Where To Eat In Maui...yummy

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Taste Some Local Food Flavors

The variety of restaurants on Maui will satisfy even the most discriminating palate. We have food from all over the world: Greek, German, African, Chinese, Korean, Italian, Mexican, Filipino, Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai, French, Pacific Rim, Hawaiian, local, seafood, steak, ribs, and American. We are lucky to have some of the finest chefs in the world! Most of the produce, herbs and fruit are grown locally, so the ingredients on Maui are as fresh and tasty as it gets. An island favorite is Pacific Rim cuisine, a blend of Asian, seafood, European and spices such as ginger with unbelievably artistic food presentations. Thai food is a combination of French and Chinese, using coconut milk and peanuts as a base for the exquisite sauces. Japanese restaurants serve food in divided dishes, like a sampling meal. It’s a fun experience, as are their sushi bars. Chinese is hot or mild and one of the best buys. For family dining, share a variety of tasty dishes. Local restaurants serve foods such as saimin, a noodle soup with egg, green onion and char siu (sweet red pork) meat on top and pork chops w/gravy, macaroni salad, cole slaw and "two scoops rice". Some of the more popular local restaurants favored by "those in the know" include Sam Sato’s in the Wailuku Mill yard, Saigon Cafe on Main Street and Rays Deli and Chums in Wailuku, Kitada’s Kau Kau Corner in Makawao and the Maui Beach and Maui Palms in Kahului and Azekas in Kihei. (101 Things To Do On Maui)

Dine In A Theme Restaurant

Maui has restaurants offering unique themes and great museum quality collections. Lahaina's Front Street is where you will find the most unusual experiences. Starting with the Hard Rock Cafe, filled with Rock'n Roll memorabilia, the sounds abound as you get near. The T-shirts are collected by travelers from all over the world. Planet Hollywood is like a hip museum that showcases famous stars. You'll see the palm prints of the stars who have visited. Costumes from famous movies are in display cases. Movies play continuously and the food even has movie themes. The decor is outrageous, such as the shark's head coming out of the wall in the ladies room or the zebra carpet. One of the movie star owners may even appear or serve you. The Sharkstooth Brewery at Kaahumanu Center showcases their gigantic stainless steel beer vats in a glass-enclosed room behind the bar. This place is so large it even has a canoe hanging from the ceiling. You can order their sampler and try the give varieties of beer they serve out of mini-mugs. This is the first brewery restaurant on Maui. Stella Blues at Longs Shopping Center in Kihei has a great collection of Grateful Dead memorabilia the owners have collected from concerts and associations over the years. This is an award-winning health food restaurant with great taste. For Hawaiian decor, the Humuhumu Restaurant at the Grand Wailea has to be the best. It is its own island in the middle of its own lagoon. A pole house village design with little rooms jutting in different directions for privacy and thatched roofs. You will see the fish swimming around the restaurant. A spear fisherman, with his spear raised, will raise your appreciation of "Hawaiiana" to a new level. Check out the Humuhumu fish in the aquarium as you enter the restaurant. Dine in a theme restaurant. If you are looking for a dinner location in Kihei that offers great sunsets, food and very affordable prices, try Hamilton's. Located at the northern end of Kihei Road. (101 Things To Do On Maui)

Every single time I visit Maui...my family always ends up eating at Canton Chef (Chinese Restaurant). My dad has a bodily need for rice, and Chinese cuisine in general, on a daily basis and we've found that this restaurant serves our needs the best. My dad and the chef of Canton Chef go way back. The head chef/owner, Sum Lau, owned a Chinese restaurant in California and my parents went to eat there constantly and I suppose they became friends. So then when Sum dropped his Cali restaurant and went out to Maui...my parents followed his restaurant out to Maui and now we still constantly eat at his restaurant.

Canton Chef 2463 South Kihei Road Maui, Hawaii 96753 (808) 879-1988 Click here for a map of Chinese restaurant locations on Maui.

Mama's Fish House (& Beach Front Cottages) is my favorite. The food is fresh, savory, exotic, and everything I would want out of an "authentic Hawaiian" dinner...whatever that means. The daily menu lists the name of the fishermen and where and how the fish was caught. Dishes include Polynesian delicacies like breadfruit, paholo fern, roasted kukui nut, fresh hearts of palm, and organically grown vegetables from nearby Haiku farms. Mama's Fish House is actually a converted beach house in a coconut grove on a secluded white sand beach. Inside, hinged windows open to let in the tradewinds and Polynesian artifacts and original oil paintings decorate tropical hardwood walls. The rooms are filled with spectacular flower arrangements and tapa print cloths cover the tables. Outdoor dining is equally exciting, and everyone enjoys watching the windsurfers performing offshore.

Mama's Fish House 799 Poho Place Paia, Hawaii 96779 Reservations: (808) 579-9764

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