Comments on: How to Find the Best Maui Restaurants http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/04/28/how-to-find-the-best-maui-restaurants/ Hawaii Travel Guide & Vacation Advice Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:21:36 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sheila http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/04/28/how-to-find-the-best-maui-restaurants/#comment-4143 Sheila Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:25:11 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=756#comment-4143 Hi David - thanks for your recommendations. They all sound tasty and light on the wallet - two very good restaurant qualities! I like the taro pies, too. There is something kind of fascinating about eating something that shade of purple. :) Hi David – thanks for your recommendations. They all sound tasty and light on the wallet – two very good restaurant qualities!

I like the taro pies, too. There is something kind of fascinating about eating something that shade of purple. :)

]]> By: David http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/04/28/how-to-find-the-best-maui-restaurants/#comment-4142 David Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:17:49 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=756#comment-4142 Hi Sheila, you asked about our favorite Maui dining spots. We don't dine out all that often when we're in the Islands. When we do, our tastes are pretty simple. Here's a list of a few of our favorite Maui places. Penne Pasta Cafe: 180 Dickenson St., Lahaina Reasonably priced Italian food, including wine, served in fair portions. Order at the counter and they'll serve you at your indoor or sidewalk table. Our favorite is the baked penne. Interestingly this place is owned by the same people who own Maui Taco. $8 to $15. Peggy Sue's: Azeka Mauka Center, Kihei Burgers, fries, chicken, hotdogs, fish, etc., all served up in a 1950's style diner atmosphere. The highlight of the place for us is the juke box full of oldies. Get there early, the place is small and it fills up fast. $10-$15 Makawao Garden Cafe (Formerly Cafe O'lei): 3669 Baldwin Ave, Makawao The menu is vegetarian friendly with an assortment of sandwiches, soups and salads, all on the lighter side. Our favorite is their great crab sandwich. The setting is a quaint little outdoor patio. Just shoo the chickens aside and pick a table under an umbrella. A great place for lunch. $8 to $15. Well, not an ocean view at any of these places, but you can always get the food to go. :) David PS - And how could I forget McDonalds and those great fried taro pies. ;) Hi Sheila, you asked about our favorite Maui dining spots. We don’t dine out all that often when we’re in the Islands. When we do, our tastes are pretty simple. Here’s a list of a few of our favorite Maui places.

Penne Pasta Cafe:
180 Dickenson St., Lahaina
Reasonably priced Italian food, including wine, served in fair portions. Order at the counter and they’ll serve you at your indoor or sidewalk table. Our favorite is the baked penne. Interestingly this place is owned by the same people who own Maui Taco. $8 to $15.

Peggy Sue’s:
Azeka Mauka Center, Kihei
Burgers, fries, chicken, hotdogs, fish, etc., all served up in a 1950′s style diner atmosphere. The highlight of the place for us is the juke box full of oldies. Get there early, the place is small and it fills up fast. $10-$15

Makawao Garden Cafe (Formerly Cafe O’lei):
3669 Baldwin Ave, Makawao
The menu is vegetarian friendly with an assortment of sandwiches, soups and salads, all on the lighter side. Our favorite is their great crab sandwich. The setting is a quaint little outdoor patio. Just shoo the chickens aside and pick a table under an umbrella. A great place for lunch. $8 to $15.

Well, not an ocean view at any of these places, but you can always get the food to go. :)

David

PS – And how could I forget McDonalds and those great fried taro pies. ;)

]]> By: Sheila http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/04/28/how-to-find-the-best-maui-restaurants/#comment-4141 Sheila Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:15:35 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=756#comment-4141 Hi Kris - thanks for adding your recommendations. We like Leilani's, too. We tend to go into seafood overload when we go to Hawaii. Regarding watching college football....I'd definitely choose the football over a spa treatment. I'm definitely a football chick. :-) Hi Kris – thanks for adding your recommendations. We like Leilani’s, too. We tend to go into seafood overload when we go to Hawaii.

