Roy's Restaurant

Thursday night Dimple and I went to Roy's Restaurant to celebrate five years of being together. The place is owned by celebrity chef Roy Yamaguchi and serves "Hawaiian Fusion", which means a fusion of Hawaiian, Asian, and Western cuisines. Their specialty is fish, and the menu changes every two weeks.

Dimple got the Masters Sashimi Sampler, which was incredible. The sashimi was creamy, sweet, and very fresh with the consistency of toro. This was the kind of sashimi that you put in your mouth and close your eyes to really concentrate on the incredible texture and taste. She also got the Chilled Edamame Soup which had a very nice, rich flavor. It was so rich we had to soak it up with some bread. Last was the Mixed Greens Salad with Basil Dressing.

I got the Appetizers Sampler, which included a sweet & succulent grilled shrimp, a seafood dumpling (which was okay), and a tender, incredibly delicious baby back rib that just melted in my mouth with bursts of smoky Szechuan spices and went perfectly with my glass of Domaine Chandon. For my main course was a macadamia-crusted whitefish. The sauce, spices, and crusting were very good, but the fish was more than a bit overcooked. Considering that I specifically requested that the fish was to be cooked medium-rare, this put a bit of a damper on our culinary adventure.
Fortunately, the dessert, a melting hot chocolate soufflé, helped end the evening on a positive, sensual note with its decadent lava flow of rich dark chocolate.