The 25 Best Maui Restaurants, According to a Local Expert | Eater

"South Maui Gardens in Kīhei is an oasis of food trucks, and Kitoko Maui ranks among the best. French-trained pastry chef Cole Hinueber left Spago to open this miniature five-star restaurant on wheels. In a monogrammed chef’s coat, Hinueber serves the fanciest loco moco in the islands: your choice of braised Maui beef, local venison or lobster with crispy sushi rice, green papaya salad, and tamarind sauce topped with a fried egg. Don’t skip dessert here; rich cacao sorbet comes in a hollowed-out cacao pod, best paired with the financier topped with liliko‘i sauce, toasted meringue teardrops, and Thai basil from the chef’s garden. Vibe check: South Maui Gardens hosts a lū‘au three times a week and chef Hinueber offers dinner specials to accompany the show." - Shannon Wianecki