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Aloha Mixed Plate

Location: West Maui

Cuisine Type: Local

Hours of Operation: Open 10:30am. - 10pm

Telephone:(808) 661-3322

Website: http://www.alohamixedplate.com

On the water's edge, Aloha Mixed Plate is a wonderful spot to grab a casual lunch or dinner. With great local local-style food, burgers, sandwiches and vegetarian dishes, plus affordable prices, The New York Times raves, "paper plate meets million dollar view.”

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The Origins of the Term "Mixed Plate"

In the early days of the Hawaiian sugar plantations, lunch was a simple affair. Plantation workers gathered in the fields for their mid-day meal. The Japanese laborers would bring teriyaki beef with rice and pickled vegetables. Seated next to them might be their Filipino neighbors with the traditional dish adobo or perhaps a pork or chicken stew. The Koreans had their kalbi or marinated ribs and the Chinese a rice noodle and vegetable dish called chow fun. Hawaiians were known for their kalua pig, roasted in an underground oven called an imu. It wasn’t long before they began to share their foods with one another and the "mixed plate" was born.

"Two scoops rice" and "one scoop macaroni salad" always accompany the traditional plate lunch. The rice is an important part of the meal because it provides the "backdrop" for the distinctive flavors of the main courses which, local style, tend toward the savory. Macaroni salad also presents a counterpoint to the main courses while providing a small portion of vegetables such as finely chopped carrots and small diced celery — just the way the Locals like it.

And there you have it, a sampling of the traditional foods of the varied ethnic groups that call Hawaii home. The "plate lunch" or "mixed plate" is made available for you to enjoy here at Aloha Mixed Plate.

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Worth the trip???
Reviewed by nukemlee, 2007-09-10

We went one day at lunch because we had seen so much advertisement about it. We sat outside for some ambience, or so we thought. The Kula pork was very tasty, but the coconut shrimp tasted like something from the frozen food section at grocery store. The view of the ocean was great, but the terrace area was cluttered and dirty. And we kept smelling something really rank. We ended up boxing our meal and eating back at the villa.

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Address:
1285 Front St
Lahaina

Telephone: (808) 661-3322