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| - I should update last night's Kona Grill tip to "Supposedly, the Macadamia Nut Chicken is off the charts!". My parents had been talking about this signature dish for days, and due to their constant urging (and the fact that it is Kona's most popular dish) I went ahead and ordered it.
Let me start by saying that the accompaniments were insannnnne. Garlic mashed and green beans are the standard sides for this dish. I think I could mow those down with every meal for the rest of my life, SO GOOD. The Macadamia Nut Chicken itself is lightly breaded and covered in some sort of light gravy-ish sauce that had good flavor, but was a bit creamy and heavy for my liking. I ended up taking half of the dish home (thumbs up for big portions), and scraped as much of the sauce off as I could because I figured it would most likely be yucky when leftover.
The service was quite good, although we sat for about 5 minutes before being greeted; we were busy chatting away though, so that didn't really bother us. I ordered a green tea and (not realized that I had to specify the temperature) received an iced green tea when our drinks were delivered. I apologized for being an ethnocentric Canadian and explained that I had meant a hot tea; within one minute the server brought me a hot tea and reassured me it was no problem at all. Our food took no more than ten minutes to arrive after ordering, and our dessert was speedy as well.
The menu had an amazing offering of sushi and sashimi that I would definitely try on my next visit (5 pieces of Salmon for $10 was the most expensive variety), they also have a full serve sushi bar that sits in front of a floor to ceiling fish tank! The decor in the dining room is fairly casual, standard booths and tables, nothing to write home about. The bar and patio area however was packed (opted for the DR because I was accompanied by the parentals), and looked to have a great happy hour going on.
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