My first attempt

Hi all,


This is my first entry. I want to use this blog to share some recipes, pictures, and stories. I'll also offer my opinions on restaurants we try. This blog will mostly be about food and food related stories but I may throw in a fishing story and picture. If you have comments or questions I hope to hear from you.

So here we go:

My lovely wife and I went a new restaurant last night. Kona Grill in Oak Brook. Being somewhat of a chain I was a little unsure of the food quality but I was pleasantly surprised. The menu is varied but focuses mostly on seafood. We started with a bottle of sparkling wine from New Mexico of course then we opted for sushi. We had several rolls. The Bama Roll was very good it was kind of a rainbow roll but had Jalapeno and a spicy aioli. The most intriguing roll was wrapped with thin slices of cucumber and filled with Tempura Shrimp. There is some great flavors and textures and I say "Don't dip it in soy sauce". We had one of the "Chef Plates" the Yellowtail Carpaccio. It is thin slices of salmon with a slice of Jalapeno and a Cilantro leaf all in a ponzu sauce. It was great. The combination of the yellowtail (which is our favorite), cilantro and jalapeno was surprisingly good. For dessert my wife had a Caramel Apple Crisp and I had the Passion Fruit Creme Brulee. Both were delicious.


That was all just about the food. The service was as good as I have ever had. The waitress was personable without being put on and she made some great recomendations. The entire wait staff was very good. Everyone we dealt was was professional, friendly and really enjoyed their jobs. There were two mangers on duty and both stopped by to be sure all was in order and to congratulate us on our anniversary.


I recommend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys seafood and sushi and good service. The prices were in line with other sushi restaurants we frequent.





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