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Charley's Restaurant and Saloon

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The name of this spot was inspired by a Harlequin Great Dane named Charley, who embodied the aloha spirit. Now a full-blown restaurant and bar in a historic building in Paia, the original juice stand that once claimed this name has come a long way since its opening in 1969. The friendly staff continue to dole out a fresh helping of aloha spirit with every order. Because of its proximity to Maui's north shore, where there are waves aplenty, it remains a favorite among surfers, windsurfers, and kiteboarders. Though the restaurant is well-known for it's breakfast and brunch menu, which includes the world famous pancakes (available with macadamia nuts and coconut syrup), the saloon provides one of the only places in this small, former sugar plantation town to hear live music at night. Willie Nelson is said to be a regular.

Address:

142 Hana Hwy
Paia, HI 96779
808-579-9453

Hours:

Daily 7am-10pm

Website:

charleysmaui.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Laura Berbusse
Maui Local Expert

Best Nightlife: "You might want to check their drink menu online, since their specials change often."

Breakfast Menu
- Breakfast
  
  2 Egg Breakfast
  
  Any style with bacon, ham, portuguese or link sausage, breakfast potatoes & choice of toast ($10.00)
  
  Veggle Scramble
  
  Scrambled eggs with mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, spinach and melted cheddar-jack cheese, served with breakfast potatoes and choice of toast ($11.00)
  
  Loco Moco*
  
  An island favorite. Our pasture raised, hormone free, all natural, 1/2 pound burger, with rice, mushroom gravy, 2 fried eggs and crispy onions ($14.00)
  
  Egg Benedict
  
  Traditional, veggie, turkey, mahi or blackened mahi served with breakfast potatoes and house made hollandaise ($12.00)
  
  Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
  
  Two farm fresh eggs, breakfast potatoes and choice of bacon, link sausage or portuguese sausage ($12.00)
  
  Huevos Rancheros
  
  Two farm fresh eggs served over portuguese sausage retried black beans, a crispy corn tortilla, and topped with cheddar-jack cheese, volcano tomato salsa, mild green chili sauce, and sour cream ($11.00)
  
  Breakfast Burrlto
  
  Large flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, portuguese sausage retried beans, brown rice, and topped with volcano tomato salsa, mild green chili sauce, melted cheddar-jack cheese, and sour cream ($11.00)
  
  Panlolo Breakfast
  
  An 8oz. Center cut, top sirloin, grilled to perfection with 2 eggs, any style, breakfast potatoes and choice of toast ($17.00)
- Healthy Choice
  
  Egg White Omelette
  
  With mushroom, onion, tomato, and spinach, with a side of tropical fruit salad ($9.00)
  
  Local Tropical Fruit Salad
  
  With greek yogurt ($7.00)
  
  Tofu Scramble*
  
  With avocado, spinach and tomatoes, griddled tempeh "bacon" ($9.00)
  
  Almond Granola and Milk
  
  With fresh banana ($6.00)
- Beverages
  
  Coffee
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Hot Tea
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Hot Chocolate
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Espresso
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Cafe Latte
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Cappuccino
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Cafe Mocha
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Irish Coffee or Bailey's Coffee
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Kombucha
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Housemade Lemonade
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Juice P. O. G Pineapple, Orange, Grapefruit, Tomato, Cranberry
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Milk or Chocolate Milk
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Soda
  
  ($3.00)
- Omelettes
  
  Charley's Build Your Own Three Egg Omelette
  
  Stuffed with your choice of any three items ($11.00)
  
  Additional Cheese
  
  Swiss, cheddar-jack, pepper, jack, feta or goat cheese ($1.00)
  
  Additional Vegetable
  
  Mushroom, bell pepper, onion, spinach, garlic, jalapeno, tomato, olives, salsa, green chile ($1.50)
  
  Additional Meat
  
  Ham, bacon, portuguese sausage, italian sausage, link sausage, homemade chili ($2.00)
- Charley's World Famous Pancakes
  
  Buttermilk*
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Blueberry
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Macadamia Nut
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Whole Wheat
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Chocolate Chip
  
  ($6.00)
- French Toast
  
  Traditional
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Banana, Macadamia Nut & Caramel*
  
  ($11.00)
- Sides
  
  Ham
  
  ($3.75)
  
