Mauka Market

Before our flight, towards the end of the airport, sits Mauka Market, which was part market (very tiny are) and part restaurant, and part bar. It kind of does a little bit of everything, but that isn't strange to some of the other markets I've been to in Waikiki that does the same with doing various things at once.They have a menu that's got a bit of everything cuisine wise. Prices were comparable to what you would find elsewhere, so I guess that's a compliment considering airport food is generally more expensive. There are some other food options you will pass by on the way to this area of the airport, but none of them will offer a nicer sit down experience like Mauka.Service here was good, even though it could be self ordering, they still had waiters that came by to help us out with direct ordering.We got the ramen and the burger today.The burger was nice, as it was cooked just right, and also tasted good. The beef they used was tender. I do wish the burger sauce they had, had more sauce on there since it tasty, but not too little.The black garlic ramen was quite good, and I was surprised the slices of chasu they included were nicely seared and also thick and fatty. For an airport ramen, this was quite solid.Overall, Mauka Market will be a good visit for a final destination of food. While it's not going to be a very Hawaiian send off necessarily as the menu items are far ranging, the food quality here speaks for itself. Just be aware though because it's a sports bar like setting too, depending on the season and day, the sit down part might be nosier than one would like.

Had some extra time in the Honolulu airport so we decided to grab a bite. Mauka Market was conveniently located near our gate. Sat at the counter, found out we were slightly too early for the lunch menu so I ordered a Bloody Mary and we passed a few minutes watching the tube. First issue occurred as other dinners came in and ordered but our wait person didn't come back to take our order. When another wait person noticed us, she asked for our order. Second issue occurred when we discovered that they had no avocado for their advertised avocado wrap. So, just an average experience with an airport food establishment.

Eating at stopovers in Honolulu airport.Becoming harder and harder to fly direct from San Francisco to Kauai, or Maui, with stopovers in Honolulu airport to change planes. We ate at the Mauka Market, which is a restaurant in terminal 1 at the Honolulu airport. Noisy, crowded, typical open restaurant with no walls and minimal ambiance and privacy. The $25 teriyaki chicken came with rice, sauteed vegetables, scallions, nori on a bed of black seaweed. I suppose you could use the almost tasteless seaweed as a tortilla, but it wasn't strong enough and would tear to pieces in your hand. Decent amount of boneless sliced teriyaki chicken, with the glaze giving it some added flavor to the ginger flavored chicken. Wife had the $26 ahi poke with rice, cherry tomato, cucumber, avocado and pickled vegetables to give it added flavor. She ate it all, as not a whole lot of ahi tuna compared to the much larger portion of leafy greens. Yes, they have burgers with fries, and its only $23. $3 bacon and $3 avocado extra. Compare to $25 burger at SFO, one of the few times food is cheaper in Hawaii than CA.

We had a few minutes to kill before our flight to LAS. Enter Mauka Market as it's always cocktail o'clock time!ATMOSPHERE:Located in the new Hawaiian Airlines wing of HNL, I had no idea they existed. Seating was plentiful as the terminal wasn't busy. They're definitely not as crowded as nearby Stinger Ray's. MENU:Cocktails, beer & wine. Burgers, sandwiches, ramen, rice bowls and breakfast items. BEVERAGE:Mionetto ProseccoCheap price with a matching taste that was a tad too sweet for my liking. SERVICE:Bartender greeting was immediate and service quick & friendly. OVERALL:Fair-priced menu with nice selections.

Single malt Scotch whisky at 6 AM is never too early when you're flying. So, don't judge. But I was following tradition and grabbing myself a drink before I boarded my flight from Oahu, back to Los Angeles. No food. Just the drink. Figured I'd eat whatever breakfast was served up on the plane. Not to mention, I wasn't hungry. So, sitting at the bar as the first customer, where the bar and dining area is wide open - I'm sure people were looking at me and probably wondering if I was gonna be one of "those" guys on the plane. Not just because I was drinking that early - but because I had asked to take a pic of the bottle and the server had left it by me so it looked like I was seriously drinking. Not that service was bad - the place just opened and she was setting up as well as helping a few other guests. She checked up on me and was so sweet asking me if I wanted a chaser. None of that or training wheels for me. I enjoy finding places like this at airports I fly to from time to time. So, I can follow tradition with my usual send off before hopping into a metal tube and flying high.

We wanted to grab a quick bite so we saw Mauka Market, located in Terminal 1 in Daniel K Inouye International Airport (HNL).The service from Lisa was nice and friendly! She was sweet and funny.I was thinking one last taste of Hawaii with a Loco Moco, but my wife was not too hungry, so I switched to the...Hawaiian Footlong: beer-braised all beef hot dog, grilled pineapple, bacon, katsu sauce, scallions, sweet bun. Served with togarashi fries (4/5). It's a hot dog but it was pretty good sized dog. It would have been nice to have more grilled pineapples tidbits on it. The gochujang sauce that Lisa brought out separately was delicious! I asked them to not to include it on the fries. Apparently it has the togarashi seasoning and gochujang sesame seed sauce on the fries.Nice place to get food at before or after your flight.

I was honestly so impressed with the quality ramen I ordered for an airport restaurant. Came to the Honolulu airport for a red eye flight back to LA. This restaurant was one of the few open and it had a limited late night menu, but that didn't even matter. The ramen was so well crafted and so flavorful. My server was so kind and attentive and she even made sure I got my order before boarding.

This is the only restaurant in the entirety of the airport that has a gluten-free option. While I was at the airport I was frantically looking for something to eat because we were informed we couldn't bring fruit on the plane to eat during the flight. I have Celiac disease and unfortunately the airlines don't have Celiac safe meals. I asked the cashier if the salad with fish had gluten because I have Celiac disease and she said no but there could be cross contamination because it's a shared kitchen. I was like, "okay, well it's my only option in this airport so I'll take the chance." She seemed to not believe me when I said I would take it and she's like, "okay but if you have Celiac, it's a shared kitchen." I said I'd take the chance, again, because I hadn't eaten at all that day, my flight wouldn't land for 8 hours from the time of the conversation. She said she'd tell the kitchen to take precautions.Salad was fine. It could have used some more dressing but I'm glad there was something I was able to order.Visited September 2024.

Hot take but this was honestly really good for airport food and even more so when the vegetarian ramen wasn't garbage. My husband and I had a hankering for food before we boarded and decided to hoof it to A gates since we saw that this spot had ramen. I was a bit skeptical because vegetarian ramen is a huge hit or miss and this was also an airport location, but honestly the miso ramen was quite good and even the noodles were cooked to a perfect al dente. I would eat it again even if it wasn't an airport option which says a lot. My husband had the black garlic tan tan and enjoyed it as well. We were in a bit of a time crunch so I was stressed but once we sat down and waved one of the servers over, they were able to turn on the QR code ordering after which our ramen took maybe 5 additional minutes to come out. We were able to pay via the mobile site as well which saved us a ton of time. Our server was very friendly even when taking care of a bunch of tables and was very willing to help whenever possible.

Wanted a sit down offering since we had a decent wait for our plane. We were seated quickly and our order taken within a reasonable time frame. What wasn't reasonable was the amount of time it took for us to get our food. We ordered 3 avocado wraps which we were told we're pre made, and a burger. Literally watched as people came in and were seated after us, receive their orders. Very frustrating. Food was actually pretty decent but our seemingly "long" wait for our plane ultimately became us finishing our food just in time to make our plane. Maybe it was just bad luck on our part but I can't in good conscience recommend this place unless you have like a 3.5 hour wait for your plane then MAYBE.