Thursday, October 6, 2011

Quick Pic: Koa Pancake House Fried Rice Loco Moco


Fried Rice Loco Moco
Umami realizes now that is actually a combination of two of his favorite comfort foods: Fried Rice with Eggs Over Easy and Hamburger Steak with Brown Gravy. The memories of childhood had him swooning . . . and then the lunch had him ready for a nap. $7.45 for the whole extravaganza.

Interesting note: There is some attention to seasoning here . . . the gravy had a bay leaf in it!
Koa Pancake House (Hawaii Kai Towne Center)

Koa Pancake House
Hawaii Kai Towne Center (near Ross Dress for Less!)
333 Keahole St.
Honolulu HI, 96825
Phone: 808-396-7000
Fax: 808-396-7799

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Conquer, Oppress & Raze - Week 5 Preview

The Teeth won their last two games, defeating Big Island Sausage 162 - 98 and, in a torturous game that went down the final minutes of Monday Night Football, defeating the previously unbeaten 1MOR4ME, 114-106.  It was a costly win, as The Teeth lost wideout Andre Johnson to a knee injury for at least three weeks.  


Net result?  A four way tie for first, with The Teeth standing second.






TeamWLTPCTGBStrkWksPFBackPA
SpankYouVeryMuch3100.7500W21.5552.00.0474.0
Don Meinel's Teeth3100.7500W31543.09.0443.0
1MOR4ME3100.7500L11518.034.0400.0
Miller Lite3100.7500W30418.0134.0343.0
Be A Man(ning)2200.5001W10460.092.0434.0
Mr. Cheerful2200.5001L10456.096.0444.0
da effbombs2200.5001W10.5423.0129.0444.0
Terrible Teabaggers2200.5001L10418.0134.0438.0
(Don's Favorite) Big Island Sausage2200.5001W10399.0153.0468.0
G' lers1300.2502L30381.0171.0473.0
The Only Dawn/Don That Matters1300.2502L30380.0172.0497.0
Knuckle Dragging Troglodytes0400.0003L40449.0103.0539.0

Week 5 brings the first set of byes for NFL teams.  The Teeth's next opponent is Miller Lite, also 3-1, also riding a three game winning streak:




QB  Ben Roethlisberger
RB  Matt Forte
RB  Maurice Jones-Drew
WR  Brandon Lloyd
WR  Steve Smith
TE  Jared Cook
K  Rob Bironas
D/ST  Chargers


Barring any last minute trades, injuries, changes of heart, or overthinking, The Teeth will have Percey Harvin sub for Andre Johnson; they'll field a lineup of: 

QB  Matthew Stafford
RB  Ryan Mathews
RB  Darren Sproles
WR  Percy Harvin
WR  Calvin Johnson
TE  Rob Gronkowski
K  John Kasay
D/ST  49ers

Should be a good one.

Quick Pick: Hana Chicken Katsu Donburi

Chicken Katsu Donburi

Generous chicken katsu, lots of egg and rice, sauce that's just the right amount of sweetness, beautifully dressed, all for $9.50.  The Hana Sushi kitchen is very capable of good, solid food beyond just sushi.  (and Umami loves the sushi!)


Hana Sushi
377 Keahole St
Ste C3
HonoluluHI 96825