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36 hours of eating in Maui

By Catherine Toth Fox • August 22, 2010 • Musings, The Daily Dish

I still can’t believe I’m not either holed up in a hospital or shopping for new jeans.

Over the weekend, my mom and I did a whirlwind tour of eateries on Maui, a full 36 hours of eating. It was a food frenzy. On the first day alone, we ate at nine restaurants. Seriously.

By the end of the trip, we had dined at nearly a dozen eateries, drank a lot of Diet Coke and said out loud, “I don’t think I can eat anymore!”

Here’s a peek into our food-filled adventures over the holiday weekend. Don’t attempt this. You’re better off living vicariously.

Kaimuki Grill

Kaimuki Grill
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Our eat-venture started at Kaimuki Grill (1108 12th Ave.) with a get-together with the Old Guys we surf with. It's one of our favorite spots to kick back with a cold beverage — Derek's choice is almost always beer — and heavy local-style pupus.

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37 Comments

  • Reply johngarcia August 22, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    Awesome! Never knew Maui had so much to offer. Must try a few of these places next time I visit! Big Island or Kauai next!? 🙂

  • Reply johngarcia August 22, 2010 at 12:37 pm

    By the way — how many of these shots were taken with your iPhone 4!? Hope you’re liking it!

    • Reply MaxMaxMax August 23, 2010 at 7:13 am

      @cat — you have an iPhone 4? I suggest jailbreaking it. I did and it is infinitely more useful! Go to jailbreakme.com with your iPhone in Safari. Just “swipe” to jailbreak.

    • Reply jennalanger August 23, 2010 at 7:17 am

      @MaxMaxMax Who knew it was that easy! I don’t have an iPhone 4 but I want to get one now just to jailbreak it 🙂 Thanks for the tip!

    • Reply MaxMaxMax August 23, 2010 at 7:24 am

      @jennalanger — Yeah, it a piece o’ cake. Earlier jailbreaks of iOS was risky, but I read several blogs on jailbreaking iOS4 and most said it was bulletproof… plus, I had an Apple Store employee friend of mine talk me into it. He said most of them already did, LOL!

      – Special lock screen functions
      – Free hotspot creation with your iPhone for t free tethering (I use this all the time)
      – Texting from the little blue box without having to leave current app and going to text app. Just type a quick reply and send.
      – Backgrounder app for making EVERY app multitask, etc.

      Sorry to highjack your topic Cat. You guys at Nonstop need a digital lifestyle blogger? Lemme know, hehe!

  • Reply Ron August 22, 2010 at 6:14 pm

    Maui has a lot to offer. The Maui of old — which no longer exists — had way more to offer. Azekas ribs, Suda chow fun, Shishido mochi, the original Maui hot dog…..as new things are built up, the old is fading away. Central Maui, where it all began has changed quite a bit.

    • Reply Cat August 23, 2010 at 1:18 am

      @Ron I was so sad about Shishido… It was nice to see the old places like Tasaka and Sam Sato still around — and still operated by family.

  • Reply 808lum August 22, 2010 at 8:11 pm

    Hello Cat!

    I found you! 🙂
    I’m “M” from the old side if you didn’t know that already. Eating your way though Maui and putting some pounds on? You got to go surf it off now. lol

    Where’s your boyfriend?

    • Reply Cat August 23, 2010 at 1:17 am

      @808lum Took my mom. It was our girls weekend!

  • Reply Ynaku August 22, 2010 at 9:18 pm

    Yay, great job. Thanks for taking us on your trip to Maui. I miss that place. Oh man I had to do a double take on your first pic. Thought was one dog fuud bowl 😆

    • Reply Cat August 23, 2010 at 1:17 am

      @Ynaku LOL! There should be a restaurant with that gimmick… Eating out of pet dishes… Hilarious!

  • Reply mauiguide August 22, 2010 at 11:26 pm

    Nice job on your Maui stop off. You caught a few of the greats. There is so much more, including some local secret spots. You gotta know to go. We’ll be adding them here https://www.mauirestaurantcatering.com

    @Ron the Suda family reopened their snack shop up at Blackie’s Pit Stop in Kihei (At Piilani Hwy

    • Reply Cat August 23, 2010 at 1:17 am

      @mauiguide https://[email protected] Well, I didn’t actually post EVERY place I ate. Gotta keep some spots secret! 🙂

    • Reply mauiguide August 23, 2010 at 1:22 am

      @Cat You know it.

