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Thursday, July 19, 2012

ITALIAN DELIGHT Lahaina Gateway Maui

Another new Italian Restaurant in Lahaina, right in our hood. A very tasty place to eat, you can smell the Italian seasonings emulating from the place as soon as you park your car, or walking from either direction. Located close to Foot Locker and Office Max, this is what the Foodie Gods were planning for us locals. 


I love Italian food, as soon as I walked in I was greeted by Jody the part-owner of the joint, and I did notice that she was busy. She explained that by being new, and just opened, it was hectic. I saw my friend Joanie with her boyfriend in there mauling on huge slices of pizza, and Italian Delight, that's the name of the dig, has pizza by the slice. As I watched the chef toss the pizza dough, this was really unique, why? Because I can tell that the owners love what they do. Really the food is not fancy, it's like Italian home cooking, you can tell when food is good, you caaaaan smellllllll it!


So I ordered a Spaghetti w/ Sausage, it came with a Garlic Knot, and some parmesan cheese in a ramekin. The prices are very reasonable for what it cost to run a food establishment, and the portions are real in proportion of the price. My meal was about 15 bucks plus tax.


So if you come to Lahaina, and want a great home cooking with Italian as the roots, Italian Delight is a new dig that I hope makes it in the future. I was always for the small business owner(s), all of the time. I want to see more small businesses open up, not just any business, but businesses owned by people that are in business because they are passionate about what they produce and ultimately sell to the public.


Part Owner Jody jams on the phone taking to go orders. The menu is perfect, not confusing, and it has everything you'd want if you're an Italian food aficionado


335 Keawe ST. #211
Lahaina Gateway Shoppping Center
808-662-0077
Open 7 Days a Week Lunch/Dinners


N.Y. Style Pizzas by the slice 2.75 to 3.75


16" Whole Pizza 18.95 plus additional toppings from 2.25 to 2.50.


White Pizzas w/ Mozzarella 18.95


Calzones/Stromboli 11.95 to 13.95


Pastas from 14.95 Spaghetti from 8.95 to 14.95


Cold Hoagies and Wraps from 11.95 to 13.95


Pasta (penne, rigatoni, ziti or spaghetti) Pupus, Salads, Hot Subs, the got it all! Ask for their daily specials.


Dine in or take out.
"Mama Mia, this is Pizza!"


What's a Stramboli? Basically it's a square pizza dough with toppings and cheese, rolled up, or think of it as a turn over pizza, or a pizza roll.


Thanks For Visiting Ron S.





3 comments:

  1. Mahalo from Lahaina Gateway for dining at our fabulous Italian Delight Restaurant! Glad you enjoyed! It IS the best Italian food on Maui!

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  2. You guys have no idea what is real italian food.Where is the passion?The Hygiene?
    Just pasta and sausage..everything from scratch I guess...everybody is a Chef today.. no my bad..Master Chef..

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  3. For Lahaina, we aren't New York City or Chicago where some killer Italian foods are cooked in a more Italian sense, however Italian Delight is good for what it is, a small business that serves up good food and the owners are nice people. And since I'm not an Italian food expert, I find the food very good. Being a personal chef (not an Italian Chef) and video chef locally on Maui, I get all kinds of critics. So we just roll with the flow, everyone has his or her own opinion which is great, everyone has that right to speak up on what they love or not.

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