Mai Musubi

This is that hidden onigiri shop you've been looking for.A variety of onigiri from spam and tamago to salmon. They also have bentos perfect to pickup for lunch. Recommend going early as they tend to run out. My favorites are the:Spicy shrimp tempura, a single butterflied whole shrimp tempura with a spicy creamy mayo. The perfect balance of creamy, spicy and crunchy.Unagi, don't normally get this anywhere else, but its a generous portion of unagi with just enough sauce to balance with the rice.I just wish the onigiri was wrapped with the nori separately, much like the konbini in Japan. So when you unwrap it, the nori is still fresh and its a crisp texture.

This place is so cute! They have different types of musubis and there are so many good choices. It was hard to choose because everything looked good especially that butterfish bento. I ended up getting an unagi tamago musubi and a spicy mayo shrimp tempura and those were both great! My partner got a mini curry donburi bowl that was pretty good too and like 4 musubis. Atmosphere - They welcome you as you come in like they do in Japan. Also I thought it was just a to go place but they do have seating on the left hand side when you walk in. It can probably seat 15 people?Service - Service was good! The cashier was so nice and friendly!Cost - For the musubis, the range is $2.75 - $3.75 from the ones I saw. The bentos' average cost were around $10 - $12. They had drinks in a fridge as well. Parking - They have 3 spots right in front of their place and if it's full then you can do street metered parking.Location - There are stores right next to it, this is in Kakaako on Cooke St. I would come here again because I want to get the butterfish bento and try more of the musubis!

Got to try this for breakfast and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I love chicken karaage and this chicken karaage musubi was so delicious. I liked the mayo with it as well and it helped to make to super creamy. I definitely think it's worth the price as you can get full off of one and feel satisfied. I'll be back to try others!

Amazing selection of what we in Hawaii call Musubi but others might call Onigiri. Lots of bentos this morning too. I was worried about entering my first time but there was a steady stream of people walking in. Everyone was picking up a variety of Musubi filling up the trays they have available to help you collect your treasure trove of riceballs. A little pricy at $3.00 a pop but very tasty. You pay cash in the traditional Japanese way; by placing your cash in a little tray. Cute!

Brother-in-law Craig T wrote a Yelp review of Mai Musubi. They are located in the spot which was Karen's Kitchen once occupied. Parking was a snap today. They have a few stalls reserved right in front. The lady that helped us and our answered our questions, was very friendly.we ended up a few musubis and a bento. The bento was pre-made. We were told that after 11am, you can order on line and pick a bento from their list and it would be made fresh. I had the Prmade bento A. This includes, Two musubis, Karaage Chicken, and croquette and assorted vegetables. The bento box was delicious Enjoy

Today was in the area to check out Mai Musubi. Plus the other night I seen it on Cheap East's . I'm in the wrong business for a small Musubi for $3 Wow. I must say it is very good with the Japan rice they use it rally makes a difference compared to 7-11 Musubi or other gas stations places. Service was very friendly although this place you need to go early because they sell out fast . I was there at 9:30am and no bentos left and very limited on their Musubi as you can see in my video.Hours from 7am - 2:00pm unless they sell out they don't make more . Their located on Queen Street they took over the old Karen's kitchen spot .Support local

Mai Musubi has a special place in my heart. Mai is a perfect addition to the Kaka'ako area, since it's somewhere quick and easy to grab a small bite of quality musubis and Japanese bentos. It's a place kamaaina and locals can still enjoy in Kaka'ako.I heart their spicy tuna mayo musubis and butter fish bentos. Don't get me wrong, their other bentos and musubis are great as well but those are just my favorites from here. Everything is delicious and good down to each grain of rice.Service is always friendly and quick. They have 3 reserved parking in front or a lot on the side you can park. Hours are from 7am-1pm so best to go early to have the best options. It's a clean moderate size space with a dining area where you can enjoy your goodies.

I've been wanting to go to Mai Musubi since they opened on Cooke Street and I finally was able to take a visit! I spent the last couple weeks trying places around town to enjoy my last bits of working in town.There are a few parking stalls right in the front of the store. But coming out of those stalls onto the main road is really hard because cars keep coming and it's hard to see while backing out of the stall. When you walk in, there's not a whole lot going on. There's musubi's on the middle and front table. And on the side table there were a couple bento choices. I got the butterfish bento for my coworker & I. And a mentaiko musubi to try. The butterfish bento was good. But the musubi had waaay too much mayo. Prices are about the same as any other bento place.The workers were very nice and friendly. There seems to be more bento options if you order online but need to place it a day in advance. Or at least it seemed that way when I looked online. If I get a chance to go back, I'll try to plan better so that I can order online and go with someone when picking it up.

My husband said he wanted to try this musubi place for lunch. Thanks to my brother Craig who went there couple of weeks back and took pics and yelp them. So we got there a little after 9:30 am and there parking right in front of their restaurant. I took the shrimp tempura musubi and rhe salmon wakamae musubi. Both of them was good. My husband took bento set A. Came with karage chicken, croquette, pickled cucumber, slice egg omelet and pickled lotus root. Everything was tasty. The cashier said after 11am you can order online and choose your musubi in the bento set. If it's before 11am then whatever is in the bento is what you get. They have 2 bento A and B sets. Will be back again. The rice for the musubi is from Japan. Today they have lots of musubi because they close on Mondays. Ao the counter was full.

Mai Musubi is growing in popularity and it's here to stay. I was excited for a musubi shop to open up just down the street since the others are a drive away and often sell out quickly.Mai offers a range of musubi and bentos to grab and go. It's not unusual to see Uncles and Aunties on their speakerphone taking orders from their family. The rice is on the firm side and reminds me of the hinohikari variety from my other favorite musubi shop in town that closed. The filling is on the sweeter side than what I've recently had in Japan. Very satisfying as a meal replacement or meal supplement. Catering an event? Mai beautifully wraps its bentos for larger orders in furoshiki (not to be mistaken with fundoshi). And there's more! The matcha soy latte was refreshing. You can get ready to order made drinks or Japanese bottled drinks from the fridge. Parking is available in a small private lot off Cooke Street. There are also paid metered stalls a block away in case the lot fills up. Look for the banner visible from the sidewalk to find your way to Mai Musubi.