GREAT EATS HAWAII: ALAN WONG'S

Sunday, December 9, 2018

ALAN WONG'S

1857 S. KING STREET

HONOLULU, HI. 96826

808-949-2526

HOURS: Daily 5-10PM

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I like Alan Wong's. It is consistently one of the top rated restaurants in Hawaii and the winner of dozens of awards including Best Restaurant. Food and service always great but on this visit we left a little unsatisfied. The Stars of our meal were the Lobster Bisque and Desserts. Other than that the other dishes were just ok. Maybe we are tired of the same menu items or maybe our tastes have changed. Don't know but just was not that great. We started with "Da Bag" ($15) which is mostly presentation. The dish arrives at the table in a foil bag and then the waiter opens it letting out a flume of steam. This uncovers Kalua Pork and Clams in a pretty bland broth. Clams were small and did not have much flavor. The Chopped Ahi Sashimi with Avocado ($23) is always delicious. You cannot go wrong ordering this appetizer. The Big Island Heart of Palm Caeser Salad ($12) was really different with Raw Broccoli and very little lettuce. Dressing was a hit though with my Wife and Daughter. The Lobster Bisque ($12) was my favorite part of the meal. No lobster pieces in the soup but flavor was amazing and very satisfying. The Oxtail Soup ($12) did not go over well with my Daughter. She didn't like the overpowering spices and said Zippy's was better. Think it was Chinese Five Spice. The Roasted Beet Salad ($15.75) was light, fresh and pretty delicious. I went for the Seafood Stew ($58) for my entree. This dish was a huge disappointment because of the overpowering spice mix. Really took away from the flavor of everything. The Lobster was small and pretty tasteless. I picked through the dish trying to find things not covered in the spices. Ended up eating maybe 1/4 of the plate and then threw in the towel. Yuck. My Wife had the Twice Cooked Short Rib ($42) and said it was just "ok". She didn't finish it. The Stars of the evening were definitely the desserts. We were given a delicious Chocolate Cake for our Anniversary and we definitely appreciated this and ate it all. The Coconut ($14) is probably one of my favorite desserts ever. I love the presentation of this dish and the flavor. This is sooo good! The Crunch Bars ($14) is also a family favorite. We all love these chocolate bars.

Click link below to view previous post on Alan Wong's:

https://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2016/02/alan-wongs.html