BEST LOCAL CHEAP EATS SAM SATO’S Sam Sato’s for the win… always. We are so thankful for our local Maui food spots, and this one takes the cake for local cheap eats this year. On Maui, and throughout the outer islands, these kinds of ‘mom and pop’ shops are totally disappearing and it’s devastating. Get your okole to Sam Sato’s ASAP and try everything on the menu. If you want … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Local Cheap Eats on Maui: Sam Sato’s
Sam Sato’s
Jen Russo reflects on MauiTime’s 20th anniversary, what makes a successful Maui restaurant
People always ask me what makes a restaurant successful. Is it the food? Is it the service? What's the elusive combination of elements that creates a winning hit for a restaurant? Unfortunately, there's no easy answer. I've been devouring every tasty morsel made on Maui for the last 43 years and writing about it for the last 20, so I know: there's no definitive formula for … [Read more...] about Jen Russo reflects on MauiTime’s 20th anniversary, what makes a successful Maui restaurant
MauiTime Best of Maui 2010: Best Local Cheap Eats on Maui: Sam Sato’s
Sam Sato’s It’s the insiders’ go-to for getting your grind on. “I know people who get off the plane from wherever, and that’s their first stop. Before seeing Grandma. Before getting settled. Before freshening up. Everything is better after a bowl of their dry mein,” says regular Traci McDonald. From saimin that will satiate even an addict’s fix to manju worth hand-carrying to … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2010: Best Local Cheap Eats on Maui: Sam Sato’s
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Saimin on Maui: Sam Sato’s
BEST SAIMIN Sam Sato’s I could use saimin as a metaphor to describe Maui. Like saimin, Maui takes bits and pieces of different cultures and ethnicities and puts them together to create something wonderful. This phenomenon is something unique to Hawaii. Suffice it to say that the best bowl of something wonderful can be found at Sam Sato’s. Maui Time readers know how good … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Saimin on Maui: Sam Sato’s
MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best Noodles on Maui: Sam Sato’s
BEST NOODLES sam sato,s Noodles, shmoodles. Who doesn’t like noodles!? This place is known not only for noodles like saimin, chow fun and dry noodles but also a delicious flaky pastry called manju, which is filled with sweetened lima beans. Mmm… lima beans. Remember that Sam Sato’s broth is made the old-fashioned way: from scratch. Everything is better from scratch and Maui … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best Noodles on Maui: Sam Sato’s