Best Pizza on Maui?
Flatbread Company

One cook stirs organic fresh tomatoes in a cauldron hanging over a kiawe fire and then sweetens the soon-to-be sauce with maple syrup. Over the open fire next to it, another cook caramelizes organic onions in a humongous cast-iron skillet.

Flatbread Company in Paia has a “purpose” to use “clean food without unwanted chemicals or pesticides and to use organic and local ingredients, if possible.” Dough is made from 100-percent organically grown wheat milled into white flour. Meats range from nitrate-free pepperoni to free-range pork. Mozzarella is premium whole milk.

“We make all organic wood-fired pizzas in a primitive clay oven,” says General Manager Jenna Haugaard. “And Tuesday Night is benefit night, where non-profit groups get $3.50 back from each large pizza ordered. And, $1.75 from small pizzas. All you have to do is come in on Tuesdays to dine and these groups benefit.”

Popular pizzas include Pele Pesto of organic Maui basil, macadamia nuts and garlic with Surfing Goat Dairy cheese, Haiku organic tomatoes, Kalamata olives and organic herbs. Other sought-after pies are Jay’s Heart, Mopsy’s Kalua Pork, and Paia Bay Ohana.

The first Wednesday of each month features live music by the Haiku Hillbillies.

First place:
Flatbread Company
89 Hana Highway
Paia.Maui
808-579-8989
www.flatbreadcompany.com

Second place:
BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
730 Front St.
Lahaina , HI 96761
808.661.5390

Third place:
Round Table Pizza
207 Piikea Ave. #61 • Kihei • 808-874-8485
Fairway Shops at Kaanapali • 808-662-0777