UBON Thai - Kuwait

UBON, is the upcoming and most anticipated new Thai restaurant in Kuwait City. I was invited for tasting there twice, the first time was for dinner; i was so impressed that they invited me again for lunch! :). UBON is Owned by 3 young Architects and a nutritionist. The beautiful interior  is designed by one of the partners. All i can say is that this is the best Thai restaurant I've tried in Kuwait so far. I'm hoping they'd keep up the amazingly great quality that is carried out throughout everything they've done so far. I'm happy i get to see local businesses that are done that well! 

I'm Inspired .. :)

All the best ..

tom yum kah soup

spicy papaya salad

jumbo shrimps

Chicken wrapped in banana leaves

Chicken Satay

Rice noodles with red curry shrimps

Green Currey Chicken

Sticky rice with mango

Caramel Bakery Charity for Somalia

Somalia Charity 

Lavender Cheesecake

Rajaee

Sweet is not necessarily edible, and by that i'm referring to Caramel's Sweet Charity gesture by reaching out to Somalia's suffering people!

"Feed more than 65 underprivileged people in Somalia" 

with very order from Caramel Bakery! I couldn't wait to receive more detail about this charity gesture as promiced by the nice lady at Caramel, so i'm blogging about this now because:

1. Somalia, Now; needs every effort and all donations no matter how little it may be to help out provide what we all here take for granted.
2. It is a great Idea that all businesses, not only bakeries; should follow suit because it shows a positive humanitarian aspect. 

i'll provide more details once i receive it from the owners of Caramel!

on a sweeter note, the lavender cheesecake (seen above) looks and smells like its going to compete with my favorite Caramel dessert!

buffalo wings @ThinkWingKw

medium spicy

2 dozens for KD 5

Plastic gloves came in handy and blue Cheese dip

For the second time, a friend of mine recommends that i try something he had and enjoyed! this time it was a home delivered Buffalo Wings ! it sounded intriguing because of the claim put on their Twitter account (Link) "Simply the best Buffalo wings in town".! i decided to put that statement to test right away!

I ordered after i got the word, got it the next day for lunch. you just have to select the spiciness level, i ordered mine medium; it sweat my eyebrows! next time i should get it mild!

it was an enjoyable Buffalo Wings!

But I stand firm by the Buffalo Wings made in our house because ours is second to none!  :)

Fat Burger - fell of the wagon?

Single Fat Burger with cheese and egg

Hot Dog

Chili Cheese fries

Chocolate Milk Shake

in a previous post i made a comparison between Elevation Burger and Shake Shack. i thought its only natural to make this comparison more comprehensive by adding on Fat Burger! and who knows, this comparison might even get more elaborate in the near future!




Burger
Shake Shack             4/5
Elevation Burger   4.5/5
Fat Burger             3.5/5

Hot Dog
Shake Shack             3/5
Elevation Burger    N/A
Fat Burger             2.5/5

Fries
Shake Shack             4/5
Elevation Burger   3.5/5
Fat Burger             2.5/5

Shake
Shake Shack           4.5/5
Elevation Burger     N/A
Fat Burger                3/5

Service
Shake Shack             5/5
Elevation Burger   3.5/5
Fat Burger                3/5

Location
Shake Shack            5/5
Elevation Burger     3/5
Fat Burger            3.5/5

Atmosphere 
Shake Shack            4.5/5
Elevation Burger     3.5/5
Fat Burger                  4/5

Lita's mexican Food

chicken soft taco's

freshly made tortillas

 chicken quesadilla

I won't be nit picky over the few imperfections i encountered at Lita's Mexican Food for two very legitimate reasons:

1. The owners are in the kitchen and behind the service counter preparing and handing out the orders. which is a ++ to me as it shows commitment!
2. The food is indeed authentic Mexican food as the cook "Lita", hence the restaurant name; is Mexican from Il Paso.

