"You might not expect to find one of Maui’s best lunch counters in a strip mall next to an auto parts store, but that’s exactly how Hawai‘i works. Tin Roof’s Kau Kau Tins are a nod to Hawai‘i’s plate lunches and come with options like pork belly, garlic shrimp, and mochiko chicken on top of rice, kale, or garlic noodles. Tin Roof is the perfect place to experience the mashup of cuisines—or what locals call “local food”—influenced by the immigrants, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, who came in the 19th and 20th centuries to work the sugarcane and pineapple plantations. (“Hawaiian food” refers to Native Hawaiian cuisine or one that’s directly inspired by it.) Order online to bypass the line." - Martha Cheng
Alanna O'Neil