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Honokawai Okayuza & Deli

  • June 3, 2007
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Micahs22action from Huntington Beach, California
My wife and I are staying at the Ka'anapali Beach Club which is right off Lower Honoapiilani Rd. Honokawai Okayuza & Deli was actually a place I first found in a book then confirmed online. This is just a small joint where even the locals will come in to grab food. To be honest, this isn't a great place in terms of ambiance if you want to "go and eat somewhere." They do have a few tables outside you can sit at, and some stools with a shared table along the wall. If you're staying somewhere along L. Hono Rd., this is an excellent place to just order and take back to your hideaway. I ordered the mahi mahi sautéed in lemon and butter sauce. It was good, but wasn't as flavorful as my wife's katsu don. Her dinner was very tasty. I would have given it five stars (scantron bubbles), but we did wait abnormally long. If you plan to eat there more than once, my suggestion is pick up a menu and call in the order.

From journal Some foodies in Maui

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Honokawai Okayuza & Deli

Honokawai Okayuza & Deli

“You must try this deli,” my friend Yumi insisted. We were discussing our upcoming trip to Maui. "It is owned by the former chef of Mama’s Fish House and he has opened a deli in the Lahaina area. It is good for take out.”

But we’re on vacation, I thought. Why would I want to go get take out when we want to be wined and dined? Well, all that wining and dining gets kind of old after a while and if you’re like my husband and me, you need some down time. So on a rainy evening, we got into the car and drove to a nondescript strip mall in Lahaina. If you like the “hole-in-the-wall” kind of finds, this is one of them.

Honokawai Okazuya & Deli could stand to do some serious deep cleaning but the food was prepared fresh and quickly. There is one counter for patrons to eat in and a couple of tables outside but truly, this place was small and intends for its patrons to take out.

My husband tried the grilled Mahi Mahi and I had the stir fried eggplant. I was hankering for some home-cooked Chinese food and this looked like it would do the trick. When we got back to our hotel, we found our entrees atop steamed rice and grilled vegetables. We chose the vegetables over the potato salad because we needed to start thinking about regulating our mayonnaise consumption.

The eggplant was spicy, just the way I like it. My cousin warned my husband and me before we left home for Maui that once we try the Mahi Mahi in Maui, we will never be able to have it back at home. She was right. The Mahi Mahi was flaky and so fresh. At $8 to $9 per person, this was a fairly good deal considering the rest of Maui’s eateries can charge twice as much. But if you were to compare this to the Sam Woo take out deli in Irvine, CA, then this was overpriced and not as good.

A hint to future diners, call ahead and bypass the wait. The quarters are so cramped that the less time you spend shoulder to shoulder with other hungry patrons, the better.

Still, we ate until we were stuffed and considered it a worthwhile trip. Another successful meal despite the pouring rain.

From journal Things To Do On A Rainy Day in Maui (Besides Praying for Sunshine)

Honokawai Okayuza & Deli

  • November 13, 2002
  • Rated 5 of 5 by spuguru from Bay Area, California
This place is set up for take-out, with only a small amount of seating.

Menu has sandwiches, pasta, burgers, salads, and vegetarian dishes, but they specialize in a bento-style box. You get an entrée, rice, and macaroni salad or stir-fried vegetables in a Styrofoam container.

We ordered Korean style chicken BBQ ($6.45) and Mahi Mahi Lemon Caper ($8.95). Both were excellent – my wife and I each ordered the same thing twice! Both were grilled to perfection, and the stir-fried vegetables were still crisp. This is a terrific lunch place!

No kids menu, but the prices are low, and there are plenty of choices for the kids.

Expect a five to ten minute wait after you order.

Cash only! No credit cards or checks accepted.

From journal West Maui with Keiki (Kids)

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