We’re in Chicago for the American Library Association (ALA) conference. Tonight we went to dinner with four of Sarah’s colleagues and settled on Roy’s  at 720 North State Street in Chicago, IL. Roy’s is billed as Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine. That’s a fancy way of saying “delicious.” We had no problem getting a reservation for six and were seated immediately. Sarah and I arrived a couple of minutes early, so I ordered a Hawiian Martini, which is their signature drink. It’s “pineapples infused in SKYY Vodka, Stoli Vanil Vodka, and Malibu Coconut Rum.” It was dangerously drinkable. Very refreshing. Sarah had a Mai Tai, which was also very good.

The rest of the gang arrived so we ordered dinner. Sarah had the Butterfish, which was a tasty whitefish in a cream sauce. I went with the Prix Fixe menu, which at $35 was a steal. I had the Crispy Shrimp Lumpia for an appetizer and shared them with Sarah. There were four shrimp eggrolls in a spicy/sour mango sauce. Quite good. For an entree I went with the Pulehu Sirloin with truffled fries, accompanied by a nice merlot. The sirloin was nicely prepared, although smallish. The truffled fries were like crispy angel hair. I figured out the best way to eat them was to mash them down to a manageable size. They were very good, though. For dessert most folks went with the chocolate souffle, but I opted for the Keris Creamsicle, which was an orange Yazu cake (heaven on earth). I wanted something coffee-like, so I ordered a coffee martini and was surprised it was served cold. I guess I should have known. It was awesome, but I was still in the mood for hot coffee, so I ordered that before dessert was done. 

The entire meal was superb as was the service. We were there for at least two hours and happily enjoyed every minute. It’s not a place we can afford to go often, but for the occasional splurge, I can’t think of any place I’d rather be.