  Bacon
  
  ($3.75)
  
  Portuguese Sausage
  
  ($3.75)
  
  Link Sausage
  
  ($3.75)
  
  Sliced Tomatoes
  
  ($2.00)
  
  White or Brown Rice
  
  ($2.00)
  
  One Egg Any Style
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Breakfast Potatoes
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Hollandaise
  
  ($1.00)
  
  Macadamia Nuts
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Cheese
  
  ($1.00)
  
  Sour Cream
  
  ($1.00)
  
  Avocado
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Half Papaya
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Biscuits & Gravy
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Volcano Salsa
  
  ($1.00)
  
  Green Chili Sauce
  
  ($1.00)
  
  Toast
  
  Rye, sourdough wheat, english muffin, buttermilk biscuit ($2.00)
- Keiki Breakfast
  
  Buttermilk Pancake w/ Syrup
  
  ($3.75)
  
  Wheat Pancake w/ Syrup
  
  ($4.00)
  
  French Toast
  
  ($5.75)
  
  Lil Rustler (Egg & Choice of Meat)
  
  ($5.25)
Lunch Menu
- Appetizers
  Pineapple Teriyaki Ahi Poke*
  
  On a bed of pickled ginger slaw with an avocado wasabi dressing ($7.00)
  
  Bbq Pork Sliders
  
  Slow roasted pork, housemade bourbon bbq sauce, pickles and cheddar cheese. Served with a side of coleslaw ($12.00)
  
  Chicken Wings
  
  Tossed with choice of housemade buffalo, bourbon bbq sauce or pineapple teriyaki. Served with blue cheese dressing ($12.00)
  
  Poke Style Steak Bites*
  
  Grilled ny strip, cubed and tossed in our housemade poke dressing with cilantro, red onions and tomato ($15.00)
  
  Roasted Garlic Black Bean Hummus
  
  Served with smokey paprika toasted pita crisps ($6.00)
  
  Housemade Tortilla Chips
  
  With charley's volcano salsa ($3.00)
  
  French Fry Basket
  
  Served with garlic aioli ($5.00)
  
  Onion Rings
  
  With buttermilk ranch ($6.00)
  
  Housemade Chili
  Melted cheddar- jack cheese, diced red onion and char-grilled jalapeno
  
  Cup: $3.00
  
  Bowl: $5.00
- Salads
  Classic Caesar
  Kula grown romaine, housemade lemon-parmesan dressing, and toasted garlic croutons
  
  Appetizer: $6.00
  
  Entree: $10.00
  Baby Spinach
  Julienned roasted local beets, shaved red onion, gorgonzola crumbles, and candied walnuts served with a rosemary balsamic dressing
  
  Appetizer: $8.00
  
  Entree: $13.00
  Mediterranean Salad
  Haiku grown baby arugula, cucumber, sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, feta, and toasted macadamia nuts served with a local meyer lemon basil vinaigrette
  
  Appetizer: $7.00
  
  Entree: $12.00
  Haiku Baby Greens Blend*
  Quinoa, smoked paprika roasted pepitas, roasted local pumpkin, and herb goat cheese served with a creamy maui papaya dressing
  
  Appetizer: $8.00
  
  Entree: $13.00
- All Natural 1/2lb Burgers
  
  Charley's Classic Cheeseburger
  
  Choice of cheddar, swiss pepper jack, goat or blue cheese ($12.00)
  
  Chilli Cheeseburger
  
  Smothered in housemade chili and topped with cheddar-jack cheese, roasted jalapenos and diced red onions ($14.00)
  
  Bacon & Blue Cheeseburger*
  
  With bacon, blue cheese and housemade steak sauce ($14.00)
  
  Bourbon Bbq Cheddar Burger
  
  Fried onion strings, bacon, cheddar cheese and housemade pineapple bourbon bbq sauce ($14.00)
  
  Maul Taro Burger
  
  Original or volcano meatless, soyless made from 100% hawaii grown taro, vegetables, herbs & spices with lettuce, tomato, onion and mushrooms, topped with sauteed spinach and red bell pepper ($11.00)
- Sandwiches
  
  Mahi-Mahi
  
  Grilled or blackened mahi filet with lettuce, tomato and onion on a fresh taro bun with homemade tartar sauce and lemon ($13.00)
  
