Wow-Wee Maui's Kava Bar and Grill

S topped in after landing in Kahului. It wasn’t too busy, but the karaoke section made it pretty loud (which makes sense—it’s a bar). We ordered the bacon avocado burger, which uses Maui beef. The texture was a bit different but tasted good. The only downside was the raw onions, which didn’t add much to the burger. We also tried the Mahi Mahi wrap, and it was disappointing. It mostly consisted of hard lettuce chunks with a small amount of chopped-up Mahi Mahi that lacked flavor and didn’t taste fresh. Keeping the fish in whole strips might have made a big difference. The fries on the side were crispy and hot—nothing special but decent. As for drinks, we tried the canned Kava, which was $12 and tasted more like an energy drink based on the ingredients. The “fresh” Kava was actually a powder mix and cost $24, so we skipped it. Our bill comes out closer to $60. Overall, the experience was okay, but the food could use some improvement.

Calamari was so good. Stopped in for the kava and it makes your tongue and throat numb and I would do this again for sure. Bar tender was great to talk to, thank you.

Seemed to be short staffed only saw two people. One waitress who was also the bar tender. If its a party of more than 4 they add the gratuity automatically. Restroom is around the corner. Food was ok

Great spot I used to come here after work excellent service very nice people and very good food thank you guys

Not sure what's going on here. I think it is Korean influenced or either the owner is Korean. But they are going for this Hawaiian eatery that does random things, but perhaps doesn't get anything right. The bright spot for Wow-Wee was our server. Very attentive, very kind, very fast, etc. The food was really bland. The Loco Moco was perhaps the largest disappointment. Completely tasteless. No sense of umami at all. All the meat was relatively tough. Perhaps the only saving grace was the fried mandoo which I'm convinced was not made by them - purchase frozen, etc. If you are looking for a place to get hammered with soju, perhaps this is it. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother.