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| - Is something really "hype" or "hyped up" if it fully lives up to its expectations? Coming from out of town, I had not heard any "hype" about Cowfish. I was just in the area and as usual, let trusty Yelp guide me to a place that looked good. I read a few reviews to get an idea of what to order, but it was not until I started to read more, that I realized that this restaurant had a reputation to live up to.
We were intrigued that this restaurant specialized in two things our family loved: burgers (my husband & boys) and sushi (me!). Starving, we made our way over for lunch on a Friday, only to be told it would be a half hour wait. The wait was only about 20 minutes, which gave me a chance to explore the lengthy menu and look at yelp reviews for food suggestions. We were all ready to go when the very friendly server came for our order.
Warning: I think just reading what we ate for appetizers might give one coronary artery disease! The two Moms and their teenage daughters (eating their salads) sitting at the next table looked at us in both horror and envy as we chowed. All I could tell them was, " Eating is different with little boys!" They laughed and said, "We wish we got what you did!"
We had: Coconut Battered Onion Rings ($6), served with a horseradish aioli & Thai sweet dipping sauce. I am not usually an onion ring fan but i did taste these, especially because I love to dip. They were huge, crunchy,& delicious!
Crab Rangoon Dip ($11) - great recommendation by yelpers! Unusual, creamy, yummy!
Parmesan Truffle Fries ($8) - with Parmesan cheese & bacon. So tasty! Really sinful! The apps alone left me stuffed!
They have more unusual burgers at Cowfish than I have ever seen. Husband & 11 year old shared two: 1) the Hunka Hunka Burnin Love ($16): Yes, a burger with peanut butter, fried bananas, & bacon. You could almost hear Elvis singing! It was good, but not as great as burger #2) the Arnold Hamandegger ($13): cheese, ham, fried egg, bacon, grilled onions, cowfish sauce, onion roll.
9 year old and I each had our own Bento Boxes. These are combo meals with a mini burger, sushi roll, thai cucumbers, sweet potato fries, & edamame. It is really the best of both worlds and it was a fantastic choice! 9 year old got the Cowfish Bento Box ($9) which came with a plain mini burger and he chose a Philly Roll, which he loved. I got the Ultimate Bento Box. I really did not care much about the double stack featured mini burger. I thought it was somewhat dry and I just tasted it. I got the ultimate because I wanted to try one of the special rolls. There are many unique rolls (as well as sashimi, nigiri). You can even create your own roll. I tried "The Boss" and it was original, satisfying, and delicious: Spicy tuna, kani salad, cucumbers inside, coated in tempura flakes, topped with avocado, tuna, etc.
Service was very friendly and efficient. Our server even pointed out that Joey Fatone was in the house. Woo hoo! The manager (possibly owner?) stopped by to see how everything was and I begged him to open a place in Fort Lauderdale. Proof enough we loved this place?
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