On Sun, 19 Jan 2020 17:20:24 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Speaking of Hawaiian food, the Hawaiian restaurant in our town went
>belly up. It actually lasted a lot longer than I had expected. I
>wondered why they guy was going with that theme. I had never heard of a
>Hawaiian restaurant anywhere around here, or anywhere outside of Hawaii.
>
>We gave it a try. My son took me to lunch one day. I was not impressed.
>I had opted for the healthier option, mahi mahi. I was served a plate
>with a huge mound of rice and a huge mound of macaroni salad and a tiny
>piece of fish that was sitting on a bed of greens that were rotten.
>Literally rotten. A couple of the leaves were dark, slimy and smelly.
>
>When I saw people praising it on FaceBook I posted my experience and the
>owner got all snotty, claiming that mahi mahi is very expensive and he
>tries to keep the price down by serving only 4 oz. BS, my serving was
>more like an ounce.
>
>I had not planned to go back, but a few months later my wife had retinal
>surgery and my son came by and he picked up fish and chips for us at
>that place. The fish and chips was fine, as good as I would expect from
>take out fish and chips, since they inevitably get soggy in the take out
>container. As good as they were, they weren't Hawaiian fare.
>
>I am wishing luck to the English pub that moved into that location, but
>I have not been to it. The prices are pretty steep. AS friend said that
>their fish and chips are pretty good, but they are about $8 more than
>the same dish at other local places.

One bad restaurant does not a bad cuisine make.