Well, it’s Sunday. Happy Extended Valentine’s Weekend to you all! We spent the day doing a lot of eating.
Since we’re just cruising and taking it easy, we ended up waking up a bit late. Actually, I woke up late.
After getting ourselves ready, we decided to do a bit of walking. We also had to figure out where to eat. The problem – It was about 2:30, and I made dinner reservations for 5:30. We decided to find something small to share in order to not ruin our appetites for dinner.
We walked through the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center and stopped at about every eatery along the way to check out a menu. Hmm, all of them seemed a little too expensive.
Along the way, we had to stop and refill our supply of “Chip & Cookie” cookies. You may otherwise know the man behind their magic as Wally “Famous” Amos. Sure, Famous Amos cookies suck these days. Chip & Cookie cookies — now that’s the real deal.
After much debate, we decided to head back to the Beachwalk. We passed Giovanni Pastrami (where I still want to go), and looked across the way. To the Yard House we traipsed, to check out the menu. Okay! Let’s go to the Yard House!
One can describe the Yard House’s ambience as hip, yet slightly, oh nevermind I’m not good at this kind of thing. It’s cool. Kalena thinks it’s freakin’ cold. I believe the weather had something to do with it. If you’re into beer, this is your kind of place. Over a hundred beers on tap (I think they’re on tap). I looked for Asahi Super Dry. Fail.
We decided to split an appetizer and entree. Sweet! Lobster, blue crab, and artichoke dip! FTW! Joel U. would give it the shaka. I think. Here are some pics of it.
For the entree, we decided to go with Parmesan Crusted Chicken. When it arrived, it looked so good, we dug in right away. I even forgot take pictures. Yum yum, eat ‘em up! Pau.
Okay, time to walk it off, and not the way Facuese would. Two hours to digest a fairly big, albeit shared, meal. A-strolling we went. Not much to mention here, but one store’s signage caught my eye. I believe their name could be considered a bit lofty. What if I considered their wares not “So Good?”
After a brief stop at the hotel room to get ready, it’s time to push off (shall we?) to dinner.
Through work, I heard about a restaurant called “The Ocean House.” In fact, you can learn more about them here. We arrive right on time for our 5:30 reservation, and got seated quickly. At first, the sun decided to show off its full glory — right in my face. So, I switched seats at least for the time being.
Appetizer of the day: I can’t really remember the description, because it took the waiter more than 30 seconds to explain it. But boy — FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it was something like “Blue Crab Cake with Seared Ahi, and something something about stuff on top and various sauces.” Long name notwithstanding, we give this dish a thumbs up!
For dinner, Kalena pretty much knew what she wanted. Prime Rib – the Ocean House cut. Medium Rare with Garlic Mashed Potatoes. We got to taste this when we did our segment for them. It was winnahs back then, and it’s even more winnahs fresh from the kitchen.
I decided to go with the Seafood Linguine. Talk about packing a seafood punch, in the best way! Clams, shrimp, lobster, fish, scallops. All on a bed of linguine with a sauce that I can’t describe, but enjoyed very much.
Unfortunately, the food was so so good (even better than the So Good store), that I forgot to take pictures again. I finally remembered to take a picture when we got our dessert. Sweet tooth! We ordered a vanilla bean creme brulee. Decadent, heavenly, sinful (is that not a paradox?), luscious, and all those other risque sounding adjectives. Here’s a picture to show you what I mean.
For ambience, the Ocean House has got it down. Oceanfront dining with spectacular sunset views from any seat in the restaurant. Lucky us, we were right on the beach with the best view possible! Pictures below.
So. Full. So. So. Full. On our way back to the hotel room, we passed a girl so intoxicated she could barely stand up on her own. When you get so drunk that you end up crying about being so drunk, you have a problem. Also, she claims that she could never get a break. I wonder why. Nevermind the fact that you’re walking barefoot around Waikiki.
Now we’re back! We’re still trying to decide what to do. Maybe we’ll walk around a little just for funsies. On the other hand, this hotel room is so cool, we may end up just hanging out here. I may even end up taking a shower again just for fun. That thing is more than twice the size of my shower at home.
Hope you enjoyed your stay here. If you’d like to see more pictures from our jaunt, please check out my Flickr!This is one of my longer posts, but that’s because I haven’t updated in a while. I’ll talk to you all again, soon! ‘Til then — ta!
Update: Decided to venture out into the night again. At about 11pm, Kalena and I headed out to Giovanni Pastrami. When we got there, we decided we weren’t really hungry. Looked into a couple of places, but they were all playing music at indecent volumes. Finally stopped in at Moose McGillicuddy’s. I’ve only really heard of that place. I’ve never been there. Went in, sat down, nice girl came by to take our orders. Oh, but first, low-key dude came by and gave us some popcorn.
Kalena ordered a Parrot Bay Lava Flow. I ordered a Long Island Iced Tea. Now here’s the funny thing. I’m not a drinker by any means. I’ll have one every now and again, but not on a regular basis. I thought that a Long Island Iced Tea was one of those “girly” mixed drinks. You know, the kind that gets you laughed at when you order it. After I finished it (and it was quite a tall glass) the waitress came by and asked if we wanted anything else. I said maybe… but I’m not really a drinker and she kind of looked at me funny. She then says “You’re not a drinker and you’re drink a Long Island?!” Oops. Come to find out there were like 3 or more shots in the damned drink. Fail. Oh well, I’ll know better next time! Now it’s time to pack and prepare for an early morning. Thanks for listening to me ramble. ‘Til next time – Ta!
