BEST PUPUS Hula Grill Wow. You readers are high maka-maka! When asked who serves the island’s best pupus, you turned away from the squid luau at the Foodland seafood deli to something a bit higher class. And Hula Grill’s not a bad spot. In fact, our super secret inside spy who goes there all the time says their pupu menu includes ahi poke rolls, imu style pork ribs and even … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Pupus on Maui: Hula Grill
MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Caterer on Maui: Cloud Nine
EDIT PICK BEST CATERER Cloud Nine We just wrote a dining story on these folks and their awesome lunch cart in Makawao. Then last week we got a call from one of the uber-hot owners saying they’ve been shut down because of weird permit issues. What? Permit, shmermit. We can’t live without our Kalua Pig Po’ Boy! Luckily, Cloud Nine has been catering for years, or we’d have … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Caterer on Maui: Cloud Nine
MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Dinner on Maui: Kobe Japanese Steak House
BEST DINNER Kobe Japanese Steak House Really? Guess we’ll have to take your word for it and surmise that you, our usually intelligent and sensible readers, know something that we don’t. We mean, we’ve eaten at Kobe, and while we enjoy the theatrics involved in the food preparation, we weren’t all that impressed with the dinner’s actual flavor. We can admit we’re wrong, … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Dinner on Maui: Kobe Japanese Steak House
MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Steak on Maui: Ruth’s Chris Steak House
BEST STEAK Ruth’s Chris Steak House Okay, we’re surprised. Surprised and jealous. You, dear readers, have chosen Ruth’s Chris as the home of the best, most amazing steak on Maui. The sad thing is that we rarely get to eat there. Why? Uh, because we’re broke mo’ fuggahs and Ruth’s Chris is freaking expensive. It’s one of those places where we start experiencing General … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Steak on Maui: Ruth’s Chris Steak House
MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Horchata on Maui: Upcountry Fresh Tamales and Mixed Plate
EDIT PICK BEST HORCHATA Upcountry Fresh Tamales and Mixed Plate We discovered horchata several months ago by accident. We were feeling a little adventurous at Maui Tacos and suddenly blurted out, “We’ll take a taco and one of those brown drinks.” That brown drink turned out to be horchata, a creamy, yummy, sweet, spicy concoction that has long been a refreshing treat of … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Horchata on Maui: Upcountry Fresh Tamales and Mixed Plate