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| - It's been awhile since we've been here. Last time was in May 2013. My husband has been a Rubio's kick for months now but I just couldn't go to Rubio's as much as I love them because we've been there TOO many times.
After we dropped the kids off at karate, we decided to go to the Val Vista & Baseline area to see what there was to eat that was different. My husband is super picky and really doesn't like to try new places. He thought I was tricking him, but I assured him that we had been there once before.
When we stepped into the place, it was probably just starting to get a little busy. Not a problem. There was an older woman that helped up and advised us, which was super helpful. I wasn't very hungry and just wanted a salad, but more than a side salad. She said I could always get a regular salad and half that. They would bring me out half and To Go the other half. Perfect. She said all the salads were good and they allow for changes and substitutions.
So, I got the Aloha Mango Salad with pulled pork. They put the dressing on the side, which was wonderful, because the pork had so much flavor, I didn't need much dressing. It was so delish.
My husband got the Luau Pork Place with Rumbi Rice (this is a coconut rice with red beans). It came with some island macaroni salad, pulled pork, an Asian slaw, and the Rumbi Rice. My husband doesn't like slaw, so he gave this to me. I love slaw, but I didn't care for this too much as it didn't have a whole lot of flavor. It needed more sauce or something. The rice was very coconuty flavor. We LOVE coconut and it had just enough red beans. There was also a side of teriyaki sauce, which my husband didn't need to put too much as it was super sweet.
We also ordered their Rumbi fries, which is a mixture of sweet potato fries and regular straw like fries, with a slightly spicy like sauce that appeared to be like a mixture of Russian & Thousand Island. It was good, but we used sparingly. The sweet potato fries were so yummy and the best I've ever had. Normally I don't like sweet potato fries, but I loved these. These even beat out Joe's Farm Grill's sweet potato fries. Not greasy at all. The fries was a really big portion for $3.
I only had 1/2 a salad, water with lemon, some of the fries and a little of my husband's food. Was totally stuffed. The portions are pretty good, but thankfully not like Claim Jumper's.
The food is delicious and very colorful. The staff is very friendly and helpful, great attitude and wonderful customer service. The place was clean. And though we sat somewhat near the door, I didn't feel the coldness of the outside come in when anyone opened the door, so that was good.
It was a lovely date with great food. We'll have to bring the kids here as it says kids eat free after 4 pm on Monday/Tuesday. I wonder what age they mean by kids, as we have an 11 and a 14 year old. Hope it's 15 and under. :)
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