Post #161683 by ainokea on Thu, May 26, 2005 6:19 AM

On 2005-05-21 12:23, Tiki_Bong wrote:
I hate this fusion BS. Roy's is NOT Hawaiian food at all.

If they want to call it something else, fine. But it's not Hawaiian food. Geez, give me lau lau, lomi salmon, rice and mac salad. That's Hawaiian.

Maybe I'm a purist, but I don't like people f*#(ing with an original idea.

LOL. Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed?

My gut agrees with you, tho. You ever try what Roy's passes off as poke? Auwe! Where's the sesame oil and limu and what's with the martini glass?!!! :) Maybe it's just me, but poke ain't poke if it isn't ladled into a tupperware container and served with the cute little plastic fish with the red nose cap and the shoyu inside.

Too funny about the mac salad - I'd really give Roy props if he served macaroni salad in a martini glass, though.

That said, I can respect Roy for what he's doing and using his roots to come up with some really tasty items. His restaurants apparantly do well back in the islands. And as far as the mainland goes, I honestly don't think that lau laus and squid luau would be a hit. They're great foods yeah, but require an somewhat of an adventurous palate.