  Coconut Panko Mahi-Mahi
  
  Served crispy with fresh mango salsa on a taro bun with a side of coleslaw ($14.00)
  
  Bourbon Bbq Chicken*
  
  Fried onion strings, bacon, cheddar cheese, housemade bourbon bbq sauce and buttermilk ranch served on a fresh taro bun ($13.00)
  
  Pineapple Terlyakl Grilled Chicken
  
  Grilled local pineapple, pepper jack cheese, mushrooms, onions, pickled ginger slaw with wasabi aioli on a taro bun ($14.00)
  
  Roast Beef Phllly Cheesesteak
  
  House-roasted top round, sliced paper thin and griddled with peppers and onions on a hoagie bun. Topped with our creamy ny sharp cheddar sauce ($15.00)
  
  Smoked Tempeh Cheesesteak
  
  Griddled tempeh in a smokey marinade with peppers and onions on a hoagie bun. Topped with our creamy ny sharp cheddar sauce ($12.00)
  
  Blackened Ahi Wrap
  
  Seared rare and served with quinoa, spinach and our housemade maui papaya dressing. Side of pickled ginger slaw ($15.00)
- Panini
  
  Veggie Lovers*
  
  Cucumber, sun-dried tomato, arugula, sunflower sprouts, red onion, mozzarella and avocado-greek yogurt spread with housemade tempeh "bacon" on maui crunch bread ($11.00)
  
  Meat Lovers
  
  House-roast beef, smoked turkey, pepperoni, and bacon with garlic aioli, spinach, tomato, and melted pepper jack on a hoagie ($13.00)
  
  The Smokey Joe
  
  Smoked turkey, applewood smoked bacon, and chipotle aioli on a hoagie with lettuce, tomato, red onion and melted cheddar ($12.00)
  
  Grilled Chicken Pesto
  
  Basil pesto aioli, spinach, roasted red peppers and mozzarella on sourdough with a crispy parmesan crust ($12.00)
- Pizzas
  Hawaiian
  Sliced ham and pineapple chunks
  
  Pers.: $9.00
  
  Small: $14.00
  
  Large: $22.00
  Vegetarian
  Mushroom, black olives, tomatoes, onion and green peppers
  
  Pers.: $10.00
  
  Small: $15.00
  
  Large: $23.00
  Meat Lovers Special
  Pepperoni, italian sausage, diced ham and bacon
  
  Pers.: $11.00
  
  Small: $16.00
  
  Large: $24.00
  Neapolitan
  Sausage, ham, pepperoni, green peppers, mushroom and onion
  
  Pers.: $12.00
  
  Small: $17.00
  
  Large: $25.00
  Charley's Bbq Chicken
  Chicken breast, bbq sauce, onion, bell peppers, pineapple and mushroom
  
  Pers.: $12.00
  
  Small: $17.00
  
  Large: $25.00
  Tuscan White
  Roasted garlic, extra virgin olive oil, mozzarella provolone and parmesan cheese with sliced tomato and fresh basil
  
  Pers: $10.00
  
  Small: $15.00
  
  Large: $23.00
- Build Your Own Pizzas
  Cheese
  Mozzarella/parmesan blend, fresh goat, feta
  
  Pers.: $7.00
  
  Small: $11.00
  
  Large: $18.00
  Extra Cheese
  Pers.: $1.00
  
  Small: $2.00
  
  Large: $3.00
  Veggies
  Mushrooms, onion, spinach, black olives, sun-dried tomato, fresh tomato, basil, green peppers, pineapple, jalapeno
  
  Pers.: $1.50
  
  Small: $2.50
  
  Large: $3.50
  Meat
  Italian sausage, pepperoni, ham, grilled chicken, anchovies
  
  Pers.: $2.00
  
  Small: $3.00
  
  Large: $4.00
- Charley's Fish and Chips
  
  Charley's Fish & Chips
  
  Lahaina town brown ale battered market fish with our classic fries and coleslaw ($14.00)
- Keiki Lunch
  
  Fish & Chips
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Grilled Cheese w/ French Fries
  
  ($5.25)
  
  Keiki Cheeseburger w/ French Fries
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Butter Noodles
  
  ($5.75)
  
  Cheese Pizza
  
  ($7.00)
- A La Carte
  
  Classic Fries
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Onion Rings
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Side Salad
  
