Comments on: Disappointment at Hoku’s Restaurant http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:55:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: japadamus http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-148 japadamus Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:06:37 +0000 http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-148 Do you think Hoku's is just running out of new ideas? The moi looks like the same thing I've had a million times in chinese restaurants. The musubi drumstick seems like a half-assed attempt to spruce up an old menu item. Plus, $20? Seems like a lot for mostly rice and a bit of ahi. I always like the seafood tower too, but how much creativity does it take to get a bunch of seafood and stick it in ice? I mean, it speaks more to the quality of the fish itself rather than the quality of the cooking. You do have the sauces, but they are just complementary and don't really stand out by themselves. Too bad, Hoku's is one of my favorite places too. BTW, it sounds like you kind of have a beef with the wait staff, no? Do you think Hoku’s is just running out of new ideas? The moi looks like the same thing I’ve had a million times in chinese restaurants.

The musubi drumstick seems like a half-assed attempt to spruce up an old menu item. Plus, $20? Seems like a lot for mostly rice and a bit of ahi.

I always like the seafood tower too, but how much creativity does it take to get a bunch of seafood and stick it in ice? I mean, it speaks more to the quality of the fish itself rather than the quality of the cooking. You do have the sauces, but they are just complementary and don’t really stand out by themselves.

Too bad, Hoku’s is one of my favorite places too. BTW, it sounds like you kind of have a beef with the wait staff, no?

]]> By: TJFKAK http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-149 TJFKAK Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:52:49 +0000 http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-149 The wait staff was actually fine, apart from the inability to tell us the correct name of the amuse bouche and that the moi was steamed whole. Actually, it was sort of weird. There are two servers per table. one seemed to be the food runner and the other the main server except the food runner presented us with the check. Also, although they said to please take our time with the check and to stay as long as we wanted, they both tried to take the check folder before we had actually put in a credit card. it sounds like I had a huge beef with the wait staff, but they were actually pretty attentive to beverage refills and whatnot and had pleasant amiable personalities. I guess it was just the smaller stuff that annoyed me a bit for the bill. The wait staff was actually fine, apart from the inability to tell us the correct name of the amuse bouche and that the moi was steamed whole. Actually, it was sort of weird. There are two servers per table. one seemed to be the food runner and the other the main server except the food runner presented us with the check. Also, although they said to please take our time with the check and to stay as long as we wanted, they both tried to take the check folder before we had actually put in a credit card. it sounds like I had a huge beef with the wait staff, but they were actually pretty attentive to beverage refills and whatnot and had pleasant amiable personalities. I guess it was just the smaller stuff that annoyed me a bit for the bill.

]]> By: JakGrabit http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-150 JakGrabit Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:23:22 +0000 http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-150 You should have just gone to Big City Diner. On that topic, I've been bashing local food a lot. However, I think Big City Diner is the best diner-style restaurant I have ever visited. This is a lot coming from a guy who practically lived in diners in New Jersey. You should have just gone to Big City Diner.

On that topic, I’ve been bashing local food a lot. However, I think Big City Diner is the best diner-style restaurant I have ever visited. This is a lot coming from a guy who practically lived in diners in New Jersey.

]]> By: sushiattack http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-151 sushiattack Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:33:37 +0000 http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-151 I'm hearing a lot of good things about a Hawaiian resturant on Kapahulu that people are getting all excited about. Supposedly they have mokes lined up out the door for da kine. I’m hearing a lot of good things about a Hawaiian resturant on Kapahulu that people are getting all excited about. Supposedly they have mokes lined up out the door for da kine.

]]> By: JakGrabit http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-153 JakGrabit Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:37:21 +0000 http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-153 God, I loves me some poi. Really, I do. I love Hawaiian food. God, I loves me some poi.

Really, I do. I love Hawaiian food.

]]> By: kpatches http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-163 kpatches Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:34:00 +0000 http://japadamus.com/2007/03/20/disappointment-at-hokus-restaurant/#comment-163 omg, what did they do to that poor fishy!? it looks like hoku's chopped him into a couple hunks, put him on a plate and poured on the shoyu. regardless of skin though, no way should you be eating scales. next time you go to a chinese restaurant, order steamed shoyu/ginger/garlic fish. for about $10, you can get some scale-less, skin-less, boneless yummy goodness! mmm.... omg, what did they do to that poor fishy!? it looks like hoku’s chopped him into a couple hunks, put him on a plate and poured on the shoyu. regardless of skin though, no way should you be eating scales. next time you go to a chinese restaurant, order steamed shoyu/ginger/garlic fish. for about $10, you can get some scale-less, skin-less, boneless yummy goodness! mmm….

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