    • Reply Ron August 23, 2010 at 12:39 pm

      @mauiguide Yup, Suda’s reopened up the hill, but it’s not the same as the original store, which is now an ABC store. @Cat, that’s why I mentioned the places that are long gone….the best eat’n place is Grandma’s…..after I bring home the kumu, the oio, the opihi, the tako….yum! When I walked that beach in Wailea, and there’s just one couple on that beach — it was too crowded — went to the next beach.

    • Reply Ron August 23, 2010 at 12:43 pm

      @mauiguide @Cat Azeka’s ribs and rib eye on a kiawe wood grill….hard to beat. Dunno where if any Azeka’s can be found. Cat, you gotta head back to the Maui County fair on Sat Oct 2nd. Wailuku Hongwanji chow fun…..and other eats.

    • Reply cat August 25, 2010 at 6:15 am

      @Ron @[email protected] Ribeye — you speak my language!

  • Reply jennalanger August 22, 2010 at 11:40 pm

    I’ve had some great saimin noodles at a local place in Kauai, and now I know where to stop in Maui. Thanks for the tips, can’t wait until I get out there again!

    • Reply Cat August 23, 2010 at 1:16 am

      @jennalanger Are you talking about Hamura’s? I haven’t been there in years. Actually, maybe that’s my next food adventure… After a diet!

    • Reply jennalanger August 23, 2010 at 1:23 am

      @Cat Yes that’s exactly the place! I forget how small Kauai is 🙂 I think we got the delicious cream pie for dessert as well. A great place for a post-diet food adventure!

    • Reply cat August 25, 2010 at 6:15 am

      @jennalanger It’s on my list for my Kauai eating frenzy! 🙂

  • Reply turkfontaine August 22, 2010 at 11:49 pm

    when you statue goes up next to Duke, you will be standing on your board, holding a fork to your mouth

    • Reply Cat August 23, 2010 at 1:16 am

      @turkfontaine I realize that every single photo on this site is me eating something. What’s going on…

  • Reply Cat August 23, 2010 at 1:12 am

    Thanks for stopping by! I can’t look at my photos… I’m still a bit queasy from all that eating…

  • Reply Cat August 23, 2010 at 1:12 am

    Thanks for stopping by! I can’t even look at my own photos from Maui… I’m still a bit queasy from all that eating…

  • Reply ben August 23, 2010 at 3:00 am

    Delicious

  • Reply MaxMaxMax August 23, 2010 at 4:51 am

    Cat, you wanna borrow my P90X DVDs, hehe!

    • Reply cat August 25, 2010 at 6:15 am

      @MaxMaxMax Have you done Insanity yet? I’m thinking about it. THINKING.

  • Reply Annoddah_Dave August 23, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    CAT,

    Aaaiiiyyyaaahhh! Fuud Pix! Tenks! This is like the ultimate Fuud

  • Reply Annoddah_Dave August 23, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    CAT,

    Aaaiiiyyyaaahhh! Fuud Pix! Tenks! This is the ultimate fuud

  • Reply Annoddah_Dave August 23, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    CAT,

    Aaaiiiyyyaaahhh! Fuud Pix! Tenks! This is a great post. My eyes are watering like my mouth. BTW this is my umpteenth attempt to submit a comment. This blog spot takes some getting used to.

    • Reply MaxMaxMax August 24, 2010 at 4:10 am

      @Annoddah_Dave — I am pulling out hairs here trying to post as well. Something is awry in the coding of the commenting feature I suspect.

    • Reply jennalanger August 24, 2010 at 4:19 am

      @MaxMaxMax @Annoddah_Dave Sorry guys, the comment stream has been unstable today due a large number of new installs of the Livefyre comment plugin. We’re about to push changes to make it much more stable. Check out this post for more info: https://www.nonstophonolulu.com/blogs/nocache/you-livefyre-awesome/

    • Reply cat August 25, 2010 at 6:14 am

      @Annoddah_Dave I know, the comment thing is driving me nuts, too. We’re working on it!

  • Reply Reason #1 that I love the Internet: Someone will give you the answer, even if you don’t ask a question. | Jenna Langer August 23, 2010 at 6:51 pm

    […] few minutes later I got an e-mail notifying me that the author, Cat, replied to my comment: “@jennalanger Are you talking about Hamura’s? I haven’t been there in years. […]

  • Reply MauiGrrlz August 25, 2010 at 10:17 am

    wow…you really got around the island for such a short stay!! looks like you had great fun!!

  • Reply edmorita August 26, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    36 hours of food?!?! props for taking one for the team Cat. hehe

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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