Hawaiian Restaurant in Jacksonville, FL: Inside Makai Poke & Musubi

Search 'Hawaiian restaurant Jacksonville FL' and most results are fusion sushi, a poke-bowl chain, or a Polynesian-themed bar that's Hawaiian in name only. That gap is why Makai Poke & Musubi exists.

What Makes a Restaurant Hawaiian

Hawaiian food comes from Native Hawaiian fishing traditions blended with Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Portuguese, and Korean plantation-era immigration. Poke, musubi, plate lunch, and loco moco all come out of that fusion.

Musubi Is the Tell

Poke alone doesn't make a restaurant Hawaiian. Musubi is Hawaii's everyday grab-and-go food, and almost nobody on the mainland makes it fresh. Makai does, every day.

The Menu

Classic Ahi Poke Bowl, Spicy Salmon Bowl, and the Spam Musubi Deluxe — grilled teriyaki spam over seasoned rice wrapped in nori.

Sourcing

Every piece of fish is sashimi-grade, never previously frozen, from suppliers held to Marine Stewardship Council standards.

Come Find Us

Open daily, 11 AM–9 PM, at 1661 Riverside Ave #127, Jacksonville, FL 32204. Call (904) 232-8964 or follow @makaijax.