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    Minit Stop

    3.5 (17 reviews)
    Open 5:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Dan O.

    The Yelp Confucius of Frried Chicken, Braddah Fran C, had already turned me on to Minit Stop chain with its frried chicken on Maui. He travels interisland a lot for his job, so check out his reviews for ono kine grinds! When I discovered a Minit Stop in Kawaihae on the Big Island on the way to dive, I had to stop in for piece of chicken and musubi! And guess who already reviewed this Minit Stop? Braddah Fran! The Kohala Minit Stop is located on a curiously shaped lot (like a triangle with a tip removed) between two roads. It has two two-way egress points on the roads it's saddled between. This Minit Stop is small, but complete with fuel pumps. It's signature is its grab and go food items, & the food kiosk inside. My standby is their frried chicken thigh & musubi snack pack. Good for easing hunger pains, but not big enough to give you Hawaiian paralysis after eating it. And their frried chicken, wow! At one time or another we all have had convenience store/ truck stop/gas station hot snacks that were: old, odd tasting (from other items fried in the same oil), greasy, dried out, or any combination thereof. Minit Stop's frried chicken is none of that, even cold. They must use a deep fryer with a higher temperature to keep the grease out of the inside of the chicken. Combined that with a very savory seasoned batter and a very satisfying "crunch", Minit Stop frried chicken is a treat when you can get it. During this last trip to Kona, I went up to Kawaihae 3 times to dive, and I stopped by Minit Stop 3 times! Twice for the thigh/musubi snack pack and other sundries, and once for the Chicken Katsu with Gravy plate lunch. This wasn't your typical chicken cutlet with panko, but boneless chicken with the same seasoned batter as the frried chicken! Mmm, boneless fried chicken with gravy- so bad for you, but so good! Prices are reasonable for convenience stores, I'll keep Minit Stop in mind when I visit Maui or the Big Island. They even have an app for your smartphone & rewards card. Will repeat and recommend!

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    Marissa N.

    Musabi introduction and I was surprised it's hot. Definitely needed hot sauce but I could see this being an after adult beverage go to

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    Fran C.

    I gotta give it up to the Minit Stop convenience stores! I've gone to a few on Maui, mostly to sneak in there for some Frrrrried Chicken! For you folks that don't know (Bruddah Fran is giving you da scoops)...........Minit Stop actually has a kitchen inside of the convenience store, and they are known for their fried chicken, & potato wedges. I was heading towards North Kohala for work today, and since I've been up since 4:30 AM, and did not eat anything when I left the house (because I was in a rush)..........I was kinda getting hungry as I was making my 50 mile drive from the Kailua-Kona Airport, to my customer's account in North Kohala. Luckily when I got to the Kawaihae area, I saw a Minit Stop convenience store so I decided to pull into the little convenience store to pick up something quick to eat. Aaaaaaah Minit Stop............I can always count on you folks for ono Frrrried Chicken!!! By the way, did ya folks know that Fried Chicken is the breakfast of CHAMPIONS???? Lol! Well, maybe not in the eyes of most people............. but a fried chicken eating freak like me will tell you it is!!! As I walked into Minit Stop, I headed straight back to the chicken stand to inspect today's fried chicken stash..........then I proceeded to head towards the heater machine with the pre-packed spam musubi's, and pre-packed fried chicken with a musubi. Aaaaah, just what I needed..........a small piece of fried chicken, & a plain musubi to tie me over for a few hours till lunch! And of course, I gotta have some coffee, cause a few cups a day is good for you! What can I say about the grub? Coffee - Honestly, is tasted terrible! But I knew I wasn't at a Starbucks! I was in da boonies......... the cup of coffee was only $1.59? How can I complain about that? My Fried Chicken & Musubi snack pack - Minit Stop, you folks never let me down with your Frrrrrrried Chicken! Even under a heat lamp, the buggah is still crunchy & ono!!! I think your fried chicken could even survive under a nuclear holocaust!!! As for the musubi........well, that wasn't so good...........as part of the musubi was all dried out from the heat lamp. Overall, the coffee & musubi........I'd probably give them a "2", but dat Fried Chicken............baby what you do to me!!!! An easy "5" baby!!! If you're ever in da boonies (like I was today)...........at least you can get some gas, and of course you need to stop by to get dat fried chicken!!! Nom! Nom! Nom!

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    Great fried chicken! I local tipped us off that the fried chicken was good, and frankly it was great and inexpensive. Nice surprise.

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