18 March 2018

Two Fish

Celebrating Ken's birthday, we visited Two Fish BYOB, 26 S. Haddon Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ 08033 (856-428-3474), with friends Zach and Diane, on Saturday, March 17, 2018. We arrived 15 minutes for our 7:45pm reservation, and were seated at a corner table (excellent spot!) around 8pm. It was worth the wait!

Our server, Dylan (Dillon?), was attentive and knowledgeable.

The first batch of bread was not warm, but the second batch was - crunchy crust and soft inside, served with chimichurri sauce.


Starters:

Jay enjoyed the Crudo, with olive oil, chive, and pink peppercorn


Zach loved the Hot Smoked Salmon, served cold, with giardiniera, seeds, poached egg vinaigrette. The smoky taste of the salmon was heavenly.



Diane enjoyed the Chargrilled Octopus with chickpea, chorizo verde, radish, and tomatillo. Cooked to perfection.


Ken was pleased by the Scallops, served with butternut squash, ginger, garlic, jalapeƱo, and celery.



Entrees:

Jay (and Ken) loved the perfectly cooked Icelandic Cod, with fennel, celery root, leeks, lemon-thyme, buerre blanc, and black olives.


Zach enjoyed the Tuna, with smoked potato, green beans, and sauce gribiche.


Diane, who had the Spanish Mackerel a few weeks ago, ordered it again and was not disappointed. Served with white beans, broccoli rabe, romesco, and corn relish.


Ken liked the Steelhead Trout, with grains, roasted red beets, whole grain mustard sauce, and pistachios, but declared that he likes Jay's better.


Desserts:

Lemon Pound Cake (Jay missed this picture), was light and flavorful, surrounded by whipped cream and blueberries.

Flourless chocolate cake served with mint ice cream - decadent!


Apple Walnut Tart



Wines enjoyed:



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Since we were the last ones left, chef/owner Mike kindly came out to discuss possible offerings for the future. We will return!

10 March 2018

Dolsot House (K-Town BBQ Korean Restaurant)

Our monthly lunch with Karin and George took us to Dolsot House, 404 Marlton Pike East (Route 70), Sawmill Village, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (856-216-0090 or 0095). Reservations are highly recommended! The place was packed!

We enjoyed a 3-hour leisurely lunch, and truly appreciated the service given. Everything was delicious!

We shared appetizers:

Dumplings


Honey Sesame Wings and Spicy Wings - crunchy deliciousness!


Banchan - eggplant, zucchini, boh choy, bean sprouts, corn with tomatoes and eggs, and kimchi...


Rib Dolsot



Spicy Pork Bulgogi




Wines enjoyed:





We will definitely come back during the week, when it's less busy!


04 March 2018

Circles Thai (Collingswood)

We enjoyed a nice dinner with friends on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Circles Thai, 8 Powell Lane, Collingswood, NJ 08108 (856-869-0001). Delicious food and good company!

We shared many tasty appetizers:

Fried calamari - perfectly cooked!


We also enjoyed Crab and Pork Dumplings, but Jay must have forgotten to take the picture - they were so good!

Chicken satay


After the first round, we then tried the Thai Rolls:


and the Summer Rolls with Shrimp - very fresh!


Entrees:

Ken enjoyed the Garlic Basic Fried Rice with Pork (medium spicy). By this time, he was getting full, so half went home for next day's lunch:


Jay enjoyed the Roasted Rohan Duck Curry (medium spicy). Again, half went home for next day...


Other entrees enjoyed were the Crab Fried Rice...



and the Amazing Stir Fry with Chicken, which truly was amazing!



Dessert included Coconut Ice Cream


and S'mores Banana Spring Rolls


Wines enjoyed:



We had a wonderful time and look forward to returning to try other dishes. Service was excellent as well! Very casual (TV displayed Thai cooking and popular music was playing)