Man Food!

Umami was late getting out of the office for lunch today.  Sometimes work crises become giant, sticky, BP scaled tar pits that stop you from doing anything productive.  Like getting lunch.  So today, Umami was a little late getting out and noticed DanaV trapped in her office.  Apparently there's a giant, sticky BP scaled tar pit at her desk, since she can't get away for lunch . . .  but would Umami bring something back?

Of course.  She wasn't going to wimp out and get some pitiful "mini" plate was she?  Hell, no.  Brown and white food was fine.  She wanted "Man Food!"

So much for Umami's "eat healthy" plan . . . instead, hamburger steak, two scoops rice, mac salad gravy over became the new plan.

Except that Yuki lunchwagon had a special today:  Pork lau lau with lomi salmon for $7 or so.  Mix another item and it's $8.50.  Heh, at that point, only issue was "what should the other item be?"  Umami briefly considered the Kalua Chicken and Cabbage, but in the end opted for Fried Ahi (w tartar sauce).  Because it's healthier.  Really.  So, from upper left:  Pork lau lau, side tartar sauce, potato/mac salad, lomi salmon, fried ahi (under lemon wedge), one big scoop rice.

Lau lau was petite, but really tasty.  Love the luau leaf, decent amount of pork, some butterfish, and a nice chunk of fat to give it mouth feel and flavor (no, Umami didn't eat the nice chunk of fat).  Lomi salmon nicely done, good amount of salmon and although the serving doesn't look like much, it's a pretty good amount.  Fried Ahi is lightly breaded and cooked through.  Tartar sauce had lots of relish, which is the way we like it.  Love potato mac salad instead of the usual mac salad . . . hard to believe a couple of cubes of potato make that much of a difference, but there it is.

It's very good food for a lunchwagon operation.  Umami would eat a whole 'nother plate right now, if he could!  But will just have to wait for next Friday!

Yuki Lunchwagon
Lauhala Street between Queen's Hospital and Board of Water Supply, on the Ewa side of the street.  It's the one closest to the street.