Kitoko Maui is a food cart restaurant that serves fresh sea food dishes in bento box. It is located on the Southwest side of Maui, just North of Kihei. It is located in the gravel parking lot right beside Azeka Shopping Center. Although Kitoko Maui is a food cart type of restaurant, it has received positive reviews from its customers due to the freshness of the food it serves. Thus it is a must try for us when visiting Maui.
As soon as we got off the plane and got our rental car, we drove straight to Kitoko as we woke up quite early and have not had any real food for the day. When we got there, there were about 5 food carts there. There were not that many tables for people to sit however and there were many wild chicken and chicks running around. Some roosters were quite large.
As we walked to the front of Kitoko, we had problem trying to figure out what to try. There was a daily special on the menu which includes lobsters. We were told that the portion of the daily special can feed 2-3 people, but it was also pricy and cost around $85. We later decided to try the Marlin Bento and Grilled Kauai Shrimp. We really wanted to try the sea food here.
We got our orders after about 10 minutes. The food was served in metal bento box, which was pretty interesting. The Marlin Bento came with 4 pieces of marlin that were slightly grilled. It also had a piece of grilled rice on the side. The side dishes in the bento included seasoned greens, egg plants and pickled cabbage. The pickled cabbage was sour than what we liked. The marlin had special dressing over it which made it quite tasty and it was very fresh.
The Grilled Kauia Shrimp came with 5 pieces of shrimps placed on top of the papaya salad. The shell around the body of the shrimp was removed, but the head was still attached. We enjoyed the grilled shrimp a lot. It was very tendor.
Overall, it was a great experience and we enjoyed the food at Kitoko. We were quite worried about the chicken in the beginning as we saw some flying to the top of the table. But when we sat down, the chickens stepped away.
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