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    Matiki Island BBQ

    3.9 (601 reviews)
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    MATIKI ISLAND BBQ ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Teri beef and Teri chicken
    Heather E.

    This restaurant was interesting... how have you been around since 1996 but you have no menus or anything anywhere with any prices? My other half and I walked in the doors at 7:55pm, closing is at 9pm. Half of the restaurant was already closed down with chairs stacked on tables. Yuck. Next, you have to do all of your ordering at the register with ZERO prices and only a catering menu available with all of those prices covered with black marker. You don't know how much you're paying for anything until you order and they tell you the total, lol!!! Teri chicken was $18 and Teri beef is $21. That blew my hair back, lol! I started writing this review before I even got my food. It was decent but nothing special. I could name drop a few other places with similar portions and cheaper prices in the area but I won't. Side note, the mac salad tastes like potato salad... oh wait! They put potatoes in the mac salad... smh... this was the first time I have ever had mac salad with potatoes in it. That was such a weird experience. Like picking up a red lollipop, expecting it to taste like cherry, and instead it tastes like garlic. And if you order to eat inside, your food comes in to go containers anyway, you have to get your own utensils, napkins, sauces, and drinks on the other side of the restaurant. My significant other tipped and I have no clue why. I would say that no tipping is required at this restaurant. It's like a food truck inside a building so at least there are tables and chairs. Not sure I'll be back but enjoy if you do take a chance and go.

    Chicken box
    Shari L.

    Come here often for the chicken box which was always good but this time ordered on Yelp door dash wanted to just pick up instead of waiting plus they had a deal. Bought 3 chicken box with $7 off. But was so disappointed it looked like children meals with a lot of fat and some pink. Is it a door dash thing that you give less? Usually i can eat this for 2 meals but this portion didn't even fill me. It's really iffy if i even want to eat here again.

    Chopped Teriyaki Chicken Plate
    Gill P.

    Just FYI this location moved across the parking lot thank goodness came here today to get my lunch on with some beef ribs. Excited lol.

    teriyaki chicken, grilled teriyaki top sirloin steak & Kalbi short ribs served with rice, macaroni salad.
    Jason R.

    On a work trip in Vegas and I need to hit my protein for the day and I was debating on getting southern BBQ or Hawaiian BBQ. When traveling I usually lean towards Hawaiian BBQ as I have better luck since Southern BBQ is a crap shoot. Matiki didn't disappoint. When I opened the box I literally said "holy " it smelled so good and was piled high with meat. The neat was flavorful and delicious. It was so good that I had to remind myself to slow down and chew . The only thing keeping this from being a 5 rating is that that Mac salad had little potatoes in it. That threw me off and was the only thing I didn't finish. All in all great first meal in Vegas. I will definitely get this again before I leave.

    Kailua pig and cabbage water as f. Why?
    Staci B.

    This place sucked straight up they were out of the ribs everyone wants. I probably saw 15 people come in and they left me and my husband was there by our self. I got the Kailua pig with cabbage (was ok but way too watery) he got the short ribs which were tough and burnt. The teenage boy acted like he didn't give a dang about his job. It was a disaster and we will never come again. By the way hubs was told they can't get the ribs any longer . A problem with manufacturing or some such. You have been warned!! I don't recommend this place at all!!! Please just don't think about coming here . It's a disaster !!

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    Victoria K.

    Walking in, you are greeted to an elongated restaurant that is beautifully decorated. I also love the Hawaiian style music playing. Service was super quick and ordering was a breeze. After many recommendations I came for the Beef Ribs; also known as "Sam's Plate". With a tip it was about $21. The plate was definitely filled to the brim. The meat was good, however extremely fatty. Some bones were just covered in more fat than meat and it was a bit off putting. However about half the meat I was able to dig off was delish, while the other half was super charred and burnt. Overall its a large portion of food for the price, but it may not be everyones cup of tea. I would love to come back and try some other options next time

    Lucy Z.

    The meats are SO GOOD. Let's the honest, the good spots in Vegas are always off the strip. I'm glad someone in my group recommended/suggested we try out this spot on our last visit! The service was friendly, menu was reasonable, and portions were huge. Like everyone else, we were super curious about the beef ribs so had to get that to share. I can never pass up a kalbi so we got the two combo plates to share. 6 ribs are pretty generous and we ended up splitting the ribs between 3 people. I loved the char on the meats sine it's grilled over an open flame and with the marinade, the meats were super juicy. Would have loved to try more things like the musubi and chicken but I'll have to save that for next time. Plenty of parking in the large plaza; pretty much all of the flavors of Hawaiian Sun in the fridge.

    Beef rib plate with a side of short ribs
    Cheryl E.

