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| - Hello welcome to Andrea's. We were greeted by a very friendly and confident hostess.We sat down and the nice lady pulled and put our napkins on our laps for us. Very classy, She said our waiter Alan would be along shortly. Before I could even think about how long that might take he was right there taking drink orders. Water for the table and he gave us menus and a drink Ipad, The decor here is not what I expected from the few photos I had sen in the past. I want to be able to describe it but I guess 70's fusion with modern accents, We made our drink orders. Josie had a drink, Cranberry crush our other friend Samantha got a pear blossum. Both were well mixed and were not stingy with the alcohol. I ordered a beer Hitachino Nest Red Rice Beer. The notes in this beer really paired well with the Asian fusion meal we were about to experience. We also ordered a Sparkling Saki. I am not normally a Saki fan but this was quite good.
Let's get to eating. This meal was truly an experience, it was pricey for my normal budget but well worth every penny. This is our splurge best friends dinner so we budgeted for this as we do all of our special meals out with friends. We started with a table share Pork Sisig. How do I explain this. Its pork belly, pork cracklin, Jalapeno and a few other spices. This also has a fried egg on top. Alan advised the best way to eat it was to cut the egg and get the yolk mixed in and eat it as a hash. So flavorful and rich, it went across the pallet and had great salty notes and pork goodness. So good we ordered another. We also had Salmon and Albacore Sashimi. Both with great cuts and knife work and a sauce I did not get the name of.
Main courses. I had The Pan seared Salmon with smoked mussels and Maitake mushrooms, The Salmon had a real nice crispy skin cooked a perfect medium(a good restaurant knows to ask how guest wants it cooked), I could eat the mushrooms alone they had such great richness. Fish flaked nicely and was easy to take apart with chop sticks. I paired it with a Smoked Bacon Fried rice. This rice had Bacon that had an incredible deep smoked flavor. Every bite of both my dishes had me really wanting more. Josie ordered chicken adobo which had a great sour bite that you expect from Adobo food. Dalton had an egg wrapped Pad Thai, The egg wrapped steamed in the flavor and the noodle came across the pallet with a true Umami. I have never had Pad Thai this good,
We ended the meal with a flaming desert, Mt,Fuji, marshmallow covered devils food cake and chocolate moose. Covered with 151 and lit on fire. The campfire marshmallow taste added with the rich moose and devils food was amazing.This desert was so big we actually gave the couple sitting next to us a couple plates to share with us.
This was a dining experience and worth the time and money. Our server Alan was very knowledgeable of the food and the drinks. He was ever present and our drinks were never wanting. We never felt rushed and enjoyed every second.
Goodbye, and thank you for dining at Andrea's. As we left the exit was as friendly as the entrance, The staff here really promote the experience. We will be back and you need to check this out. You will not be disappointed.
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