Salad Creations reminds me of Subway because the whole process is like one big accembly line to the creation of your meal. You go in, pick your lettuce, choose what you want to throw in, add meat for a fee, pick a dressing, have them toss it all for you, pay and eat.

Today I decided to be a vegetarian and had the Chopped Veggie, $5.99. The menu said it came with romaine and iceberg lettuce, green bell peppers, red onions, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, corn, chickpeas, tomatoes, carrots, and croutons. As you can see, the salad came in ginormous steel bowl. I really enjoy eating out of a bowl, so I like this idea. However, as for the salad, it was pretty fucking boring. I think they try to give off the impression of being very genorous with the portions by giving a ton of lettuce and not much of anything else. I had to dig and push all the green stuff to the side just to get a bite of anything else, Also, I couldn’t find corn, mushrooms, or artichoke hearts anywhere in my salad. How do you forget three different items? The girl must of been new, or retarded.

If there had been less green stuff I think my salad could of been really enjoyable.

If having your salad tossed is really not your thing, no worries, to each his own. Just order a wrap. This is the Santa Fe Chicken Wrap, $7.99. It consisted of grilled chicken, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, red onions, and green bell peppers, romaine lettuce, hot sauce, croutons, and creamy ranch dressing. For a little bit extra you could make it a meal and have chips and a drink. I have no complaints with this one. I liked the size of the wrap and everything tasted fresh.

Overall I think I’m a fan. If you don’t mind a lot of lettuce then you’ll love this place. You get enough to share for around 8 bucks and they have dressings galore to choose from.

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Salad Creations 425 South Street, #104 Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 349-3333

So after Cake Culture Cupcakes we decided to stay in the Aina Haina Shopping Center Courtyard and find some place eat. We spotted Komakata Japanese Restaurant and headed that way to give it a try.

The inside was quite spacious. Lots of table seating on this side of the restaurant and the other. We came at the perfect time because there were only a few tables being used but by the time we ordered our food most of the tables were occupied.

After skimming the menu Ray and I decided on the Combination Dinner, $20.50. We got to pick two items from the list of sashimi, katsu, teriyaki chicken or beef, butterfish misoni, ahi teriyaki, tempura and sushi mix. We picked sushi mix and sashimi. The meal also came with rice, miso, soup, tsukemono, tobachi and salad.

Honestly, I don’t really know what tsukemono, tobachi is but I’m guessing it’s one of these. This is what our meal started out with and this is probably why Japanesies are so damn skinny. I don’t know the proper terminology but I call this poke, pickled radish, and pickled cabbage. Everything was good, but I could seriously eat this in under a minute and that’s not sharing. I guess this is where I practice chewing my food, enjoying one another’s company and patience. It was all fresh and yummy.

Soon salad and miso soup followed. Again the salad portion was a disgrace. The picture really makes it look big because it so wasn’t. We got one slice of tomato, one cucumber slice and a layer of mixed greens. The bowl came to us a quarter full. I think they should pick smaller bowls for the salad so it at least doesn’t look so skimpy.

One of the reasons why I love miso soup is because no matter where you order it it comes out piping hot, not warm hot but hot hot. It’s so nice because it instantly warms your tummy. Miso soup is definitely comfort food for the soul.

Here is our sushi mix. As you can see it’s a lot like a rainbow roll, sorta, just not rolled but you know what I mean. It tasted the way it looks, fresh and very satisfying. I love ginger, especially the yellow kind over the pink kind because it makes me feel like it hasn’t been tampered with and that’s the kind it came with.

Our sashimi was an absolute delight. As you can see from the picture it had a vibrant pink to it and was cut in the perfect bite sizes.

If this picture doesn’t want to make you go out and get some sashimi then I have failed you.

The meal also came with a small bowl of rice. Luckily Ray and I don’t eat that much rice because the bowl of rice was really small as well, like smaller than most small bowls of rice. Anyhow, for 20 bucks for all that food I don’t know if it makes it into my, “cheap places to eat” category. I’m gonna have to move on.

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Komakata Japanese Restaurant
820 W Hind Dr # 102
Honolulu, HI 96821

Get Directions(808) 377-5700p

So Ray’s on the phone talking to our friend Amber and she’s like, “oh my God, if Doe were here she would die, our company bought us the most amazing cupcakes from Cake Couture Cupcakes.” And I’m like, “ohhh, can you guys save me one?” Anyhow, Ray and I are in the car driving around looking for a new place to dine when what do we drive right into, Cake Couture Cupcakes. It was fate, destiny, what-ever you want to call it. Some things are just meant to be and these cupcakes were made to be consumed by me and me alone. The place is pretty hidden inside Aina Haina Shopping Center Courtyard in Hawaii-Kai. The shopping center itself looks a bit outdated but Cake Couture Cupcakes was like finding a small gem in a bowl of rocks. Once you laid eyes on it it sparkles and shines and just draws you in. You can see from the picture and right through the window that the place is tiny.

As soon as I laid I eye upon these I knew she was the one. These were Eggnog flavor and cost $2.50 each.

I know, don’t they look so pretty? I almost didn’t want to eat it. I have to say, the first bite was orgasmic. The second bite was amazing. There was no doubt the frosting was eggnog. The cake itself was not eggnog and tasted yummy like most cupcakes do but it was definitely the frosting that makes the cake. By the time I got 2/3 through my eggnog delight I realize that one cupcake was all I could handle. The frosting didn’t taste too sweet at first but by the end it was really sweet and almost ruined my appetite for dinner.

I love cupcakes because they’re like having a little cake without having a whole cake. These are definitely worth a try. I know it’s the New Year and everyone’s trying to loose all that blubber they’ve accumulated in 2007 but I say fuck it. It’s o.k to be a hedonist every once in a while and the best time is at the beginning of the year so you have the rest of the year to focus on those goals. By the way, hope everyone had nothing but good times during the holidays and I wish you a very prosperous up coming year filled with full bellies and big smiles.

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Cake Couture Cupcakes
820 West Hind Drive. #112
Honolulu, HI 96821