Jack’s Inn

Great food, very friendly staff, and low prices. It has the «hole in the wall» atmosphere I love. The perfect breakfast after a long day of flying!

I’ve only been to Jack’s Inn twice in my life, and I am a Maui local. The second visit took place this week and I was very pleasantly surprised. There was no wait time and we were allowed to pick our own seat. The wait staff was very helpful and checked on us frequently.
We ordered a breakfast loko moko, tuna melt, and two regular dry mein. The breakfast loko moko was a to-​go order for my son, so I can’t speak on how it was in terms on flavor, but it came shortly after our main order and was packed nicely. The tuna melt was amazing – total melt in your mouth cheesy goodness. The dry mein noodles were okay but as we’d had a craving for noodles (we were going to eat at Sam Satos that day but left when we saw the long line), they hit the spot. That being said, I’d probably only order the dry mein again in the future if I had a craving because they were a little too bland for my taste until I added a generous portion of shoyu and black pepper.
Overall, I was really happy with the service we received and the affordable cost of our food. My family and I will definitely be return customers. Oh – and before I forget, they are a cash only establishment so be sure to hit up an ATM before your visit!

Umm… yum!
If you want a fresh, local meal this is the spot! We went recommended to go for breakfast by my cousin who is a local. We were not disappointed!
For a true local meal, go for the Loko Moko. The pancakes are as big as a plate and equally as good.

Went to Jacks Inn yesterday and was excellent. I had the breaded teriyaki with Mac salad and enjoyed every bit! Was impressed with how breading stuck onto beef and didn’t flake off as you ate. Also it wasn’t greasy and fatty, meat was lean and tender. I also had the super saimin. Talk about loading it up! Homemade dashi with tender noodles, shrimp tempura, roast pork, eggs, won tons, broccoli, cauliflower, kamaboko, spam, and green onions to top it off!!! Mmmmmm… I was happy happy!!!

Solid place to grab lunch after a long plane ride. Nothing fancy just good food at a good price.
Menu includes basic breakfast foods with some local favorites. Heads up, cash only.

If you want true local food, this is the place to check out. I’ve been coming here since I was a baby with my family (over 25 years, that’s all I’m going to divulge… haha). Props to the owner Machan for opening this restaurant and keeping it up and running. If you ever want to tell her hello, she’s always in the kitchen. :)
The one dish I love from this place is the dry mein. Best dry mein on the island! I usually pair a mini dry mein with a grilled cheese sandwich or a cheeseburger. Yum!!!
My second favorite is their roast pork. The gravy is homemade and delicious. Can’t go wrong with this dish.
If you are looking for a true banana pancake, try it here! They put real bananas in the pancake! Legit!
Every time I come back to Maui, I always come here at least once. It’s a definite must. The list of ono food goes on and on. You cannot possibly try everything in one trip. There is an option to order the food as a «mini» on pretty much everything on the menu (even though it might not state it on the board of specials). Specials on the board change daily.
They are closed on Sundays and they only take CASH, so don’t forget to bring that.

Thank goodness places like this still exist. Friendliest atmosphere, Nostalgic mom n pop feel, ono grindz, best of all, won’t break the bank. you’re guaranteed to bump into old friends and even make new friends as well

Service always good and the food comes out fast. Seems like a lot of the regular customers frequent this place. I always come here when I come to Maui and order the bacon & egg sandwich. Check it out… it’s a great place to eat.

They need to work on their customer service and leave their frustrations behind. Awesome food though

Don’t expect too much and you’ll be happy at Jacks Inn.
Seems to be the local hang out. A hole in the wall (my favorite type) with a pretty extensive menu.
Breakfast is what I live for and I was very contented.
Corned Beef Hash and egg with fried rice. very good.
Side SLICE Sweet Bread French Toast. (Regular slice bread– nothing special but good taste)
And
A Maui Hot Dog (just a regular hot dog).
Like I said earlier.. don’t expect much and you’ll have a great experience. A real old time diner.

The best dry min /​fry noodle. Way better tasting than Sam Satos. Jacks Inn is all the flavor of Ma Chans! Old school Maui comfort food. I highly recommend.

This is a local hangout… aka dive. Found out later they have cheap meals for locals. As a tourist it not the best options.
The food was ‘C+’,
The diner was ‘F’
The staff was ‘B’
It’s in an industrial area very easy to miss.

