Great tasting dishes and quick service with great view of Puget sound. Will be here frequently.

The fries were amazing! Very crispy and flavorful. The cider was good, not too sweet and not too dry. This was such a great place, it's right next to the ferry from Seattle. Definitely must add it to itinerary. read more

Marination Ma Kai - Aloha Fries & semi-sweet cider - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

10/10...no no that doesn't cut it 1,000/10!!!!! OBSESSED! Truly can not go wrong with anything on the menu. I have been eating here for about 10 years now! Here are some of my personal favorites all 1,000/10: Sliders with pork and spam-the salt with the Hawaiian roll...heavenly Tacos: spicy pork and tofu - the citrusy slaw with the creamy nunya sauce and zesty protein FRIES with miso ginger tartar - the crunch mixed with the tangy tar tar Honorable mention: kimchi fried rice 9/10, coconut muffin 10/10 and the yogurt and granola 10/10 Snag a hand made musubi if they aren't sold out! The people there are kind and remember you. The food is made with love and deeeeeelicous. The view is incredible. Can no go wrong. Go and enjoy! Even on a rainy day! read more

Marination Ma Kai - Hand - cut Fries Tacos Sliders Slaw - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Nunya have had better slider sauce than the signature Nunya sauce at Marination. I got the Kalua pork sliders and a Kimchi fried rice bowl (both with Nunya sauce). The fusion Hawaiian food here is super light and refreshing. It's not like most restaurants, as you walk in, order at the window, and then go seat yourself. You'll get a buzzer for when your food is ready. Ours was ready within a couple minutes of ordering. The dining area is all windows offering great views of downtown Seattle across the water and an outdoor seating area on the waterfront. Really a great experience for the price ($10-15 per person). read more

Marination Ma Kai - Kalua Pork Sliders with a View - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Went here with my family during our trip to Seattle. It was a bit after noon when we got here and there was no parking in the lot, so we parked further down the road on the street. We noticed that there were not a lot of people for the number of cars filling up the parking lot. Then we saw that there are also boat tours and kayak businesses in the area. There was a short line when we arrived, and while my parents waited I secured us an outdoor bench table (luckily in the shade). After they ordered and found me outside, the buzzer went off for food pick up. So I guess the wait after ordering your food isn't that long. The food was delicious! What We Ordered: 1 Loco Moco 3 Luau Plate Lunch (2 Chicken, 1 Kalua Pork) read more

Marination Ma Kai - 1 Loco Moco, 3 Luau Plate Lunch (2 Chicken, 1 Kalua Pork) - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The location was 10/10! With a lovely view of Seattle across the water, I couldn't help but feel like I was in another state! The air was fresh and the outdoor seating was abundant. The food was fine. My friends and I tried an assortment of different foods but it wasn't as good as we were expecting for the price in our opinion. Would come again for the views and maybe for some drinks, but not sure if I would come for the food again. read more

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Our favorite restaurant in Seattle and has the best skyline view! We love their outdoor enclosed patio, which is awesome if you have little kids. Their drinks and food are unique and flavorful. Some of our go tos: jalepeno fizz, lychee margarita, fish tacos, Pork sliders, spam masubi--try it before you knock it, kimchi fried rice, katsu sandwich. Everything is good. You can't go wrong! Take a water taxi there for extra fun! read more

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It had been quite awhile since I had been to Marination, but I decided to pick us up their holiday brunch order for Christmas. It sounded ti good I decided to pick up two orders and give one to my parents. The experience was so good that it prompted me to write this review - and to remember to go back again soon! They clearly have the online ordering down. I was impressed with the easy pick up, efficient system, and safe COVID protocols in place. I picked up on 12/24 and they were handling things like clockwork. The food was amazing and it reminded me how much I've always liked anything I've ever had at Marination. Great value, enough brunch to last all weekend, and a great mimosa kit with a bottle of champagne and passion orange guava juice. Happy to support Marination and will be back again soon. Thank you! read more

