The idea of YCGW is that you can basically order anything on the menu at these restaurants, and you’ll be eating great food. So even if you don’t gravitate toward my favorite dishes, I stand by these restaurants as being of such good quality that they won’t put a bad food option on their menus. I can’t say I’ve eaten every menu item at each of these restaurants, but I’ve literally never had a food item at these places that was a problem. To me, that’s a pretty high bar, and it says that the chefs take their food preparation and their own reputations seriously.
So here’s the list:
Upcountry/North Shore
Mahalo Aleworks
Kahului and Wailuku
Kihei and Wailea
West Maui (Lahaina, Kapalua, etc.)
Star Noodle