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    Kaleis

    4.4 (172 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    KALEIS ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
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    Good for groups

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    Chinese chicken salad $20
    Steven S H C.

    It was great to run into this no frills restaurant. Food reminds me of Dennys. You can get Hawaiian favorites quickly and don't have to pay the elevated price. There were daily specials starting at $5. You order at the front and get a number. They will deliver the food to your table. Quick and friendly service for fraction of ocean view restaurant.

    Saimin
    Ryan F.

    The restaurant was clean and friendly. Plenty of parking. The hosts really exhibited the Aloha spirit. And our server was nice. We ordered the Saimin and the Hawaiian garlic shrimp. It was very good. I'd come back to enjoy some Hawaiian comfort food at Kalei's again!

    Chicken Katsu
    Nichole S.

    Stopped here for lunch yesterday. You go up and order your food. We ordered loco moco and chicken Katsu. Pretty big portions we split the two between my husband and my daughter and I.Was good. I liked the sauce they gave him for the chicken Katsu. Loco mocha was good we got it with onions and mushrooms on it. Wish that we didn't. Was pretty good. Macaroni salad was all right.

    Garlic shrimp ~ rice and salad
    Alice W.

    Garlic shrimp ~ delicious, so much garlic, well fried and shrimp was big! 4 stars Big kahuna ~ burger patty, chicken and fried fish ~ lots of value for food. 3.5 stars

    Sue S.

    IMHO Discovered Kalei's franchise on our last visit and was very impressed. This trip, we dined at Kalei's three times because their food, service, portion and price were consistently good. On our first visit this trip, we ordered the Crispy Pork Belly Plate, $19, and the Cheap Eats special of Mochiko Chicken, hot dog, rice and corn, $7. Did I mention their all-day Happy Hour special on Miller Lite, Coors Light, and Heineken is $3.50?!! On our second visit, I decided on the 'Hangover" which consisted of a cheeseburger & fries plus a bowl of saimin, for only $16. Hubby ordered the "Four meat special", mochiko chicken, beef, hot dog and Pork (?) with rice and corn for $12 (?), I think. Our last visit, we enjoyed a Breaded Ono burger, $11, a Cheeseburger, $13, and a side of crinkle fries, $5, and a dessert order of Chantilly croissants (which they are known for), $7.50. If you're trying to save money on your Maui meals, get thee to Kalei's for great local food, great portions, great service, and great prices! You will return again, and again!!!

    moo cow wow omelette w/ the potatoes
    Joleen P.

    Food was sooo good! They give a lot in their plates too so I'd say portion is perfect. You order at the counter and it's pretty spacious inside so good place to take the family out. The workers are so friendly here too so you'll always get good service when you go in.

    Four meat special $12.
    Paul C.

    We stopped by Kalei's and knew it was going to be good the second we walked in and saw the entire place full of locals. That's usually the universal island sign that you found the right spot. We ordered Da Bento, the crispy chicken mandu, and the $12 four meat plate special. Honestly, everything was good. Portions were huge and packed with classic Hawaiian comfort food flavors. The meats were flavorful, the fried items had a great crunch, and the rice tied everything together perfectly. The crispy chicken mandu was probably the sleeper hit. Crispy on the outside, juicy inside, and hard to stop eating once you start. The Da Bento gave a little bit of everything, which was perfect for trying multiple local-style dishes in one plate. The four meat plate special felt like a challenge issued directly to my stomach and somehow still disappeared. This isn't a fancy touristy Instagram-food type of place. It feels authentic, relaxed, and local. Just solid Hawaiian comfort food served in big portions with people around you who clearly eat there regularly. Definitely worth stopping by if you want real local plate lunch vibes while in Maui

    Breakfast!
    Cindy G.

    When you're on the West side be sure to check out Kalei's Restaurant. So simple.. Upon arriving check out the menu, order your food and pay at the cashier, they will bring your food to you. Many local food to choose from, we had the breakfast before heading out to Kula! Came back at the end of the day for take out to grind at the hotel. Beautiful relaxing restaurant, also don't forget to pick up some merch bags & stationary gifts sold near the front. Mahalo Kalei's!