Marination Ma Kai - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I came here with my sister in a very rainy day in September. We were going to take the water taxi but it was raining so bad we decided to stay and eat here instead. Our food was delicious and hot, and we snagged a seat by the window overlooking the water and city skyline. Definitely recommend! read more

Marination Ma Kai - Left to right: Lu'au Plate and Kimchi Fried Rice with a view - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Great views from the waterfront spot. The people working there were kind and take obvious pride in their food. The food was all top notch but nothing was "omg-extraordinary." If you're showing people around Seattle, this is a great pit stop. Bonus: superb spot for dogs. read more

One more five star review for Marination. I take the water taxi to work, or I mean I used to, when going to work was a thing. So I walked by this place every single day and had to restrain myself to not go in every single day. Because what's not to like? 1) Beautiful view. Even right now during quarantine there is plenty of place to spread out either at a table or on the grass nearby and stare at the City. 2) Great food. I usually get the spicy pork taco salad if I am feeling healthy, or the spicy pork tacos, or the pork katsu sandwich, or the aloha fries with... spicy pork. Sensing a theme here? My spouse likes the sexy tofu in all the iterations. This food is a blast of flavor and manages to be both decadent and balanced. Other things are fun too, like the spam sliders and the kimchi fried rice. And they have popsicles now! 3) Great drinks. The lychee margarita is delicious. But what's really great is the frose. It's sweet but not cloying and perfectly slushed. 4) Safe COVID practices. It's easy to order online and pick up and either take home or eat on the beach. Just go! read more

Marination Ma Kai - A guava popsicle and a view. - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

This is my 2nd time coming here. My 1st experience was great. The flavors burst in my mouth and I loved everything I tried. I brought my mom in and both of our meals were lacking in flavor. The establishment is very dirty and definitely be cautions when using their bathrooms( which was dirty and had homeless people in it) read more

Great food and location! I highly recommend taking the easy West Seattle taxi to enjoy the tacos and Hawaiian food here. It's right on the water with a beautiful view of the city. It's casual and mostly outdoor seating, but with some indoor seating as well. Our food was ready quickly and was delicious. It was a nice Seattle experience! read more

Love the ambiance and the food! So fresh and delicious. A lovely lady took our order and we had a great chat with her. The waiting time on food was very minimal. Our view was water facing which made the food taste even better. We went after lunch and before dinner time around 6ish so weren't hungry and it wasn't too crowded. We originally went in for shaved ice and then ended up getting their fish tacos (2) as well. I will definitely be returning here! read more

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Great view, great prices, and great food. Parking can be difficult but you get a million dollar view for no cost. Just an overall great atmosphere to hang out, chill, and enjoy the view. read more

Oh......my......goodness....... THE VIEWS HERE ATE AMAZING!!!! Sitting right across from downtown Seattle, you get a stunning view of the skyline!!! Just magnificent. Eating here alone for that view was worth it in itself. No water fairies were taking place while I was there , so there weren't too many people around. They were still serving breakfast since we got here at 10am, so we ordered 3 of their breakfast items. They have a much more extensive lunch and dinner menu that I was disappointed I wasent able to try. 1. Kalua pork breakfast tacos. Comes with 2 breakfast tacos. The kalua pork is cooked wonderfly. Seasoned to perfection. Nice and soft. The sauce they cook it in tastes amazing. With the scrambled eggs it was a really solid dish. And for $7.50 I would recommend it to everyone. 2. Breakfast burrito. Comes with your choice of 3 different proteins. Decided to have it with chorizo, and this too was amazing. Tasted great. An ok size burrito, but considering it was only $7.50 I was pretty happy with the burrito. 3. Loco moco. 2 small sunnyside up eggs, on top of a generous amount of gravy sauce over 2 patties and a good amount of sticky rice. Gravy was thick and rich. Tasted great. The runny egg yolk added to the richness. And the 2 patties was a generous amount of protein. Nice and warm for such a cold sunny day today. Really warms you up. Service is average. Not the nicest/warmest people in the world, but that's fine. Food makes up for it. You have to ask for the ketchup packets. They have multiple water cups by the soda machine. Utensils (forks only) are located there too. They give you a buzzer to carry around to let you know when the food is ready. Took maybe 20 min for it to come out, or maybe I was just super hungry. Plenty of seating inside and out. And with the view of the skyline who wouldn't want to eat outside!! read more

