A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
This restaurant is on site at the Garden Tisno. Got to say that the service is super slow (from food delivery to getting the bill).
In terms of food, the prawn linguini was ok (sauce was a bit sour for my taste). Also, ordered a Prosecco, and it was too flat (and didn’t taste right.
On a later day got the lemon juice. It was freshly squeezed, but also too sour.
First restaurant I ate in Hawaii (Kona). It’s in the main town in Holualoa.
Overall, I did get a tourist vibe from the place. However, the drink I ordered, the toasted pina colada, was really good, and the perfect first drink in Hawaii.
For the main course I ordered a clam chowder and seafood pastaZ the pasta was great. The clam chowder was a bit too thick (the last picture posted was a ultimate Bloody Mary with a slider and bacon attached to it, which I did not ordered, but thought was really cool).
So we went here for New Years since I wanted Asian fusion. This place did not disappoint.
From below, all but 1 dish were amazing, and I would get them all again.
Some of the dishes below: pad see-ew, pad Thai, catfish, steamed dumplings, pork belly, and salt and pepper shrimp.
They also had lychee martinis 🙂
The one dish from below I didn’t like was the brown/red beef dish.
A great Italian restaurant, with good food and a proper Italian atmosphere.
For the main course, I got the Ravioli di Aragosta (lobster and stuffed). Definitely happy with the meal.
For the desert, I got a crepe with ice cream. Also really good.
Went here for Sunday brunch.
For appetizers we got the spicy edamame, the fried takoyaki, and the shrimp. All great choices.
For the main course, I got the Beyond Ramen, and added fish cakes. It was definitely a bit salty because of the garlic, but still tasted good. I did try the soup of the original Orenchi Ramen, and I do think is does taste better. So next time :).
As per usual, I did not get a pho dish at this Vietnamese restaurant. Instead I got this stir fried rice noodle dish, which tasted great (they called it the combination rice noodle dish, which has beef, chicken, shrimp, and assorted vegetables). It tastes great, and almost like a Mongolian dish.
This buffet is located in the Palms, which is convenient if you’re going to be checking out Kaos (or coming from there).
The buffet was only $27, but you definitely get what you pay for. A lot of the food seemed like they’ve been out for a while (ie dry because of being under the lamp heaters for so long). The only two things I like were the coconut shrimp, and the corn. The ribs were terrible, and also the Korean short ribs.
On our way to Joshua Tree, we stopped by this place near LAX.
Of course, as it is a pho place, I didn’t get pho. I got garlic noodles with shrimp, plus a fresh coconut drink. The drink was not alcoholic, but a friend did suggest to add rum (which they night from Vuns while we were waiting for our entrees). Great suggestion 🙂
Second time I came here, it was a Friday during lent. So, I ended up getting the lobster shrimp burger. Definitely an awesome choice. The truffle Parmesan fries were good, but a bit too rich with all the other of I was having.
I also paired it with a drink (can’t quite remember the name, but similar to a White Russian).
Definitely a buffet to revisit. The king crab legs are one of the main features (not pictured). Also, they do have bottomless mimosas for an additional $22.
The buffet has food from all sorts of ethnicities (Japanese, Chinese/dim sum, American, Italian). Also, the desserts were good, notably the ice cream (and a coupe of other deserts that I can’t remember at the time of this writing).
Not pictured below are the crab legs. Definitely a must to get.
