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    Oyako Tei

    4.4 (328 reviews)
    InexpensiveJapanese
    Open 6:30 am - 1:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for kids

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    Spencer Q.

    Food: 3/5 Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 3/5 Portion to Price: 3/5 Overall: Pretty standard fare. The extended review... Food: Big Breakfast - 3/5 - Got this to have a bit of a mix of things. I wanted the French toast but not too many slices so this was the perfect dish. Food was pretty standard fare. Service: 4/5 - Very friendly staff. Ambiance: 3/5 - Its a grab and go place. Portion to Price: 3/5 - Pretty standard portion size.

    Breakfast Bowl $10.55
    Jessi Lynne B.

    A family operated business that you just might miss because it's tucked away in the backside of a building. On the plus side, there is lots of parking and you can be in and out pretty quick. Aside from the Okazuya items, I love that they make your food to order so it's hot and fresh. I've mentioned before that I'm a brown gravy snob and I love their brown gravy! A true, legit brown gravy not turkey gravy or watery light brown gravy. Their luscious gravy topped on their food just warms your heart for any local. Workers are nice and so far I haven't been disappointed with anything I've tried. My favorite choice would be the breakfast bowl. Prices are reasonable in consideration of what you're getting, pretty standard and comparable to other businesses. Casual vibe and continue to support local!

    Interior of the restaurant. No dine in service available. To go only
    Ashley H.

    You'd never know this place existed. It's located in the very back of an office building. Took us a minute to locate it. The restaurant is only for take out and not dine in. We got spam masubi and loco moco. Best loco moco in all of Maui! The gravy is insane. The masubi was also delicious. Only downside was that it took 20 minutes to get our food. I'd definitely come back though!

    Musubi $3.00 (12/2023)
    Tash M.

    I've lived here since 2018 (from Oahu), and have eaten things from here but never ventured in...until now. They used to be located near the Maui specialty chocolates, if I'm not mistaken, and moved to this current location near Lono Ave. it's located in a small two-story building, right behind a Tesoro gas station. Parking is plentiful in the back, tho the stalls are a bit small. Cute little mom and pop okazuya. Small hot and ready bar with things like dry mien, fried rice, Teri hotdogs, hash patties. I came later in the day so most was out, but they have menu to order things like loco moco, fried rice plate, spam musubi, etc. They also sell punaluu bread and take credit cards. There is a small area inside with chairs to either wait or eat. The reason why I docked a star was because once I got to the car and ate, I noticed the hot line items weren't hot (warm at best).

    Jerry Y.

    Talk about a local spot! Run by what looked like a handful of Japanese grandmas just trying to serve good food! We came kind of late but the kitchen was still open. We got a side order of teriyaki beef and dry saimin. Sooooo reasonably priced and delicious. The beef was on the sweeter side but paired really well with the noodles! Portions were large too.

    Hamburger steak
    Dane K.

    Finally stopped here, and it was pretty good. Food here is pretty reasonable with good portion size. Today I had the hamburger steak. The patties are house made not preprocessed patties and were moist. Taste was good and came with choice of pickled vegetables or salted cabbage and green salad or Mac salad. Coming back for sure

    Menu June 2023
    Sheila T.

    A super small hole in the wall spot! No dine in, take out only! Only opened until 1pm. We ordered two masubis ($3 each) and the piggy breakfast($12)! The masubis were good and flavorful. The piggy breakfast is a nice simple breakfast option! Had all the breakfast meats with two eggs and a lot of rice. The aunties are in the back cooking the food to order and there is also a hot food line with a bunch of options. They are sweet and friendly and hook it up w the food.

    Da Loko Moko
    Lon H.

    This is one of my fave places to grab a tasty and hearty breakfast in Kahului. Oyako Tei never disappoints on the flavor and portion sizes of their meals. On many occasions, this is our first stop as we land in Kahului. It always takes us a minute or two to decide on what to order, since everything is so "ono". The ladies who work here are so friendly and accommodating. I feel like I'm eating at one of my aunties houses. On this visit, we ordered a Big Breakfast, a Piggy Breakfast, Da Loko Moko and a Breakfast Bowl. We always order different items, since we're going to share back at our condo. Everything was cooked just right and tasted good. My "momona" was quite happy.

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    Breakfast and spam musubis is a must for a quick morning breakfast grab and go option. Premade bentos or order of the line super easy

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    Go early. Everything sells out fast. Hard to find but if you want what closely resembles okazuya this is as close as it comes.

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    Great food for a great price! Services was awesome! Will definitely eat there again! The best ramen on Oahu for the price!!!

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    I come here for the Specials teriyaki beef, shrimp and tempura, chicken katsu combo! Big enough to…read moreshare. They have good sushi too. Staff is friendly and casual seating indoors. Come before half hour before closing if you want to sit and eat.

    About late summer in 2025, we were saddened to learn that the Ichiban Restaurant was closing. We…read morehad eaten there regularly since 2012 as it served local-style Japanese food at an affordable price and as it was one of the better Japanese restaurants in Kahului where you could drop in, sit down and have a beer or two before dining. So, last week we wondered what became of The Ichiban and so we just went by to see what was happening. To our surprise, the former owner's daughter decided to try her hand at running the restaurant. Yesterday evening, we had dinner at the Ichiban. We were not disappointed. Mary had the Special A teishoku, while I had the pork katsu entree. The tempura and katsu were cooked to perfection (not greasy at all). The portions were so huge that we had more than enough food for a dinner at home the next night. As we understand it, the Ichiban serves dinners on Wednesday and Thursday nights, and sushi on Friday and Saturday nights. Whether you like a teishoku, bento style dinner or sushi, the Ichiban is a nice, laid-back affordable restaurant in Kahului for everyone.

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    If you're looking for delicious Local/Japanese food, you need to hit up Tokyo Tei! They have a…read moregreat selection of lunch and dinner specials like Roast Pork with Gravy, Chicken Hekka, or Misoyaki Butterfish. Most known for their Teishoku (Set Meal) Trays that include Rice and Miso Soup. I got my favorite, Teishoku B which includes Teriyaki Steak, Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura, and a few slices of Ahi Sashimi. I wanted my steak Medium Well and it was perfectly done and the teriyaki sauce was a good balance of tangy and sweet. Pour a few drops of Shoyu on the Sashimi and dip it in the Hot Mustard sauce in the middle of the tray. The star of my tray is the Shrimp and Vegetable Tempura. They fillet the shrimp so it was a HUGE shrimp tempura piece along with strands of carrots in tempura batter, tempura asparagus and a tempura eggplant. It was so crispy and tasty. I've been to Japan and this is Japan level tempura and the best on Maui, hands down. I came around 1 pm and they close at 1:30 pm and I got my order in 5 minutes with maybe 4-5 parties seated around me. The aunties were attentive and helpful. Make sure to visit this hidden Japanese gem for lunch or dinner!

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    Main dining area.

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    Pork tofu

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