Best Caterer
Dani’s Catering

Throwing a party at the Honua Kai is as simple as picking up the phone and calling a caterer.  So before you call Pizza Hut and insult your guests with warmed over pizza call a professional caterer and make the party memorable!

Nobody throws a party for locals better than Dani’s Catering in the Wailuku Industrial Area. It’s the two-time winner of Best Caterer on Maui in The Maui News and the kitchen for its parent company, the hugely popular Takamiya Market, aka “Little Giant of Happy Valley,” which has been a staple of island life for ono grinds since 1946.

The reason Dani’s and Takamiya go hand in hand as they’re both owned by the same hard-working family. For those looking to pick up food for smaller affairs, Takamiya is the place to go for sashimi, poke, fresh-cut meats and all manner of prepared foods.

As for Dani’s, they offer take out or delivery service. They also feature a banquet hall with tables, chairs, a podium and the whole nine yards, for parties from 100 to 350 people. What draws them in is Dani’s famous American, Japanese and Hawaiian cuisine.

“We’d like to thank the people of Maui for supporting us all of these years,” says Dani’s General Manager Michelle Hondo. “Our employees are the best. Our catering manager, Anthony Perry, is just awesome.”

Party trays of dry mein, shoyu chicken, pork pimiento and potato-mac salad are crowd pleasers as are the to-go platters of Dani’s crispy fried chicken, sashimi, mixed sushi and vegetables with dip. They even offer meats marinated and ready to grill if you want to cook outdoors yourself. Or let them do roast turkey with gravy, Korean short ribs, won tons and shrimp tempura. The a la carte items may all be ordered by the piece.

“Our Hawaiian foods menu is the most popular,” says Michelle. “People love the laulau, the chicken long rice and the lomilomi salmon.”

First place:
Dani’s Catering
880 Kolu St., Wailuku, Maui  • 808-242-6652.
www.daniscatering.com

Second place:
Celebrations/Bev Gannon
900 Haliimaile Road • Haliimaile • 808-572-4946

Third place:
Bentos & Banquets by Bernard Inc.
Cupies Drive-In • 134 W. Kamehameha Ave.
Kahului • 808-244-1124