- February 7th, 2008
After a long hard day at the water slides my friends and I drove around and around until we all finally decided on En Fuego Grill and Poke.
The inside was far from fine dining and since we were all in our bikinis and board shorts, it was perfect.
I ordered the Ahi Tofu Patty Salad, $5.50. I don’t know about you guys but after any water activity I just can’t eat anything heavy so I threw out the crispy won tons. The patty was delightfully dry, and I mean that in the best way; it’s still a tofu patty. The garden salad was bright and fresh and came with their house salad dressing that was super creamy and heavy. I only used very little of it. In my opinion they should invest in more than one salad dressing. Although I really enjoyed the patty, I don’t think it goes well with the salad. It was just an odd mix. The patty would crumble into pieces when I tried to break into it.
Shane ordered the Garlic Chicken Salad, $6.75. It was the same salad mix as before but with garlic chicken instead of the ahi tofu patty. Shane was hugely disappointed with his pick. He kept saying, I just ordered the wrong thing, so I had to taste it to see for myself. The chicken tasted a bit heavy and like the tofu patty it was a weird mix with the salad. Shane barely touched it and ended up getting some food on the way home.
The Beer Battered Fish and Chips, $8.50 was Ray’s pick. If I were in the mood for something fried I would of been really happy with this pick. Everything came hot and crispy. The fries weren’t super skinny and the fish was nice and meaty. Again, it came with the same house dressing that came with our salads. Pretty ridiculous, somebody needs to inform these people that this universal sauce is not so universal. I think the traditional tarter sauce would of done just fine.
Overall I think this place was worth the try but I think I’ll be moving on. If you do plan on coming here, I suggest you bring a little canister of your own sauce. Oh, by the way the water slides in Hawaii suck dirty dick cheese.
En Fuego Grill & Poke
590 Farrington Hwy # 534
Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 674-8805