    Definitely adding this place to my list of places to come back to. Generous portions and friendly service. Great music choice and just good vibes. We went with the beef ribs and a side of short ribs and the flavor spot on what you should expect it to taste like. Savory, slightly sweet, and it makes you want to gnaw every last bit of meat off the bone.

    1. Beef Rib Plate & Spam Mac Musubi & spam lovers musubi
    Krystal B.

    The food? Bomb. The vibes inside from the music? Next level. This location is actually to the right of the sandwich shop and to the left of cafe 86. *dont go to the northern most part of the parking area! I believe that's the old location? Anyways...the place itself is fairly intimate with a couple of tables inside and bar seating along the entire side wall. However, our group of 10 were able to sit just fine together pushing some tables and chairs together. (And putting them back, of course!) Islander vibes all around with the painted wall and huge window showing them grilling and firing up all the meats. The food: we got the beef rib plate with 1 Mac and 2 scoop rice, and 2 spam Musubis (1 spam mac & 1 spam lovers). Sooo good. The beef Ribs were a bit messy to eat, but that grill/charcoal type taste was delicious. I'm also a big fan of the Spam Mac musubi. So much so that I just used the Mac from our plate to put on the second spam lovers one LOL. It was fun Interacting with the guys in the kitchen, especially when a fun song came on. Can't stop us from singing along and vibing with the kitchen crew when Mario, Chris brown, neyo throwback songs come on! Prettt bummed I didn't ask for the playlist lol. Overall will be back to try even more. (My lil bro got the Kalbi and I def want more of that, too!)

    Mae T.

    Matiki is known for their beef ribs and that's what we came for! You can smell them cooking from outside! Usually there's a rush but surprisingly this time it was empty! We ordered the beef rib plate with rice and salad and also added one of their musubis (forgot to take a pic) There are a couple tables and one long counter top with stools. You can watch them grilling the ribs through the big window while you wait. The ribs are ginormous and the meat falls right off the bone. The meat is tender and juicy and full of flavor. The musubi I got was good. It had spam and mac salad. We have yet to try their other menu items! We just can't stray from those ribs!

    Pork ribs and kalbi

    Good food. Great customer service. I recommend this to everyone. I would come back again.

    Ev D.

    Amazing customer service... The second you walk in you're welcomed with a smile and an energetic, friendly greeting. I was in the mood for something lite so I went with some Mac salad, which I loved and a veggie rice bowl, which was meatless, healthy, and very tasty. They have several other great looking menu items that I look forward to trying on the next go round. FYI: The restaurant is currently located next-door to Wingstop, but the manager informed me that Matiki Island BBQ will be relocating to the other side of the exact same shopping center that it's currently located in. The relocation will take place two months from today (7/25)

    Laurent L.

    5/5 experience at this Matiki Island BBQ! I've had this place bookmarked for the longest time, and I finally had the opportunity to try it out. I made a call for a phone order. *note If your order is over $50, you have to give credit card info right then over the phone. I happened to be outside of the restaurant already so I just went in to pay. But the cashier was so nice. She was multi-tasking someone else's in person order and automatically had a second card reader to take my payment so that I didn't have to wait long. I ordered 3 combos - beef ribs, short ribs, and chicken. You get your choice of green salad or mac/potato salad. Everything, but especially the beef ribs and short ribs were soooooo good. The beef ribs had meat that fell of the bone. It wasn't difficult to get every bit off meat off the bones at all. Everyone in the house loved the beef ribs. Flavor was good and meat was juicy and soft. The short ribs were also good and packed with flavor. The chicken was good but it was the least special of the 3 orders. It was slightly on the dryer end, and I probably prefer the typical bbq chicken from L&L more, but it was still tasty nonetheless. The mac/potato salad was a fun take on the usual mac salad at Hawaiian bbq places. I liked it. The wait for the food was only about 15 minutes. I killed time ordering drinks next door at Cafe 86. Good service, delicious food, fast. Definitely coming back!

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    Mahalo for the love Victoria!

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    Bring back their signature bbq beef ribs on the menu. Every time I tried to order for the last 4 weeks they are always out

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    So they won't answer their phone so I can see if they have beef ribs so I don't have to drive 30 minutes to find out they're out. Bummer

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    Mahalo! We hope we can fire up the grill again for you soon!

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    Does anyone know WHICH CUT OF BEEF RIBS these are? They are delicious and remind me of this old bbq joint (been gone for decades) we'd eat at when I was a kid...of course that place was traditional bbq & not Hawaiian?

    OnoLicious 🤙🏽🌴🍍🌺 a beef rib is a beef rib no matter what the cut some are long smoked for bbq or shortened like this Kanaka Style

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