Regarding watching college football….I’d definitely choose the football over a spa treatment. I’m definitely a football chick. :-)

]]> By: Kris http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/04/28/how-to-find-the-best-maui-restaurants/#comment-4140 Kris Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:06:42 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=756#comment-4140 And as for our favorites, Leilani's is probably the best in Whalers Village if you happen to be staying in that area. We also like the fun vibe at Cheeseburger in Paradise in Lahaina and head over to BJ's Pizzeria (also in Lahaina) when we're homesick for some Chicago style pizza. We have to confess, though, that while we are Hawaiians at heart, we aren't too fond of seafood, which I imagine puts us in the minority. We did stop at Kimo's for the first time last week and it was a very nice atmosphere as mentioned here. Plenty of seating for larger parties, too (reservations for larger groups a good idea). Now, for a little plug for our favorite resort in Ka'anapali, the Sheraton Maui Resort. If you happen to be in the area and want to plan a very special evening, check out their website for the Dinner Under the Stars reservation. While it will set you back a few hundred dollars, we did it last year for our anniversary and it was absolutely unforgettable. **chills** Truly magical. Last, but not least, the Aloha Mixed Plate behind the Lahaina Cannery Mall was a great find. Some great local food and some decent prices. Definitely would recommend it for lunch, especially before a day of shopping on Front Street. And as for our favorites, Leilani’s is probably the best in Whalers Village if you happen to be staying in that area. We also like the fun vibe at Cheeseburger in Paradise in Lahaina and head over to BJ’s Pizzeria (also in Lahaina) when we’re homesick for some Chicago style pizza.

We have to confess, though, that while we are Hawaiians at heart, we aren’t too fond of seafood, which I imagine puts us in the minority. We did stop at Kimo’s for the first time last week and it was a very nice atmosphere as mentioned here. Plenty of seating for larger parties, too (reservations for larger groups a good idea).

Now, for a little plug for our favorite resort in Ka’anapali, the Sheraton Maui Resort. If you happen to be in the area and want to plan a very special evening, check out their website for the Dinner Under the Stars reservation. While it will set you back a few hundred dollars, we did it last year for our anniversary and it was absolutely unforgettable. **chills** Truly magical.

Last, but not least, the Aloha Mixed Plate behind the Lahaina Cannery Mall was a great find. Some great local food and some decent prices. Definitely would recommend it for lunch, especially before a day of shopping on Front Street.

]]> By: Kris http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/04/28/how-to-find-the-best-maui-restaurants/#comment-4139 Kris Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:55:26 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=756#comment-4139 I second your thoughts on the Rusty Harpoon. If you happen to be on Maui on a Saturday during College Football season and want to make friends with a few new drinking buddies while your wife's having a spa day at the Westin, than go for it. If you're looking for a nice dinner, forget it. In fact, turn around, Leilani's is right behind you. :) I second your thoughts on the Rusty Harpoon. If you happen to be on Maui on a Saturday during College Football season and want to make friends with a few new drinking buddies while your wife’s having a spa day at the Westin, than go for it. If you’re looking for a nice dinner, forget it.

In fact, turn around, Leilani’s is right behind you. :)

]]> By: Andy http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/04/28/how-to-find-the-best-maui-restaurants/#comment-4138 Andy Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:13:36 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=756#comment-4138 I might start a new blog - ICanHasCoconutShrimp.com. ;-) I might start a new blog – ICanHasCoconutShrimp.com. ;-)

]]> By: Sheila http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/04/28/how-to-find-the-best-maui-restaurants/#comment-4137 Sheila Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:11:48 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=756#comment-4137 Ha! Andy - have you ever met a coconut shrimp that you didn't like? ;-) Ha! Andy – have you ever met a coconut shrimp that you didn’t like? ;-)

]]> By: Andy http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/04/28/how-to-find-the-best-maui-restaurants/#comment-4136 Andy Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:53:03 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=756#comment-4136 I know it would never make your list, but Bubba Gumps in Lahaina is on my list of picks. Yeah it's cheesy, but it's over the water and they have great coconut shrimp. Run, Forest run! :-) I know it would never make your list, but Bubba Gumps in Lahaina is on my list of picks. Yeah it’s cheesy, but it’s over the water and they have great coconut shrimp.

Run, Forest run! :-)

]]> By: Sheila http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/04/28/how-to-find-the-best-maui-restaurants/#comment-4133 Sheila Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:58:13 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=756#comment-4133 Here are a couple restaurants I would avoid: - Rusty Harpoon at Whalers Village in Kaanapali - neither the food or the service has been good here. - Swan Court breakfast buffet at the Kaanapali Hyatt. This place felt like grand central station. Here are a couple restaurants I would avoid:
- Rusty Harpoon at Whalers Village in Kaanapali – neither the food or the service has been good here.
- Swan Court breakfast buffet at the Kaanapali Hyatt. This place felt like grand central station.

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