MAI

I only go to Mai’s for a good refreshing fresh smoothie. She does recommend the fruits she has the most of for the day but she also suggest other good ones. All of her fruits are cut, refrigerated and ready to blend whenever she takes your order. She mixes the fruit, ice and milk powder together. Make sure to get boba with your drink because her bobas are really good! They don’t clump together and they’re soft and chewy. All of her drinks are very fresh and refreshing. Once you come here you won’t want to go anywhere else.

The ladies were nice compared to the other beverage shops around there who gave me a bad attitude when I asked if a drink could be blended. Seems like a simple request for a bubble tea place.
The ladies at Mai were gracious and made some great sugar cane smoothies.

Biggest rip off. No ice sugarcane juice for $ 10. Take few more steps and you will find others selling same for between $ 4 and $ 5 range.

We were roaming around Hawaii looking for exotic fruits to buy as we’ve heard so much about the island’s freshness. The owner, female lady, was helping us. At first, she was pressuring us to buy all her leftover fruits. We told her we only want to buy enough to munch on as we continue to walk around. She got upset and became defensive saying that she won’t sell to us and will close her shop. Either we buy or leave. She was extremely rude; worst than a car salesman trying to sell us a beat up vehicle.
I will never come here to give her business as she doesn’t have an ounce of decency. All greed and unprofessional.

We come here every time we are on Oahu for fresh logan.

This is the preferred fresh juice/​smoothie joint. It looks clean and has a variety of fresh fruits for sale. Favorite would be the fresh sugar cane juice!

Delicious fresh fruit bubble tea smoothies for $ 4 — $ 6 depending in the fruit. Generous sizes and very friendly service. It’s worth going out of your way for it.

Do not buy from here!
The lady at the register is a liar and will take your money and lie to your face!!!
I wanted a fresh squeezed juiced and had specifically asked her if the coconut juice was fresh and she said yes. She then proceeded to put 5 tablespoons of sugar, ice, and canned coconut milk from the refrigerator into a blender. I then tried to stop her and said, «wait, you said it was fresh and that is not fresh from a coconut.» She then said «it is fresh. you taste it. I make fresh everyday»
WTF?!? I just spent $ 6 on ice, sugar, and a tablespoon of canned coconut milk along with a hefty portion of BS!!!
I would give this place negative 10 if I could. I was totally ripped off!

I would give it another star if it weren’t so dang expensive! But then again, you’re talking to the person who has boba smoothies within walking distance (nope, unfortunately not kama’aina…only my grandparents!). Fruit was super fresh, I mean, they sold the fruit they used right in front! Good size. Used a bit too much milk, but oh well. The ladies there were hilarious and helpful when we were deciding… and they have good marketing skills… got my mom to buy some mystery fruit. Lol.
Soursop was my favorite!

NEW FAVE! A coworker of mine knows how much a LOOOVE mangosteen and reported that there was a small boba place on maunakea that sells good looking mangosteen. I had to check it out.
At $ 17/​lb, I wasn’t about to spend all the cash I had on mangosteen (they are cash only, but accept EBT… wtf). I opted for a passion fruit smoothie instead and vowed to comeback after payday. Lol. The smoothie was amazing. Mais uses fresh fruit and I have been dying to have fresh lilikoi juice since I came back from Taiwan (where it is very common to have lilikoi seeds floating around in your passion fruit tea). I don’t think I will ever try any other flavors because the passion fruit smoothie was so dang good. I’ll probably try to convince some friends to go with me so I can sample theirs.
Wasn’t a fan of the boba at all, but I don’t even care. I can get boba elsewhere; I will come to Mais exclusively for lilikoi smoothies and mangosteen. You can also purchase very large and fresh looking rambutan and longan.

Oh yes!!! Real-​fruit-​mango-​smoothie-​with-​mochi-​balls-​made-​with-​two-​types-​of-​mangoes-​and-​blended-​to-​perfection (deep breath), you are MAI love! Okay the MAI jokes are getting old, but the smoothies are definitely not. I think I’ve said enough, NOW GO!

I decided I would surprise my wife with a bubble drink after work. Got down to china town a little early to find parking and purchase it right before she finished so it would be nice and cold. While waiting for the right moment to get it I had a couple of mins to kill so I decided to check out Unilocal for any new places that popped up.
After looking at the pic and reading some reviews I decided to try this place out. Not too hard to find I was attracted to their drink photos on the wall. I was a little confused on the price because it is not on the pic but listed on the counter.
They make all regular bubble drinks. Power or fresh fruit for a little extra but I think their drinks r a little bigger here. They also use tons for fresh fruit. My wife’s lychee drink was basically lychee and ice, she was very happy.
It dose depend on the person that serves u one one occasion my drink was bursting at the openings another day it looked like a couple people took some sips.
I got an orange, which was great but i did think it tasted like tang, but still very good.
On another occasion I tried the singer cane drink. Looked good when they crushed it fresh but had a really earthy flavor. Wouldn’t suggest it.
I usually park around the corner in the metered parking. But if I’m in a rush I just park in the loading zone and hope I don’t attract any police attention.
4 stars because the inconsistent amount but other than that my new favorite bubble drink place. Flavors r fresh and drinks r refreshing. Can’t wait for my next trip to china town

My friend and I went here on Kamehameha Day because she wanted to pick up some Big Island lychee and a smoothie, and am I glad I went with her. We both got a mango smoothie (and I am a mango FIEND!) and it was delicious! You can get the smoothie with or without boba (without for me… not a fan), but I’m sure anyway you have it, it will be excellent! It’s super smooth and because they use real fruit, the mango taste was super fresh. And it’s ginormous! Well worth my $ 6.

