BEST FREE ENTERTAINMENT There’s nothing better than getting a free show. No, I’m not going to be immature here and say that the best free show on Maui is strolling upon a drunken couple doing their “love business” on the beach. The best free show on Maui can be seen from the Maui Time Weekly […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Seafood Restaurant on Maui: Mama’s Fish House
Best Seafood Restaurant MAMA’S FISH HOUSE Our mama is turning 30! Time flies when you’re slingin’ great fish. It is one of the most well known restaurants on the island and they’ve been serving the best seafood around for the last three decades. It has an old school island ambience complete with its own beach, […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Dining with a View on Maui: Kula Lodge
Best Dining With A View KULA LODGE Amazing views of the West Maui Mountains and the fantastic cloud formations that congregate on the peaks, the lush cane fields below, the North Coast and Maalaea Harbor create a dining spectacle. At breakfast time, you can rub elbows with goofy middle Americans as they load up on […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Margarita on Maui: Manana Garage
Best Margarita MAÑANA GARAGE It’s hot. Like summertime hot. Slipping into Mañana Garage gets you the best margarita ever blended on Maui. Altogether fitting that Maui’s best margarita—a luscious libation of tequila, lime or lemon juice, triple sec and ice, glass rimmed with salt—be mixed and served at a Latino-flavored restaurant like Kahului’s Mañana Garage. […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Fish Sandwich on Maui: Paia Fish Market
Best Fish Sandwich PAIA FISH MARKET The saying goes; eat more fish, live longer. Well, thank goodness for Paia Fish Market. No one prepares ono, ahi or mahi in-between a grade-A bun better than they do. Sandwiches come cajun-seared or grilled and accompanied by tangy coleslaw, fresh tomato and grated cheddar. Many of the other […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Vietnamese Restaurant on Maui: A Saigon Cafe
Best Vietnamese Restaurant SAIGON CAFÉ Take a bow, Saigon Café owner Jennifer and staff, you got top billing as the best Vietnamese restaurant on Maui. Many food folks would argue that Saigon Café is a top contender for Maui’s best food, any kine restaurant, that’s how good they are. No secret to the masses, and […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Place for Vegetarian Food on Maui: Down to Earth
Best Place For Vegetarian Food DOWN TO EARTH A lot of stigmas have somehow been attached to vegetarian diets. I always think of vegetarians as all wearing hemp and smelling like barley (whatever barley smells like). But eating a vegetarian diet is obviously good for your health and makes the moo moo and oink populations […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Italian Restaurant on Maui: Casanova
Best Italian Restaurant CASANOVA Any way you slice up the competition for best Italian restaurant, it’s quite a feat to be voted Maui’s best in this category these days. With more than a dozen places serving Italian fare, the competition is fierce. Casanova wins best of the bunch honors by consistently serving flavorful traditional Italian […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Restaurant for Family of Four Under $30: Tasty Crust
Best Restaurant For Family Of Four Under $30 TASTY CRUST What could possibly be better than good, cheap food? I can’t think of too many things that I more desire than good eats for minimal flow. And with that, I introduce Tasty Crust. Maui Time Weekly readers voted this Wailuku eatery best restaurant for family […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Spam Musubi on Maui: Minit Stop
Best Spam Musubi MINIT STOP The price sign at Minit Stop lists Spam Musubi under two categories, hot foods and sushi. “But I don’t understand,” I implored Lali, the clerk behind the Paia counter. “Is it a hot food? Or is it a sushi?” She looked at me funny and said, “It’s Spam.” Right. It […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Mexican Restaurant on Maui: Las Pinatas
Best Mexican Restaurant LAS PIÑATAS For the record, the name of the place judged best Mexican restaurant on Maui is Las Piñatas. No matter, everybody just calls it Piñatas and calls their food muy bueno. True Mexican food snobs will sniff that, to get real Mexican food, you have to travel 2,500 miles due east, […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Place to Eat at 3 AM: Denny’s
Best Place To Eat At 3 a.m. DENNY’S I’ve been to Denny’s late night enough times to know why it’s the best place to eat at 3 a.m. First, it’s the only place open after bars close that gives you a choice of breakfast, lunch or dinner. Now that’s freedom. Second, Denny’s is the only […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Sandwich Shop on Maui: Sub Paradise
Best Sandwich Shop SUB PARADISE In my opinion, the bread makes the sandwich. And the bread at Sub Paradise is top notch. I know that for a fact because Craig, the friendly guy behind the counter, cut me off a couple crusts to sample. Score on the white and wheat. Anyway, I could tell that […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Pizza on Maui: Shaka Sandwich & Pizza
Best Pizza SHAKA SANDWICH & PIZZA Move over Domino’s, Shaka Pizza is still bringin’ it and Maui knows who to call for the good stuff. Talk about da kine, brah – New York style thin crust or thick Sicilian with homemade sauce and tons of cheese, Veggie Delight or Meat Combo, gourmet pizzas like Chicken […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Best Thai Restaurant on Maui: Thai Chef
Best Thai Restaurant THAI CHEF When Thai Chef says hot, he means business. You want the curry? You can’t handle the curry. Red, green or yellow with veggies, chicken, beef, pork, shrimp or fish – the guy knows his stuff. Try the Green Papaya Salad or Spicy Seafood Combo Soup for starters, then choose from […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2003: Steak on Maui: Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Best Steak RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE I know next to nothing about good steak. I haven’t eaten red meat since that summer I spent hawking hot dogs in front of a hardware store—100-degree humidity, a boiling pot of beef franks and a bad hangover. Believe me, it could make anyone vegetarian. When I told Bruce, […]