Restaurants in Kahului

“This was our first restaurant in Maui right after getting the rental car, and I can say that it was an amazing start to the trip. Its a small place may be 10 tables to expect wait. The service is prompt and courteous. Food is the star of the show. We ordered the Chicken cutlet, Kumu Shrimp, poke and spam musubi. Everything was fantastic. I would definitely recommend this place.”

“We got there 5 min before closing and were greeted with smiles and patience that you don’t see a lot in the service industry now days. We tried 5 different flavours and they were all delicious.”

“Cozy and cultural vibes. Food is screaming authentic Thai flavours without the weird aftertaste taste you get at most US Thai places. Sweet staff and very quick service. We got Panang curry with lobster, cashew nut with fried tofu, mango sticky rice and summer roll and everything was delicious! Happy food dance worthy food! Highly recommend”

“best burger on the islands! great quality service, and the fries perfect 10/10”

“You will not be disappointed. Hands down the BEST comfort Local Food. Reasonable Prices. Great portion sizes. Locally Owned and Operated. 10 STARZ 🌟”

“Recommended by a friend and it was fantastic. Huge portions too.”

“Delicious! I got Da Boss! And it more than delivered! Sooooo delicious!😋”

“onolicious acai bowl, friendly staff, fast service and reasonable prices 👍”

“My family of 6 loved the food. We had the mochicko chicken, garlic noodles, garlic shrimp and spicy chicken sandwich. Big portions. It’ll be lunch for me tomorrow. I would definitely go back again. The staff were polite and sounded like they were having a great time in the kitchen.”

“Delicious! We ate here twice, and made it our last meal in Maui before heading home.”

“I got the wasabi ahi katsu and it was very good! Generous portion of meat too. Worth the money imo. Definitely recommend this place especially if you're really hungry.”

“Had the seared Ahi plate. The fish was fresh and well cooked. A tiny bit under-seasoned but that could also just be my personal preferences. Would highly recommend having the fish seared medium rare.”

“Must go when on Maui!! Love the ice cream consistency! Strawberry is a favorite, but pineapple is amazing too! Recommend the 5 scooper half strawberry and half pineapple! This is a card-less place, so bring CASH!!”

“Their pulled pork and laulau is to die for. The meat is so incredibly juicy. Accompaniments were pretty tasty as well. Service is super friendly and relatively fast. Part of a great food truck park with plenty of seating. Would definitely recommend!”

“Food was delicious and the hospitality was over the top! If we are ever in Maui again🙏 we will definitely be stopping by again 🥰”

“The food was so good! We got the chicken marsala and pork jaegerschnitzel and both had tons of flavor. Definitely recommend to stop in and try this place! The servers were also very kind and down to earth.”

“Good food, great service.”

“Good food. Good people. Every easy to talk too. Good prices.”

“Just had to stop in and have a breakfast meal with a little spam!!!”

“We ate here a couple of times during our stay in Maui. Everything costs more in Maui but JITB had the same deals as we get on the main land. Our family loves the food at the JITB - so, this was a good place to eat for us.”

“Balai Pata is an absolute gem, and absolutely needed on North Shore / Central Maui in what’s otherwise a restaurant abyss of tourist forward formulaic burgers & fish tacos. Part of me wants to keep it a secret, but it deserves way more recognition than it has received. I’m honestly shocked it’s not packed every single night. Their innovative fusion menu is both playful and thoughtful, with fresh, farm-to-table dishes that change often enough to keep every visit exciting. The staff are the sweetest aunties, making us feel like family and doting on our toddler every time we come. Our little one (and the rest of us!) can’t get enough of their malunggay (moringa) handmade garlic noodles. No liquor license yet, so it’s BYOB, which makes for an even more relaxed, homey vibe. Easily one of our favorite spots on the island - and I’m sure it will become one of your favorites too.”

“10/10 The most amazing made to order ice cream with small fruit chunks. So tasty and different from the rest I’ve tried so far.
Had their matcha, also one of the best matcha has I tried in Maui.
And their tiramisu cloud I highly recommend you top your drink with that. You are not going to regret it.”

“The most delicious media lunas! Everything delicious from the breakfast sandwich to the coconut rolls. The dulce de leche is incredibly good.”

“The chicken tacos were so good. Spicy chili and very reasonably priced. Friendly service.”

“I apologize because I confused you with another coffee company :( You all were so amazing during COVID with us HUNGRY HOMELESS HERO delivery volunteers. Thank you 🙏 so much for your hospitality 🙌 Aloha 🤙🏽”

“Auténtica comida Mexicana! Totalmente recomendable! Authentic Mexican food! Totally recommended!”

“LOVED IT!!! Had the pork belly with tomatoes and onions and it was very good. I’ll be back and will tell others about it. It does take a bit for them to prepare it even when there isn’t many customers so be prepared to wait. This may be my first post because not many places are worth my time.”