— Avocado smoothie (w/​out bubble): Best avocado smoothie! It’s made from the fresh fruit, so it’s naturally creamy. Just the right consistency! Since it’s from an Asian store, it’s also not too sweet! It really just right!
— Mango/​strawberry smoothie: I even tasted by friend’s mango strawberry smoothie and that was so deliciously light! You really taste all each of the fruits – in every one of their smoothies!
Next time I’m going to try their more exotic/​southeast Asian fruit smoothies! They’ve got longan (dragon eye), dragon fruit, durian, and soursop! They’re really got such a great variety of fruits to choose from! And the best part is that they give the equivalent of a Jamba Juice original size for every one of their drinks. But, I know that the ingredients are fresh and there’s no added milk, yogurt, or ice cream!

Believe every positive word you read in Unilocal reviews about MAI. Mai oh mai, OH MY it is so good! When we walked into the place, we saw fresh watermelon being chopped up. That alone sold me on the drink. We ordered two watermelon drinks with bubble and she proceeded to fill that blender to the tip top with the fruit she just cut.
Sure, there was a bit of sugar in it. But considering that it’s real fruit, comes to you so nice and cold, and is a sizeable amount, I will take it and RUN! Two drinks were a little more than $ 8 with tax. You can guarantee that I’m going to go to MAI as much as I can.

Has the most amazing/​different bubble tea flavors and most are made with real fruit!
I had a Star Apple which tasted like a young coconut, and my boyfriend had some sort of fruit that’s a little sweeter than a sour sop. Nom nom nom.
CASH ONLY!
(a little negative… okay, maybe a big one, I legit saw her LADLE a «spoonful» of sugar.)
BUT SO ONO!

I love fresh fruit smoothies! I actually make smoothies at home. If you are a smoothie, juicing junkie like me it can get pricey going to Jamba Juice everyday.
I was walking around Chinatown and came across this place. It’s located right next to Maunakea Marketplace but it doesn’t look like the rest of the shops. The shops are usually clustered with all their fruits and vegetables. Surprisingly this place was clean and clear (compare to what you usually see). But what draws you in is the back of the store, the signs of different smoothies pictures and a window you look through and see blender galore. I swear the gate ways of heaven just opened up. I had to get myself a fresh lychee bubble drink. (that’s the one fruit I don’t blend myself, but it’s one of my fave fruits!) You get to watch them blend your fruit do you know what you are getting yourself into. Also you have a choice between powder or fresh fruit. For the size of the drink it’s a deal! The prices ranges from $ 4-​$ 6. Love it!
I left that place with a big cheesy smile on my face. It def quench my thirst on a hot Saturday afternoon and got me wanting to go back just for that lychee bubble drink.

In an attempt to deviate from my normal bubble tea place, my bf and I venture into Mai on our way home. Mai immediately stands out from the rest of Chinatown since its such a clean establishment! Their smoothie stand is inside the store and is covered in pictures of their smoothie goodness offerings.
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Got a regular bubble milk tea ($ 3.50) and a mango lychee bubble smoothie ($ 5). The fruit was fresh and the milk tea not overly sweet. Yum!
Also saw some other orders that looked very good! Tangerine, sugar cane and avocado. Can’t wait to come back and try more of their other flavors!

Awesome awesome awesome. Mai shows some Asian fruits some love yo. In reality, its a fruit stand first and from the pictures you can see that they have any type of fruit you could desire as an Asian person. If your Taiwanese or love Taiwanese fruits like I do, then you might go crazy for the sour sop, rambutan, and some mangosteen. But ah, what do I really go here for? Smoothies!!! They must add a little yogurt or something too because the smoothies I’ve had like papaya, mango, and banana come out real creamy. I can’t explain what gives the volume, flavor, and creaminess, but man, its crazy how good it is. I think monkeys would rather get their bananas like this. $ 4 for a 20 oz size, think the original size at Jamba Juice, and its a good deal. Located next to Maunakea Market and halfway between Beretenia or King, its in a ‘sweet’ location. A definite recommend.

Our friends who recently returned from visiting Oahu couldn’t say enough about MAI’s. She raved and raved about the fresh sugar cane juice available. I wasn’t so sure I’d be able to find the place, but walking along Maunakea Street, you can’t help but pass by it!
We skipped the freshly squeezed sugar cane juice ($ 3-​$ 5) and opted for the fruit smoothies ($ 4), with or without bubbles (bobas).
Be sure the girl making your smoothie understands your order. Even though she came out and pointed out the description and picture, I noticed her using a different fruit and had to stop her before she got to blending.
MAI also sells fresh produce and some Asian staples too.
There are a lot of fresh smoothie joints in Chinatown. Their prices are a bit higher though, so shop around if you want to save 50 cents here and there.