On a recent trip to Honolulu, I had the pleasure of dining at Alan Wong's Restaurant. I have been to many restaurants in this price range that offer Pacific Rim Cuisine, but I have never been so impressed. First of all, the hostess actually remembered that my husband had mentioned that it was our anniversary when he booked reservations online! We were congratulated by name regarding our anniversary by the waiters, bus boys and the manager that evening. Our water was never empty and our plates were cleared swiftly. Besides the service being warm and impeccable, the food was fabulous! As each dish was presented, the waiter described for us again the manner in which it was prepared and the key ingredients. Lastly, the Macadamia Crunch Bars dessert was to die for- and, our names and date were written on the plate with chocolate. This was comp'd! On our way out, the hostess gave us each our own menus with signatures from the staff as a memento to keep. Of course, there are many restaurants that may do this sort of thing, but I have never been to a restaurant that did ALL of these things and seemed to care so much about its patrons.
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