Makai Pacific Island Grill

Great Hawaiian food. Friendly helpful service. We’re so happy we have an island restaurant close to our house in South Summerlin.

Yum! To preface, I’ve started to watch Hawaii Five-​O (the remake) on Netflix and it’s made me miss Hawaiian food. After a gym session (with a trainer who is Hawaiian), my husband and I were doing Unilocal searches since we aren’t sure of what to eat for dinner and up pops amazing reviews and photos of this place. I struggled with going to a healthier place but said, «screw it, I want good food right now», and we made our way over here. Ordering is Chipotle-​esque, which reminded me of Braddah’s, but I do think the food here is better than Braddah’s because I immediately wanted to go back (went back after 2 days). In comparison, I haven’t wanted to go back to Braddah’s since I first went even though it’s a close option for me.
So what to get? Depends on what you like. Both brown rice and white rice are available (brown rice is 50 cents extra). I really like their flavorful and tender kalua pork and pulehu chicken. Mac salad has macaroni and bits of potato and is perfectly creamy. My husband is a big fan of the mochiko chicken wings; I haven’t even gotten a bite in of them yet because he gobbles them up. I tried their toss salad as a side — they include candied almonds and I got the creamy sesame dressing. It’s very simple but packs a lot of flavor that pairs well with the rest of your food. Portions are very generous and prices are amazing. To get so much food for under $ 20 bucks for two people is ridiculous. I even saw some big guys unable to finish up their plates. They have a variety of sauces on the side, but be warned, the to go cups to place the sauces in are a bit flimsy (a few bursted on me on my short drive home), so if you’re taking to go, I think it’s best to just put the sauce on your food directly before you head out or place them inside your plate within the cup. There was a substantial line for lunch today, which made me very excited, because I hope this place does well. The owners I have met are very kind and their staff seems happy to work there and be part of what they’re doing.

I got a flyer in my door that I didn’t even notice till later in the day and saw it was for Makai pacific island grill. .I looked over the flyer which was a menu and noticed it was Hawaiian food so right away I was elated. Then I saw they had Poke and I was sold. And to top all that off it was cloae to home! Even better!!! I was gonna go eat Steak at a well known establishment but instead decided to try this new spot out. I have to say I am very happy that I made the choice I did. it was as they say in Hawaii sooo Ono!!! The staff, which happened to be the owners, which happened to be 3 brothers from Hawaii, where very pleasant. The portion size was just right with the right amount of food. The price is also good. I highly recommend Makai and will be back. I will be telling people I know they have to try this place if they want Ono Hawaiian food!!!

Lived in Hawaii and this place brings the island to Vegas! The food was high in quality and customer service was too notch! Pulehu all the way!!! I will definitely be going back quite often!!!

Awesome new spot! Clean and great food! Lovvvvvvvve the food!!! I wanted to go and order seconds

So happy that Makai opened up! The food was so Ono (delicious), the place was clean and the food was served w/​lots of Aloha! I ordered the Ono’er (2 meat combo, upgraded to poke [raw tuna salad] & teriyaki steak), it came with 2 scoops of white or brown rice and 2 sides. I chose the Onolicious fresh kimchee slaw and Mac salad. I love that you can upgrade to add poke cause sometimes you don’t feel like ordering a full plate of poke to yourself, when you just want a little variety w/​your plate lunch combo. Instantly, I was happy that they offered that. The price was reasonable and the quality of the food was excellent. I also got to try the teriyaki, pulehu chicken, & mochiko wings from my family’s plates and those were sooo tasty too. I would definitely come back for some more onolicious eats! Support your Locals! Eat Local!

Man! This place is hella good!!! all the dishes are amazing ! I have eaten here twice and both times i wanted more!!! I would def recommend this spot fir some good authentic Hawaiian cuisine. They really know how to cook

Fantastic food and very reasonable prices! The chicken and steak were my favorite for sure! Everything was delicious. It has very nice relaxing atmosphere and the workers are very friendly and nice! This place belongs on anyone’s «must go» list!

Yum! We’ve returned twice and haven’t ordered anything that we haven’t loved! It’s friendly, clean, and uniquely delicious!

I usually come to this shopping center to grab food from the other restaurants. After grabbing food from one of the other restaurants I notice Makai was finally open! Love the food here! It’s nice to have a real Hawaiian place that’s close to our house. I was craving Kalua pork and poke. Got the 2 item plate. My 2 y/​o son ended up enjoying all my pork. The poke was tasty and fresh. My 4 y/​o daughter enjoyed the chicken katsu. We’ve had most of the proteins except for the wings and they all taste so good. We’ll have to try the wings next. Love all the sides, always have a hard time deciding which ones to get. The staff here are so friendly and the prices makes us come back pretty often. Good food, good prices, friendly and clean atmosphere for everyone.

Great location for a Hawaiian restaurant! Food tasted home-​cooked and prices incredibly reasonable. Staff is very friendly. Inside is simple, but functional. Spacious and clean. Only recommendation would be to provide a little more meat to go along with the generous portion of rice and sides. Definitely will go back again!

