First day! Everything looks amazing. The menu has lots of choices. Lots of servers and a busy kitchen. Located at the old chubbies. read more

Marujuu - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Great food!! Thank you for the wonderful service and delicious meal. I got the chicken and hamburger steak. Juicy

Randomly came across Marujuu as I was in the area running errands. I was walking to my car to go home when I saw that Marujuu had taken over the old Chubbies and before that, the old Koko Head Cafe location. It was lunch time and they had their menu outside so I decided to hop in for a quick lunch. Marujuu specializes in Japanese-style hamburger steak. Once inside, there are counter, booth, and table seating. When seated, you can pretty much see the entire layout of the restaurant as it's on the smaller side. The walls are decorated with anime posters! Haha. So let's get to the hamburg. So mainly you'll choose your hamburger steak (Regular or Large) with a number of different variations and combos on the menu. I got one that came with Ponzu sauce, miso soup as an appetizer, and garlic fried rice. I also added on a sunny-side egg and fried onions cause why not?! The hamburger steak also comes with spaghetti noodles which I thought was an odd pairing but I guess it works. Haha. The hamburger steak does take some time to come out to you as each order is handmade. But once I got it, it was so good!! Especially paired with the Ponzu sauce I opted for which I was dipping into before each bite. The other side items were just okay for me as the hamburger steak was definitely the main event for me here. Service was good and the servers seemed really nice. I was chatting with one of the girls there and she had mentioned Marujuu had just opened a week ago. I would put Marujuu on your list of new foodie spots to try out. I'll be back and maybe next time I'll literally just get plain hamburger steak and a side of rice cause it's that good. Lol read more

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It's still new so I'm the hype is real. Lines out the doors and parking is...well, it's Kaimuki. You're gonna pay or you're gonna circle for a while. Located at the old Chubbies which was also the old Kokp Head Cafe the interior is pretty small. Walls are adorned with posters of anime movies and series. The food is....ok. pretty pricey for the amount they serve but it was tasty. Maybe it's just smaller portions because Japanese? I dunno. Still seemed pretty steep. The hamburg was good. I got the sweet soy garlic sauce and it was a classic Japanese tasting sauce. The fried garlic rice (upcharge) was also really tasty. A little strange that the dishes come with both noodles and rice tho. Also tried the yuzu soda that the server repeatedly told me wasn't sweetened. It was super sweet. Also tart, but definitely sugary. Service was fine. Nothing spectacular, but nothing terrible either. It was packed so we expected service to be a bit on the slower side. The strange thing is they pour the sauce onto the burger once they bring it table side. They poured out all the sauce onto mine, but for my wife's Gorgonzola cheese sauce, they only poured out half the gravy boat and then walked away. Not quite sure what that was about. read more

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Super fun weeknight meal. Quick n easy spot for dinner with minimal decision pre-set meals. Generous keiki meal, fun games, free ice cream, solid food and warm service. Great Tuesday experience after a long day read more

A surprising find for us. The anime theme of the restaurant made it fun, and the food was just as we'd wanted. We'll be back!

They are located where Koko Head cafe and Cubbies burgers used to be. They have counter seating and a few tables. We got the chicken karaage for an appetizer with the wasabi shoyu sauce and it was good but they didn't give us plates for the appetizers so we had to eat over our own hands. I can't say the portion for the Hamburg is worth it. It's a tiny party for $24, the cabbage was bitter and the side pasta really didn't taste like much. The onion sauce was good though and a little sweet. My husband got the wagyu beef steak and it was pretty tough. My husband said the wasabi shoyu sauce saved the steak. read more

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Note: Sorry no pics. It's 2026 and I didn't feel like taking any. Do what makes you happy. Yoshoku cuisine, AKA, Japanese Western food. Tonkatsu, omu rice, curry rice, and of course the braised hamburg steak drowned in rich demi-glace. The last, the BRAISED hamburg, is THE reason for the visit to Marujuu. The "puck", loaded with filler, bound by eggs, seared then braised like a meatball in a beefy demi, mushrooms added for good measure, before being plated with some steamed veg and potato, a wasted buttered spaghetti and a side of simple white rice to mop up all the juicy, thick, meaty goodness. A climactic ending for sure! Too simple? They have other things, grilled burgers, chicken, even a ribeye doused in onion gravy, soy gravy, or even gorgonzola cheese sauce , add a sunny side up egg, bacon, and avocado, with garlic butter rice if that does it for you. Eat what you like. Climax your way. Prices in line. $25 and up depending on how creative you are with toppings. Minimal but friendly enough service. Yeah, it's not Japan. There is no history or heritage behind the eatery or recipe but seriously, Western food interpreted by the Japanese then exported back to America, that's gotta count for something right? read more

