Late dinner. The Mouse thought The Cat would finish work early yesterday, The Mouse was wrong. Ended up in Chinatown.
The Cat thought menu (and server) said kale and vegetables two ways. Since when Chinese restaurants (the normal non-gourmet type) use kale? Actually, it was fish (The Mouse thinks it was snapper), not kale. Go figure.
Fish Soup with Tofu
It was okay until we got down to the bottom of the bowl, too many bones, too many for The Mouse to handle, The Cat liked.
Second course was fish fillets (same fish), with vegetables.
Fish and Vegetable Stir-Fry
Okay, just okay, maybe black bean sauce next time?
In another instance of “lost in translation”, new take-out joint, opened this week in the neighborhood. Chinese take-out.
Sign
A month or so ago, place was a BBQ joint (franchised from a well known local “BBQ” dive in Kapalama/Kalihi area. Place didn’t even last a year. After about a month, this place opens.
The Mouse thinks, but not confirmed, same owner/family converted the BBQ to Chinese take-out. Maybe more familiar to the family’s experience?
The Mouse tried.
Three-Choice Plate
Fried rice, salad, Chinese roast pork, spicy eggplant, ma-po tofu. Roast pork was a winner, although it was sitting in a warming try, skin was crispy, not glass shattering crispy, but acceptable crispy. Meat and fat was very well-balanced and not oily/greasy. Ma-po tofu and eggplant was okay (Chinese take-out standards).
Maybe not a frequent go-to spot, but when (not if) The Mouse is jonesing for roast pork, convenient.
Enjoy. Eat well.
The Mouse
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