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Delicious food, amazing brews and cocktails, and spectacular views of the city skyline? What else can you ask for? I had the Loco Moco and the Spam Musubi and both were amazing. Great call on having bottles of Sriracha by the napkins and plastic cutlery too! Stopped by here last week on a weekday and was able to soak in the views. It wasn't too crowded being a weekday but I can definitely see this place filling up. Parking was easy to find as well but the lot is fairly small. read more

Marination Ma Kai - Spam musubii - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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The food was pretty good. We got pork sliders, SPAM sliders, aloha fries and 1/2 mac salad on the side. The pork sliders and aloha fries were very flavorful! They put something delicious in that pork, and the sauce on the aloha fries adds the perfect tangy kick. I was a little disappointed in the SPAM sliders and mac salad. I love some good spam, but it was not very flavorful at all. Same with the mac salad. We got two Hawaiian suns drinks, Green Tea Lychee and Strawberry Lilikoi, which never disappoints. Overall, I would definitely go back and try some of they're other menu options. Seems like a great place for a nice day or if you're craving some hawaiian style dishes! The view of Seattle was such a bonus. There was ample patio space and on a nice day, it truly was a beautiful view! read more

Marination Ma Kai - Menu - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Came here for dinner with some friends a few weeks back and got the aloha fries, fish tacos and loco moco. The fish tacos were so dry it was really hard to eat. The aloha fries are much better at the Columbia city location, but the loco moco was good! I'd definitely come back but maybe try other things. Also side note but not part of review stars- the back area is awesome with tons of seating however only like 1/10th of the tables have umbrellas. We went when it was really hot & it was not enjoyable. Eat inside or take to go if you can't snag a table with an umbrella and it fills up quick! read more

Daily options feel a little limited. Views are winning during the summer season. Plates are classic and their luau pork is good. Have had aloha fries- large portion with good flavor. Sometimes a little salty. Marinated spicy pork is heavy handed on the Gochujang- not spicy but flavor wise a little muddled. Red pepper flakes give a cleaner taste. Tacos are fine. Mac salad is decent. Eating while enjoying the sun set &Seattle skyline is the biggest win for this spot. Their brunch options look good, but never end up making it out during that time. Higher review bc it's a gr8 summer location. read more

Loco moco was a trip to Flavor Town! Fish tacos were fresh and spicy . Mango lemonade was a perfect pairing for the whole meal. The seating next to the water was very relaxing yet crowded. read more

The food was delicious here! We ended up sitting outside and it was so nice. My portion was pretty small but I should have went with a larger entree. Was expecting a sit down restaurant but it is more like a Panera process. read more

Marination Ma Kai - Tacos! - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Wowww. Marination is delicious! So glad that I was introduced to this gem of a spot on Alki. This would be an AWESOME spot to come to during the summer/late spring. It's right on the water, so it's got amazing views. I went on a rainy day, unfortunately, but that just means I've got a reason to come back. They've got outdoor seating which, again, would be too perfect for those beautiful Washington summer days. Give me a beer or two and I don't think I'd leave! Marination is fast casual but the food tastes anything but. It's absolutely delicious. I went for the Spam Slider & Pork Slider, with a side of the Mac Salad. I'm normally a spam FIEND so I thought that would be my favorite, but it ended up being the pork! It was just super delicious. It's a small little sandwich on a sweet Hawaiian roll, but man, it packs a ton of flavor into those few bites! The mac salad is also very good. It's a great side to go along with the sliders if you're not a big eater. Between the two sliders and the mac salad (which I wasn't able to finish), I was more than full walking out of here. The only difficult thing about Marination during the gloomy weather is the seating. Obviously, people aren't sitting outside so you've gotta pack it in inside. There's some front window seating near the registers, but most the seating is towards the back overlooking the water. We were going to sit at the register seating (which wasn't ideal with my one year old, really) but we got lucky with a table when another party was leaving. Definitely can not wait to come back during the summer. Did I mention they've got alcohol and a great patio with a view? read more