Owned by Takuya Tsutomi of the local restaurant group Funergy Group Inc. which operates Tori Ton, Izakaya Tenkichi, and Totoya, a new restaurant concept has opened that specializes in hamburger steak called Marujuu opened on 11/24/25 at the former Chubbies location near 12th Ave in Kaimuki. The restaurant name reflects "Maru" meaning hamburger steak shape, and "ju" meaning sizzling steak when it's cooked. Also known as "hambagu" to Japanese nationals, these comfort food hamburger steaks are thick, juicy, tender and flavorful. The hamburger steaks are first cooked on a griddle, then in oven, and served on a sizzling grill with its signature sweet and savory onion sauce or other sauces poured by you on tableside. All sauces are house-made, with the signature sauce taking 7+ hours to make. The hamburger steak comes in two sizes, regular and large, and accompanied with rice, veggies, pasta, and onion soup. Marujuu also serves braised beef tendon, braised hamburger steak in kids' siz, sizzling chicken steaks, American wagyu beef steaks, salads, fries, chicken karaage, and self-serve soft ice cream. We had the following: * Large hamburger steak with signature onion sauce. Loved that the hamburger was still cooking on the sizzling cast iron platter! Some of the pasta and cabbage (with bean sprouts and long bean) were charred, so enjoyed its crispiness! The onion & ground beef soup was served piping hot and very flavorful. Separate plates are provided to diners for serving items from the sizzling platter. * Chicken steak. Also served on a sizzling cast iron platter, the chicken thighs were very moist and went well with the suggested ginger shoyu garlic glaze that was sweet and savory. * American Wagyu beef steak. Daughter's/husband's choices who say it was very good, moist and tender. * Keiki braised hamburg. Served on a regular plate with demi-glace sauce, this generous portion also included potatoes, carrots, broccoli, and pasta. A great discounted price for keiki only. My daughter noted that the sauce was really good! * Self-serve soft ice cream. Refreshing pineapple/vanilla ice cream that seems overpriced, as it's portion-controlled coming out of the machine. Unless you have a craving, skip it. As reservations are not taken, all orders are made 1st come, 1st served and are made to order. As a result, it's better to be there when they first open, instead of after diners have ordered, as there will be a long wait. Interesting tidbit about Japan and its beef industry. Beef is expensive in Japan due to its geography, as not much land is available, making the cattle industry much smaller than that of the US. As a result, hamburger steak is popular and a more affordable way to serve an otherwise over costly meat. On one of my first church mission trips to Saitama, Japan, the Japanese residents get very excited about steak and perceiving hamburger steak as regular steak, much to the different perspective that we have for hamburger steak. The interior is clean, bright and u-shaped with a counter, small tables, and booths that can easily fit 6 people. The walls are yellow with anime theme photos. Hours of operation are Tues to Sun 11a to 2:45p (2p last call) for lunch and 5p to 9p (8:45p last call) for dinner, Mondays closed. Metered parking in municipal parking lot adjoining the restaurant. Nice concept, as we look forward to returning to try different options, such as Gorgonzola cheese sauce over hambagu. Wishing much success to the owners for bringing this concept to HI! read more

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Service has been consistently good the whole night. Very welcoming. Staff very helpful explaining the menu. Food came out hot and delicious. Attentive wait staff. Would definitely come back! read more

Service was great! The food was excellent! I had the braised beef tendon and my son had the American wagyu!

Sooo delicious and everyone was so nice and the inside is cool! My favorite was the Demi glacé, but all were great! Definitely coming back soon read more

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If you like hamburger steak or dishes like loco moco then give this place a try. If you don't eat red meat, they have chicken too- Made & served the same way with cup broth, grilled veggies, side pasta noodles, toppings(additional cost), choice rice or salad & choice sauce. If you're undecided with sauce you can order another sauce for $2.50. The original Demi-glacé sauce is the way to go tho. The nori fries taste like furikake hurricane popcorn, try that. I expected the food to be better but it was just okay. The staff was great tho. Bright & fun atmosphere filled with anime posters. read more

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Absolutely amazing experience! From the moment I walked in, the staff was friendly, welcoming, and attentive. read more

Marujuu - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Food served fresh & hot. Tried the onion, yuzu & Demi-glacé sauce-all were great! Soup was delicious!

