Kitchenless Adventures

We have been having some issues with our kitchen, so this weekend we used our kitchenless state as an opportunity to go out and try some new restaurants in the neighborhood.

Cafe Miro
A quaint French-American restaurant done by a Japanese chef, located in the Kaimuki neighborhood. I chose a 3 course Prix Fixe and H chose a 4 course one. I think that the appetizers (seafood salad with yuzu orange dressing, yum!) and dessert plate were the highlights of the meal for both of us. The entrees were ok. My conclusion: I'd come back for the yummy appetizers. H's conclusion: He would rather go to Roy's.


































Diamond Head Market & Grill
Serves yummy plate lunches similar to Kaka'ako Kitchen, where we always have satisfying meals. H got a BBQ special and I got an ahi steak with wasabi ginger sauce. Both were very yummy. This place also seems to be famous for yummy pancake breakfasts and delicious scones. We'll definitely be back, maybe next time for breakfast after we hike Diamond Head (eventual goal).

Inaba
This is one of our favorite restaurants here so it's not really new, but tonight was the first time we went for dinner and it was fun to try a slightly expanded menu compared to lunch. What we love so much about this place: the delicate and crisp tempura that's sooooo good, the fresh made soba noodles that go so well with the tempura, and although it is carb overload, the rice that they serve here is very good, too. By the time we finished off our meal with a mizu-youkan (a traditional Japanese sweet jelly) dessert, our love of Inaba had only grown deeper.