“Fantastic food!! Great service!”

“We went on a Thursday, in the late afternoon before the dinner rush. It was quiet with no lines. Half of the trucks were closed which was disappointing. We will return to try some of the others that were closed.”

“The restaurant staff took into account what were our needs and accommodated accordingly. The food and service were amazing too. The dishes were wonderful and thoughtful. They knew what they were doing.”

“First time in Maui and found this gem! Delicious mochi! The white chocolate dipping sauce with the poi Mochi was delicious and the lychee with the pog sauce was wonderful!”

“Very friendly service. The recommendations were most helpful. And the food was great.”

“We need Jollibee here to build in Showlow Az”

“Great coffee selection & friendly staff. Even if you’re visiting Maui, get the punch card! You’ll be addicted and why not get a free coffee after your 10th cup? The pretzel filled with cream cheese was a hit with my teen. Definitely check them out!!!”

“We loved the local coffee”

“The food here was unexpectedly excellent. ALL of it. It’s a food truck in the parking lot of an old gas station, but gave the atmosphere 3-stars because there is shade and the tables and bathroom were clean. Really nice people to. Will absolutely be back.”

“Amazing spot! Had Combo C (chicken katsu, shrimp tempura, and mac salad). Everything was delicious. Also shared a rainbow roll that was super full and fresh. Servers were all wonderful and so welcoming. A great Maui find!”

“We’re so glad to see Cupies made it through the covid times. Great food, variety of prices. Good service. One of our favorite places on Maui.”

“The BEST quesabirria I’ve ever had, coming from a self-proclaimed quesabirria connoisseur. When we landed in Maui this was the first place we came to. It was so good that we made the half hour drive to come back a few days later. The steak burrito and chicken tacos were also delicious. The owner is from Mexico and all of the dishes are authentic family recipes. My only wish is that we had more time to come back and try more of her dishes!! The service is great, the food is delicious, and they were also very accommodating to gluten allergies. Definitely check them out!”

“The pulled pork buns and macaroni salad (didn’t know that was included) were OUT OF THIS WORLD! Price is right and the food is fresh and delicious. I spoke to the owner and she said the sauce is homemade and the pork is their specialty. I can’t recommend highly enough.”

“This food truck stop features a great variety with about 10 different trucks to choose from. We tried a few different spots during our visit. First up was Mo Ono Hawaii for an acai bowl, which was absolutely delicious and super refreshing! Next, we tried Dino’s Gourmet. The burger came on a unique ube bun with a side of fresh-cut fries; while the burger itself was just okay, the fries were perfectly crispy and a major highlight. Finally, we grabbed the 3 tacos for $5 deal. The portions are on the smaller side, but for the price, it’s an incredible value. Overall, a fun spot with plenty of options!”

“I am so delighted to give these cookies a 5 star review. I was trying to think of ways to support local businesses after the fires and I will be ordering more soon. Thank you for making such a delicious shortbread cookie.”

“Prices are good because it's costco. Pizza has more crust than California costco pizzas. Hot dogs are the same. Staff is not overly friendly but they get the job done. They need more tables for people to sit and eat.”

“Delicious crispy chicken, and awesome tornado potato. Will definitely be repeat customers 🐓”

“best service ever. just like home!!!”

“Try it and you will love it”

“Cashew chicken was ok. Would not order again. I had asked for no peppers in the dish, and it came loaded with green peppers. I mentioned it and they took it away and removed the peppers. Overall , taste not memorable. Their basil chicken dish is much better. Get that if you want chicken.
I paid $21 for cashew chicken and $2.50 for 1 scoop of rice. Note they add a small kitchen fee, taxes, plus tip. Total for this simple dish was over $30.”

“Nice central location that has my favorite food trucks -- Only Ono BBQ and Bang Um Out Grindz. There are shaded seating areas, some outdoor games, + music (jumbo Jenga blocks, bean bag toss).

Simply Local is the indoor store and has a great selection of local gifts, including fresh leis. And if fresh flowers are out of the question, there are beautiful prints of leis instead. I bought a matching set of a native plant patterned tea towel and washi tape by Hinu Rise, which felt fitting as gifts for our friends in Japan.”

“We had the bibimbap. Large portion. About 18.00. Not quite authentic though as ingredients not the same and varied. But, quantity and taste (Korean gochujang sauce) was good. It’s in a food court called Kau kau market”

“Basic, but very tasty food served by friendly staff. Well-executed Korean food selection and very large servings! I like how you get a lot of ban-chan (Korean sides) with the food.”

“Oreo Truffles are the BESTEST! Unique desserts with Island flare.”

“Staff great of ono Foods!”