Burgers, steak and chicken cooked to our liking. Sauces were very good. Comfortable atmosphere and excellent service. read more

It was pretty good. Doing this for the ice cream as it's pretty good. U should try some day

The food, service & ambiance are all great. The staff are friendly & they welcome as soon as you enter the restaurant. The food are so delicious & the juicy. read more

Marujuu - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I like the atmosphere of this place makes me feel like I'm in an anime with all their posters and playing pokemon on the TV. Food We got the hamburger with ginger soy garlic and the wagyu steak with the wasabi soy. I liked the hamburger the best and both sauces were really good. The wagyu steak was okay but I think I'd try the ribeye next time since it's about the same price. Really liked the wasabi soy sauce but could get salty at some points so dont get that one if you dont like salty stuff or wasbi. I was definitely pretty full after eating the large steak portion. Soup was just okay and the spaghetti just seemed out of place to me. Food took about 15-20 mins to come out but we were the last order and everyone got their food already so I can see how it takes a while if it's busy. I would definitely come back to try the other meat options on their menu and try their soft served ice cream too. We walked in at 8:07 pm and were seated shortly after. When we were seated we had a short time before they were doing last call so didnt have much time to look at the menu. They definitely were trying to close by 9 so better to get in early so you're not rushed. I saw some comments about issues with the checks going to wrong tables with different cards. Wasn't going to mention it but the guy gave me my paid check back without my card! I thought I misplaced it and was looking for it until he brought it over casually... hope they get better as they're open longer. Would've given 5 stars if it wasn't a common thing that keeps happening. read more

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They have very good hamburger patties. The patties were seasoned well. The sauces are on the saltier side. They do they some time to make since they were pretty busy, the wait can be long. read more

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美味しくて日本の雰囲気するし、家族で来て楽しかったです。ブレーズテンドンは一番美味しかった。待っている時パックマンのコンソールも、食べ終わってUFOキャッチャーも子供達がエンジョイした。また来ます。

Friendly and fast service. You can taste quality in the food. Dining room has a cozy setting.

The service was great! The wait staff were friendly and attentive. The food, however, felt a bit short for me especially for the price. They start you off with an onion soup, which is nice and had a great flavor. The hamburg steak plate though, was just alright. The hamburg steak isn't super tender and a bit tough to cut into. The pasta is very bland, would love if it had more of the tomato sauce. The demi-glaze sauce definitely helps the lack of their flavor in all of the components of the dish. Unfortunately, I don't think the food is anything to write home about and I wouldn't find myself craving it to come back. read more

Marujuu - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Ambiance: 5/5 Very chill local mom and pop feel to this place Service: 5/5 Nothing to complain about. Attentive team work and great attitude all around. Food: 5/5 Although portion size was small, quality and flavor made up for it. Ginger ponzu sauce: nice and tangy, very refreshing Original house: nice sweet glaze Gorgonzola cheese: creamy and rich, perfect for cream sauce lovers. Soup: nice beef broth with bits of ground beef read more

Marujuu - Noni cheese fries - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Service was horrible. We went early to be seated first. We received the hamburg dish but the egg was served separately because the timing of the meal prep was wrong. The most aggregious experience was the error and mishandling of the bill. First, it took forever for the bill to come. We found out what happened because our check went to another party who paid for it - when it was given to us, it was someone else's credit card. We let the staff know it was our bill, but not our card. The staff confused, came back and asked us if the credit card belonged to us and we said nope. As we waited for them to fix the mix up the staff proceeded to give everybody else their bill and forget about us even though they made a mistake. We waited for 10-15 minutes watching other tables get their checks and leave. We decided to go up pay in the front, and our bill was there- they just didn't bring it to us. No apologies or anything. Not eating here again. read more

Everything was delicious!!!! The ponzu sauce was so good! Service was amazing! Highly recommend! We'll be back for sure!