GREAT BREAKFAST!!! Four kids, hubby and myself enjoyed our first meal on Maui!!! Hubby and I shared an omelet and rice and were plenty full. Kids each enjoyed their meal– «kept saying this is really good»!!! It’s a small and welcoming place out of the way! Great mom & pop operation :) ENJOY!!!

Cool little spot. Tucked away in an industrial neighborhood. Looks closed like other helpers said but it’s open. Seat yourself menus are at the table. Staff was nice. Food is your basic local food with Filipino options too like pork adobo. Their kalibi ribs were good.

Used to be one of our favorite local places on Maui! What happened? Looks like new owners? Greasy food, chop steak mostly unions. When we took it back they came back with a new one more steak this time which looked oily no taste and rubbery.
Place looks more run down than ever! We use to be advocates of this place. My stomach is sour as we speak I’m sitting in the bathroom stall as my body is rejecting the poison I just ate.
Paid $ 30 for 2 of us. Save your money and go someplace good. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

I usually don’t want to give a bad review but this place has gone down hill. The place is kinda dirty the décor is really old. The food today was just okay i didn’t eat much as i am not a big eater but it didn’t have any Tate. We ordered the super dry mein without egg and it came out loaded with egg, they took it back and made a new one. I had the dry mein no sprouts and that was just okay. There were two other tables with customers do the place wasn’t busy. They serve coca-​cola products but had no coke. Customer service was okay. Unilocal says its closed on Saturdays but they’re open till 2. Cash only. You need to go up to the register to get your bill. I hope they do better because they had some good food in the past.

I don’ really like pancakes much, unless there’s coconut or some other kind of syrup (not fake maple syrup) so I ordered loco moco & friends got pancakes. Meat was dry, egg was over cooked, and gravy was flavorless. I ate it all because I was hungry but wouldn’t go back — unless I wanted pancakes. Those looked good and lots of flavors to choose from.

After all the talk, I had to try it. Born n raised on Maui n yes everything they serve is the stuff I grew up on n the kind of food Mom cooks. So I told the whole family we had to try it and six of us stopped in on Saturday for lunch.
It’s a dive. Yes an absolute dive. I don’t know if the health district inspects on Maui but there r little sand cockroaches all over — we saw one on the counter, one on the floor n a healthy ½″ one crawled across our table. I was done. Yuck. The bathroom looks like it hasn’t been cleaned in a month? A very long month too.
We had the dry mein, super dry mein, saimin, breaded teri plate, roast pork n cheeseburger. The roast pork was barely average, the breaded teriyaki was so fatty I had problems cutting it with the knife! Hubby said I forgot to say I wanted it lean — but who does that?! My daughter liked the cheeseburger n Mac salad well enough. The saimin «no more taste», according to my Dad who has had many a local saimin. Now for the dry mein. .. We r dry mein snobs as mom makes awesome dry mein. Three of us had it n thought it was good — chewy n greasy (from the pork), but still pretty good tasting overall. If it weren’t for the filth n roaches I might try that again. .. actually, no I wouldn’t, it would take a lot for me to go back there.
I wanted to like it. I did. Sorry but we won’t be back. There are many cleaner local places with great food.
FYI — it’s CASH ONLY, no credit cards. And good luck with service. :)

Ok people get it straight, these are one of those old school hawaii places that people grow up on, those people will generally give it higher reviews because to that it is their comfort food. And there are the others that wont like it becuase they will see it as a old dingy place, with ripped booth chairs, scratched up silverware and old chipped plates. But you gotta remember this is «hawaiian soul food» its what makes us feel good eating. Im sure all of us have those old school places we still go to where the health department would shut them down if they didnt have fond memories of that place. Loco moco with fried rice is always good, have some good omelettes. Not gonna get wowed here, but you can also feed the family of four with just about 20 bucks, so its a great bargain.

I’ve been coming here since I was really little with my family, and now I bring my fiancée from Minnesota. Honestly i was hesitant to bring him here the first time, but He loves it. It’s our go to breakfast place on our days off.
Not the prettiest place but if you want good, local style food for a really good price, this is your spot. No long wait like Sam Sato’s, and the food comes out quickly.
My usual consists of Saimin (regular or small, depending on how hungry I am) and a cheeseburger deluxe. Roast pork in the Saimin is soooo good. Burger aint fancy but is soo satisfying. The fiancée usually gets an omelette or the banana pancakes. I don’t usually care for pancakes but their’s is sooo Ono!