Nom nom nom, Chief and I have been to Lion’s den before I started my food blogging “career” and since I didn’t write about it the first time around, I figured why not do it now! Chief and I loved our first visit to Lion’s den because the Carribean owner made us feel so comfortable. This time we ended up meeting his Japanese wife Junko and although friendly, she was a little blunt and to the point but maybe that’s just a cultural thing.
The last time we were here we sat beside this table that was a real Pac-man game machine. I was excited because this time we were actually able to sit at it! Chief even put in a quarter to play a round of it for fun while we were waiting for our food to arrive!
Ken’s special
Our meal came with a salad. I was a little confused as to why it was Italian dressing because it’s a Carribean/Japanese place. I didn’t mind though. Chief decided to go with a small ken’s special with shrimp. I thought that this time around both our portions were smaller than the first time we came. The rice had less beans in it too but maybe it’s just me.
Junko also told us that they were out of okonomiyaki, curry and that they were almost out of rice. I was a little disappointed about this because I really wanted to try the okonomiyaki. But I didn’t want to ask if she could make it for us. Since there wasn’t much rice left, ours ended up being microwaved and served to us…which wasn’t too impressive either.
Jerk chicken
I was surprised to hear all this because we went there at 1pm. I would have thought that they would have remade some of the food by now since they were open until the evening. Anyway, I got the small terryaki/jerk chicken combo ($8.95) the first time I came. This time I decided to just go with strictly jerk chicken ($8.95) instead. The jerk chicken here is super spicy and flavorful because it’s seasoned with 18 different spices! The chicken I got this time was a little overdone but it still came right off the bone and tasted delicious!
