Like Alan Wong’s ginger crusted onaga, this dish has become so classic and so in demand that the restaurant over 20 years has not dared remove it from the menu. The flavor combination is insanely perfect. High-grade ahi is lightly seared then coated with sesame seeds and maui onions. A remarkable sweet-and-sour-and cream sauce of apple cider soy-butter vinaigrette is a total powerhouse but manages not to overwhelm the fish. The jasmine and vanilla bean rice are one of the only rice dishes probably worth ordering as a side. When on Maui, do not miss this dish.

Lahaina Gril
127 Lahainaluna Road
Lahaina, Hawaii 9676l
1-808-667-5117

Image Credit: Kent Hwang