Comments on: Tia Juana’s Beach Cantina, Kaanapali, Maui

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:44:03 +0000

While the review sounds great, the actual restaurant experience was terrible! Visited the place right after it opened, and the service was horrible. Margarita’s were extremely watery & tasteless. But decided to give it another try last week. Figured they’d had enough time to ‘work out the bugs’. WRONG! It started off when we first got there, and the hostess was in deep gossip coversation with an employee. We stood there for about 10 minutes until she finished up her story, all the while looking at us. Obviously knew we were there to eat, with 2 hungry young children, and rudely made us wait. We should’ve walked out but my husband really wanted Mexican food. Ordered the $12 guacamole, which the menu says is prepared table-side. It was not. But to top it off, it was rancid! The guacamole was gray in color- obviously not fresh. Probably made about a week prior. When we sent it back, the GM came over and said that the guacamole was no longer being made table-side (then take it off the menu)- in my opinion because they are not using fresh ingredients to make it. To make matters worse, my meal came with yet another serving of the rancid guacamole!! Even after they were told that the guacamole was rancid, they were continuing to serve it in the restaurant- and had the nerve to serve it back to me (again, I am 8 months pregnant). As if that wasn’t bad enough, the beans that they served with it were also putrid, and rancid as well. And we never got a single apology from anyone. So while the above write-up sounds great, people of Maui should know the real story about the place.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:53:22 +0000

Awesome review, Chuck! We were over in January with a bunch of friends from Orange County and ate there almost every night to get our Mexican food fix! There’s enough variety in their menu where it really doesn’t get old. Plus, we would hang out downstairs in the Margarita House after dinner and listen to live music. All in all, a pretty hip and cool place for West Maui!!

By: Jay Bizzle

Jay Bizzle — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:51:46 +0000

I used to be a regular at the Tia Juanas’ in Irvine… my office shared a wall with that place… the food was good, the margaritas killer, the norteño music loud and into the night… good review, Chuck D… I’ll swing in there when we’re in town…

By: Camille Taylor

Camille Taylor — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:23:10 +0000

Nice writing Chuckie, definitely makes me want to go.

By: Phyllis Holcomb

Phyllis Holcomb — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:00:04 +0000

That was a great review. I can’t wait to read more of them.