4.4 – 1,386 reviews • Japanese restaurant
Vibrant, trendy eatery featuring Japanese-Pacific Rim fare, creative sushi rolls & weekend karaoke.
✔️Lunch ✔️Dinner ✔️Dine in ✔️Take out
Hours
| Sunday | 5–8:30 PM |
| Monday | 5–8:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 5–8:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 5–8:30 PM |
| Friday | 5–8:30 PM |
| Saturday | 5–8:30 PM |
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Reviews
Rachael Gieschen
Now I will say we had an insider dining with us so our experience/service was top notch. But everything that we tried was absolutely incredible from start to finish. We had the following and I can’t begin to explain how YUMMY it all was.
Panko crusted ahi sashimi
Shrimp dynamite
Lobster & blue crab ravioli
Crispy brussel sprouts
Cajun seared walu sashimi
Fresh Hawaiian ahi carpaccio
Fresh hamachi crudo
Crunchy island spicy roll
New York strip steak
Chili porcini mushrooms crusted 8oz filet
Warm Granny Smith apple tart
… moreShayan Joobbani
Went for “Early Bird” (basically 50% off most things Sunday and Monday from 5-5:45 – get there early. Some lined up at 3:30. We got there 4:30 and were last to be seated at bar).
Everything was fantastic, sat at cocktail bar and bartender/waitress staff was a very friendly and attentive young lady, also highly skilled.
Everything was fantastic – highly suggest the miso butterfish small plate.
… moreAlison Hawkins
My brother and I heard that there was a 50% off happy hour at Sansei from 5pm-5:45pm so we figured we’d give it a try since we were fairly close at Napili Point Resort. We got there about 4:55pm and there was a big line that we got at the end of. We got the second to last table in the entire restaurant! Our server Chris was phenomenal and very knowledgeable about the food. He was excellent and if you go, ask for Chris! Our sashimi was melt in your mouth good and super fresh. We splurged and it was worth every bite!
… moreKenneth Tong
The experience here was underwhelming considering the price to value aspect. The food overall was alright but nothing outstanding that would bring me back or to recommend.
Still gave 4 stars as there is nothing wrong with the food – cooked well, tasted good, and raw seafood was fresh. Only thing is that for the price paid, I expected more rather than just some seafood/sushi that I can get from other location for a lower price point.
… moreAmanda Clarissa
We went to this place based on a friend’s recommendation. Walked in and got seated right away with no wait time! Our server was really friendly and made the long wait time for the food to fly by. This place left me with a mixed feeling, a couple of the food were really good, but the rest were pretty meh borderline bad.
The good – Asian shrimp cake: The ginger lime chili butter works really well with the shrimp cake. Mango crab salad hand roll: mango and crab is just a good refreshing combo and the sauce finishes it off nicely.
The bad – we got a couple of sushi rolls: the most important part of sushi is always the rice, but their rice was slightly undercooked and under seasoned. The presentation is also very sloppy for a sushi bar. Misoyaki chicken: sauce is crazy sweet, it over powers all other flavors.
Overall, this place is probably a good intro for people interested in Japanese fusion and sushi, but I will not come back.
… moreSusan Runowicz-Smith
Enjoyed the panko and spinach crusted ahi with wasabi butter! tuna belly was melt in your mouth. sushi trio was overly generous fresh but i enjoy smaller pieces of fish.Carpaccio was great and gone too fast. Dynamite shrimp was too bready and falling apart yet shrimp were good. Hamachi roll was a bit disappointing, falling apart and not very spicy. Choose well and you can have a great meal.
… moreNicole Locascio
Came here last night as recommended by a friend’s friend & it did not disappoint! We made a reservation a couple hours beforehand but I’m not sure if it was really needed. Our server, Sonny, was the best! For small plates ordered the panko crusted ahi as recommended by Sonny, & also the lobster crab ravioli which were both delicious. For rolls we did the Hawaiian, scallop & cucumber, spicy hamachi, takah, & unagi rolls which were all tasty. The prices seemed reasonable & weren’t significantly more than what I would pay for sushi at home. I would definitely come again & recommend to friends & family.
(For pictures, I didn’t take one of the lobster crab ravioli or I think the unagi roll)
… moreDNP
Justin as great. Real genuine good hearted waiter.
See images of our food.
Great tasty food. Worth a try. Must get pie macadamia desert.
… moreCate Star Kelly
Our only regret is we discovered this place the 2nd to last night of our trip but we did make it two nights in a row! If you’re staying at the Ritz, do yourself a favor and make the 7 minute walk here for dinner. Having come back from my first trip to Japan 2 months ago, my standards for sushi were high. However, the melt in your mouth butterfish nigiri along with a tuna crunch roll, was the perfect marriage of US style rolls and Japanese fresh fish. Service was phenomenal both times we were there. We hope to come back soon!
… moreTyson Niemann
Unbelievable! This was the best overall dining experience in Maui. Chris was our waiter and knew every dish and had phenomenal recommendations. We spent half as much as Mama’s fish house and got twice the food and quality
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