Just some odds and ends photos from the last week.
This is a regular order lunch plate from Govandaji's, which is a vegetarian restaurant on Fort Street Mall. It's mostly vegan, except for the occasional dish that has cheese . . . such as this lasagna. This is a full-size order, which means your choice of two entrees (in this case, lasagna 2x), rice, soup, salad and a little dessert, which is like a sweet cream of wheat cake. For perspective, note that each piece of lasagna is basically size of the soup bowl. I ate one for lunch and one for dinner.
On the way back to the office, thought I'd take a pic of Nicky Lunchwagon at its lunchtime Punchbowl Street location. That's the tower of Honolulu Hale in the background, the State Library's main branch is off screen to the right.
Friday night was at JJ Dolan's before the Iona Contemporary Dance Theater presentation of "Akasha" at the Hawaii Theater. JJ Dolan's is across the street, and I was in pizza mood, so . . .
But doesn't this pepperoni pizza seem just a tad shy of pepperoni? At least . . .
. . . compared to this pic from a couple of months ago. Not that this one has a lot of pepperoni either. Also a little on the bland side (which is odd, since it's a pepperoni pizza for cryin' out loud!), needed salt and some crushed red peppers. Actually, Tabasco would have been excellent on it, should have asked for some! Maybe next time.
Wednesday night I was at Hiroshi's Eurasian Tapas. From 5:30-6:30, they do a happy hour special at the bar only: the martinis are $3.50 and the pupus are half price. Which is a good thing, since otherwise it would be a fairly pricey proposition.
This is the Pepper Seared Ahi Sushi - grilled scallion, yuzukosho, shiso & yuzu vinaigrette. The shiso leaf under the fish is awesome!
The Bacon Wrapped Jumbo Shrimp - ginger-scallion, sweet miso & green papaya salad. I love bacon (duh!) and shrimp, but it's often really overcooked. These were not, shrimp was cooked perfectly and the bacon, well, what can you say?
Duo of Contemporary Sushi - torched cold smoked Island mekajiki & sweet miso glazed salmon.
Sous Vide of Kona Cold Lobster Tail - squid ink pasta, tobiko, shiso with Ho Farmslong beans & red jalapeno. The lobster was beautifully prepared, and I like that the pasta was a little chewy. Really good fun.
And they make a nice martini, too!
Govindaji's
1118 Fort Street Mall
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
585-0960
JJ Dolan's
1147 Bethel Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
537-4992
Hiroshi Eurasian Tapas
500 Ala Moana Boulevard
Restaurant Row (Diamond Head Side)
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
533-4476
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