Posts Tagged ‘Newport Beach’

To celebrate our anniversary, hubby surprised me with a dreamy dinner at Roy’s, a Hawaiian Fusion Restaurant. While I was not impressed by the lackluster interior, I became instantaneously excited the minute I became acquainted with their Golden Lobster Potstickers, which explains why the photo doesn’t even exist. I really liked their Thai Curried Shrimp Salad as well- dressing was definitely refreshing and tropical, just the way Hawaii should taste.

My favorite dish was Blackened Ahi. Now, I never order Seared Ahi because I just don’t find it tasty, but wow, was I impressed. I actually loved their Ahi! This is definitely something I’m going to be returning to Roy’s for. The sauce and ginger complement the fish so perfectly you just can’t help but keep saying, “omg this is sooo good!”

The night ended on a very romantic note with their signature Chocolate Souffle. It’s mouthwatering just to be looking at the picture. I made that hole as soon as the plate touched the table. As you can imagine, those 20 seconds my husband made me wait so he can take the photo was the most painful 20 seconds ever. Basically, it was in our tummies before we knew it. It’s so flipping good you just have to try it at least once in your life time, especially if you are one of us suffering from an incurable disease called sweet tooth. All in all, food was delicious and the service was great. They even gave us a free dessert and a framed photo.

Can a person really be perfect? well, maybe… this girl is a good example that such may indeed exist- presenting Michelle Wie.

I got to see her up close and personal (?) over the weekend. Couple things pleasantly surprised me- she’s huge (from what I hear and saw, she’s about 6 ft) yet very fit and slim for her height. She’s got long, tan, muscular legs and arms… with a really small oval face that every Korean girl would die for. She carries herself very well and is stylish. She also has showmanship: she changed her hair style 3 times during the game. I understand that’s a lot of info yet I haven’t even touched upon her background. She’s the typical “daughter of mom’s friend (I wrote about this when I did a post on Kim, Yuna): she comes from a well-educated family (her father is a professor– and she gets 50 pts for this fact alone in the Korean community ), goes to a prestigious school (Stanford- ugh like another 50 pts), is hugely talented (world-class golfer; ok she’s already exceeded max pts but yet deserves another 50), is well-mannered and beautiful. uhh… so is God really fair? In her case, I don’t know… lol but anyhoo, although she pretty much bombed the game yesterday, I still enjoyed watching and following her around though my feet hurt like crazy (bad idea to be wearing chucks). I wished I knew more about golf, but with an “almost pro’s” help (aka dad), was I not only able to learn a bit about golf, but enjoy it like an experienced gallery should.

While golf and Michelle Wie’s all good, I’ve been craving a weekend that looks something like this:

palm trees, beautiful sunny cali weather, nice occasional breeze, a bottle of water, sound of water trickling down a water fountain, and my favorite fashion magazine… too bad I only got to enjoy it for ten minutes yet it was absolutely rejuvenating and relaxing!

After the game, headed back to Orange County to pig out…

Kitayama

I wanted to take my parents here ever since my first and last visit a few months ago. I was thoroughly impressed with the craftsmanship and quality of food and expected the same, if not more, for dinner… yet I regret to say that I was not 100% satisfied. While I admit that the sashimi/sushi were some of the best I’ve had, other dishes were just average. What frustrated us most was the service. It took a good 15 minutes for one dish to be served and let me tell you- after walking around the golf course for 4-5 hours, we were dead tired not to mention starving. oh and the portions were unbelievably tiny. Probably won’t be going back for dinner anytime soon. Maybe.. for lunch. I still do like their lunch combination. Bottom line is that I can probably find plenty of other places that serve better sushi at that price. boo~:P

While in the area to pick up some delicious cream puffs, stopped by Chronic Tacos to see what the hype was about; however to my dismay their fish taco turned out just “ok”- I’d say average, maybe even less- a moment in which King Taco was once again proven invincible. *** (drools)

To get, or not to get: that is the question.

bah~ FAIL.