Isana

Amazing sushi, very clean, and service was awesome! Highly recommend happy hour, and the shooters were the biggest we ever had and sooooo tasty! It was very cool to sit at the bar, and also watch them create it all in the kitchen behind us. Very open space, right across the street from the beach for an after dinner sunset walk. Bought a hat there that I'm in love with - high quality.

We were staying right down the road from this cute restaurant and passed by it every day. I finally decided to check out their menu and convinced my family to go there the last night we were in town. They were a little busy (It was a Friday night) but they had a spot at the bar for my family of 3. The bar service was very attentive. My husband and I both started off with a makers mark manhattan and a grey goose martini. For dinner I had the shoyu ahi poke and a shrimp tempura roll. My husband got the slow roasted pork chow fun and my daughter got the tonkotsu pork ramen. While my husbands dinner was good, he thoroughly enjoyed the ramen more and ended up finishing off my daughters dinner instead of his. I wish I could have eaten more because I definitely would have wanted to try some more sushi rolls!

First stop in Maui. Best non-omakase sushi experience on the island. The fish is freshhhhhh. Opaka was caught yesterday. Everything is well balanced, bright, and flavourful. Standout items: oyster shooters, kusshi oysters, hamachi jalapeño, sesame crusted ahi tuna. Lilo and sip was a refreshing blended cocktail - would be lovely sipping this on the beach. Highly recommend. Would return. We spent $115 USD x 3. Worth the $$.

Hands down the best Sushi I've had in my life and I've been to MANY sushi bars over the past 20 years! The fish is top notch and as fresh as when I've filleted it right on the boat. The rolls and sauce composition perfectly complimented each fish. The pork noodle dish that my wife got was phenomenal (She's not a fish person 🤦) They clearly either made the noodles in house or bought them locally fresh. This place is a must visit! Sorry for the bad pictures. They wouldn't do it justice anyways!

I’m happy to report I can turn my frown upside down for my review almost a decade ago. The spouse said we’re going to Isana for a friend’s birthday dinner. I silently exhaled with disappointment as while I do enjoy some varieties of sushi, it’s not my favorite type of cuisine. ATMOSPHERE: Gone is the upstairs loft bar and seating area. The space looks lightly renovated, with the teppanyaki-style hood vents throughout, though they’re all decommissioned but still present. RESERVATIONS: Recommended as they’re pretty popular. PARKING: Extremely limited with no overflow options nearby. The lot behind the restaurant is for the condo that shares the property. There are some unofficial street stalls on the shoulder of S Kihei Rd., but it’s on sand/dirt and is part of the beach park. MENU: Strong list of booze & mocktails, sushi, tempura, ramen, salads, seafood/meat/poultry entrées (yay), desserts. BEVERAGE: Menehune Mule - $14.00 The bartender forewarned me that theirs has no ginger beer in it, instead replaced with a homemade ginger simple syrup. I concurred. It was good but a mule definitely needs ginger beer with its signature cough-inducing fizz and intense flavor. Hokule’a - $14.00 Served martini-style, this was really refreshing and well-balanced all around. The pineapple flavor wasn’t overpowering either, a plus for me. Two yums up! Lilo N Sip - $14.00 The tiki-faced glass and mint green contents brought oohs and ahhs from the table. Finished blended, it was thick, creamy and very milkshake-like. Another highly recommended bev. Shiso Cool - $13.00 I had a DD, thank you very much. Ice cold with crunchy bits of ice swimming around, another winner that was more tart than sweet. And, an anglerfish-like fin ray sported a candied piece of ginger at the end which was excellent to chew on and enjoy throughout the drink. FOOD: I partook in a few sushi dishes ordered for the table, including California, shrimp tempura and unagi rolls - all were good. But, my favorite was definitely the Ribeye Steak Pupu, a sizzling platter of tender steak, mushrooms and onions. I was intent on ordering the Garlic Prawn Noodles but I was pretty content by then. SERVICE: Everyone was terrific! Even with our large party, everything went smoothly with no hiccups. They were so lax about splitting checks too, thank you! OVERALL: My stomach gets a whole lot happier when there’s more than sushi on the menu.