Maui Places
Nov 18th, 2006 by billb
This page has one child page per restaurant or venue–to see the individual reviews you need to click on the appropriate name.
First of all, here’s some general information: Food can be pretty darned good in Maui. It wasn’t always so, but the bar has been raised over the past few years. Some places are kind of obvious and well known–Haile Maile General Store, Mama’s Fish House, the Hana Hotel. Some are less so and a few of the very best are all but impossible to find. For example, there is a vietnamese restaurant in Wailuku that has no sign, it’s alongside the overpass and all but invisible from the main road. All the locals know about it, and nobody talks about it. Busy all the time, and absolutely world class. Wonderful service, whacky waiters, spectacular food. There is also an espresso joint that morphs into a wonderful wine and dessert bar at night. again, the only people that know about it are locals. You are welcome in both of these places–if you find them you are either a local or an extraordinary tourist that’s very good at finding great places, and either is just fine.
Two of my very favorite places are the Fish Market in Paia on the corner of Baldwin ave and the Hana Highway and Moana Cafe on Baldwin across from the Post Office. Both are very unimpressive looking. Moana has a certain cavernous and seedy look. Read the review and you’ll understand why I go there for breakfast as often as my diet will justify it. Their eggs benedict with Mahi is worth an exrta hour of workout. I call it “exercise to eat”. The fish market is expensive, but the money all goes to the ingredients. Best fish on the island, cooked expertly. You order at the counter, sit on picnic tables that you generally share with other locals, and you wait for them to call your number. Ono plate with extra cole slaw and a Red Hook ESB. My mouth is watering.
Enjoy the reviews. I don’t slam bad places, I just don’t include them. But I don’t have any reason to shill for these folks, so you can be assured that if I like a place it’s because I’ve gone there numerous times and really like what I had.
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