BY BUCK QUAYLE
This initial list of The Best Maui Restaurants as voted by the people of Maui is from the Maui News annual reader's poll. The ratings change annually-and you can check the Maui News website for updates-but,in good part, the list is also timeless.
Just the other day, in 1970, Don and Sharm Graydon were telling me about this great French restaurant called Chez Paul. Not only was the French food good, but the restaurant,itself, was perhaps the best on Maui. Very expensive, but worth it.
Others, such as the Rusty Harpoon, were advertising with us every week. The owner wanted tourists to think they had to visit during happy hour.
Waterfront (Maalaea)
(David Paul's) Lahaina Grill (Lahaina)
Mama's Fish House (Paia)
LONGBOARDS (kaanapali)
Flatbread Company (Paia)
Genki Sushi (Kahului)
BEVERLY CANNON of Haliimaile General Store & Joe's
Mark Ellman of Mala Ocean Tavern
Lyndon Honda of Old Lahaina Luau
SARENTO'S ON THE BEACH (Kieki)
Mama's Fish House (Kuau)
Old Lahaina Luau (Lahaina)
DA KITCHEN (Kihei & Kahului)
Koho's Grill and Bar (Kahului)
Aloha Mixed Plate (Lahaina)
DAVID PAUL'S LAHAINA GRILL (Lahaina)
Roy's (Kahana & Kihei)
Waterfront Restaurant (Maalaea)
RUTH'S CRIS STEAK HOUSE (Wailea)
Makawao Steak House (Makawao)
Outback Steak House (Lahaina)
MAMA'S FISH HOUSE (Kuau)
Waterfront Restaurant (Maalaea)
Buzz's Warf (Maalaea)
COOL CAT CAFE (Lahaina)
Koho Grill & Bar (Kahului)
Cheesburger in Paradise Maui (Lahaina)
SON'Z AT SWAN COURT (Kaanapali)
Roy's Kihei (Kihei)
Waterfront (Maalaea)
Plantation House (Kapalua)
WOLFGANG PUCK'S SPAGO (Wailea)
Ferraro's Bar E Ristorante (Wailea)
Longboards (Kaanapali)
CAFE O'LEI (Dunes at Maui Lani)
The Seawatch Restaurant (Wailea Emerald & Gold)
Mulligan's on the Blue (Wailea Blue)
Plantation House Restaurant (Kapalua Plantation)
MOOSE MCGILLYCUDDY'S (Kihei & Lahaina)
Kahului Ale House Sports Bar & Restaurant (Kahului)
Rusty Harpoon (Kaanapali)
Compadres Bar & Grill (Lahaina)
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Buck Quayle at the Maui Lahaina Sun bureau circa 1970
Reporter/Photographer Buck Quayle in 1971 in Maui with the Cartagenian in the background
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