  ($4.00)
  
  White Rice, Brown Rice or Coleslaw
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Quinoa Salad
  
  ($5.00)
- Beverages
  
  Coffee
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Hot Tea
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Hot Chocolate
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Espresso
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Cafe Latte
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Cappuccino
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Cafe Mocha
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Irish Coffee or Bailey's Coffee
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Kombucha
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Housemade Lemonade
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Juice P. O. G Pineapple, Orange, Grapefruit, Tomato, Cranberry
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Milk or Chocolate Milk
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Soda
  
  ($3.00)
Dinner Menu
- Appetizers
  
  Bbq Pork Sliders
  
  Slow roasted pork, housemade bourbon bbq sauce, pickles and cheddar cheese. Served with a side of coleslaw ($12.00)
  
  Chicken Wings
  
  Tossed with choice of housemade buffalo, bourbon bbq sauce or pineapple teriyaki. Served with blue cheese dressing ($12.00)
  
  Poke Style Steak Bites*
  
  Grilled ny strip, cubed and tossed in our housemade poke dressing with cilantro, red onions and tomato ($15.00)
  
  Roasted Garlic Black Bean Hummus
  
  Served with smokey paprika toasted pita crisps ($6.00)
  
  Pineapple Teriyaki Ahi Poke
  
  On a bed of pickled ginger slaw with an avocado wasabi dressing ($12.00)
  
  Citrus Mango Mahi Ceviche
  
  Citrus segments, mango, coconut milk, chopped cilantro, a touch of spicy sambal. Served with corn tortilla chips ($13.00)
  
  Sauteed Shrimp & Portuguese Sausage Bruschetta
  
  Smoked paprika, toasted garlic and a white wine lemon herb sauce over grilled maui crunch crostinis ($13.00)
- Salads
  Classic Caesar
  Kula grown romaine, housemade lemon-parmesan dressing, and toasted garlic croutons
  
  Appetizer: $6.00
  
  Entree: $10.00
  Baby Spinach
  Julienned roasted local beets, shaved red onion, gorgonzola crumbles, and candied walnuts served with a rosemary balsamic dressing
  
  Appetizer: $8.00
  
  Entree: $13.00
  Mediterranean Salad
  Haiku grown baby arugula, cucumber, sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, feta, and toasted macadamia nuts served with a local meyer lemon basil vinaigrette
  
  Appetizer: $7.00
  
  Entree: $12.00
  Haiku Baby Greens Blend*
  Quinoa, smoked paprika roasted pepitas, roasted local pumpkin, and herb goat cheese served with a creamy maui papaya dressing
  
  Appetizer: $8.00
  
  Entree: $13.00
- Pizzas
  Hawaiian
  Sliced ham and pineapple chunks
  
  Pers.: $9.00
  
  Small: $14.00
  
  Large: $22.00
  Vegetarian
  Mushrooms, black olives, tomatoes, onion and green peppers
  
  Pers.: $10.00
  
  Small: $15.00
  
  Large: $23.00
  Meat Lovers Special
  Pepperoni, italian sausage, diced ham and bacon
  
  Pers.: $11.00
  
  Small: $16.00
  
  Large: $24.00
  Neapolitan
  Sausage, ham, pepperoni, green peppers, mushroom and onion
  
  Pers.: $12.00
  
  Small: $17.00
  
  Large: $25.00
  Charley's Bbq Chicken
  Chicken breast, bbq sauce, onion, bell peppers, pineapple and mushroom
  
  Pers.: $12.00
  
  Small: $17.00
  
  Large: $25.00
  Tuscan White
  Roasted garlic, extra virgin olive oil, mozzarella provolone and parmesan cheese with sliced tomato and fresh basil
  
  Pers.: $10.00
  
  Small: $15.00
  
  Large: $23.00
- Build Your Own Pizzas
  Cheese
  Mozzarella/parmesan blend, fresh goat, feta
  
  Pers.: $7.00
  
  Small: $11.00
  
  Large: $18.00
  Extra Cheese
  Pers.: $1.00
  
  Small: $2.00
  
  Large: $3.00
  Veggies
  Mushrooms, onion, spinach, black olives, sun-dried tomato, fresh tomato, basil, green peppers, pineapple, jalapeno
  
