Hawaiian Foods

Last week, I met Joe and Carma, for some Hawaiian food at the South end of the valley at Lanikai Grill (10600 South 1072 West, South Jordan, UT). I arrived earlier than my friends and within the few minutes there managed to "make frenz" with the owner and his luau catering partner. They sat with me while waiting for Carma and Joe and chatted about island life. One of them brought to the table the chicken curry dish for his dinner. It looks and smells so good! But the curry will have to wait another day. I was disappointed that they ran out of Otai, but was quite happy that they were willing to make some fresh musubis (SPAM, Chicken Katsu, and Teriyaki Chicken) for me to take home (which sustained me through the weekend as I sequestered myself to do my taxes). Based on a friend's recommendation (her uncle owns the restaurant), we ordered the Half & Half (Chicken Katsu/Garlic Chicken) Plate. It was very good and I'll definitely order it again. The owner was also kind enough to bring out a sample of their Shoyu Chicken and Teriyaki Beef for the Browns and me to sample towards the end of our meal. Thanks, Carma and Joe, for being so gracious and willing to stay at the table and make new frenz with a couple of strangers!

Now, if you're North of the valley, I highly recommend Mo' Bettah Steaks (273 West 500 South, Bountiful, UT). You can't be disappointed with their Teriyaki Mix Plate (steak and chicken) and I also like their kalua pork. Ono-licious!!! I know that the owners are considering a menu change. As this restaurant is closer to home for me, I'm rooting that they'll add Shoyu Chicken, Katsu, Musubis, Loco Moco, etc.