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We really enjoyed this spot. Right down the street from one of the more fancy places out here but you get the same views and less pricey. The panko fish and chips were crispy. You have your choice of either miso or kimchi tartar sauce both of them have Distinct but delicious flavors. I would definitely come back here and try something different in a heart beat! read more

So glad I found this place. It is pretty popular at lunchtime so be prepared to wait, but the food is worth it. My favorite is the kimchi fried rice. Even when the weather is not so good (it is Seattle afterall), you still can get great views of the city. read more

TLDR: food is alright, location is great, service...much to be desired. Purchased a Too Good To Go order. The pickup time is 7:45-8:15 and arrived at 8. One of the workers outside raised his voice at me and said they were closed but I said I had a TGTG order and he said to ask the guy inside the window. I almost walked inside until the same worker got in my face and said don't step inside. ??? I was doing what he told me to do. Maybe he was having a bad day but no need to give attitude and be an asshole. I'd recommend this place to switch the pickup time to an earlier one so that way customers doing TGTG don't step on a mopped floor or get in the way of their closeout (or don't start closing that early). Food was better than the first time I had it when it was fresher, not sure how that happened but it was the saving grace of this trip. read more

This spot was ran upon by a fluke. But it already earned our interest and respect. We'll be back for more food. And not just dessert. read more

Marination Ma Kai - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I liked the food here! You can order to go or eat in. I had the chicken tacos and I really liked the marinade on it. It came with four tacos and it was very filling. I sampled the Mac salad which was tasty. Overall, it was a good stop! read more

Well as the view is pretty amazing the food was okay. I feel like it could have been a bit more flavorful but the presentation was on point. The service was quick and very fast. The seating inside is very limited when it is a cool windy day. The fried had a wonderful presentation. But it was a bit lacking in flavor. The katsu sandwich was very crispy which I appreciated but was over loaded with the coleslaw. It was a great place to sit at and dine in for a quick bite. read more

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I have had Marination Ma Kai bookmarked for a hot minute and I finally had the chance to come here recently. First off, they aren't doing indoor dining at this time. It's all outdoor dining, which is a treat because you get to sit outside and get a great view of downtown Seattle. So why the three stars? We'll get to that. We ordered the loco moco, luau plate lunch (with miso ginger chicken) and two spam musubi's. We came hungry so we were all looking forward to our food. And this is where the stars come off. While my loco moco with the hamburger patty and the gravy tasted good, the rice was severely undercooked. The same with the rest of our orders including the spam musubi. Even when I took home the one leftover musubi and reheated it the next day to eat, the rice you can tell was still undercooked. Other than that, everything else tasted great, but being a huge fan of rice it really made the experience not so great. Everything else from the service and the quickness of our orders coming out was exceptional, oh and did I forget to mention the view of downtown Seattle being great? This place is easily accessible by taking the water taxi from Pier 50 in downtown Seattle and this place is located literally right as you step foot off the boat. Or you can also drive here and there's plenty of parking. Despite my not so great first experience, I will definitely give this place a try some day! read more

If you take the ferry to West Seattle from Downtown, you can get to this spot right when you get off. It's right there on the dock. So you get that experience along with some good eats. Katsu sandwich was flavorful, not dry. The fries were delicious and actually we also had some plain fries and those were pretty good too. If eats nice weather they also have picnic tables out and give you a nice view of the city right by the water. Service was friendly, standard. read more

