Bon Appétit Magazine

"Her banana bread has a lightness in color, texture, and taste that no other on Maui can claim."

Derek Paiva

"The one you’ll want to stop at, however, is Aunty Sandy’s Keanae Landing Fruit Stand. Visit in the morning to get the stand’s luxuriously moist loaves of fresh-baked banana goodness still warm from the oven."

Maria del Carmen Pottage

"Sold at Keanae Landing Fruit Stand in the Keanae peninsula off Hana Highway, Auntie Sandy's fresh banana bread, made from Williams bananas and Ke'anae-grown Apple Bananas, is moist and warm and perfectly sweet."

Brian Lee

"The banana bread they serve is kept warm, and arguably the best on the island."

Sheila Beal

"I’d also like to note that there’s a banana bread stand, Aunty Sandy’s, in Keanae that’s known for serving some of the best banana bread on the island."

Jason Heidemann

"The trip is made all the richer when you start with a loaf of freshly baked banana bread. Stop at Aunty Sandy’s Banana Bread, a humble snack shack in Ke’anae, around 8:30 or 9:00 am, when it opens, to get an individual-size loaf."

Molly Sheridan

"While the road to Hana may be narrow and fraught with blind curves and steep drop-offs, the path to tasty banana bread seems wide open, welcoming interpretation."

Meaghin Kennedy

"After we bit into it, I understood Hawaiian banana bread’s allure and McCarthy’s quest: it’s not about the bread – though this is excellent bread – it’s about the bread IN Hawaii."

Shannon Wianecki

"For three decades she’s supplied weary travelers with sustenance at a cheery pit stop along the infamous Hana Highway."

Donna Barry

"Aunty Sandy’s banana bread was soft, golden and crumbly, with a subtle sweetness and an unobtrusive banana flavor."