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I couldn’t decide which forum to put this in; Main, Food, Locating or Beyond ~ it’s a little of each. My husband and I (and dogs) took a drive from Seattle to Ashland Oregon. Yes, unfortunately one week too soon to crawl with the Pacific Northwest crowd ~ but we did visit the Alibi and Jasmine Tree. We also made a point to eat as many Hawaiian Plate Lunches as we could find (and hopefully find a treasure trove of tikis). The drinks and food at the Alibi were outstanding. Todd had a Mai tai and a tropical drink the name escapes me, (which he proclaimed “too melon-y and sweet) to go with his teriyaki steak. Delicious meat, perfectly medium rare, crowned with three canned pineapple rings and a dousing of sweet teriyaki sauce. A plus for the swanky steakhouse touch, a spice apple ring and garlic bread.. I, the non-drinker, had a virgin pina colada and the Polynesian platter. There were 3 hunks of beer battered halibut, 3 giant stuffed shrimp, coconut shrimp and at least a dozen scallops this plate is enough to feed two or three… the smoke was beginning to get thicker as the karoke crowd began to fill the upper level. Mercifully we left before the wailing began. Jasmine Tree: the pu pu plate consisted of fried shrimp which were more batter than shrimp and the crab rangoon were not very crabby, but the eggroll and bbq pork were quite good. The won ton soup marginal; two lonely dumplings in a salty chickenesque broth. We ordered the Polynesian Chicken (basically sweet and sour chicken sprinkled with crushed peanuts and coconut) and the house chow mein , chock full of fresh vegetables and plenty of chicken, shrimp and beef mixed in with the soft pan fried noodles. Certainly the tiki décor made this basic Cantonese restaurant a lot better! Space Room Lounge Space Room lounge is fantastic and unaltered 1950's Sputnik all the way. It's like walking into an old episode of "Star Trek," blacklight-enhanced space scenes cover the walls, and the light fixtures are flying saucers and giant starbursts. There’s a cozy vibe that's just slightly seedy; smoky with the TVs set on the basketball game. Locals hang out at the bar, smoking and playing Keno. Not a tropical drink place by any means; the martini Todd had was good. Vinyl Club Hawaiian Restaurant and Nightclub This bar is hard to find ~ the entrance is on the alley behind the main street. Architecture: faux zebra fabric booths and aluminum tables, disco ball and lottery machines, dance floor and bar. Pretty darn swank. No Ho’s Hawaiian Café http://www.nohos.com (Portland and Medford, OR) Oh we saw a plate of the yakisoba go by. The waitress needed both hands to carry the plate. Other location: Bamboo Grove Hawaiian Grille http://www.bghawaiiangrille.com Type: restaurant Patrick’s Hawaiian Café Food: ONOLICIOUS! Easily THE BEST plate lunch I’ve had on the mainland. Sumo-sized! We ate here twice. We mapped it, door to door, 170 miles is NOT too far to drive to Patrick’s. This food better than certain places on Kauai!! Maui Onion Rings (5.95). Beer battered, perfectly crispy, not a bit greasy. Served with the most delicious dipping sauce (we think its ranch, but it was BETTER than any dressing poured from a bottle) You will be too full to even think about dessert. Don’t let that stop you. You MUST have the homemade ice cream. We shared a scoop of coconut ~ oh so toasty, so coconutty, rich and creamy. Check out the gift area for your Kauai Kookie needs lots of fun trinkets for sale. And flavors of SPAM I didn’t know existed! Staff: you feel like family. Welcomed, made comfortable, we felt like guests invited for dinner. Side notes: I could not convince my husband to take an hour detour to McMinville, OR - Alf's Burgers and Ice Cream ~ where its been reported, that there are three monkeys on display. Monkeys that wear diapers and pants. I called, there is only one monkey left. I’ve googled, and saw some pictures, maybe we really didn’t miss much. Still, woulda been interesting. elicia [ Edited by: dogbytes on 2004-06-21 12:41 ] |
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Mon, Jun 21, 2004 4:07 PM
Sorry we missed you on your way through town. You missed out on a great Hawaiian place, by the way; Tommy-O's in Vancouver on Washington St. is surprisingly good with big portions and nice, if non-tiki, atnosphere, |
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Tue, Jun 22, 2004 12:12 PM
me too: this was a spontaneous trip~i promise to meet up the next time we're in vancouver or portland. i have a feeling we'll make that trip more often (not a bad drive!) and if you're ever in the area..drop a note, and we'll meet up! elicia |
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Wed, Jun 23, 2004 9:06 AM
I think this belongs in both Main & Food/Drinks, & that the Tiki bars should be added or updated in the Locating Tiki forum. I'm thinking of adding a Plate Lunch review thread to the Food/Drink forum (as soon as I find that Island Boy menu...) & I'd like to add this info to it. |
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Wed, Jun 23, 2004 11:57 AM
Thank you for the great report!! I can't wait to try Patrick's. Hope to meet you on your next trip through. Very Best, |
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