Moku Ola is a small island in Hilo Bay, just offshore from Lili'Uokalani Park and Gardens. The name Moku Ola translates to "Healing island" or "island of Life" from native Hawaiian language. I was therefore excited to discover this small restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand
For the last 6 months I've been on a mission to find the best burger in Bangkok. Even 5 years ago this would have been easy, with choices limited to overpriced restaurants in the big hotels... but not now, there has been an explosion of enterprising young Thais deciding to open gourmet burger outlets. They often combine with craft beer, and I am sold.
Today, I found myself in one of the high end shopping malls wandering around the 3 floors of food choices looking for something interesting. I found Mokuola Hawaiian restaurant and decided I would check out their interesting menu selection.
Chili Shrimp & Avocado Burger
Straight away the chili shrimp and avocado burger caught my eye as being different. There was a lot to like about this combination. The grilled shrimp were meaty and tasty and the thinly sliced ripe avocado complemented them perfectly. The spicy sauce was a combination of tomato, chili and mayo and it got messy very quickly. I'm not a big fan of mayo and felt a better sauce would have made this burger a real winner. The let-down, as is often the case in Thailand was the bun. So many times the bun is just wrong. Bread ha never been a part of the Thai diet and so many chefs just can't seem to get it right. Its either too soft, too sweet or too stale. Today it was dry and tasteless. Yet overall, the burger was still very good.
OVERALL RATING
6.5/10
PINEAPPLE !!!!!!
Of course had to wash it down with a fresh Pina Colada, and I can tell you this was excellent !
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