Had a great lunch a Marujuu! The place was packed with people and the staff were very friendly and helpful in recommending menu items. The inside has an anime theme with posters throughout. I really enjoyed my dish which was very flavorful and served on a sizzling plate. The soup that comes with the meal was also very flavorful. Will bring the kids back for the food and may try the soft serve machine! read more

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Service was good and the food was even better. Hamburger steak is a comfort meal and it was so savory and juicy! It's a bit more on the expensive side so we'll most likely go when we have special occasions. read more

We came here on the day after Thanksgiving and we were seated right away! This new Japanese "hambagu" restaurant is in the old Chubbie's place and Kokohead Cafe before that. No ressie's, first come first served. The place was packed and bustling but the servers were extremely solicitous. Lots of tables and there was bar seating in the middle of the room. On the walls were Japanese anime art- pretty fun. It took a little while before we got what we ordered but there is a sign next to the table that said each dish is made to order so it may be a wait. We ordered the large (300 g) $28.50 to share and the regular (20g). Our large was with the signature onion sauce and the regular $23.50 was green onion salt marinade. Both came with a salad plate of white rice, miso soup and pasta (a very surprisingly small amount- just a few strands of boiled spaghetti !) The hamburg came on a sizzling hot plate and the server poured the sauce at table side. We asked our onion sauce on the side so the server left the gravy boat with us. The hamburger was very good, moist and cooked just right. Nicely seasoned. HOWEVER, even though the flavor of the sweet onion sauce was really good (sweet with the taste of onion just right, not overpowering) and my cousin liked the green onion salt marinade, we all found the sauces super salty! It could be brought down a level IMO. The large (300mg) was enough to share but we're not big eaters and the my cousin said the regular (200mg) was just right for a person when eaten with the rice. We also ordered the chicken salad ($6.90- small). Cousin liked it and found the chicken soft, moist and nicely seasoned.She liked the addition of broccoli too. My hubby ordered the seaweed salad ($5.90- small) greens with cucumber, tomatoes, topped with seaweed and ocean salad. He said it was nice and light and flavorful. Recommend! There was always a server that was roaming the room and checking on the tables frequently. There was a pitcher of water on the table so we didn't have to ask for water all the time. And offered a paper bib to protect your clothes on request. Nice touch. In addition to hamburg, the menu offered rib eye steak ($29.50 regular $38.50 large), chicken steak ($17.90) and fries. All in all, we had a very enjoyable experience here- we'd come back but the salt level is a bit too much for us. read more

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Our experience at Marujuu was very good. The food was yummy and the service was attentive.

Really good dinner! The hamburger was perfect! Service was excellent. Fries were good! Keiki meal was delicious!

James was an awesome server. We ordered a few different dishes and everything was delicious. All the workers are super nice, vibes are good, they have self serve rice and soup!! Great experience 10/10 would recommend read more

The food was decent, it was pretty unique but not something that would make my go-to list like Shige's or Ono Seafood or Waiola shave ice. The food came out sizzling which was cool but it didn't really hit the spot like I thought it would. My friend raved about it which was maybe why my expectations were high but honestly it was just okay. Service was good, can't complain about that, and ambience was unique and nice so also can't complain about that. read more

Marujuu - Hamburger steak regular with egg and grilled onions - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Wait time was a little long, which they warn you about. Lively and loud atmosphere. The servers were the sweetest and amazing. Fries were great and hamburg was alright for price! read more

Marujuu - Large sweet garlic soy hamburg - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Food was amazing! Steak was delicious!! As an Anime fan this place is perfect for Anime fans with all their posters!! They have things for kids to stay occupied before and after eating. Will definitely come back again! read more

Fun welcoming atmosphere! Yummy food! Got greeted and seated quickly. Easy parking. Will come back again! Mahalo Nui!

For an anime experience solid and just a little expensive but the food was really average and the pasta was difficult to eat. read more

Marujuu - Large hamburger steak with demiglaze - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This place is great ! Staff is very friendly ! Food portions a little small but ok as the taste wins out here !!! The onion sauce was a winna !!!!! read more

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the hamburger and the way steak was sooooo good. especially the wagu.... soft and tasty and tender. well worth the cost. service was excellent and it's a small place so a bit noisy. we arrived at 5:30pm and had to wait for 25 mins on a Friday. we will definitely visit this restaurant again. Parking was tight on this Friday and they do take reservations for 7 or more. Although crowded.... handicap seating is available at the bar or tables with easy access. There were a few step up booth. Lovely sizzling platters....so nice to hear it sizzling away. read more

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Very delicious steak plate. Inside has an anime theme and play anime theme song which is a plus. I paired the wagyu steak plate with the ginger sauce, very ono and delicious. The portiin size is just right. They also let you sub between veg and starch. read more