Monday, April 9, 2012

The Plate Lunch

During our Maui vacation a few years back, we discovered the local delicacy known as the plate lunch. 


After a morning of snorkeling, we stopped at Da Kitchen in Kihei, where Cath ordered their most popular variety called the "loco mock." Trust me, she didn't even come close to finishing the two hamburgers, topped with two eggs, mushrooms, onions and gravy, with sides of rice and macaroni salad! Unless you have a surfer's appetite, we discovered, you should be prepared to share.


Another restaurant we enjoyed often was called Aloha Mixed Plate, which was just down the road from the condo we rented on Ka'anapali Beach. We loved its inexpensive, ono food, friendly service and outside verandah seating -- especially when the luau company the owner's family operated next door was performing, but more on that later.


There are many versions of this meal, with seafood, chicken, beef, duck - and you could probably order whatever combination you'd like! 


So, if you're hungry and need some fast, cheap eats, find yourself a plate lunch. You won't regret it!




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