I was driving around my neighborhood when I Unilocal’d Hawaiian food and Makai popped up. Saw the location and didn’t recognize it on the map due to the fact that I drive by there 4x or more a week and didn’t know about it blew me away. Regardless of having heard about it or not the reviews were fairly good on Unilocal though there were only 10, I had to give it a go! (After talking to one of the three owners who are brothers I learned they opened only 3 days prior to my visit, pretty amazing reviews considering how long it has been in business).
I walked in and it wasn’t very busy but there were a handful of people eating in. Walked up to the counter and right away and was greeted by a friendly guy with a big smile. I asked, «so how does this work?» Meaning, how do I order? After explaining I pretty much choose the amount of meat I want and I get 1 – 2 sides along with rice (base). I ordered the Ono’est= Large: chicken katsu (x2), pulehu steak, tossed salad with sweet onion vinaigrette and garlic edamame.
–Chicken katsu: crispy, hot/​fresh, not greasy considering its deep fried.
–pulehu steak: tender, juicy, perfectly sweet and savory, real island bbq.
–tossed salad: fresh and crisp, tried it with glazed almonds and though I’m not sure if it is homemade it paired great and was delicious.
sweet onion vinaigrette: vibrant color, not too sweet. *there is also a creamy sesame dressing that sounded great too.
–garlic edamame: if you like garlic you will love this, edamame was still firm with a good crunch.
They also approached me instead of me asking, if I wanted to try the poke and of course I did. The two I tried were ahi (tuna), one had a creamy texture/​flavor and the other was traditional. Flavors all poke lovers would enjoy!
*Try to go early to be sure you get your hands on some.
Words to describe my experience here:
Fresh, authentic, savor, Aloha, the bomb-​dig-​gity!

This is the best Hawaiian food I’ve had — better than the Hawaiian food I’ve had in Hawaii!
I got the Ono’est (large) plate with three meats and two sides and tried the Mochiko Wings (amazing), Kalua Pork (excellent) and Teriyaki steak (delicious).
For sides, I tried the garlic edamame and Kimchi Slaw, and both were great.
I will be coming here often!

Great food, friendly service & decent prices. All you can really ask for. «On o’er» (Medium) 2 meats & 2 sides for $ 6.99 is a great deal and they had a cool little set up. Try their steak & kalua pig.

This place was fantastic. I had the Ono’est with mochiko wings, kalua pig, and pulehu steak. Their brown rice is done well, and the wings were amazing. I’ll be coming back here many times.

First review of 2016! And boy, this place is AMAZING! Legit brok da mout!
3 brothers opened this amazing island eatz! They’re legit island boyz, none of them imitation wannabes! This place is legitimately delicious! And not the small kine! I literally stopped eating my food to write this review.
Upon entering this restaurant, you’re kindly greeted by one of the brothers, he shows you his meats ;), and you make your creations!
The price point is seriously on point, 4.99 1 meat, 6.99 2 meats, and 8.49 3 meats ($ 1 extra per serving for steak and $ 1.25 extra per serving for poke.) Of course sides and a base. I decided to balls to the wall and get one of each, minus pork. The pulehu steak is seriously melt in your mouth delicious! Best I’ve ever had! The pulehu chicken is so succulent and delectable! The Ahí Poke in island style is out of this world! I don’t even like fish! Katsu is tasty and not greasy! Mac salad is buttery and flavorful! And I’m legit the mac salad master, and this one is bomb!
The inside of this place is clean and beautiful and the employees seriously care here. They make sure the food is delicious and you are completely satisfied. I am just seriously blown away!
I don’t even live on this side of town, but I promise I will be here once a week! It’s seriously, hella bomb! Man, I will add more to this, but food here is seriously onolicious!
Aloha!!!

This place has delicious clean food! We went for lunch today. I had the teriyaki chicken and beef. It was delicious! The sides are also very good. The menu is very simple with lots of choices and combos. The location is very easy to find and very clean. Kid friendly. Very nice knowledgable staff. Will definitely be back very soon!

My family and I were in the shopping area where Makai is located and decided to try the food out.
My son had the chicken katsu, my husband had the poke, and I had the mochiko chicken wings. The wings are a MUST try! The katsu and poke were delicious as well. The menu isn’t like an L&L BBQ, but it’s similar. Overall, the family and I loved the food, especially the wings. The prices are very reasonable as well.
My only complaint would be the white rice. I think it was cooked with just a tad too much water, which of course is an easy fix.
The people working there seemed extremely friendly with that «aloha spirit». There’s plenty of parking and best off all; they’re right next to Sweet Addiction if you’re craving ice cream for dessert.

Aloha Makai! Just ate here with my family and I found my new lunch spot. We shared a bunch of things and I really liked it all. The chicken and steak were good, but the Poke was out of this world. Bright red ahi marinated in heaven! They have two types… A more traditional style poke and then a California roll style poke with a seared ahi and cucumber. The kids liked the Katsu (breaded) chicken. The Mac salad was good, and the Kimchi slaw was great! The owner brought over some crispy chicken wings to sample and I was a little sad we didn’t get an order of those. Next time :)
Pricing was very afordable. We ate till we were full for under $ 20. I’m impressed at the price tag for the quality of food.
The restaurant was clean and fresh. It was kid friendly but also business lunch friendly.
We’ll be back for sure.