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| - So, we thought we'd head down to the brand new City North development today for lunch and see what all the hub-bub was about, BEFORE it got crazy over the weekend. We knew that several new restaurants were part of the development, so we were excited to try something new.
Well, 3 restaurants have yet to open. Ocean Prime, a very posh looking steak/seafood restaurant, is only open for dinner. That left Kona Grill. Sigh........ Not exactly what we had been hoping for, but there we were.
As you would expect, the restaurant is very hip inside, with cool blue lights over the sushi bar. The "booze" bar is half open to a corner patio, which will be a prime location for happy hours, especially as the City North project grows.
Being that it was only their second day open, there were some kinks in the operations. It took our server 10 minutes to even deliver menus (we had to ask twice). The food (2 sandwiches) took aver 30 minutes to be delivered (other tables that seated after ours were served before us). To be fair, the manager did come over and apologize to us. At least he cared.
The food was good and what you'd expect. I enjoyed my Barbecue Pork sandwich and the sides that came with it were yummy. The bread seemed a bit old, which was odd for a 1-day-old establishment.
Overall, Kona Grill is what it is. I would definitely be inclined to go back for happy hour. However, it'll be other restaurants that bring us back to City North; not Kona Grill.
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