One weekend, just for fun (and for the points on 
opentable.com), Jen and I went to Roy's Hawaiian fusion cuisine in Newport Beach, because we wanted to see how good this popular restaurant chain was... 

 Two appetizers that we ordered: on the left, a "Sunrise at 
Halekala" roll - tuna, 
hamachi, salmon, avocado & tempura roll, with 
Togarashi butter sauce, and on the right, a "Hawaiian Style 
Ahi Poketini", with 
wasabi aioli, avocado, and 
tobiko caviar. Both very good, although not outstanding, in my own personal opinion.

 Second, a "
Shinko Dragon Pear Salad", with goat cheese, dried cranberries & blueberries, candied pecans, 
pepitas, and a dark balsamic 
vinaigrette.

 I always love fish, especially prepared in a more 
asian-style flavor, so I ordered "Roy's Classic Trio" - from left to right: 
butterfish marinated with 
miso, in a sizzling soy 
vinaigrette, blackened 
ahi tuna with a spicy soy mustard sauce, and a grilled salmon with a citrus 
ponzu sauce. Pretty good, although the fish was a little bit soft and overcooked, I think.

 Jen's main dish - a larger version of one of the fish in my trio: a 
misoyaki butterfish on a bed of sushi rice.

Dessert was Roy's "signature melting hot chocolate souffle", with vanilla ice cream a la mode. It was very good, although I have a dessert confession - while I love a LOT of different desserts, chocolate souffles are not one of them. Jen thought it was good though, and it was well prepared, I must admit.
 
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