Marination Ma Kai - Pork Katsu Sandwich - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Serves the Aloha sprit in the gloomy Seattle weather through their food. I think the gorgeous views of the city, great location and ambience are more enticing than the food while the food is just about 4 star worthy (definitely good). I drove almost 50 mins to get here since I had heard so much about it. I got the Miso ginger chicken tacos, Spicy pork Tacos and Fish Tacos. They were all good with spicy pork and chicken being my favorite. I would give 3 star to the fish because, keeping with the Hawaiian theme, I had the fish tacos served with some some sort of slaw (mango or pineapple) with fired fish. It was different but not bad (but not great either) Similar thing goes for the meat tacos. The meat itself was great but I lacked the sweet and citrussy punch from the slaw. Overall my experience is 4 star. The place i imagine would be a hit during summer more for the views than their food. But you would not be disappointed at all with your visit either way. read more

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Like this place for a quick no fuzz meal. Even though they always seem to be busy the food comes out quick.. they are a bit stingy with the meat when you get the Korean Bbq plate. read more

Sampled quite a bit here - had the tacos, sliders, and lunch plate with spicy pork. Everything was very good, full of flavor. I really enjoyed the lunch plate, everything had a good portion size & complimented each other very well. Minimal inside seating. Perfect place to grab lunch if you're taking the water taxi! read more

The food is unique, authentic, and crazy delicious. I appreciate how friendly their staff is every time I dine in. They are always smiling. Whether you are a Seattelite or visiting the Emerald City, you will find it very hard to find a better view of downtown while enjoying a great meal. If you are visiting Seattle and staying downtown, it is effortless to take the West Seattle Water Taxi from the downtown waterfront, where other fairies go in and out of across Elliot Bay to the restaurant. It is about a 10-minute ride and around five dollars per person. I highly recommend having lunch or dinner there because you won't regret it. Marination Makai is family-friendly, dog-friendly, and great for groups, couples, or if you're up for a solo meal. read more

First, you can't beat the view of downtown Seattle from Alki Beach. Fish tacos and the most amazing chicken French Fries!!! Top it off with a nice glass of Pino Gregio...a nice end to a crazy day!! read more

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Located right at the ferry entrance, we heard a lot of Seattle natives saying this was a must stop! As soon as we got our bike from Wheel Fun, we rode right back for a sweet and cold treat! The line is LONG, and getting your treat takes forever and a day! They offer up to three flavors, so we went with guava, mango and coconut- all being delicious. It obviously melted quickly, and the two of us couldn't finish it before it became a sticky mess. I enjoyed it, but just make sure you prepare for that wait! read more

Marination Ma Kai - Standard size, three flavors: mango, guava and coconut. - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Got the fish and chips. All I can say is it's time to change the oil in the fryer. It was not good but one extra star since it wasn't super expensive either read more

I was very excited to try Marination Ma Kai; however, was fairly disappointed by the food. We ordered the 4 pack sliders with kalua pork, 4 pack tacos with kalbi beef, pork katsu sandwich, aloha fries, kimchi fried rice, frose and a mai kai. - 4 pack sliders with kalua pork: extremely dry and no flavor - 4 pack tacos with kalbi beef: 2 small pieces of kalbi beef - lack of flavor - pork katsu sandwich: good flavor, but could've added more sauce as the bun is quite heavy - aloha fries - good amount of pork, however, had to add ketchup for more flavor - kimchi house fried rice - did not taste anything like kimchi whatsoever - texture was comparable to sticky rice Overall, our favorite item was the pork katsu sandwich! The katsu was flavorful and lightly crispy -- could've been better. read more

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Their chicken tacos are worth the drive for! Quick service and great food with a nice view of DTS. read more

Marination Ma Kai - View of DTS - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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