We are big 'Ohana fans. We first went in Septemer 2006, and have probably been about twen times since over the years.
This was the first time we've been since the new menu. I had heard really bad things, but was hopeful.
I must say overall experience was just fine, but comparing the new appetizers to the previous ones, they do fall flat. Howeer, I think that is somewhat the intent to focus more on the meat.
Previously, it was very easy to make a meal of the appetizers alone. That I think might have been the problem. It was very easy to get full before the main course.
I found the meat as good as always. I believe it was turkey, pork, steak and sausage. The sausage was very smooth (more like an Irish sausage). The other meats were excellent as we had come to expect.
The starch in the appetizers was fried won ton wrappers and dipping sauces (actually, I thin one was meant to be the salad dressing!). These were really not that interesting.
The second starch was scalopped potatoes, which were in fact pretty good. I liked the old wings and pot stickers, but these were good, and I do believe potatoes in general are popular in Hawaii (but then again, so is Spam!).
The salad as fine, and the shrimp were a bit odd. I can understand peel and eat are a bit easier to serve warm, but the "sweet and sour" sauce was pretty bland and served mainly to get in the way.
Dessert was very nice - bananas Foster bread pudding. Much more filling than the previous (and wonderfully simple) pineapple and caramel. It seems the intent is to fill you up more at the end than the beginning.
I would like to see the return of some of the old appetizers and the removal of the won ton wrappers.
Still, cannot argue with the meat, and that's what 'Ohana is all about.
This was the first time we've been since the new menu. I had heard really bad things, but was hopeful.
I must say overall experience was just fine, but comparing the new appetizers to the previous ones, they do fall flat. Howeer, I think that is somewhat the intent to focus more on the meat.
Previously, it was very easy to make a meal of the appetizers alone. That I think might have been the problem. It was very easy to get full before the main course.
I found the meat as good as always. I believe it was turkey, pork, steak and sausage. The sausage was very smooth (more like an Irish sausage). The other meats were excellent as we had come to expect.
The starch in the appetizers was fried won ton wrappers and dipping sauces (actually, I thin one was meant to be the salad dressing!). These were really not that interesting.
The second starch was scalopped potatoes, which were in fact pretty good. I liked the old wings and pot stickers, but these were good, and I do believe potatoes in general are popular in Hawaii (but then again, so is Spam!).
The salad as fine, and the shrimp were a bit odd. I can understand peel and eat are a bit easier to serve warm, but the "sweet and sour" sauce was pretty bland and served mainly to get in the way.
Dessert was very nice - bananas Foster bread pudding. Much more filling than the previous (and wonderfully simple) pineapple and caramel. It seems the intent is to fill you up more at the end than the beginning.
I would like to see the return of some of the old appetizers and the removal of the won ton wrappers.
Still, cannot argue with the meat, and that's what 'Ohana is all about.
