点评:At the urging of my favorite epicure, I dined at FUSION café + wine with my wife on Friday. A relatively new addition to Waialae Ave’s constellation of eateries, gm Malie Moran and head chef Rian Lee are soft launching dinner Thursday through Saturday. They offer free 2nd floor parking; entrance just Ewa of the restaurant off Waialae.
Ambience is dark, NY chic with a wine bar motif replete with artful wall displays of corks and a striking table centerpiece. I started with a delightful Ancient Peaks Cab while my wife enjoyed the unique Moscato Sunrise, a twin-layered aperitif of amber Moscato and plum Pinot.
For our appetizer we savored the grilled octopus with Kamuela tomato, watercress, arugula, and sweet pickled onion. I marveled at the freshness and flavor of the tomatoes and greens. Octopus was fork tender, drizzled in olive oil with a squeeze of fresh lemon. My preference is charred on all sides.
For our entrée, my wife loved the fresh pappardelle pasta, handmade right next door at Onda Pasta, with wild (Shimeji?) mushrooms, sauteed with slightly spiced serrano and sour verjus. I enjoyed the balsamic and demi glazed pork ribs, reminiscent of the spice-and-vinegar style of North Carolina.
Dessert was a delicious affogato with the most flavorful espresso in recent memory.
Our exceptional server Nevaeh – that’s “heaven” backwards – was attentive, charming, and quite knowledgeable.
Pricing is moderate.
Highly recommend giving FUSION a try. Who knows? We may see you there!
翻译:在我最喜欢的美食家的催促下,我周五和妻子在 FUSION café + wine 用餐。作为 Waialae Ave 众多餐厅中相对较新的一家,总经理 Malie Moran 和主厨 Rian Lee 将于周四至周六推出晚餐。他们提供免费的二楼停车位;入口位于 Waialae 附近的 Ewa 餐厅入口处。
氛围是黑暗的纽约时尚风格,带有酒吧主题,墙上装饰着精美的软木塞和引人注目的桌子中心装饰。我先喝了一杯美味的 Ancient Peaks Cab,而我的妻子则享用了独特的 Moscato Sunrise,这是一款由琥珀色 Moscato 和李子黑皮诺混合而成的双层开胃酒。
我们的开胃菜是烤章鱼配 Kamuela 番茄、西洋菜、芝麻菜和腌甜洋葱。我对番茄和蔬菜的新鲜和味道赞叹不已。章鱼用叉子一戳就很嫩,淋上橄榄油,挤上一点新鲜柠檬汁。我喜欢四面都烤焦的。
作为我们的主菜,我妻子喜欢新鲜的宽面条,就在隔壁的 Onda Pasta 手工制作,配上野生(Shimeji?)蘑菇,用略带香料的塞拉诺辣椒和酸葡萄汁炒制而成。我喜欢香醋和半釉猪排,让人想起北卡罗来纳州的香料和醋味。
甜点是美味的阿芙佳朵,配上我记忆中最美味的浓缩咖啡。
我们出色的服务员 Nevaeh——“天堂”的反义词——细心、迷人、知识渊博。
价格适中。
强烈推荐尝试 FUSION。谁知道呢?我们也许会在那里见到你!