Gardena never ceases to amaze me. I thought I'd seen it all, silly me thinking I've found every fusion, and here we are, at a delightful confusion; Moana Grill.
A Spicy Mayo Poke Bowl is full of fresh chunks of tuna, and the spicy mayo is a Hawaiian flare with Japanese restraint. The mayo has some bite, but there's not enough on it to smother the fish.
The Sweet & Spicy Chicken seems more Hawaiian, a less sour sweet n' sour with the texture of fast-food sesame chicken, coating crispy, well-breaded chunk of chicken, the color of Hawaiian Punch. It's food-court-at-the-mall but better.
Still not seeing what Japanese-Hawaiian looks like, but Japanese-white-people looks like a Tiffany Roll, and I love it. Creamy crab with avocado and cucumber inside, little langostino tempura tails on the outside, drizzled with spicy mayo. It is so shameful, but it was raining that day, and there was nothing in the world I wanted more.
Back to Japanese-Japanese with a classic Chicken Katsu Curry. Will always love the sharp panko crumbs, will never get tired of watching them never get soggy in a sweet, golden curry.
Just what does Japanese-Hawaiian fusion look like? It looks like the best of two amazing worlds. And comfort food. It looks like comfort food to the MAX. Cafeteria-style, no-frills, this is where you go during your lunch hour at work. But if there are island-nation basics you're craving, this is the place to go.
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