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December 2023 by Joanna Marie L.
Visited Wai Kai with my aunt and decided to have breakfast at Kitchen Door. It was my first time on the property, and I must say, the beautiful views and modern ambiance make it a fantastic place to explore, dine, and try out new activities.While the Kitchen Door breakfast menu was straightforward, the food was enjoyable, and our server provided good service. The place, with its stunning views, was surprisingly empty, which made it even more enjoyable, especially with my two toddlers.As a local, I found the prices for activities a bit on the higher side. It would be great to see more affordable options. Adding an obstacle float island in the lagoon could be a fantastic family attraction and enhance the overall experience.Looking forward to returning to check out the wave when it's up and running. Overall, a positive experience with beautiful views, a modern ambiance, and room for some enhancements.
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December 2023 by Angelica Flores Torres
Food was delicious! I wish I could remember the name of the lady who offered my dog water and recommended the breakfast croissant. Very sweet lady! Been here twice already, we liked it that much. We will be coming back again :)
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November 2023 by Jeana Pelekai
The hostess brought us to the table, she said mention that the table had water on it because they had cups of water on the table, but she assured us the table was clean. We sat down thinking she was going to have some come by and wipe it, but she didn't. However, our waitress came and noticed the water on the table and asked if the hostess sat us down with the table being wet, I said, "Yes." She apologized and went to get a cloth to wipe the table. Other than the hostess, who needs more training. Our waitress was great, the food was good and the manager brought us a pizza on the house because of our waitress she gets a 5 star.
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November 2023 by Maui World Travelers
After shopping at Waikele, we decided to check out Oahu's newest attraction before heading back to the city to blow even more money.EXPERIENCE:A tad off the beaten path, in an area of Ewa Beach that's in its infancy of development sits this oceanfront park. No fees to park or enter.The looming building that greets you houses The Lookout (one of three restaurants on the property and where we had a lunchtime toot) with the wave pool and its mechanics below, along with an outdoor bar and wave poolside seating.Off in the distance are the other two restaurants, Kitchen Door and underneath it, Boardwalk Cafe.The Sessions gift shop is next door and is where you register for the park's activities. Below that sits Nalo Kai Club, an air conditioned lounge with locker rooms & showers.Rentals of pedal boards, kayaks, standup paddle boards and inflatable "cabanas" that sport booth-style seating and a table are available for use on their man-made lagoon, complete with a small private sandy beach. For land lovers, you can rent beach chairs and cabanas.On this particular Saturday, there were a few souls in the wave pool surfing, body boarding and taking surf lessons, a handful at Kitchen Door and Boardwalk Cafe, no one on the beach, one person in the lagoon, with the majority at The Lookout. Not very busy on a weekend so hopefully they can flourish.OVERALL:Very nice digs. Definitely would return for the eateries.
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November 2023 by Roman G.
A beautiful resort-like area where you can paddle board, hydro bike, and many other hydro activities and sports. We spent twelve hours here dinning at all the different restaurants and bars. All of the service staff from the restaurants to the hydro activities gave us the friendliest treatment. We tried the Veggie V pizza and the Kalua Sliders at the LookOut, both were amazing. Tried the coffee martini and the Lilikoi mimosa at the Wave bar, which my companion loved, I tried the mochi pancakes which were divine, not too sweet! Then we headed to the hydro activities area and duck paddle boated to the one of the floating gazebos. The entire day was relaxing and fun. I highly recommended this for anyone at least once. Note that there are plans to expand further within 5-10 years and it's helpful to know know that they provide sunscreen for those who forgot.
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October 2023 by Tavita F.
good go to for nfl gamedays - go for the platter!goes well with a brew pitcher...love the kalua pork options here: slider, nachos & building
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October 2023 by Pablo Callepiedra
We live nearby and love going here! So happy this place was built! Mostly for the events and the restaurants, which we lack leeward. Would love to say 5 stars, but the place is quite expensive and lacks a few basic amenities that are typically available at a place like this on mainland or elsewhere in the world. Seriously, the best part is the Plaza. I love that it's not Hawaiian themed and gives me a little break from the ukuleles and steel guitars. Feels very Miami instead. Curious, though, why the waikai main facility wasn't built closer to the ocean. The lagoon view is not that nice. It's kind of boring and unnatural, and I find myself wishing we had crashing wave views. It's just one of those things that seems so common elsewhere, but in Hawaii they don't build near the water I guess unless it's an industrial complex or a hotel? I'm from Florida so I'm used to boardwalks and seaside dining I guess. I think the waikai is a phenomenal addition to the surrounding community, and I hope it will survive being "discovered" by the rest of the island. Excited to see how it expands and improves too!
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October 2023 by Jake Rosario
I love this place! Modern and Trendy. Great environment. Amazing staff. Eating at the Lookout overlooking the Lineup watching people surf is incredible. And more importantly... great food with affordable prices.
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October 2023 by Candyce S.
Spontaneously we stopped by for some brunch. I've been hearing about great things about this place, that we had to give it a shot. I'm so happy we did!The young lady at the register was very nice and sweet! Since it was our first time, she gave us some suggestions. We ordered the mochi pancakes and avocado toast. The pancakes were huge and fluffy! I would give them a 7/10. I give that because there's another place in town that has my favorite mochi pancakes. lol But the avocado toast? Bomb!! I'm coming back just for that and to try the fish and chips. I enjoyed that we were able to enjoy our meal outside. This place was great and we will be coming back!
