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Kenichi Pacific Frommer's Exceptional

78-6831 Alii Dr, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

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Cuisine Pacific Rim Fusion, Sushi bar
Hours Tues-Fri 11:30am-1:30pm; daily 5-9:30pm
Location Keauhou Shopping Center, Keauhou, In & Around Kailua-Kona
Reservations Reservations recommended for dinner
Phone 808/322-6400
Web site www.kenichirestaurants.com
Prices Main courses $19-$36
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V

Kenichi Pacific Review

Hidden in the Keauhou Shopping Center is this gem of a restaurant, decorated in muted tones and with understated furnishings, featuring both Pacific Rim fusion cuisine and a sushi bar. The fantastic food and efficient service will leave you smiling. The appetizer menu is so tempting (ginger-marinated squid, blackened tuna, Dungeness crab cakes, fresh lobster summer rolls), you might just want to graze from one dish to the next. Entrees include pan-seared mahimahi with eggplant mousse, hearts of palm, and asparagus in a miso beurre blanc; macadamia-crusted lamb accompanied by taro risotto; ono tataki; lemon-grass ahi; and bamboo salmon. If you love duck, don't miss Kenichi's duck confit, which has Chinese five-spice cured duck leg with celeriac purée, ali'i mushrooms, pea tendrils, red-pepper coulis, and balsamic reduction. Leave room for the warm flourless molten cake with Kona coffee-chip ice cream.

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