Aloha from Maui, and my favorite hot dog stop or cafe, or deli whichever one you want, is Aloha Deli owned by the Canastra father and son team, Howard and Steve, the coolest guys this side of the White House, and the other side of Beijing China. When you get there be in for a friendly welcome by this team. Look whale watch season is coming, and more than likely your boat for this excursion will depart out of the Maalaea Harbor in the morning. Well, the Harbor Shops is next to the harbor so close you can throw a rock and hit the building even after Tommy John surgery! So for breakfast they have cool and ono (delicious) breakfast wraps, and the best freshly ground coffees. So if you got a little munchies going on stop by, located upstairs in the complex, or if you go directly upstairs next to Beach Bums it is on the right hand side can't miss it. And guess what? They got an ATM machine too. Well my favorite hot dog is the all beef Volcano Dog, a quarter pounder with soft bun, and a spicy concoction made with Hawaiian Chili Peppers that Steve created, and it is really good, what makes their dogs great is Steve and Howard's freshly made condiments that can't be beat, all of the ingredients are grown on the island of Maui, do I need to say more? No I don't think so. Follow them on Facebook too, or go to their website, www.alohadelimaui.com
This is our business, what we are about, come to our Aloha Deli located on the top level of the Harbor Shops in Maalaea. Hmm how do you pronounce this? Okay let's try it slowly. (Mah- ah- lah- aya) or some locals say it, (Mah- ah- lyah). However you like, this is where we are at. And we got the Red Maui Hot Dogs, and more Maui Dogs to come.. oh yeah! Remember the name ALOHA DELI, we got the best coffee, lattes, mochas, breakfast wraps, there's no place better than us. We keep preaching "Bring the kids!" in Hawaii, kids are Keiki (Kay-kee), and we love em, we got a few at the house. Car clubs, we love classic cars, stop by on that weekend drive! Harley enthusiasts? Hey we welcome you guys, you know if some of you just want a hot dog we got em. And for our visitors, we got Maui all over us, so if you want Maui? We got it, in fact for the Holidays we are gearing up to have Maui for you. Last chance before the airport if you're in Lahaina to Kapalua, stop by get an item with Maui on it, and fill your stomach with a Maui Dog too. And if a Maui Dog ain't for you, we got all beef franks too, but our condiments are the best. Just ask Ron.
"Hi folks, me here, the blogger. I gotta say this, Steve is like my brother, Howard is like my dad, I love Aloha Deli, why? Because it's small, and cozy, it is what a hot dog counter should be, it's exactly what a coffee shop should be, it's what a smoothie shop should be. So, with that said, stop by Aloha Deli for a hot dog fix, and a coffee fix, I put my stamp on this one guys, and the toppings that my brothers concoct, is primo, it's epic! And oh yeah guys, ah... do not fall in love with Justine that mans the counter, she'll kick your rear end! But all in all, you gotta stop by before you leave the island, and for you locals, stop by because this is like I been saying is the New Mom and Pop Shop! Support our local businesses because when it all boils down to it, the big boxes and corporations don't have any heart and soul, when I travel I love the feel of where I'm at, if I go to Oregon, I want that local feel of Oregon, I don't want to eat at a chain restaurant, I wanna go where the Oregonians go, so if you want a local shop to get a hot dog and coffee and other great food, stop by and see my family, Howard and Steve Canastra."
Okay, you say to yourself, "I'm a vegan, I can't eat all beef or red dogs." Relax my friend, we got baked potato for 4.99, and we got some tasty condiments for you too, relishes, and more. So stop by and see us here at Aloha Deli. *Check out our older posts section for more blogs and stories.
We got spice in our condiments, this looks just like regular mustard right? Wrong! Well, I guess you'll just need to stop on by here at Aloha Deli and find out for yourself what we got, and I'm telling you, you won't be disappointed, we do hot dogs with love Maui Style! ** See older posts for more blogs and stories.
Here at Aloha Deli, our staff is friendly and fast, we'll take your order with Aloha, make your order so you'll be on your way. We love families, we really do, we got fresh sandwiches, wraps, cold smoothies even in winter time because Maui is still warm in the winter, well sometimes it gets a little cold if you're out on the ocean on a boat, so we got hot foods and cold foods. We got hot coffees, we got teas, pastries, so stop by and see us, we do have what locals here love and that's the Red Maui Hot Dogs, come by and try one out, and have a safe time on Maui, we appreciate your business and for those of you who return each year, blessings to you.
"I'm Howard Canastra, Mahalo Nui Loa" ** See older posts for more blogs and stories.
Stop by Aloha Deli and check me out, I'm Steve Canastra, my dad Howard and I are the owners, we love people, we meet em from all over the world, whale season is coming up, if you are gonna go whale watching on Maui, chances are you and your loved ones will be catching a boat out of Maalaea Harbor. So with that said, we are located on the street level off of highway 30, or upstairs from the boat slips in the Harbor Shops. We got great breakfast wraps for you, and the best coffees, ground fresh right in front of you, you'll hear the buzz from the grinder, and you'll get a whiff of that fresh coffee smell, mmmm good! So stop by and get an awesome Maui Red Hot Dog, smothered in mustard and mayo, or wasabe and mayo, we got all beef franks, huge ones with toppings like pineapples and onions, man I'm telling you you gotta stop by and see us here at Aloha Deli, we been around for a few years and people love our dogs and coffees, and even smoothies for the kids, we got it, we're the new age mom and pop shop, so stop by... well, it's more like a pop and son shop but you get the idea. Aloha Steve Canastra Owner ** See older posts for more blogs and stories.
