Summer, July 2009

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Aipono Awards

 

Maui's best restaurants--says you!

Welcome to Maui No Ka 'Oi magazine's reader's choice restaurant awards:  the 2009 ‘Aipono Awards

Thanks to you, our well-fed readers, the ballots are in, the votes are tallied, and the coveted 'Aipono plaques now hang in the winning restaurants. This year's list is one you can really sink your teeth into. With thirty dining categories--including several new ones--it covers the very best of dining on Maui. Bon Apetit!

2009 Restaurant of the Year
Gold: Pineapple Grill, Kapalua
Silver: Lahaina Grill, Lahaina

2009 Chef of the Year
Perry Bateman
Mama's Fish House, Kuau

Maui County Farm Bureau Friend of Agriculture
Peter Merriman
Merriman's Kapalua

Excellence in Sustainability
Jurg Munch
Lahaina Grill

Best New Restaurant
Gold: Merriman’s Kapalua
Silver: Wokstar International, Kihei

Best Service
Gold: Lahaina Grill, Lahaina
Silver: Banyan Tree, Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua

Best Waterfront
Gold: Mama’s Fish House, Kuau
Silver: The Waterfront, Ma'alaea

Most Romantic
Gold: Capische
Silver: Ferraro’s, Four Seasons Resort Wailea

Most Innovative
Gold: Spago, Wailea
Silver: Hali'imaile General Store, Hali'imaile

Best Hawaii Regional Cuisine
Gold: Roy’s, Kahana & Kihei
Silver: Hali'imaile General Store, Hali'imaile

Best Dessert
Gold: Roy’s, Kahana & Kihei
Silver: Mama’s Fish House, Kuau

Best Late Night
Gold: Sansei, Kapalua & Kihei
Silver: Wokstar International, Kihei

Best Dinner Value
Gold: Cafe o Lei, multiple locations
Silver: Penne Pasta, Lahaina

Best Business Lunch
Gold: Cafe o Lei, multiple locations
Silver: Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Cafe, Wailea

Best Vegetarian Menu
Gold: Mala Ocean Tavern, Lahaina
Silver: Joy’s Place, Kihei

Best Asian
Gold: A Saigon Cafe, Wailuku
Silver: Sansei, Kapalua & Kihei

Best Italian
Gold: Ferraro’s
Silver—tie
Capische, Wailea
Casanova’s, Makawao

Best Steak
Gold: Ruth’s Chris, Wailea
Silver: Duo, Four Seasons Resort Maui, Wailea

Best Seafood
Gold: Mama’s Fish House, Kuau
Silver: Pineapple Grill, Kapalua

Best Pizza
Gold: Flatbread Company, Paia
Silver—tie
Matteos Pizzeria, Wailea
BJ’s Pizzeria, Lahaina

Best Sushi
Gold: Sansei, Kapalua & Kihei
Silver: Kai Sushi- Ritz Carlton Kapalua

Best Plate Lunch
Gold: Da Kitchen, Kahului
Silver: Aloha Mixed Plate, Lahaina

Best Breakfast
Gold: Gazebo, Napili
Silver: Kihei Caffé, Kihei

Most Keiki (Kid)-Friendly
Gold: Flatbread Company, Paia
Silver: Bubba Gump, Lahaina

Best Take Out
Gold: Honokowai Okazuya, Honokowai
Silver: CJs, Ka'anapali

Best Luau
Gold: Old Lahaina Luau, Lahaina
Silver: Feast at Lele, Lahaina

Most Mauiest
Gold: Mama’s Fish House, Kuau
Silver: Da Kitchen, Kahului

Best Bakery
Gold: T. Komoda Store & Bakery, Makawao
Silver: Stillwell’s, Wailuku

Best Lobby Lounge
Gold: Four Seasons Resort Maui, Wailea
Silver: Alaloa at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua

Best Bar
Gold: Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Cafe, Wailea
Silver: South Shore Tiki Lounge

Best Wine List
Gold: Pineapple Grill, Kapalua
Silver: Lahaina Grill, Lahaina

Best Cocktails
Gold: Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Cafe, Wailea
Silver: Four Seasons Resort Maui Lobby Lounge, Wailea

Best-kept Secret
Gold: Mala Wailea
Silver: Ambrosia, Kihei