi, salmon, and hamachi I believe. Order came with soy sauce, pickled ginger, and a good sized dollop of wasabi. Filling, good quality ingredients, and satisfied my craving. I'm glad I went when I did, a few orders after mine they ran out of rice. There was quite a queue of orders before me so it took 23 minutes to get my food. She did quote 20 minutes. My colleagues when to the Thai food truck and got their food much faster and I felt bad they were waiting for me. I even ordered before they did. There are picnic tables there for you to eat. We chose to go back to our hotel.

    Hamachi Kama
    Jadyn H.

    Sushi super fresh and well made! You can taste the ocean in the fish and the rice is slightly seasoned without being overpowering or nasty. All ingredients taste great. Portions are also quite generous. The rainbow roll was the highlight- tons of high quality fish, accentuated and not covered by the seasoned rice and seaweed. Crab salad in the middle of the roll was refreshingly light. I loved it. Spicy tuna roll was great too but tuna was a bit salty. I liked the overall flavor profile and presentation. Hamachi Kama was perfectly cooked and seasoned, imo could have done without the drizzle of sauce over it because the fish was flavorful enough. (It is fried and not grilled like Kama traditionally is fyi) The people working the truck are super nice too and they always look like they're having a lot of fun. Food is always ready in a flash. Lovely spot! Check them out!

    Ahi and yellowfin sushi
    Kayla E.

    The food truck is located right by our hotel so coming here was convenient, but we were pleasantly surprised at how good our food truck sushi was!! Not going to lie, we were a little hesitant at first, but our food came out fresh and melted in our mouths. So good! We got our food quickly and the ladies in the truck were very kind and answered all of my husband's questions. The truck is located in a little food truck park where there are a bunch of places to go! There are picnic tables and the cutest string lights perfect for a picnic setting. We have gone back multiple times during our stay because we have enjoyed it so much!

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    Best sushi on the island, gyoza also passes all tests. Get the Kaya roll and thank me later

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    Hands down one of the best sushi places in Maui without the fluff and very reasonably priced.

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    Thank you so much to let us be a good part of your visit

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    Super delicious and fresh, you won't be disappointed! We had a few rolls, apps, nigiri, and even the soup and cucumber salad were bomb.

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    the cutest truck with the kindest people and amazing sushi. the shrimp tempura and kaya sushi are delicious.

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    $21 for a small portion of teriyaki chicken. I wonder how food truck nowadays are more expensive than most restaurants.

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    Best sushi on west maui and orders are ready quickly. Hawaiian roll and avocado rolls are amazing.

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