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· This time next week I will (hopefully) be getting off a plane in Maui, Hawaii. Neither my wife nor myself have ever been to Hawaii and we still don't really know what we are going to do. My primary interests so far are: 1) relaxing on the beach, 2) eating good food.
Does anyone have any recommendations for authentic Hawaiian food? We will mostly be sticking to west Maui, but will be venturing to other parts of the island at least 1 or 2 days.
Does anyone have any recommendations for authentic Hawaiian food? We will mostly be sticking to west Maui, but will be venturing to other parts of the island at least 1 or 2 days.
· I spent some time in hawaii when i was a kid and the only food i remember was pog (i think), spam and pizza hut! Man, my parents had bad taste in food!
· When I went, I ate a lot of poke -- classic raw fish appetizer, often made with ahi. I also drank a lot of bad Mai Tais (if there's pineapple in it, it's not an original Mai Tai. Ask for Trader Vic's style, if you're into cocktails).
I also imagine that getting some spit-roasted meats would be a fun thing to do.
I also imagine that getting some spit-roasted meats would be a fun thing to do.
· poke and loco moco
· It looks like I'll definately be trying some poke.
My mom used to make "Kahlua Pork" in the slow cooker (about 1 a month when I was growing up) so I'm very interested in trying the real thing.
My mom used to make "Kahlua Pork" in the slow cooker (about 1 a month when I was growing up) so I'm very interested in trying the real thing.
· We ate a lot of fresh fish, it was all delicious. The other thing I remember really enjoying was the amazing shave ice on the southside of Kauai. Man, that stuff was good.
· You are going to love Maui! Relaxing time on the beach, snorkeling with sea turtles, gazing at rainbows, eating fresh fish.
There is a "blow hole" along the beautiful coastline of the North shore. Definitely go to see this... the Road to Hanna was cool, but the blow hole is really worth it. If you do the Road to Hanna, bring a gallon of bug repellent!
Snorkeling outside of the Sheraton at Black Rock is a must! You will see sea turtles. Big ones. And more tropical fish than in an aquarium.
Restaurants:
You can't go wrong with Duke's chain places like Kimo's (Lahaina) or the Hula Grill (Kaanapali Beach, Whaler's Village). All the seafood you will eat on Maui is the best ever. Get the Hula Pie! Even if you are stuffed it is the best dessert!
We had one great meal at Lelani's (Kaanapali Beach, Whaler's Village) and one mediocre one.
For a more casual dinner, try the Thai Chef Restaurant in Lahaina. It's small (and BYOB!) but it is great Thai food with locally grown produce (rare in Maui). There is also a walk-up skewer place in Lahaina (sorry, can't remember the name) that is fun for lunch while shopping.
Be sure to get some Macaroni salad (crazy I know) and all the BBQ I had was delicious too. People rave about Maui Tacos... being from Cali, I thought they were just OK.
Have FUN!!!
There is a "blow hole" along the beautiful coastline of the North shore. Definitely go to see this... the Road to Hanna was cool, but the blow hole is really worth it. If you do the Road to Hanna, bring a gallon of bug repellent!
Snorkeling outside of the Sheraton at Black Rock is a must! You will see sea turtles. Big ones. And more tropical fish than in an aquarium.
Restaurants:
You can't go wrong with Duke's chain places like Kimo's (Lahaina) or the Hula Grill (Kaanapali Beach, Whaler's Village). All the seafood you will eat on Maui is the best ever. Get the Hula Pie! Even if you are stuffed it is the best dessert!
We had one great meal at Lelani's (Kaanapali Beach, Whaler's Village) and one mediocre one.
For a more casual dinner, try the Thai Chef Restaurant in Lahaina. It's small (and BYOB!) but it is great Thai food with locally grown produce (rare in Maui). There is also a walk-up skewer place in Lahaina (sorry, can't remember the name) that is fun for lunch while shopping.
Be sure to get some Macaroni salad (crazy I know) and all the BBQ I had was delicious too. People rave about Maui Tacos... being from Cali, I thought they were just OK.