    Da Bento
    Sydney H.

    Great quick-service spot in the Lahaina Cannery, and well priced too! Each plate lunch comes with white rice and mac salad. The shoyu chicken is braised thigh in a sweet sauce. I really liked the mochiko chicken as well - crispy, sweet, and not dry! The teri beef wasn't the best cut of meat out there but it does the trick. Overall an ideal place for a larger group, the restaurant space is large and inviting. Located near anchor drugstore spots (Long's Drugs, ABC Store, Safeway), great pre-beach lunch meal.

    Kids cheese burger
    Heather T.

    Our first time trying Kaleis. You have to order first and seat yourself anywhere. The food was really tasty, fulfilling and satisfying. My bf ordered big kahuna he said it was delicious. I ordered da bento it was a really big portion very crunchy for the mochi chickens, shrimp. Overall was yummy with different kinds of meats. My son ordered cheese burger with fries off the kids meal, just have to add your preference of condiments from the table. The diner was nice and clean. Staff was friendly. Service of the food wait during dinner was 10mins, pretty fast! Overall we will be coming back again when we're in Lahaina

    I am 99.8% sure this is chicken katsu but there is a very slight margin of error in my memory.
    Vicki B.

    We usually eat at Kalei's Lunchbox in Wailuku as our first stop in Maui. We love the food, the staff and the people, in that order. We were excited to learn they were opening a location in Lahaina, in the Cannery (next to Safeway), and decided to try it for dinner last month (March 2026). It's very spacious and clean, and everything is new and shiny (they opened this location fairly recently). You order at the front desk, they give you a number and then they'll bring your food out when it's ready. The menu is on one of those electronic boards above the desk. They may have had hard copy menus, but one wasn't offered to me. I'm embarrassed to say I can't remember what I got, but I *think* it was the chicken katsu. They let me sub a green salad for the mac salad which made my gut very happy since green isn't a prominent color in our vacation fare. My husband got the mochiko chicken. His mochiko chicken portion was very generous, enough for him to have leftovers the next day. They were a bit more stingy with the katsu. Both dishes were prepared well. The restaurant itself was freezing. If I had to guess, I'd say the A/C was set at 67 or lower. The practically subzero temps made it hard to enjoy my meal; I was hell bent on getting out as quickly as possible in hopes of thawing out though the weather during our visit was less than ideal. I'm happy there is another restaurant in Lahaina and happier that it is affordable and serves good food. I just happen to like the location in the Maui Lani shopping center better than this one.

    Menu (August 2026)
    Ted L.

    Casual eatery for locals and tourists alike. Menu offers selections for all day eating options (breakfast, lunch, dinner). Front and serving staff are welcoming but I can see them getting overwhelmed when service gets busy around lunchtime between takeouts and dine-in. Food service is efficient and orders are delivered in a timely manner. So far I've enjoyed 2 meals this vacation and glad to have tried Kalei's. The best menu option is their build your own loco Moco with a choice from different proteins. Will return again.

    Helen Q.

    Casual dining, the former location of Dennys. Order/Pay at the counter and find your own seating. Food is brought to you. Ordered the furikake mochiko chicken. Nice crispy crunch, yet chicken is still tender and juicy. The batter had a slight hint of sweetness to it from the mochiko breading. I would definitely order again. Also ordered the club double patty blt burger. It's an interesting twist as it's like a patty melt, but also a club sandwich in one. Instead of burger buns, it's bread like an actual club sandwich. Prices are decent.

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    Good food and great prices. The Moco Loco was delicious and the Mac salad I was one of the best I've had.

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    pretty good casual hawaiian food, unexpected fav is the mac salad (got two extra). you order at the counter and seat yourself.

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    Great bright space and friendly service. Enjoyed a massive salad with seared ahi. Be sure to check out their cheap eats!

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    Family friendly. Great variety. Fast service and great prices. Parking easy. Recommend!

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    Eat here if you're looking for authentic plate lunch. It was both delicious & quick with a diner style atmosphere.

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    Great noodles. Go for it! Don't wait. Highly recommended. What else do you need to know.

