Paia Flatbread

Yesterday was a leisurely day.  Headed downt to Paia to browse some of the shops and have lunch.  Cute little town.  We decided on Flatbread Pizza Co. for lunch.  I have eaten here one time before and it was delicious!  My mom wanted a beer so we thought this would be the best place for that - pizza and beer, yum!  Its a very popular eat spot on the island.  Everything they have on the menu is organic and their pizzas are cooked in a traditional brick pizza oven.  So cool!

We ended up getting two 12 inch pizzas and split two different kinds of pizzas on each one, and a salad made of organic Kula baby greens, carrots, seaweed, and a ginger soy vinagrette.

Pizza No. 1:  The Meat Pizza

• First Half:  Nitrate-free maple fennel sausage with sundried tomatoes, caramelized onions, mushrooms, and mozarella.
• Second Half:  Mopsy's Kalua pork with pineapple, red onions, and chevre goat cheese (from the Surfing Goat Dairy on Maui) with a yummy mango BBQ sauce.
• I have to give this one two thumbs up.  The sausage was one of my favs.  So flavorful!  I love the combination of everything on the slightly crispy flatbread.

Pizza No. 2:  For the veggie in us

• First Half:  Pele Pesto:  Pesto macadamia nut sauce with kalamata olives, fresh tomatoes, and goat cheese (again from Surfing Goat Dairy - Flatbread restaurants use all local organic ingredients).
• Second Half:  The special of the day - Pizza Margherita, which is mozarella, fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, and a tomato sauce drizzled with balsamic vinagrette.  Yum!
• This pizza was equally delicious.  I especially loved the balsamic drizzled over the margherita and the macadamia pesto was amazing!

We sat out on the lanai (the patio) and had a round of Mai Tais and then a nice cool Kona Ale.  Perfect lunch.  Nice laid back atmosphere.  The pizza was amazing!  I definitely recommend anyone try this place if you are a pizza lover.  The toppings are unique to Maui and most delicious.  Of course, I photographed the pizza for everyone else to salivate over.

On the way back to the car, we stopped off at Ono Maui Gelato for some, of course, gelato.  Sort of like ice cream but not.  I got lilikoi (passion fruit) and coconut mixed together, and Rachel got the coffee crunch.  Perfect, light dessert after the pizza.  Mmmm.  I really like gelato.  That was my first experience (although a bit expensive).