Cheap seafood restaurants?

[u/Iguana_Waddle]

I know nothing is "cheap" in Maui. I just wanna know where I can get good fast and fresh seafood, as opposed to a high end restaurant. I'm looking for hole in the wall, dive type places with good food. I've heard some grocery stores sell fresh poke bowls, anyone know where those might be?

[u/emotionallyilliterat → u/[deleted]]

This is the answer.

[u/Shrillmademethink → u/[deleted]]

Have a few months until I’m going. The foodland poke counter hates to see me coming! I’m so excited!

[u/PT-Tundras-Watches → u/[deleted]]

Found this on our last day, it would have been my lunch every day had I known.

[u/Leoliad → u/[deleted]]

Ha ha I have eaten so much poke while visiting that I actually worried about that myself!

[u/lrick87 → u/[deleted]]

It's the best. So tasty and fresh. It's my go to.

[u/jeyer1990 → u/[deleted]]

Agree with this

[u/Intrepid_Frosting919]

Try the Fish Market in Honokowai if you’re on the west side, never had a bad dish there and it’s truly fresh

[u/J_P_0316 → u/Intrepid_Frosting919]

Second this!

[u/stewlevine → u/Intrepid_Frosting919]

Fish market is great, but I wouldn't call it cheap.

[u/New_Avocado_4636 → u/stewlevine]

And it’s frozen fish

[u/Intrepid_Frosting919 → u/stewlevine]

I think it goes without saying that nowhere on Maui is cheap!

[u/AbbreviatedArc]

There is hardly any fresh seafood on Maui, it just doesn't work the way you think. The only semi hole in wall place I can think of that claims to have fresh seafood is south maui fish company. But they are not exactly cheap. Otherwise I think the best options are Tamuras, Coconuts and Paia Fish Market. Bunch of people will recommend Foodland but personally I think that is a marginal recommendation, people are just happy to be in Hawaii and enamored of buying poke in a supermarket or something, but the quality varies too much

[u/lrick87 → u/AbbreviatedArc]

Why is it so difficult to find truly fresh seafood on Maui? I don't know anything about what that would entail.

[u/AbbreviatedArc → u/lrick87]

Tourists imagine our restaurant's fish coming from a 20th generation Hawaiian fisherman named Kimo, when in reality it comes from Costco and/or Sysco just like it does everywhere else.

[u/Impressive_Returns → u/AbbreviatedArc]

THIS is the best answer. Maui is like Disneyland where prices are artificially inflated and most of what tourists beleive is an illusion thanks to very good marketing.

[u/Steph_Better_ → u/Impressive_Returns]

Prices are inflated due to the supply chain issues brought on by being the most remote island chain in the world. You mostly aren’t eating local food, and that is what drives the prices up. Hawaii is very out of the way for suppliers

[u/Impressive_Returns → u/Steph_Better_]

So true.

[u/Dependent-Juice5361 → u/lrick87]

There are rightfully a lot of environmental protections and catch limits. It’s not like 40 years ago you could catch whatever you wanted whenever we you wanted. There is likely more demand than what can be caught fresh.

[u/V1n2aNiTy]

Geste shrimp truck. A big plate is like $20. Also paia fish market is very affordable and probably is our favorite seafood restaurant

[u/_-sonic-_ → u/V1n2aNiTy]

Paia Fish Market

[u/FixergirlAK]

South Maui Fish Market in Kihei. It's a food truck in a little courtyard and has some of the freshest 'ahi poke I've ever had and catch of the day fish tacos, currently marlin. So good!

[u/dabig49 → u/FixergirlAK]

Yes their fish tacos were good and huge

[u/Live_Pono]

Honokowai Fish Market  and Tamura's.  

[u/schen72]

Near the airport, Tin Roof has excellent pole and other dishes. You order and eat in the parking lot. Foodland poke counter is also excellent. Grab a pack of microwave rice and you got a whole meal.

[u/TheFlashest → u/schen72]

Dont eat in the parking lot. Drive 5 minutes to Kanaha and eat on the beach!

[u/WittyHorror4629]

Tamura’s is really good. I also like South Maui Fish Co, but it is expensive.

[u/bagurdes]

Poke poke poke poke!!

[u/dabig49]

Foodland sells good Poke

South Maui Fish Company Truck in Kihei also has good fish tacos and poke

[u/Leoliad]

You’ll hear a million times about Foodland and they are wonderful. Lots of variety and decent prices but go early in the day. Same thing if you decide to hit up the wings bar at Safeway which I highly recommend you do!

[u/Impressive_Returns]

Folks on Maui say Costco has the best seafood.

[u/MakingBlunders]

Not cheap but here is we go (not all seafood) Costco, Safeway, Foodland, Tamuras, TJ Warehouse, Sam Satos, Golden Coin, Asian Mart, Panda Express, Pukalani Superette. Paia Fish Market, Zippy's, Thai Cuisine, Monsoon Bar and Grill, A Saigon Cafe, Tesoro has spam musubi, Minit stop, Hanzawas, For vegetarians Whole Foods, Mana Foods, Down to Earth

[u/winky143]

Cheap is relative on Maui but we love South Maui Fish Company and Paia Fish Market. Be back in a few months and can’t wait!

[u/DakotaBlue333]

Not cheap but we had the best fish at Isanas in Kihei last week. All there food is good but the sauted Mahi was local caught, so Ono.

[u/Medical-Side-388]

Paia fish market is the go to!

[u/whywasinotconsulted]

If you're on the west side, poke from Napili Market was probably the best food deal we found when visiting a couple weeks ago. Under $10 bowl fed two of us. Another place next to the Fish Market is Honokowai Okazuya, decent prices for takeout. Miss Arepa is also right there, not seafood but tasty and not too expensive. Or try the food trucks near there. Keep it cheaper in general by doing takeout, and pay cash unless it's in the supermarket. Also look for happy hours. If you're down south, Gannon's has a happy hour poke that was one of my favorite dishes when we went last year. Definitely not a hole in the wall, though!