Have FUN!!!
· So you're totally home by now but:
Did you have any Mai Tai's? I always feel like they suck in Hawaii. Always some pineapple or coconut or something. Someone needs to teach those islanders what is what.
Did you have any Mai Tai's? I always feel like they suck in Hawaii. Always some pineapple or coconut or something. Someone needs to teach those islanders what is what.
· Mitch, I think you like Mai Tais just so that you can critique all the ones that aren't from Trader Vic's.
As you know, the Mai Tai was invented in Oakland as a faux-Pacific Islands treat. I think your comment's about equivalent to "Someone needs to teach those Chinese folks about fortune cookies."
As you know, the Mai Tai was invented in Oakland as a faux-Pacific Islands treat. I think your comment's about equivalent to "Someone needs to teach those Chinese folks about fortune cookies."
· Yes, I've been home for quite some time now. I guess I took my vacation at just the right time because I've been super busy since the day I got back.
Anyway, we had a great time. Very shortly after arriving I was struck by how exotic the local vegetation is. I knew it was going to be different from what I was used to, but different barely describes it. Kaanapali Beach was a lot of fun and the Whaler Museum there was extremely interesting. The road to Hana was very beautiful. It was cool to see a lot of "native" fruit growing at the Iao needle park - especially the guava, it was all over the place. Snorkling was amazing. I really felt like I was swimming in giant aquarium. I only saw one turtle, but my wife saw a few and she even saw a sting ray.
As for the food. . . For the most part not so great. The first day there, we went shopping at Costco to keep costs down, and it's a good thing we did. Hawaii is expensive and most of the restaurants we ate at were disappointing to say the least. The highlights for me were Roy's - everything I ate there was fantastic, especially the scallops - and a place called Aloha Mixed Plate. The mixed plate was pretty good, a bit greasy, but tasty, and was the cheapest restraurant we found. They served all the traditional Hawaiian dishes I was looking for and of course they had macaroni salad (though I don't like the Hawaiian take on it which seems to me to be just mayonaise with a few elbow noodles in it). On the last day we stopped at the local store and I grabbed some Spam Musubi from the deli. It was actually quite good as an afternoon snack and I might try to make it myself sometime.
As for the Mai Tais. . . I didn't try very hard to get one, but I totally gave up after the cheap white wine and p.o.g. concoction I was given on the snorkle tour boat (gross). We found some awesome shave ice though - I would definately recommend you eat the yellow snow.
Anyway, we had a great time. Very shortly after arriving I was struck by how exotic the local vegetation is. I knew it was going to be different from what I was used to, but different barely describes it. Kaanapali Beach was a lot of fun and the Whaler Museum there was extremely interesting. The road to Hana was very beautiful. It was cool to see a lot of "native" fruit growing at the Iao needle park - especially the guava, it was all over the place. Snorkling was amazing. I really felt like I was swimming in giant aquarium. I only saw one turtle, but my wife saw a few and she even saw a sting ray.
As for the food. . . For the most part not so great. The first day there, we went shopping at Costco to keep costs down, and it's a good thing we did. Hawaii is expensive and most of the restaurants we ate at were disappointing to say the least. The highlights for me were Roy's - everything I ate there was fantastic, especially the scallops - and a place called Aloha Mixed Plate. The mixed plate was pretty good, a bit greasy, but tasty, and was the cheapest restraurant we found. They served all the traditional Hawaiian dishes I was looking for and of course they had macaroni salad (though I don't like the Hawaiian take on it which seems to me to be just mayonaise with a few elbow noodles in it). On the last day we stopped at the local store and I grabbed some Spam Musubi from the deli. It was actually quite good as an afternoon snack and I might try to make it myself sometime.
As for the Mai Tais. . . I didn't try very hard to get one, but I totally gave up after the cheap white wine and p.o.g. concoction I was given on the snorkle tour boat (gross). We found some awesome shave ice though - I would definately recommend you eat the yellow snow.
