A SAIGON CAFE (JENNIFER'S) In Wailuku IZ DA BEST Vietnamese Food. Seriously folks, what comes to mind when you think of Vietnamese food? Do you think of snakes in the jungle? Do you think of eating insects? Well if you want to know, Vietnamese food has some French influence to it, some anyway. But in general Vietnamese foods is relative to many Asian cuisines. The chefs utilize a lot of vegetables, mainly lots of green leafy ones. Fish sauce is used on many dishes. They utilize different cooking methods, they do steaming, frying, sauteeing, all of that.
Well, on Thursday May 26, 2011 it was a nice sunny day, my brother Harold, who is the real chef in the family (I pale in comparison to him behind the stove), and my friend Kelsey just had massages, and it was totally wonderful. I just had a neck massage, my brother had his shoulders done, and Kelsey of course being the chick had the full service. Girls get the better deal don't they?
So after the massages, Chef Harold took us out for lunch, and the food was Vietnamese, just down from his condo, we trekked to A Saigon Cafe (Jennifer's). And we ate some cool clean but filling food.
We had a Papaya Salad with Shrimp, it was kind of on the sweet and sour side very good, the papayas were green and shredded into thin strips. And we had some Lettuce Wraps with the fish sauce dip. And we had Fried Shrimp Salad, and we had the Beef Wraps which was very tasty, it was seasoned beef, wrapped with lettuce and other veggies, with some hot sauce and then wrapped with a rice wrapper dipped in nuoc mam fish sauce. It was awesome, all three of us stayed off of the rice. We were all watching our waiste lines ha ha. Whatever that means I have a hard time tying my shoes right now.
Chef Harold seriously contemplating what to order
Notice how he ponders what combinations to order, afterall being a chef, he understands what to order. He even took into consideration if Kelsey had any allergies, which she did have, she is allergic to peanuts, so when the waiter came to take the order, peanuts was off the ingredients list. Now if I was ordering... maybe Kelsey would be in the ER. :((((
Kelsey happy after a massage and holding a drink
Kelsey learning to wrap
Beef ready to wrap
Beef wrap my style
Bitten Beef Wrap Bitten by me
Papaya Salad w. Shrimp
Fried Shrimp Salad
All of the dishes had a hint of mint or basil, that's what Vietnamese foods are hinted with, so if you've never had Vietnamese, you should give it a go.
A Saigon Cafe (Jennifer's)
10 am to 9:30 pm Daily
Location: Wailuku Town, look for the bridge, it is right below, ask a local how to get their or use your google map.
PH:808-243-9560 Credits Cards Yes
Well, on Thursday May 26, 2011 it was a nice sunny day, my brother Harold, who is the real chef in the family (I pale in comparison to him behind the stove), and my friend Kelsey just had massages, and it was totally wonderful. I just had a neck massage, my brother had his shoulders done, and Kelsey of course being the chick had the full service. Girls get the better deal don't they?
So after the massages, Chef Harold took us out for lunch, and the food was Vietnamese, just down from his condo, we trekked to A Saigon Cafe (Jennifer's). And we ate some cool clean but filling food.
We had a Papaya Salad with Shrimp, it was kind of on the sweet and sour side very good, the papayas were green and shredded into thin strips. And we had some Lettuce Wraps with the fish sauce dip. And we had Fried Shrimp Salad, and we had the Beef Wraps which was very tasty, it was seasoned beef, wrapped with lettuce and other veggies, with some hot sauce and then wrapped with a rice wrapper dipped in nuoc mam fish sauce. It was awesome, all three of us stayed off of the rice. We were all watching our waiste lines ha ha. Whatever that means I have a hard time tying my shoes right now.
Chef Harold seriously contemplating what to order
Notice how he ponders what combinations to order, afterall being a chef, he understands what to order. He even took into consideration if Kelsey had any allergies, which she did have, she is allergic to peanuts, so when the waiter came to take the order, peanuts was off the ingredients list. Now if I was ordering... maybe Kelsey would be in the ER. :((((
Kelsey happy after a massage and holding a drink
Kelsey learning to wrap
Beef ready to wrap
Beef wrap my style
Bitten Beef Wrap Bitten by me
Papaya Salad w. Shrimp
Fried Shrimp Salad
A Saigon Cafe (Jennifer's)
10 am to 9:30 pm Daily
Location: Wailuku Town, look for the bridge, it is right below, ask a local how to get their or use your google map.
PH:808-243-9560 Credits Cards Yes
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