This evening, my wife and I enjoyed a delicious dinner at Kona Grill (http://www.konagrill.com/) at Sarasota's new University Town Center Mall. The menu is a very creative Asian-American fusion menu. On the one hand, it has a full sushi menu. On the other hand, there are lots of enticing appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, and entrées. There were so many good-sounding choices that I had a hard time making a selection.
(The entire menu is on-line. The following web page with the dinner menu shows the range of dishes - http://www.konagrill.com/menu/dinner.aspx.)
We started with an appetizer of a sushi order of shrimp tempura roll for $8.
My wife's main course was an avocado chicken club sandwich, which included applewood smoked bacon, havarti, and chipotle mayo on ciabatta bread, with a side of taro chips, for $12.75.
My main course was Macadamia Nut Chicken with shoyu cream and pineapple-papaya marmalade. It included a side of house mashed potatoes, and mixed vegetables (corn, onions, onions, mushrooms, cauliflower, and tomatoes). The chicken was terrific and the sides were good. I really like the shoyu cream sauce and the marmalade. (Shoyu is the Japanese word for "soy.") I would have preferred that the mashed potatoes be served on the side of the chicken, not underneath. The cost was $19.75.
My wife chose key lime pie for dessert for $7.50. It was good, but she prefers the Publix Key Lime Pie (which we had last night) because it is more tart.
I had spiced apple bread pudding with candied walnuts, vanilla bean ice cream, and caramel sauce for $7.50. It was wonderful, but the serving was huge. I brought half of the bread pudding home.
Our wine was a 2012 Conundrum red blend of Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, and Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa for $46. We loved it.
Our server, Sean, was very professional and pleasant. He easily balanced chatting with us and watching his other diners to make sure they were properly attended to.
The manager, Tamela Crouch, was extraordinarily attentive. She stopped by our table a number of times to make sure we were happy.
She told us that all dishes but the ice cream were prepared from scratch on site. She also mentioned that all bottles of wine are 1/2 price on Wednesdays. (We'll have to go on Wednesdays from now on.)
Kona Grill originated in Scottsdale, AZ, and is currently headquartered there. It has 31 stores nationwide, with only two in Florida. The other is in Tampa.
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