Oahu July 2021 Day 6 and Day 7

Food and more food..

Last 2 days before surfacing to the world.. Bill and I are working hard to maximize our chill time. 

Today we decide to check out Nico's at pier 38 based on recommendation from the bus guide.

Its an interesting place and got crowded by 11.30am. I got the sword fish and bill got deep fry tuna belly. Both are good and fresh. Coupled with pesto shrimp, happy campers.

Nico's at Pier 38 

Chilled the whole day before going to get souvenirs at Hilton Hawaiian. After that we had a quick and easy dinner with some store bought salad and rotisserie chicken. 

View: priceless.. meal: $6 each with wine included

MW restaurant

MW menu and location

Our foodie splurge for the trip. 

I picked mw as it's a 30 mins walk away and also the dessert chef won a James beard award for her dessert. 

We did the tasting menu and bill added wine pairing and I added the truffle foie Gras loco moto. 

Summary pictures for the food

It feels like this restaurant is still trying to find its path to Michelin star, but not quite there yet. 

Also, it feels they are struggling to keep up with the tables both at kitchen and front staff. So it might be worth a return visit if things return to normal. 

Started with a cold curry soup that's flavourful 

Amuse Bouche of curry soup

The five small bites are interesting although Bill felt they could have toasted the lobster roll as it needs a crunch

5 small bites (poke nacho, tatami, oyster rockefeller, musubi twist and lobster roll)

The Hawaiian yellow tail is very tasty but the banchan does not seems to fit with the fish. And Bill drizzled all his sauce and it turns out to be too much 

Signature Mochi with Hawaiian yellow tail 

Scallops and this is a very successful dish. Enjoyed it.. with the Nege wasabi sauce *nege = japanese green onion*

Nege Wasabi sauce with Scallops

Foie Loco Moto with truffle

With the above combination, easily my favorite dish of the night. Very rich and creamy and medium rare foie. Perfectly executed

Heaven in a bite

Steak Tenderloin 

Very tender and flavourful. My only issue is nobody serve steak in a bowl as it's too difficult to cut the steak 

Beef Tenderloin with vegetable medley

Passion fruit Creme Brulee 

A very lovely dessert and well executed. 

Passion fruit Creme Brulee