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September 2023 by K Hussey
We didn't participate. Enjoyable to watch others surf and have some drinks poolside. Plenty of parking. Clean facility.
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September 2023 by James Speight
I had the most fun I've had in a long time. The wave was challenging but once I got the hang of it was exhilarating and I can't wait to go back. The staff are super friendly and helpful. Especially pookela and cat. Next time I'm being the whole family and we will upgrade to the VIP lounge too.
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September 2023 by Andrew Palos
Amazing time with the boys! 100ft wave is the way to go. Tasty waves and grinds.
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September 2023 by Irene M.
What a cool place...Wai Kai is a place I was really curious to visit and what better time to spend it than with my bestie's mom since staying in Ewa than to do a short drive to this amazing location she kept asking if we were still in Ewa lol! This super extensive piece of land that only just a fraction is being used has a great start of an idea to create an area for most which is quite an experience.The main level is the attraction "The Lineup" with two channels 30ft and 65ft is a spectacular vision that can be viewed just almost every angle is a sight to see as they surf using the provided surfboard or body board as well and it's open for all skill levels.Surrounded by umbrella shaded tables and with a bar nearby you're able to chill as you watch your loved ones or others ride the waves, food is available at The Lookout that's right above The Lineup giving it's obvious name. On the lower level is the Wai Kai Lagoon where I see some stand up paddling, kayak equipment and even a few paddling out in a swan vessel looks like such a serene way to enjoy the fabulous water views Ewa has to offer and in the midst of that are a few floating cabanas but apparently the site states they have so much more fun items for use this it's amazing!Along with my bestie's mom we were just at awe of it all and wished that her family had found out about this place earlier as it would be a great option for everyone to find their place here to relax, enjoy and have fun. Lots of parking and will definitely be back as every Thursday night they have a Farmers Market with a bunch of local vendors making this place a environment to celebrate all things local.Thank you!
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September 2023 by Mark Kutsy
I visited Wai Kai and had dinner at Kitchen Door on August 28 which was excellent. I decided to double park my $200k+ Corvette because the parking lot was about 40% full, there was ample parking at 5pm, and I didn't want some knucklehead bumping my car.Upon returning to my car at 5:45pm the security officer from Kanaka Solutions who wouldn’t identify himself with his first name asked me if this was my car. I replied yes and he stated that if I double park my car here again he will tow it. WOW!?! He stated that it is in the rules and the rules must be followed. Where is the Aloha Spirit I asked him. I explained to the young man that I just retired from the Honolulu Police Department after 25 years (attempting to set context) and with everything there is discretion. If people did not use discretion, Police Officer's would ticket people for speeding going 1mph over the speed limit. I explained to him if the parking lot was 75% full I would have consideration of other patrons and not have double parked. But he said he doesn't care if my car was $200k or if I was retired with HPD that he will tow my car if he saw it double parked because this is private property and he will tow my car.As seen in my attached photos, when confronted by security at 5:45pm there are still over a dozen if not a couple dozen open parking stalls closet to the restaurants to where I was parked in the middle and dozens of open stalls from the middle where I was parked to the end of the parking lot.I contacted his supervisor and owner of Kanaka Solutions Kimo Leong and explained to Kimo the incident and explained to him that this is not a good way for this area to prosper if security wants to harass patrons this way.After about a 4-5 minute conversation with Kimo the owner of the security company that Wai Kai had hired, Kimo hangs up on me while I was talking to him which I did not appreciate. I called him back and he apologized saying that he didn't hang up on me. Ahh Ok. After researching Kanaka Solutions and the owner Kimo, coincidentally Kimo also owns a tow company which could be a conflict of interest if Kanaka Solutions abuses their power to tow cars for unreasonable circumstances without justification.If your management team wants this area and businesses to flourish, I highly recommend having a talk with security about having and using better discretion with patrons and to use better judgement for reasonable circumstances.UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2After our 5 hour Corvettes in Paradise event at Wai Kai, I double parked my Corvette and Raptor next to each other taking up 3 stalls with 2 cars at the end of the parking lot this time with the parking lot being less than 50% full about 100 open stalls and yet again Kanaka Security Solutions approached me as I was getting out of my car harassing me to not double park at 2pm. I explained to her that multiple upper management was notified earlier in the week about security having no justification for them harassing patrons for unreasonable requests and upper management stated that security was spoken to already and agreed about security was being unreasonable but I guess this Wahine never get the memo.Upper management did get a hold of Kanaka Solutions Security and the security officer that initially approached me on September 2 gave me a sincere apology and that was much appreciated.However, my review was changed before the second incident to 5 stars but changed back to 1 star after the second incident and I will be leaving the 1 star until I am reassured that I and no other patron will be harassed when promoting Wai Kai's business in the future.A very sad situation for Wai Kai and not good if security continues to harass patrons especially towards a 20 year retired military veteran and a 25 year retired Honolulu Police Officer.A Concerned Patron
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August 2023 by Lisa lisa
We loved it here! So beautiful, everyone was so kind, good down stairs was on point! Please never change the lobster roll the toasted bread made it so good, calamari was Ono, and the boiled shrimp was perfect to peel and eat out side with a cold seltzer! Our new favorite spot!
