Oyako Tei — Restaurant in Maui

It doesn't get any more local than this place.

ATMOSPHERE: This mom & pop shop is located in what was once a Pizza Hut takeout spot..

MENU: Breakfast bentos, local plate lunches & bentos, and catering.

FOOD: Roast Pork Upon first glace, I thought the dish was going to be too small to satisfy me, but it was sized perfect. The 3-4 slices of pork were tender and covered in a thin and savory brown gravy, and came with a big scoop of rice and lightly-pickled cabbage. I opted for macaroni salad as my side dish, which was very good, enough to garner a spot in my top 5 list. They mix in a little bit of diced white onions and carrots which even I could tolerate, and peas which I love. Affordable and tasty.

Cheeseburger Deluxe Only in Hawaii do you see the word "deluxe" added to burger descriptions. This means you want the veggies included. The homemade patty was made with diced onions inside, and covered with 2 slices of provolone which was super tender but lacked flavor. Veggies were tomato, onions, and butter lettuce. The bun was nice and soft. I added just mayo at first which is how I usually like my burgers but that didn't do it justice so I added on mustard & ketchup which made it a little better. Meh, I'd pass on this.

SERVICE: Don't expect traditional restaurant or hotel-like service. This is what I call Maui service, which isn't a bad thing by any means. A friendly lady took my phoned in lunch order at 7am, which was ready in 15 minutes. As soon as I got there, one of the ladies yells out "Da roast poke ordah stay hea!" When it came time to pay, I hand her my credit card. She says "Wait yeah, I only get one line," meaning someone was on the phone so the credit card machine was useless. About a minute goes by, and another employee yells "Hurry up she gotta use da credit card machine! She stay checking how many chickens get!" As I was laughing, I said that I could pay cash. She says "Oh das good!" Being that I like clean, crispy currency, I hand her a set of those. In amazement she says "Wow, look dis money, so nice and fresh off da press!" She waves the cash in the air and shouts to the workers "Look dis kine money, I neva see dis long time!!" Gotta love these ladies.

OVERALL: Open early, friendly service, good...

Came here on vacation from San Diego. Found this place on goggle. Been here the entire time of my stay. Haven't gone anywhere else for breakfast. Feels like ur grandma's kitchen. Very homey family oriented. I love Mom n Pops family style restaurant. To me, this the only type of good food n very reasonable not like big name n expensive rest food that leaves ur pocket with a hole n not satifsatfied at all. This place is wonderful. Food is downright fresh, old school home style. Best loco Moco n the soyo chicken is the bomb. If ur looking for good home cooked food, look no further. This the place. So next time stop in n tried it. U won't be...

Small family owned business offering breakfast foods: spam musubi, Portuguese sausage, eggs, bacon, French toast, coffee. Staff is super friendly, lot of locals who were also super friendly making room for us at their tables, offering to get us extra plates and utensils. We ordered the big breakfast which was delicious. You can tell this is a local favorite by the way everyone greets "mama", the elderly woman behind the counter, when they come through the door and she in turn greets everyone by name. Definitely would recommend to friends and family that...