M&M eats: Monkeypod Kitchen

 bettydalycity are u coming to honolulu? we can show u guuud deals on fresh sushi here!

 bettydalycity I think the quality has gone downhill but if you want cheap, that's pretty good!

 EurekaGal Is it gluten free?

 Melissa808 no, that saimin is v wheaty. sry, lor :( EurekaGal 

 nonstopmari  Melissa808 Yeah...so sad, yeah? It's just not the same with rice noodles.

 Melissa808  I wish, I wish. I think wheat flour gluten is what makes saimin noodles so nice and chewy. :(

 bettydalycity will you come through Honolulu? I believe there is ONE Chinese restaurant on Maui, it's across the Old Lahaina Luau. We always talk about this and wonder why no one has thought to open one on Maui. Weird, huh?

 cai_mommy kind of! They didn't have a kids' menu (that I could see) but my recommendation is to take yours upstairs. More quiet and removed from other adults!

 Melissa808  cai_mommy it has kind of a gordon biersch vibe, tho i did see one family w/ a toddler and a stroller

 Soos808 idk if ocean breeze is strong enough for u, but it was so citrusy-good i had 2! we also tried kula cougar (not that cougarrific), hoopono potion, something elixir and whatever else melissa ordered

 Soos808 haha now that I think about it, it's kind of not a purist saimin.

 MyongChoi I wish you could see the outtakes so you'd know!! hahahaha I believe she'd had 2 or 3 drinks to my one, which I nursed. Because, you know, I do everything in moderation. Bwahahahahaha

 Melissa808  MyongChoi diane and i got there an hour before melissa, during which time we acquainted ourselves w/ the cocktail menu. did i say i recommend the ocean breeze?

 nonstopmari  you cut out the part of the video where you repeated "Ocean Breeze" many times. LOL.  MyongChoi 

 Melissa808  nonstopmari I think that answers the question of who Nonstop's strongest drinker is. If Mari is getting tipsy from 2 glasses of a drink with a frou-frou name like Ocean Breeze, I have my doubts she can hold her own. ^_^ LOL

 MyongChoi u weigh twice as much as i do. there was a question of strongest drinker??

 nonstopmari See, you were so buzzed that you don't even remember the conversation! LOL I'm willing to go by % volume if weight is an issue. Let's all go out drinking! Hahaha....

 MyongChoi stop w/ all the % volume engineering talk, i nearly flunked calculus. i don't do drinking contests!! i merely enjoy. but yes, let's all enjoy!

 nonstopmari  MyongChoi you always use "flunk calculus" as if that's the measure of being a dummy. Hellerrrrrrr I flunked Algebra 3! 

 Annoddah_Dave Well, there's more to it than the saimin. I felt the food was special, not like some (similar) places even in town! And they use as much local products as possible, which we really liked.  As for the broccoli......a lot got cut out of the commentary, but I thought it was interesting that the broth & noodles were on the salty side, whereas the vegetables were sweet. It was an interesting contrast. 

 Melissa808 Delicate Blossom:  OK...I going wait for the "out takes" version of the post!!

 Annoddah_Dave i liked the broccoli! and the roasted peanuts. it was a fun saimin, and i never thot i'd put those two words together