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    Went here for breakfast. Great prices, big portions - overall it's a great option, especially when you're on the go in Maui.

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    Best overall loco moco, price was right, 3 handmade hamburger patties was very filling, serice is bad tho.

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    Kihei Caffe Lahaina - Banana macadamia nut pancakes

    Kihei Caffe Lahaina

    4.3(1.1k reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$

    Me and my family came here and expected a decent breakfast. However the price point is too high for…read moremajority of the food to be frozen. My mom got the chicken fried steak and was dissapointed to see everything but the egg was frozen. The pancakes we got were decent, but clearly made from a box mix with a dough like taste. All other meals my family got had the same issues. In general it was mediocre for people with real breakfast expectations given not much was made in house. As someone who works at a restaurant, I dont recommend.

    Honestly, this place was getting 5 stars before I posted the reviews, rest assured that the food…read moreactually good so I do think the five stars is warranted. The guy that took our order was great though. Best personality and set the tone for the meal with the best energy as soon as we walked through the door. He recommended the mango lemonade to start (YUM- so glad I listened) and it was super refreshing. I ordered the ube michi pancakes and he recommended the pork fried rice with eggs for my husband as it was one of the more popular dishes. The pork fried rice was really good. The portion was just big enough and I'm not surprised at all that it's a top dish. I think the ube mochi pancakes were the star though. The text was good and the ube flavor really comes out, so much that I didn't want to use any coconut syrup for fear of drowning it out. I ate one without syrup and one with and the coconut syrup really compliments the pancake. Both flavor come out nicely.

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    Kihei Caffe Lahaina - Inside the restaurant

    Inside the restaurant

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    Loco moco

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    Teddy's Bigger Burgers - Lahaina - August 2024: Double burger with cheese, large fries, and a large soda (with two special sauce) - $28.83

    Teddy's Bigger Burgers - Lahaina

    4.1(1.2k reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    Delicious burger! Was craving one after the road to Hāna and was not disappointed! Don't be fooled…read moreby the retro decor- food is delicious!

    I was very excited to visit this restaurant with my family while on vacation; however, the…read moreexperience we had was very poor and disappointing. The person taking our order was very rude and not welcoming at all. After we had ordered all of our food, we were asked if we would like to leave a tip, which we did. We later found out that gratuity had already been added beforehand "for a big group," even though there were only six of us. Because we were unaware that gratuity had already been included, we ended up leaving two tips totaling $48. This was very frustrating, but we decided to move on and enjoy our meal. Unfortunately, it then took almost 45 minutes for our food to arrive, and when it did, the order was incorrect. When we tried to explain to the staff that the food was wrong, they were not helpful and were initially unwilling to fix the issue. They brought the same incorrect food back, and we had to explain multiple times that the burger was not the one my sister had ordered. Eventually, they told us it was "only missing one ingredient." At that point, my sister was exhausted and anxious from having to explain the issue so many times, so she ultimately just ate the incorrect food. Overall, this was a very disappointing experience, especially because we were on vacation and had been looking forward to visiting. The poor customer service, unexpected gratuity, long wait, and incorrect food made the experience even more frustrating

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    Hawaiian burger with teriyaki sauce

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    Leoda's Kitchen and Pie Shop - guava chiffon pie, chocolate haupia pie, pineapple mac nut pie

    Leoda's Kitchen and Pie Shop

    4.5(4.3k reviews)
    6.5 mi
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    Leoda's was such a fantastic stop in Maui! There was a long line but the service was quick…read more Everything we ordered was delicious even when we brought it back to our place to enjoy. The seared ahi sandwich was fresh and flavorful, the Leoda's burger was juicy and satisfying, and the Caesar salad was crisp and tasty. The fries with garlic aioli were the perfect side and seriously addictive. And of course, we had to bring the banana cream pie last to enjoy. Ending the meal with that creamy, dreamy pie was truly the chef's kiss! Definitely a must-try when you're in Maui!

