BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse - Lahaina

No Longer In Business

As matt_dinges indicated, this place is upstairs and located on Front St. which hugs the shoreline. I was there on a Sunday evening after the sun had gone down. I would imagine that it could be pretty nice during a sunset with the sun pouring in. I sat at the bar, which was small. Also small was the draught selection. I did "luck out", however, in that they did have a BJ’s brew on tap...the Jeremiah Red. But it tasted off. Not sure if that’s normally the case, but my rating was a few points below it’s average, and I tend to rate a few points above the average. Glass size was small, maybe 12 oz, but also maybe 10 oz. $5 a pint. You’re paying for the view, or the live music, which was nice. If you want a good beer, skip this place.

Well, this isn’t a brewpub, so those of you who are thinking that, it isn’t. When I asked the hostess if they brewed any beer there, she looked at me like I had snot hanging off my nose. Apparently it is just owned by that chain. I didn’t eat here, just went to the bar for a beer. The place is upstairs, no A/C and faces west looking across the street and out over the ocean. It was very hot when I was there at about 2pm. They do NOT have ANY BJs beers here. Selection was weak. they had one Erdinger and one Kona in bottles. The rest was macro. Taps were macro crap, except 2...one was Micro of the month and one was Local of the Month. The micro was Anchor Steam, served in about a 10-12oz glass for $4.50...and it tasted off. I wonder how many months it has been the micro of the month! The local was Keoki Gold. This was the only restaurant/bar I visited in Maui were that beer made an appearance in any form(Wine Shop had bombers of it). I did not try it though, as I was very uncomfortable in the hot sun and pretty dissapointed w/ the Anchor. Service was OK. It was slow and all I needed was a beer, which I got, so that’s that. Maybe the food makes it worth going to, but if I return to Maui, this place won’t be on my list. Lots of places you can get a bottle of Kona that have a much better view and feel than this.