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Top Maui Restaurants 2010 from Thrifty to Four star: Indispensable Advice from Experts Who Live, Play and Eat on Maui |  | Authors: James Jacobson, Molly Jacobson
Publisher: Maui Media
Category: Book
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Edition: 2nd Revised & enlarged
Pages: 248
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0975263161
EAN: 9780975263167
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Publication Date: December 19, 2009
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Product Description
If you're planning your trip to Maui, you need this lovingly researched, frank and honest restaurant guide which is has been completely revised and entirely updated for 2010.
Disappointing meals (and there are a lot of them on Maui) can totally ruin a dream vacation. Don't leave your planning to chance or rely on slick advertising-driven guides. Other tourist books with their capsule "reviews" don't come close to the insight you'll get from opinionated, knowledgeable restaurant critics who live on Maui.
Food journalists James and Molly Jacobson are two big-city-exiles who live on Maui and dine out an average of 11 times per week. Their honest, take-no-prisoners review guide is written with the philosophy that people who love to eat and prefer not to waste money on bad food should know the truth about Maui's well-marketed dining scene.
Tens of thousands of elated and relieved visitors have trusted Top Maui Restaurants (both the online version and previous editions of this book) to guide them to the best eats on Maui.
In this 2010 edition you'll find:
* The top romantic restaurants worth the splurge.
* The best inexpensive but tasty places.
* Hidden gems you wouldn't find unless a local revealed the secret.
* A user-friendly reference to help you fulfill any food craving.
* Insider secrets and tips to help you get the most out of your Maui vacation.
NEW for 2010: A brand new Top Maui Tips section with useful, insider information to get the most out of your Maui vacation. Our best recommendations for planning that special wedding or anniversary event. Includes our top picks for great activities and cultural events.
Dining out on Maui is more expensive than any place else in America. For less than the price of a bad breakfast, this handbook could save your vacation.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Top Maui Restaurants - 2010 September 3, 2010
Great food lovers
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Hey Molly,
I can't tell you how much my wife and I have enjoyed your book Top Maui Restaurants. I'm being very honest in telling you that we have been coming to Maui since 1975 and have been going to the same old restaurants year after year. This year, however, was a totally different experience.
I accidently stumbled on your book while doing some research on a new restaurant my wife and I had never tried. I immediately fell in love with the short blip discussing your book and wanted to order it on Amazon.com for our trip. My wife said it wasn't necessary and to not bother. I said if we eat at just one recommended restaurant in the book, it might pay for itself the first night. She said we knew all the good restaurants so don't waste your time. She couldn't have been more wrong.
I ordered the book anyhow and wanted to surprise her with it when we arrived in Maui. Well, on the flight over from Los Angeles, I pulled out the book and started to research some different places for dinner; mainly a place we had never been to before. I wandered through the book starting with places in South Maui since we were staying in Wailea and began to read one or two of the reviews. Before I could read any further, she said let me see that book. About two hours later I got it back. It wasn't necessary though, because she had already made up a list of at least ten restaurants she wanted to try out based on your reviews.
I have to admit, everything she picked I agreed with. We started with lunch at the Hali'imaile General Store right after we landed. Wow! Unbelievably scrumptous. That night we ate at Fat Daddy's. That was a bar-b-que like we've never had before. Simply amazing. The next night we tried Coconut's Fish Cafe. The food was simply mouth watering. The nights following we tried Amigo's, Flatbread Pizza Company, Thailand Cuisine and Cafe O' Lei. Every morning following while having breakfast, we re-read your review just to see if we agreed. Talk about spot-on.
You have given us new life. It's almost like coming to Maui for the first time all over again. We can't wait to come back again next year to continue on in your book. It's an absolute winner for any life style or budget. We can't thank you and James enough. The only thing that we were disappointed in was ourselves, for not buying the book sooner.
All the best,
Bill and Norma
 Useful book August 30, 2010
Maya (North Carolina, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Just got home from Maui and this book was great in helping decide where to eat (both in advance and for some last-minute decisions). The tips section in the back had some good information as well on more general questions like "Should I drive the road to Hana."
However, this is a restaurant guide and not a general guidebook so you'll need something else for maps, lists of sightseeing activities etc. You can also buy this book in several places on the island including KMart, WalMart, Costco, Borders, Barnes & Noble. I want to say I also saw it in one or two ABC stores but I could be wrong.
Not every restaurant is listed because there are hundreds of restaurants. But chances are if you are on Maui or have gone before, and you are curious about a particular restaurant, that there is a review of it inside!
We had some great meals and some so-so ones (fully agreed upon by the reviews) and I know that Top Maui restaurants will help us again next time we have occasion to be in Maui.
Invaluable! August 13, 2010
Land Locked in Colorado
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My husband and I absolutely love this book. It has been our bible for eating on Maui for the last 2 trips we have taken and I have to say that the reviews and info provided were spot on. The reviews are fair, telling the pros and cons. There is also other useful info in the book. I've even bought copies as gifts for people planning on going to Maui.
Very helpful restaurant guide to get the best meals on Maui and to avoid rip off restaurants August 12, 2010
Beach Girl
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are going to Maui and want to make the most of your dining out budget, I'd highly recommend this book. It rates many restaurants for food, ambience, value and more. We've used it for two years now and dined on some fabulous island food and avoided the pitfalls of dining based on advertising or random selection. You recoup your initial investment of the cost of the book many tmes over. I also love that they give you reviews on specific dishes. I tried many of them and found the reviews to be accurate and helpful. If you buy this book you won't look like a tourist with a confused look when trying to decide whether to dine at a certain restaurant or not.
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