BLUE WATER GRILL - PART DEUX.

Obviously, as per previous post, I still had a sushi craving that I needed to address. The person I was dining with on Friday evening has a severe AVERSION to sushi, so we had to find a restaurant that offered both sushi and other seafood dishes to placate both of our interests. Blue Water Grill came to mind. Although I wasn't entirely impressed on my last visit there for brunch, I was still curious to understand the popularity of this restaurant and give it a second chance.


We started with the Shrimp and Lobster Spring Roll with a sweet chili glaze. And we're off to a good start!! But encasing shrimp and lobster in a lightly-fried, thin, crispy wrapper is obviously going to work out favorably. Next challenge.


We shared a side of Lobster Mashed Potatoes to accompany our entrees. Once again, a crowd-pleaser. Being able to find chunks of lobster within the buttery mound of glory was simply icing on the cake.


Blue Water Grill has quite an interesting variety of sushi - if you are looking for truly authentic sushi, I wouldn't recommend coming here. They serve a Filet Mignon roll, which I think would be a compelling option for any meat eater. I ordered two rolls - the Grilled Shrimp & Spicy Salmon roll (with thai basil, cucumber, and tobiko) and the Pad Thai Roll (with shrimp, spicy yellowtail, and toasted peanuts). Both rolls appealed to me because they included ingredients that I have not seen served in sushi before - mainly the basil and the peanuts. Both rolls were enjoyable and I loved the added crunch of the peanuts in the Pad Thai Roll.


The final test - dessert. You know I'm usually not a big proponent of ordering molten chocolate cake at restaurants, but I was a few drinks in and could not imagine wanting anything else except chocolate inside chocolate. We ordered the Warm Molten Chocolate Cake to share (topped with a bittersweet chocolate crisp and malt crunch ice cream). Crunchy and gooey are always a power texture-combination (which is maybe what makes a Snickers bar so DANGEROUSLY enticing).

I was happy with my meal at Blue Water Grill - we had quality seafood prepared in a variety of delicious approaches. And while the sushi couldn't be considered award winning, it was innovative in its own right.