Even from across the ocean, my dad has the ability to completely spoil me rotten. He sent me some spending money and told me to buy a nice dress then take Bryan and myself out to a restaurant we would not normally go to and buy a bottle of wine we would typically not order.
When my parents and sister were here on vacation, their favorite restaurant on island was I'o. Bryan had never been there, so I decided it was the perfect place to take him.
I wore a dress that I bought from Mahina:
and we shared a bottle of Cabernet:
I love the cork!
We enjoyed the Ahi Poke appetizer served with fried wontons, brown butter sauce, radish sprouts and greens:
We split the Waipoli Saald (not pictured) and each got our own I'o Trio dish:
Left to right: Grilled Petit Filet Mignon, Seared Nairagi (Hawaiian Striped Marlin) topped with a lobster coconut curry sauce over a mushroom asparagus risotto and then a grilled Madras curry and porcini mushroom dusted lamb chop.
The lamb chop was our favorite part of the trio, but the Filet Mignon photographed the best.
We pretty much licked our plates clean, leaving just the bone off the lamb chop:
Our servers treated us to a dessert: a dark chocolate "pate" garnished with fresh strawberries.
We managed to show our appreciation by devouring every single bite.
Bryan and I had a fantastic night out. It is always a treat to have the night off together, but it was especially nice being able to enjoy such a fantastic dinner out!
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