Erik & Akleema's Two Cents: 12/17/08

It was my father's 53rd birthday, so we decided to take him, my mother, and brother, out to dinner. When I asked my father where he wanted to go he left the choice to us, with the expectation that he will be ordering fish or steak. We had not been to Three Fish in about 6 years so we thought we should try it again.

From our last visit I recall the service ( which was great) but vaguely remember the food. Reservation for 5 at 7:00. They gave us a choice on which table we wanted. My dad chose the round table, by the kitchen. On the table there were crayons and all the tables were covered with paper, I found this strange but I am a doodle freak so of course I loved it!

For starters we ordered the Calamari (Erik's request, "we have to at least try it"), and the pizza thing (Basheer, my father's reuqest). Erik did enjoy the calamari, it was lightly battered with cornmeal which is something that appeals to him. I did not like the calamari because of the corn meal, and it needed more crunch. Also, the sauce that it came with was tasteless, not spicy, not sweet, nothing. The pizza thing was tasty.

Birthday boy and Bibi

Jimmy acting too cool for school

Akleema, do you think you're pretty?

Ham!

Ahi Tuna and Veggies

Salmon

Flatbread Pizza

Calamari

Fresh Warm Bread

Akleema and I went to Key West and Miami December 3rd – 10th. We had a great time overall and dreaded coming back to Minneapolis to snow and cold. We ate and drank way too much during our time there. It was one of those trips that it didn’t matter how much an item cost or how much fat there was in it. Simply put, if it looked good, we ate it.

Unfortunately, when you do that day in and day out, all the restaurants run together. So this post is more or less a general outline of our week in Key West and Miami. If a dish really stuck out we’ll make additional comments.

Overall we didn’t really have a bad meal. Some were better than others of course, but generally, we had a great experience everywhere we went. We have also realized that if your are a middle aged white person, Key West is for you. All they do is sit around, drink beer and listen to Jimmy Buffet or other 70’s and 80’s music. Pretty Relaxing.

So here you go!!!!

Lobster Paella in Miami. Thi

s dish was absolutely perfect, however it was the most expensive item of our trip. Coming in at around $60.00.

Calamari.

Mojito

Chicken Enchilada

Fish Taco's

Fried Wonton Skins

Tuna Fish on Cuban Bread

BLT on Cuban Bread

This was the best dessert we had in a long time. It was a unique take on bananas foster. Homemade ice cream and a warm cameral sauce. Holy Crap it was good!!!!

Lobster in Cream Sauce over Angel hair pasta. Akleema and I thought that this dish was the best of our trip. It was rich and decadent. We found this restaurant by mistake. Blue Heaven.