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For great food and live music come by our family dining bar and grill.
1.0 of 5 stars.
I was really excited to go to Makino Chaya as the place does look nice. I couldn't say the same about the food and service. Even the service utensils grossed me out as I found food particle on some...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Yucks. I will never return to Makino Chaya. Just all you can eat low grade food. Greasy, tasteless, boring. Well you pay for what you get. If I am ever dragged back here, I'll be kickin, screaming and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I was forced to eat here twice by a couple of my retarded cow-orkers who seem think all you can eat for cheap = good food. I think if you have live here your whole live you never develop taste buds....
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I just started looking at Yelp's restaurant review. Boy, I wished I discovered Yelp before going to this Makino Chaya. This was a total rip off. Why? We went there for lunch on Wednesday at 12:30...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
more like 2.5 cause it was decent. the dessert cakes had no flavor, too dry but the fresh made crepes were pretty delish! the tako yaki and broiled fish were pretty good. the plates were DIRTY! i...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For a buffet its not bad but not great. This place is always packed and once you are seated they give your party a time limit. I think you have 2 hours to eat and leave. So with the time limit...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2009
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In December 2008, I purchased a gift card which was lost in a house fire a few days later. I called Makino Chaya in hopes of have the gift card replaced. The person who I spoke to seemed more interested in...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The only culinary highlight was the wagyu beef teppanyaki station, but even there there was a good chance you'd get a cut of beef that was at least 30% fat. We're not talking marbling here, just...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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We went to Makino Chaya in the evening of the City Block-out (12/26). We?re seated around 6:45p and waited for our first drinks. some of us went get plates but even before I got up to get foods, all lights...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH MAKINO CHAYA ON SOUTH KING STREET BACK IN 2004... so imagine my disappointment when they opened a chain of restaurants and changed the menu! I dined here in March of 2008 with my...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
My brother & I had some free time and just randomly stopped by for lunch. It wasn't even open and there was a grip of people waiting so I thought it must be freaking delicious! Well, if you like...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's not too bad but I'm not crazy about it either.The one thing that's great about this place is Wagyu beef. I've never had Kobe or Wagyu in my life.. and trying it just opened my eyes and tastebuds...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2008
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Maybe this restaurant has so much business they don't need anymore because the person answering the phone is certainly turning people away before they even get in the door. I called for reservations for...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
In land of buffet, this place is not worth the $26.98 tax drink crazy hungry peoples fighting for utensils and rice. Nope. I know buffet and this is like the McDonald's of buffet. I mean...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A friend treated me to dinner here and it's a great family friendly place. As far as a buffet goes, the quality was good and for the price, you get a lot. As far as service goes, it's a buffet so...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Oh, God this is great! Having grown up in a small family, and sans the slew of les relations communes, it's always an experience when a long overdue family-friend gathering occurs. Oh, joy! Endless...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My wife and I decided to go to Makino Chaya this evening. Well, it was a toss up between there and Tony Roma's. It's just the wait time was way less at Makino Chaya so we ended up there. Well, it...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2007
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Have eaten there quite a few times and it's always good food to eat. There is a good selection on sushi, sashimi, salads, cook to order and hot food items. The buffet is always well stocked with the food...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Never having tried the Mililani location (its closed now) I heard this is the best of the 3 Makino Chaya's. Its pretty good, great for the price really, but its a buffet. Wish it was more...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
a lot of people say makino chaya is better than todai, but i beg to differ. i came here for lunch, and the food was pretty good, but i feel like you get better sushi at todai. the prepared foods are...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My first time eating here was last year with R and his family. We had dinner reservations at this new type Japanese food "buffet". There's the "all-you-can eat" part and there's a selection of food...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
It's alright, a definite step up from Todai. Went at lunch time, thought they opened at 11:30 only to find a gaggle of people sitting outside talking story. Found the door open and went inside to put...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Sorry, I did not care much for this location. I went during a weekday lunch. Food temperature was luke warm. We had to wait (8 minutes) for a seat, but the place was obviously "slow". If you must...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The place to go to indulge in japanese food and seafood! Way better than Todai! I love going to the Aiea location. They seem to have a better selection of sushi, seafood, and desert. I love the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2007
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Ate here for lunch today. For $12.95 all the fine sashimi, sushi, shrimp (many ways) crab legs, kalbi ribs, pepper steak, clams, mussels, noodles, fine rice, desserts....oh my!! Food was absolutely excellent...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/09/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you've never eaten at Todai, you never will. We went during the main dinner time and even though they were full, we got seated within about 5 minutes. I'm not sure if that's usual or we just got...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely has the problem that most buffets have - too much food sitting out for too long, so the food isn't as fresh as you'd hope. That said, the food was decent for the price. I love sushi, and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ok. First of all. Probably the 4 worst combination to have. All you can eat Seafood Buffet in Hawaii.Normally I don't like buffets, because you never know how old anything is, but, this place is good....
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2006
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It is a buffet, so you can expect "OK" quality sushi but much better than Todais. You can actually get as much sashimi as you want at their sushi bar while the other stuff, you'll do do it as per or...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/05/2005
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I have a love-hate relationship with buffets. On one hand, you can't beat the flat-rated, all-you-can-eat approach. Only going to eat seafood to get your money's worth? Go right ahead. On the ...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/05/2005
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