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Maui Map: A Saigon CaféA Saigon Café Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine Vietnamese
Hours Mon-Sat 10am-9:30pm; Sun 10am-8:30pm
Address
1792 Main St
Location Wailuku
Transportation Heading into Wailuku from Kahului, go over the bridge and take the 1st right onto Central Ave., then the 1st right on Nani St. At the next stop sign, look for the building with the neon sign that says OPEN
Phone 808/243-9560
Prices Main courses $6.50-$17
Credit Cards DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

Jennifer Nguyen has stuck to her guns and steadfastly refused to erect a sign, but diners find their way here anyway. That's how good the food is. Fans drive from all over the island for her crisped, spiced Dungeness crab, her steamed opakapaka with ginger and garlic, and her wok-cooked Vietnamese specials tangy with spices, herbs, and lemon grass. There are a dozen different soups, cold and hot noodles (including the popular beef noodle soup called pho), and chicken and shrimp cooked in a clay pot. You can create your own Vietnamese "burritos" from a platter of tofu, noodles, and vegetables that you wrap in rice paper and dip in garlic sauce. Among my favorites are the savory and refreshing shrimp lemon grass and the tofu curry, swimming in herbs and vegetables straight from the garden. The Nhung Dam -- a hearty spread of basil, cucumbers, mint, romaine, bean sprouts, pickled carrots, turnips, and vermicelli, wrapped in rice paper and dipped in a legendary sauce -- is cooked at your table.

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