“We had already ordered poke and a drink at two food trucks when we walked by and saw lumpia on the menu so we had to get it! I didn’t have cash, but they let me order the $5 lumpia side anyway on my credit card. No line, so it was fried fresh and ready in about five minutes. Three pieces of lumpia, they had a good amount of pork and veggie filling, this reminded me of mom’s style of lumpia. Their vinegar dipping sauce was good, but a little non traditional from what I’m used to. It had a spicy kick to it, tasted like Tabasco was added. I’d love to come back sometime to try their entrees! Mahalo”

“This poke is great. Selection was limited due to me going there 15min before they closed. What I did get was great. Kimchi shrimp poke was awesome. I'll go again next I visit Maui. This place was recommended by my Uber driver.”

“Great place to stop while we waited to board our flight home. The staff was friendly the food was great. Price was high but everything here is. 20+$ per person but the food was amazing and worth it!”

“Biggest Burger I've ever had and it was so delicious!”

“It is part of a food court and in the kau kau market complex. Seems pretty popular as most people in the food court were ordering from this store. Portion sizes do look larger for the pho. I didn’t see that with the vegetable vermicelli that I got. However, the flavors, sauce and overall meal were authentic and tasty. I would go back maybe and try their vegetarian pho.

Update: went back and tried their garlic vegetable noodles. Too sweet in my opinion. The lemongrass garlic stir fried tofu was great but whatever they put in the noodles should not be used or a lot less of it… kind of ruined the dish. Would not recommend this dish. Portion size was good but I couldn’t finish it due to the overwhelming sweetness of the noddles.

Maybe I will try the vegetable pho still…”

“Walk right past the long line at Starbucks and go here for your pre flight coffee. Even if not leaving from this terminal, it’s air conditioned, shorter wait, better coffee and a seating area where you can look over the West Maui mountains, weep over needing to leave and plan your next trip back.”

“We found Massimo through google, he is a warm, friendly, and generous soul who make delicious crepes in just the way you like them! He also offered us some complimentary fresh focaccia which was so yummy too. Highly recommend if you are looking for a sweet treat, or ladies if you want to eat your feelings!!”

“Always fresh and flavorful, it's a good night when we pick up YB for dinner and don't need to cook. Birria is the delicious specialty, tacos are simple and killer, and the fruit lemonades are refreshingly sweet tart. His new spot is a little tucked away on Vineyard in Wailuku, so keep your eyes open or you'll miss the Lil truck.”

“Customer service was amazing and staff was so kind. Would definitely come here with friends and family. Jacob is awesome did a back flip and summer sault while making the pretzil.”

“Delicious! We ate here twice, and made it our last meal in Maui before heading home.”

“I’ve been coming to Maui for 40 years- and hands-down, this is the best seared ahi plate. Incredible. Kihei location. Ahi tacos are fantastic too! I woke up this morning thinking about last night’s meal, so we came back today. Had to go back a second day in a row!”

“very friendly. amazing customer service. great and amazing tasting food!”

“We have ordered a big bowl of chow main and A chicken katsu plate,both came in a very large sizes,then a rice bowl which came also in a good size,I appreciate it,normally you don’t get that good sizes in a restaurant on Hawai’i.
It Tasted really good and it wasn’t that pricey either.i am thinking of visiting ramen ya more often.”

“Today me and wife had breakfast haven’t been here for awhile food was awesome and we had the bestest server Jocel she has plenty of Aloha! And she was on her A game Bestest server we ever had!”

“It was a pleasant surprise to find clean rooms, pleasant helpful people, and could actually have fun, albeit, there are always "those people"! Maui without roaches? They were here first! No AC? I didn't stay in the room Ling enough! Too much to see! Why does every hotel have to conform to being quiet, not having fun, fake smiles and mean people! Maybe we have forgotten to be social and kind!? Lighten up, live and let live, means mind your own business. Especially them Christian folks! Judgy, that do not walk as Jesus did, the judge a the pharisees did! Ignorance is bliss! Human nature is ugly! Great time! Great Place! $$$! Everything here is double the price! Get over it!”

“Got ribs and slaw today. Fed two people. Recommend it. Gary seems good people. Looking forward to going back.”

“Food is great! Went thru the location in Maui, wish they had more sauces besides their own! like honey mustard, ranch. And to give out napkins at drive thru window!”

“My family of 6 loved the food. We had the mochicko chicken, garlic noodles, garlic shrimp and spicy chicken sandwich. Big portions. It’ll be lunch for me tomorrow. I would definitely go back again. The staff were polite and sounded like they were having a great time in the kitchen.”

“The most delicious media lunas! Everything delicious from the breakfast sandwich to the coconut rolls. The dulce de leche is incredibly good.”

“Amazing management and staff. Eleu was telling me about how people come in from all around the country. Comments like this is the Cleanest CFA, kindest…Well I’ve never been to one with rude customer service. Anyhow he suggested I try the Banana pudding milkshake, amazing. Now I need to marry this milkshake ‘cause I love it so much. So ‘ono!”

