alan wong's

you guys gave me such a wealth of recommendations on shrimp trucks, i thought i might try another.

is alan wong%26#39;s as good as i hear? worth the price? is there much difference between the macy/mall location and the king street location?

thanks!

alan wong's

Alan Wong once catered an event that I was a part of.

The food was edible, but I am not a fan of food-nouveau, a trendy new cultural movement which seems more like culinary experimentation.

::BEGIN RANT::

People seem to be willing to line up and wait, then pay through the nose just for the privilege of being the latest victim of this pop-culture madness, and I have to tell you that I think more of a plate lunch menu than most of the artsy-fartzy dishes that I%26#39;ve seen come out of these trendy new places.

If I go to any such place and order a steak, I get an overcooked cut of beef, topped with a mango/seaweed salad with a balsamic vinaigrette.

...and God help me if I order a traditional teriyaki steak because I%26#39;ll probably get some adulterated mutation of a teriyaki sauce that tastes like shoyu after it was attacked by a curry plant and a bushel of thyme. ...and yes, this has actually happened to me, already.

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I won%26#39;t go to Alan Wong%26#39;s, or Roy%26#39;s because figure it%26#39;s a waste of time and money when these people are so busy trying to fit into a trendy new-market ';niche'; that they seem to have forgotten ALL of the basics of local cooking.

I%26#39;ll will visit them just as soon as they prove that they know how to cook up a decent steak or grill a local-style Mahi.

alan wong's

Good points by Furniture Man!

But with that said, I think Alan Wong%26#39;s is pretty good. Probably one of the best fancy schmancy restaurants on the island. This is the King St. location. The one located in the Macy%26#39;s is a much more casual restaurant. Different menu and much cheaper too. Pretty good too!

I don%26#39;t feel as strongly as FurnitureMan, but I wasn%26#39;t especially impressed by Alan Wong%26#39;s either. I was in sort of a crappy mood when I went, though, so that might be why, but I was just expecting more after all the hype and the price. I like Roy%26#39;s, though, and I think La Mer is one of the best all around meals I%26#39;ve ever had in my life.

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