50 Thrifty Maui Restaurants [Paperback]

Yvonne Biegel (Author), Jessica Ferracane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2006

50 Thrifty Maui Restaurants is a unique guidebook to great food at bargain prices, from oceanfront cafes in Lahaina to ethnic eateries in Kula to roadside stands along the Hana Highway. Categorized by mealtime and geographical area, it's a first-ever pocket directory to dining the way the locals do: burgers to burritos, ahi to mahimahi, crab wonton to kalua pig. Long-time Maui residents Yvonne Biegel and Jessica Ferracane surveyed other savvy Maui diners and taste-tested all 50 eateries in compiling this handy, candid guide — complete with maps. photographs and detailed listings on hours, parking, seating, credit cards and recommended dishes. Foreword by Maui News dining editor Carla Tracy.

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About the Author

Longtime Maui resident Yvonne Biegel, a specialist in travel and hospitality communications for more than a decade, heads her own public relations and marketing agency, Biegel Communications. Jessica Ferracane, a former Maui-based journalist, now operates her own PR agency, Irondog Communications, on the Big Island of Hawaii, and is the author of 50 Thrifty Big Island Restaurants.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Watermark Publishing; 2 edition (August 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097426721X
• ISBN-13: 978-0974267210
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #896,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real QUALITY food on a budget!, May 26, 2005

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John W. Wickenden (Camden, Maine, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50 Thrifty Maui Restaurants (Paperback)

This book is not exactly what it promises to be. It's better! We were VERY well pleased by the quaqlity of each of the exceptional food experiences to which we were guided. This is not just a guide to cheap eats. Yes! These are inexpensive eateries; but the food is generally far better than in significantly more expensive restaurants. We're seasoned travelers. We wish there was a book of this quality for each of our destinations.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book - it will pay for itself in 1 meal, August 3, 2005

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Brad J. Pollard "Brad Pollard" (Rahway, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50 Thrifty Maui Restaurants (Paperback)

Great book - we tried about 10 places this book recommended and they were great.
A couple of notes:
1. On page 56-57; DeanO's Maui Pizza Cafe is no longer there - it's now some type of buffet restaurant.
2. Charley's on page 42 is fantastic!
3. Thai chef on page 36 is another great place (and its BYOB - so you can bring a bottle of wine)!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Beneficial Restaurant Guide, May 1, 2006

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BaerGrl "Kat Baer" (Troy, ID) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 50 Thrifty Maui Restaurants (Paperback)

This little book greatly enhanced our ability to find great places to eat and dine. As others have said, it'll pay for itself within a few meals easily. Some of the recommendations I can't say I agree with 100%, but all-in-all, the book is a great resource. It's probably the best book for "food tourism" you can buy; it beats out the guidebooks which try and cover food by a long shot.

I'd recommend it to travelers!