  Pers.: $1.50
  
  Small: $2.50
  
  Large: $3.50
  Meat
  Italian sausage, pepperoni, ham, grilled chicken, anchovies
  
  Pers.: $2.00
  
  Small: $3.00
  
  Large: $4.00
- Specialty Entrees
  
  Bourbon Bbq Ribs*
  
  Slow cooked baby back ribs, grilled to perfection and glazed with our housemade bourbon bbq sauce. Served with fresh local corn and charley's house mashed potatoes & gravy ($20.00)
  
  Charley's Fish & Chips
  
  Lahaina town brown ale battered market fish with our classic fries and coleslaw ($14.00)
  
  Buttermilk Fried Chicken*
  
  Crispy and juicy, served with our house slaw and a housemade applewood smoked bacon doughnut with jalapeno-maple glaze ($19.00)
  
  Shrimp Scampi
  
  Capers, tomatoes, and fresh herbs in a garlic white wine butter sauce over spinach-ricotta raviolis ($18.00)
  
  Sesame Seed Crusted Seared Ahi
  
  Served rare with our pineapple teriyaki sauce and an avocado-cilantro aioli. With brown rice and baby bok choy ($21.00)
  
  Shrimp & Portuguese Sausage Jambalaya
  
  Sauteed and tossed in our house creole sauce with onion, peppers, and celery and tossed with brown rice ($16.00)
  
  Hawaii Ranchers Ny Strip
  
  12 oz. Of well-marbled beef, grilled to order and served with creamy applewood smoked bacon mac-n-cheese and toasted garlic sauteed spinach ($26.00)
  
  Tempeh Curry
  
  With our housemade lemon grass green curry, coconut milk, and mixed veggies. Served with rice and mango chutney ($13.00)
- Keiki Dinners
  
  Fish and Chips
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Grilled Cheese w/ French Fries
  
  ($5.25)
  
  Keiki Cheeseburger w/ French Fries
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Butter Noodles
  
  ($5.75)
  
  Cheese Pizza
  
  ($7.00)
- A La Carte
  
  Classic Fries
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Onion Rings
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Side Salad
  
  ($4.00)
  
  White Rice, Brown Rice or Coleslaw
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Quinoa Salad
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Applewood Smoked Bacon Mac-N-Cheese
  
  ($6.00)
- Specialty Sandwiches
  
  Kalua Bbq Panini
  
  Served on a hoagie with melted cheddar, our house slaw and dill pickles ($14.00)
  
  Roast Beef Phllly Cheesesteak
  
  House-roasted top round, sliced paper thin and griddled with peppers and onions on a hoagie bun. Topped with our creamy ny sharp cheddar sauce ($15.00)
  
  Smoked Tempeh Cheesesteak
  
  Griddled tempeh in a smokey marinade with peppers and onions on a hoagie bun. Topped with our creamy ny sharp cheddar sauce ($12.00)
  
  Bourbon Bbq Cheddar Burger
  
  Fried onion strings, bacon, cheddar cheese, housemade bourbon bbq sauce ($13.00)
  
  Bacon & Blue Cheeseburger*
  
  With bacon, blue cheese and housemade steak sauce ($14.00)
  
  Pineapple Terlyakl Grilled Chicken
  
  Grilled local pineapple, pepper jack cheese, mushrooms, onions, pickled ginger slaw with wasabi aioli on a taro bun ($14.00)
  
  Maui Taro Burger
  
  Original or volcano meatless, soyless made from 100% hawaii grown taro, vegetables, herbs and spices with lettuce, tomato, onion and mushrooms, topped with sauteed spinach and roasted red bell pepper ($11.00)
  
  Veggie Lovers Panini*
  
  Cucumber, sun-dried tomato, arugula, sunflower sprouts, red onion, mozzarella and avocado-greek yogurt spread with housemade tempeh "bacon" on maui crunch bread ($11.00)
- Beverages
  
  Coffee
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Hot Tea
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Hot Chocolate
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Espresso
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Cafe Latte
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Cappuccino
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Cafe Mocha
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Irish Coffee or Bailey's Coffee
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Kombucha
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Housemade Lemonade
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Juice P. O. G Pineapple, Orange, Grapefruit, Tomato, Cranberry
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Milk or Chocolate Milk
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Soda
  
  ($3.00)

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