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09/12/2007: "Bubba Gump Shrimp Company"
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company used to be a favorite of mine. I don't know why it has disappeared from the radar, I guess a few years ago, they used to have a long wait to get in and the food was good, but not anything I craved. Anyhoo, when it came time for my birthday dinner...Kristian was sweet enough to treat me to Bubba Gump's! Let's let the pictures tell the story...
A bucket of shrimp and dipping sauce, how can you lose?Click here for more pictures and full review...
Hush Pups ($7.99 USD)
These are hands down my favorite appetizer at Bubba Gumps. What does it contain? It's stuffed with great shrimp, fish and corn...and served up with a remoulade dipping sauce.
Close-up of the dipping sauce, it looks like thousand island...but definitely does not taste it.
Dissected hush puppy.
I certainly took a lot of pictures of the hush pups. I think it's because we had a great deal of waiting time before our entrees came...and when the entrees got to us, we just wanted to dig in!
Mama's Southern Fried Chicken ($10.99 USD)
Close-up of the chicken.
Mashed potatoes with Bourbon Gravy. I love the look of mashed potatoes with bits of red skin in it...don't know why...
The cole slaw.
Fresh corn on the cob. The pictures look great, but unfortunately, Kristian did not enjoy this dish.
Shrimp New Orleans ($15.49 USD).
Anytime I come here, I always order this dish. Not to say the other dishes aren't good (Shrimpin' Dippin' Broth is highly recommended - $14.99 USD)...but this is my all time favorite.
This is an spicy dish that has shrimp sauteed in butter, garlic and spices. They used to be quite generous with this dish, no complaints about this particular night...but once again, I enjoy consistency.The greatest thing about Bubba Gump's service is that stop and go sign they have at the table. I have a hard time waving down the wait staff sometimes...but with the flick of that sign...I get help by any person walking by. You can't beat that! The food took quite a while to get to us...and the restaurant wasn't even too busy...so I wasn't too happy about that...but the food made up for it! I would like to extend my thanks to Kristian once again for a great dinner.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
Ala Moana Shopping Center
1450 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 3253
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 949-4867 (GUMP)
Sundays - Thurdays
10:30 am - 12:00 am
Fridays and Saturdays
10:30 am - 1:00 am
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Food
Service
Replies: 5 Comments
on Thursday, September 13th, kristian said
i did not not enjoy my meal. it was good, yes. it was just...regular, i guess. it's something that you could really find anywhere else, really. can't say that there was anything 'special' about it. i'm a big fan of gravy and if you are, too, i would recommend you ask them to put a little extra. the corn i had was undercooked. overall, a good meal. the other dishes i have had in the past were better...stick to the shrimp. it's what's they're known for.
on Thursday, September 13th, jenny said
Hi sherbearmachi! Kristian mentioned that he thought the chicken was very ordinary in taste...so I'm assuming it wasn't very flavorful. And if Im correct, it might have been too dry. I'm hoping Kristian posts his response...
on Thursday, September 13th, jenny said
hi nate! thanks for the comment! your blog looks great as well! i always love reading blogs of people in other countries. i hope to remember to link it on here...
on Wednesday, September 12th, sherbearmachi said
why didn't he like the chicken dish? it looked really good and the pics make me want to try this place again. the last time was on Maui like 7 yrs ago and I didn't care for it then.
on Wednesday, September 12th, Nate said
That shrimp looks awesome!
