Dining

Wailuku & Kahului

Dining on Maui is an international adventure. We have cuisines from the four corners of the Earth. Here's your chance to try everything from standard American to Vegan. The Wailuku/Kauhului area in central Maui offers you Thai (2), Vietnamese, Hawaiian, Mexican (2), American, Italian, a Japanese noodle shop and a guri guri shop, which I bet you never heard of.

A Saigon Cafe

Jennifer Nguyen's authentic Vietnamese cuisine and cheery smile keep this place full of knowledgeable locals. Not easy to find (Jennifer never put up the sign) there are dozens of soups, hot and cold noodles, chicken and shrimp cooked in a clay pot, wok-cooked Vietnamese specialties.

•A Saigon Cafe

Make your own Vietnamese burritos from tofu, noodles and vegetable wrapped in rice paper and dipped in garlic sauce. The steamed fish of the day is a favorite of ours. There's no end to the interesting goodies. 10:00 a.m to 10:00 p.m. 1792 Main Street 243-9560

Koho Grill & Bar

Cafe O Lei

Convenient local lunch and dinner spot in the Ka'ahumanu Center. Good food, good service, good prices. Try the Koho Plate; grilled chicken breast with mushroom cream sauce and the traditional two scoops rice and macaroni salad. Some heavy duty fajita platters, too. 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 877-5588

The place local business people eat lunch. Tasty, creative cuisine with local flavors. Try owner Donna Pastula’s blackened mahi mahi, topped with fresh papaya salsa, $5.95. Daily specials or take out picnic for the Iao Valley

Tasaka Guri Guri Shop

If you have never tasted guri guri, Tasaka's is the place to go. This delicately perfumed Japanese sherbet comes in little paper cups and the local folks line up to get their share. Try different flavors and ask for beans on top. Maui Mall 971-4513