“Finally, Dairy Rd does an awesome job tonight and restored my faith in coming back (2 Christmas’s ago, I ordered a large quantity of filet o fish and ALL of them got shoved into 1 bag & you can see a perfect indent of someone’s fist on one of the boxes… yes, that got posted as well). But like any popular trademark fast food chain, it’s difficult to stop going to buy everyone’s favorite fast meal. Back to the main reason… 9:25PM, before leaving to pick up my son from work, we all chose to order basically the same thing… three 20 piece chicken nuggets, two large fries, two large sodas, and a large slushie. Over there at the Puunene one, I never have to add extra ice because they put a good amount. On Dairy Rd, I add it so it can have a decent amount too. So, almost $56 later, and getting my son… right as I’m about to turn in, my other son tells me that the ‘I’m here’ button is gone and the whole order disappeared. 10:05PM, parked at the #1 curbside at Puunene McDonalds, I see an email stating that here was a detailed receipt of my cancelled items, that it just might take 5 to 15 days to get my $56 back depending on my bank. After the receipt, it reads, “We hope you enjoyed your experience, and look forward to serving you again, soon!” Seriously?!? I have two almost adult teenagers hungry in the car, plus myself, it was now getting closer to 10:30PM, and MAYBE it might take up to TWO WEEKS and a day for me to see my $56 back in my hands… I did NOT enjoy my experience tonight. I’m just happy that since using Venmo instead of my bank card, I got my money back right away to be able to order our meal from the Dairy Rd. location. I know that not all McDonald’s on Maui aren’t connected, but they still represent (and are the face of) the franchise. They’re the ones that are here to provide the McDonald’s service I’m sure was founded from the very beginning. And I’m pretty sure that no one who’s with their offsprings at an almost late hour and hungry, would be okay with NOT getting a reason why the order was cancelled… heck! Parked at stall 1 we watched the long *ss line in drive thru being helped and served… so my sons said to me while heading to Dairy Rd., that the Puunene location JUST DIDNT WANT TO MAKE THE CHICKEN NUGGETS. No explanation, we come up with our own explanation. Dairy Rd, I sometimes purposely skip you (even if it’ll be convenient and faster for me) and go to the other. But tonight I am the happiest I’ve ever been since last year in September. I’ll order from you guys again, and I’m sorry for going to the other one. ‘Kay, I’m done venting and eating. Now it’s 11:12PM and it’s time to leave McDonald’s. AND FYI, I DON’T CARE IF I SOUND SILLY. TRY BEING LET DOWN EVERY SINGLE TIME FOR DECADES.”

“Great food amazing service”

“Delicious! We ate here twice, and made it our last meal in Maui before heading home.”

“Always LOVE visiting Fork & Salad when visiting Maui. Regulars in Kihei but ate in Kahului tonight. Same great food and service!

Lemon Thyme Chicken sandwich, Smoky Papaya Chicken sandwich, and delicious (and steaming hot & thick) coconut butternut squash soup!

Thank you!”

“We got there 5 min before closing and were greeted with smiles and patience that you don’t see a lot in the service industry now days. We tried 5 different flavours and they were all delicious.”

“Food is great! Went thru the location in Maui, wish they had more sauces besides their own! like honey mustard, ranch. And to give out napkins at drive thru window!”

“Clean place. Lots of tables. Friendly workers.”

“We ate here a couple of times during our stay in Maui. Everything costs more in Maui but JITB had the same deals as we get on the main land. Our family loves the food at the JITB - so, this was a good place to eat for us.”

“We need Jollibee here to build in Showlow Az”

“Biggest Burger I've ever had and it was so delicious!”

“Just had to stop in and have a breakfast meal with a little spam!!!”

“You will not be disappointed. Hands down the BEST comfort Local Food. Reasonable Prices. Great portion sizes. Locally Owned and Operated. 10 STARZ 🌟”

“Super delicious and huge portions. We got the tom yum (which was perfect), pad thai, cashew stir fry, crab rangoon, and Thai iced tea. Definitely recommend giving this place a try!”

“There’s no other way to explain this spot except for perfect. Me and my nephews loved it so much that we’ve already booked another trip to Maui next to this spot just to try this again everyday!”

“Absolutely amazing food, friendly owner and fabulous outdoor seating area with a great vibe. We love this place. We ordered a chicken burrito and a chicken taco combo plate and everything was delicious. We will be back again next time we are visiting.”

“Delish choices and combos to make your favorites. Drinks are ready in minutes!

Downside is that the DoorDash app doesn’t allow tipping the drink maker — so be sure to leave a cash tip when you walk in to pick up your drink.”

“I’ve been to little Caesars once and the pizza that I got was hot and really good they took the order fast and the pizza was really good and for the price! Worth it”