UPDATE: ENN

There are no pictures for this one sorry .... but I just wanted to quickly write that we recently when back to ENN to just get some sushi.

But this time we got an appetizer and it was delicious! Now I (Erica) am personally a fan of raw fish so when I saw spicy mined tuna , raw, I was intrigued.

 It was spicy minced tuna on top of a a sandwich looking thing consisting of two 1.5 inch squares of seaweed and sticky rice in the middle (which was fried). It was garnished with was seemed to be wasabi greens  and a small dice of tomato, accompanied with a hot sauce, comparable to sriracha.

I would definitely go back to get this appetizer again, the only downfall was that it was only four pieces, I wanted more !! :)

Price : $7.50 USD for 4 pieces.

P.S

By the way, when we were there it was a bit busy for a Sunday so the service was pretty slow, so slow in fact that our waitress gave us complimentary miso soup. Which brings me to the point that I believe that ENN read our blog (Just kidding, but that would be cool :) ).... mostly because the when I wrote about them before we said how their miso soup was quite salty, but this time it had a very nice flavor to it. We were to able to enjoy the soup without being punched with salt, it was delicious. But I wish I could say the same for the Crazy Maki this time. We got this roll again since we liked it last time. However, we were a bit disappointed this week.  The shrimp had too much of a shrimp/fish flavor, it tasted like they fried it a bit before it was on its way out ( going bad).

ENN えん- Japanese Restaurant

ENN Restaurant. It was a little hard to find since there were no signs along the road really telling us that we were there. We actually only found it by chance when I looked out the window and saw an industrial park-like sign with a smaller sign saying "ENN".

  This was our miso soup; it came with out lunch special and is actually not listed separately in the lunch or dinner menu so we couldn't get the individual price.

Erica: I love miso soup and my favorite part is the seaweed, however I was slightly disappointed with          this miso soup, it was too salty.

Colby: This was my third time actually having miso soup in a restaurant ( I usually make my own at home). I found it to be too salty; either there was too much miso paste added or bonito flake in the stock.

 Ok, for this one we'll start from the bottom and go clockwise.

Erica: I got the spicy albacore pictured at the bottom. It was very delicious, it had a very fresh sweet melon taste to it and had just enough spice on it to give you the kick without overpowering your palette.

Colby: I had the sweet potato roll with eel sauce. My thing is that I will just a sushi place by how they make they're sweet potato roll. Weird, I know, I'm still easing into the raw fish. The sweet potato was actually firm but cooked well, if it's too overcooked, its mushy and has an unpleasant mouthfeel. and IF it's too firm... well then its raw and not cooked.

We both shared the "crazy roll" consisting of fried shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado, flying fish roe and spicy mayo. Despite both of us not being too particular with seaweed on the outside, it was actually very well balanced and tasty. 

Price: Albacore- $6.50 USD

               Sweet Potato-$ 4.50 USD

               "Crazy Maki"-$8.50 USD

We both got lunch bentos, I had the shrimp and veggie tempura combination (on the left) and Colby had the same but without the shrimp.

Each came with a side of sticky rice, salad and a sweet soy based sauce for dipping.

Everything was pretty good, the only thing we really didn't care for was the dressing on the salad. After trying to guess, we knew there was some sort of citrus in it and something else. We then asked the waitress, and she said it was a citrus ginger, she did not know which citrus fruit. But from the very acidic almost bile like taste, my (erica) best guess was grapefruit ( obviously not a fan) with a hint of orange. I felt bad not eating it, but at least I gave it a try.

Price: Veggie Tempura Bento- $8.95 USD

                             Shrimp and Veggie Tempura Bento- $9.95 USD

 

Now this little guy... we were really trying to figure out was it was. and we really could't tell and we both had it in out bentos. After going back and forth trying to figure out whether it was a really overcooked vegetable or tofu, we decided to ask the waitress. She then informed us that it was a crab dumpling called shumai. It did taste good but then Colby realized that it was on his plate and if he was either vegetarian or allergic to shellfish, that could have been a big mistake for the restaurant. Luckily he isn't either, but the restaurant should keep a better eye out for that.

Overall, this wasn't bad at all, it does have average-high prices compared to other Japanese restaurants we've been to. If you would like to check out their menu please go to : ENN えん

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First food review blogpost: Kabob & Curry- Thayer St. Providence, RI

After our  "you choose no you choose",  Colby finally thought of a place that we both haven't tried before. I have never really had Indian food before except when in my international cuisine course 4 years ago, so I was very excited to try it !

On the website it boasts having " award winning Indian Cuisine since 1987"

First we started off with our appetizers, Pakoras, which are basically chick pea fritters. We chose a vegetarian options which consisted of chick pea flour, spinach, onions and cauliflower .

It was accompanied  with three different sauces, we really couldn't figure out the name of each , it wasn't on the menu and just before I took the picture I spilled a glass of water so I was a little too embarrassed to ask our server ....

But anyway.... the dark brown sauce was sweet and we thought that tasted best with the fritters. The red was more a salsa, however not too spicy but pretty good and the green.... the green was... interesting, it had a very earthy flavor to it and when combined with the other two sauces it was very well balanced, I thought.

 A closer look of the Pakoras. I cut it in half so you could see the inside. It was so good!

Price: $3.00 USD

 I think Colby will find this as a very unflattering picture of him but I wanted a picture of the beer.  It was an Indian Lager, Taj Mahal. I don't think you can see it but this is a 650mL bottle on on the menu it is posted as a 750mL bottle.

 It had a champagne/pale yellow look to it. It had some sweet note to it as well, definitely a sort of citrus, maybe lemon. It also had a hop taste to it as well, but the after taste was a little strange to me and I didn't really like it personally. 

Price:$7.50 USD

 The waitress was kind enough to suggest a good Naan bread to us. Naan bread is basically a type of flat bread most common  in southern Asian cuisine and is cooked in a tandoori oven, and is usually slapped to the side of the tandoori oven and due to the high heat cooks it quickly. 

She recommended a "stuffed" Naan Bread. Its actually not stuffed at all really but it is seasoned; we chose the garlic and cilantro. By itself it was pretty good, when we dipped it in the lentil soup it was delicious and when we scooped it with ____ it was amazing!! 

Price: $3.00 USD

This was my (Colby) entree, it was called Keema Mattar, it was described on the menu as minced chicken cooked with green peas, potatoes and spices. This was served along side Basmati rice.

The presentation of the dish was not what I was use to from the traditional style, allowed me to mix or eat separate with the stuffed naan. The minced chicken with peas and potatoes was cooked with curry and was slightly hot, but not as hot as I was expecting it to be, just right.  

Price: $13.00 USD

Back to me now (Erica), this was my entree, Chicken Reshami Kebob, this cooked in the tandoori oven. It was seasoned with ginger, garlic, green chili and white pepper. After a few bites I was beginning to sweat ( half due to us sitting next to the heater). When I think of skewered chicken I tend to think of the meat being very dry ( usually from family cookouts, sorry guys!), however I was pleasantly surprised when I cut the first piece and could actually see the moisture within the chicken. Eat bite I took was delicious and succulent as the first with a hint of a charred flavor ( but not in a bad way tho). This was served with basmati rice and lentil stew, season with southern Indian spices.

Price:$13.00 USD

All in all this was a great experience and the food was delicious, definitely owning up to their " award-winning cuisine". The only downside I would say is how high they had the heat in the room we where in.
Please check out their entire menu at Kabob & Curry.
And if you live in the Rhode Island area and know of a few good restaurants we could try email us at Colby & Erica or follow us on Twitter: Erica, Colby