    Leoda's absolutely lives up to the hype, we actually ended up going twice. I tried both the apple…read morecrumble and banana cream pies. The apple was really good with a strudel style topping adding some crunch, but the banana cream was easily the star. The filling was top notch and the crust had the perfect doneness to contrast the soft banana center. I could eat one of these every day. I also stole a bite of my friend's Reuben and the sandwiches deserve some attention too. The inside was nice and hot, the sauerkraut had a really good tang to it and everything worked together perfectly on thick crusty bread. Even the fries were solid. Leoda's is officially going on my list of places I have to visit whenever I'm on Maui, and probably one I'll go out of my way for. One of the best spots in all of the outer islands.

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    Leoda's Kitchen and Pie Shop - So cozy.

    So cozy.

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    Apple Crumb Pie...smackin!

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    Just one of the many delicious pies.

    Leilani's On The Beach

    Leilani's On The Beach

    4.0(3.8k reviews)
    2.5 mi
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    I have been craving the hurricane Ahi bowl since I came here in 2024. Where else can you get sushi…read moregrade seared tuna, katsu'ed to be crispy, with a delicious sauce? And the best rice with furikake, and then some pretty good macaroni salad? Only here as far as I know? Definitely not where I live in San Diego. The tuna was just as amazing as I remembered. It's easy to walk into the beach bar. And I liked the strawberry salad again, although the strawberries themselves were not that great. The salad is full of fat (nuts, goat cheese, and dressing), but the local lettuce is really good and overall it's a very tasty salad. And you can avoid the fat by getting the dressing on the side and eating around the goat cheese and not eating all the nuts. I was a little disappointed with my 1944 cocktail. It was definitely strong in alcohol content, but the flavor was super muted compared to last time. Decided to order the hula pie because we had a discount card giving us a free one with two entrees, which we had bought anyway. It's a hulking dessert that might be crowd pleasing with a table of kids. It's much too much for one or two people, and not that interesting. I liked the chocolate sauce and the nuts, and that's all I ate. They have this at all of their restaurants, but I wouldn't pay to order it. Anyway, it was a little disappointing after it was one of my top two meals on the last trip. And the hurricane ahi is a must order. but once was enough for this trip!

    My family friend and I came here yesterday for their taco Tuesday. The service was really really…read moregood and our waitress was attentive and very kind. We opted for the taco Tuesday. The prices were very reasonable and the drinks were really yummy! I especially love the guacamole and salsa, very flavorful and fresh! The outdoor seating was abundant and they even put up screens as the sun was coming down. Definitely a place I would come back too.

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    Monkeypod Kitchen - Fresh Caught Fish Tacos

    Monkeypod Kitchen

    4.1(3.8k reviews)
    2.5 mi
    $$

    We recently had dinner at Monkeypod Kitchen, located in Whalers Village. We arrived during Happy…read moreHour. The cocktails were $4 off, and the Pizzas were on special. My husband ordered the Monkeypod Mai Tai, which came with a nice foam. I ordered the Brewed Awakening, which was delicious but strong. We started with the Grilled Appetizer Shrimp, which comes with cornbread. The sauce on the shrimp was absolutely amazing. The Margherita Pizza was delicious, nice and thin. Bonus, there was live music. Food 5/5 Service 5/5 Ambiance 5/5,

    While the venue is pretty spectacular, I've been disappointed in the food over my last 3 visits…read more This time I was also underwhelmed with the service. I guess everyone has a bad night now and then. Clearly our server was in that mode. Just sort of a dowered look on her face and no warmth or personal touch. The drop in food quality is the real problem. I had the grilled fish sandwich (last two times there) and was bummed at how over cooked it was. The time before I had to send it back because it was like a tennis shoe sole. I even asked that it not be over cooked when I first ordered. Yikes!!! Pizza sauce was very thick and tomato pasty (canned?) At least the crust was good. I'm a big fan of Merriman's, but this branch is not anything like the original Wailea restaurant. Somebody in management needs to wake up and get involved. Customers shouldn't be taken for granted. For now, go to Aloha Grill.

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    Monkeypod Kitchen - The atmosphere here!

    The atmosphere here!

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    Seared Ahi Steak

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    Kaleis - hawaiian - Updated August 2026

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