Lita is married to a Kuwaiti, and both daughter and son are helping her out run the business. the food was good! but unfortunately they ran out of most of the things i wanted to try because i arrived 30 minutes before their closing time!

every Friday and Saturday they have a special dish, this week's special is tamales! if you want to try it then today is your last chance! :)  

the place was full, the customers were %50 Kuwaitis %50 Expatiates (mainly Americans). 

as explained to me by one of the partners, Lita's serve seasonal dishes, like they are currently serving summer dishes! winter menu will be different! 

this joint has a lot of potential, but they need to work on time, service and a proper dine in arraignment! i.e. larger seating area, proper cutlery and authentic Mexican dishes and an over all mexican atmosphere! they could easily fill in the void in the market for a proper dine in Authentic Mexican cuisine! as there are none in Kuwait as far as i know.

Shake Shack Vs. Elevation Burger

Shake Shack opening yesterday was hassle free and went very smooth, they were well prepared!

we went for dinner last night and it took us 30 minutes start to end! very impressive!! it was packed with people and the line was long but very fast! the cashier told my friend that about 50 people are working in the kitchen! talk about customer service! hats off...

but, did the food live up to its reputation?
i cant say it didn't and i can't say i didn't like it... in fact i very much enjoyed it!

However, I preferred the burger from Elevation Burger!but i can't remember why! which means that i have to go back and figure that out ;P
below are my point marks for each!

Shake Shack

Shack Burger

Shack Burger, New York Hot dog, Fries

Elevation Burger

Burger
Shake Shack            4/5
Elevation Burger   4.5/5

Hot Dog
Shake Shack            3/5
Elevation Burger    N/A

Fries
Shake Shack            4/5
Elevation Burger   3.5/5

Shake
Shake Shack           4.5/5
Elevation Burger     N/A

Service
Shake Shack            5/5
Elevation Burger   3.5/5

Location
Shake Shack            5/5
Elevation Burger     3/5

Atmosphere 
Shake Shack            4.5/5
Elevation Burger     3.5/5

Egyptian Revolution Slider! B+F Open Flame Kitchen !

Falafel Slider, in honor of the Egyptian revolution from B+F Open Flame Kitchen! :)
Yes, They Did!

Chicken Lemon Risotto @ Carluccio's

Checkin Lemon Rissoto

Unassuming?
Think again!

Thanks to an Italian chef and a sous chef from Myanmar, newly opened Italian restaurant Carluccio's at the Avenues Mall proved to be more than it might initially appear! definitely one of the better risottos in Kuwait! I'd go back for more, but in a month or so.

PAUL - Savory, Sweet & Bitter !

Cheese Croissant

Raspberry frangipane tart

Black Coffee

Next time you crave a good, "light", crisp, flaky croissant, i suggest you go to one of the more under rated bakeries in Kuwait; PAUL ! we went there earlier today for a Quick snack/late breakfast before finishing off some errands at the Avenues Mall, and i must say I'm very critical of croissants made any where out of France because most bakeries, no matter how outrageously French their name might sound; make croissants either soggy or greasy or with sponge like consistency!(Ok, that may have sounded a bet far-fetched but nevertheless) PAUL croissants were as close as one can get to the real thing! i ordered one, first bite; ordered a second one right away! it was that good!

and while your at it, get the Raspberry almond tart (seen above) and wash it down with plain black coffee, i ran out of words as to why you should , its just good! trust me!

LUSCIOUS Interactive h'orderves

Mixed Vegi. pie with yellow sauce

White Cheese Mini Pie with green sauce

beans mini pie with white sauce

Spinach Mini Pie with pink sauce

Spinach Mini Pie with pink sauce

used "YouTube's" :)

Savory Pies

Nice Packaging !

Lolli Pop Sweets

Chocolate Raspberry

Blueberry Cheesecake

The Entire Invitation Package .. Good Stuff :)

The Owners of LUSCIOUS sent me and my wife a very tasty invitation package full of goodies :) for the opening of their first branch in Kuwait this coming Sunday! LUSCIOUS, is a new catering company, specializing in Kids food items and upscale catering products for various events! LUSCIOUS have been fully operational for quite some time now catering and organizing different events ! they had some really good stuff, nice packaging, smart interactive ideas with the sauce filled tubes on the pies! 

the spinach pie was exceptional! i liked it. 

Thank you LUSCIOUS ! :)

LUSCIOUS is located in :
Sharq
Ahmad Aljaber street
Almustathmir Tower - ground floor
t: 22498912