11-04-2009, 10:16 AM
Laughing Girl... absolutely everyone should check it out for themselves. Many of the problems we experienced (most of which I did not even mention) were due to the place being new and the staff not understanding the menu yet. I am sure there are some people here who may like it. I am probably a little too critical given my profession. While my own palate is certainly accustomed to really fine foods, I truly enjoy street foods around the world as much as I have a dinner at Per Se or The French Laundry they are all unique experiences and the flavors, textures and aromas play into truly great food, no matter where it is prepared and served. BTW, you did not read a sterling review on the Mongolian Grill from me, I agree 100% with your assessment.
I will say that the prices were fairly good, lunch for two with one iced tea was $32. I had soup and salad, my friend of course had the fish and chips. Oh... the "soup" was chili that had not been heated enough in the microwave. It was mostly ground beef and kidney beans, very thick, no soupy ness whatsoever, in fact I ate it with a fork (that is the few bites that I did actually eat.) very little flavor even after I added Tabasco. It too was served "naked", no onions or cheese offered or delivered when asked.
Blake, I agree 100% with your assessment on FIsh and Chips. While Wes loves them, it is not something I would order unless in a pub in the UK and even then a ploughman's lunch is more my style, but I do taste other people's just for perspective. My friend ordered the Fish and Chips (one of a few menu items that were not sold with two scoops and a side.) They were extremely over cooked (about the color of a cup of coffee with a teaspoon of cream) and oddly shaped in crescents. The breading was typical local style, some extra fine panko or cornmeal maybe? Inside the fish was not greasy, but it was not great fish either. The fries were frozen of the very large variety and filled 3/4 of the plate. My friend said they were good, but enough for 3 people. No accompaniments were offered, she asked for ketchup and malt vinegar (which even the chef had never heard of.) She got the ketchup and was told that there was a miso vinaigrette at the salad bar, however, when I went to the salad bar, the four dressings were all unlabeled, two looked like a vinegarette, one was "white" which turned out to be ranch and then there was the very typical thousand island, the only one clearly identifiable. I have not seen fish and chips on many menus here, or if I did I passed by them completely. Take Dick's advice and try Quinn's, it looks a bit like a pub, maybe they are great there. I trust Dick's judgement as I know his wife is a good cook. We go to the Fish Hopper when eating in Kona Proper and everything I have had there is very good. The view is great, especially if you get a window seat, where you can both people watch and view the ocean. The owners own 2 other restaurants in Monterey that we used to go to when we lived there. I would guess that it is the only place in Hawaii you can get sand dabs.
Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany
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I will say that the prices were fairly good, lunch for two with one iced tea was $32. I had soup and salad, my friend of course had the fish and chips. Oh... the "soup" was chili that had not been heated enough in the microwave. It was mostly ground beef and kidney beans, very thick, no soupy ness whatsoever, in fact I ate it with a fork (that is the few bites that I did actually eat.) very little flavor even after I added Tabasco. It too was served "naked", no onions or cheese offered or delivered when asked.
Blake, I agree 100% with your assessment on FIsh and Chips. While Wes loves them, it is not something I would order unless in a pub in the UK and even then a ploughman's lunch is more my style, but I do taste other people's just for perspective. My friend ordered the Fish and Chips (one of a few menu items that were not sold with two scoops and a side.) They were extremely over cooked (about the color of a cup of coffee with a teaspoon of cream) and oddly shaped in crescents. The breading was typical local style, some extra fine panko or cornmeal maybe? Inside the fish was not greasy, but it was not great fish either. The fries were frozen of the very large variety and filled 3/4 of the plate. My friend said they were good, but enough for 3 people. No accompaniments were offered, she asked for ketchup and malt vinegar (which even the chef had never heard of.) She got the ketchup and was told that there was a miso vinaigrette at the salad bar, however, when I went to the salad bar, the four dressings were all unlabeled, two looked like a vinegarette, one was "white" which turned out to be ranch and then there was the very typical thousand island, the only one clearly identifiable. I have not seen fish and chips on many menus here, or if I did I passed by them completely. Take Dick's advice and try Quinn's, it looks a bit like a pub, maybe they are great there. I trust Dick's judgement as I know his wife is a good cook. We go to the Fish Hopper when eating in Kona Proper and everything I have had there is very good. The view is great, especially if you get a window seat, where you can both people watch and view the ocean. The owners own 2 other restaurants in Monterey that we used to go to when we lived there. I would guess that it is the only place in Hawaii you can get sand dabs.
Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany
www.myhawaiianhome.blogspot.com
www.eastbaypotters.blogspot.com
Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany
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devany
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