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Red Salt Restaurant Review

Koa Kea Hotel & Resort
2251 Poipu Rd. (Ala Kinoiki) Send to Phone
KoloaKauai HI 96756
808-828-8888 | Menu
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Innovative food carefully served in a peaceful, pretty setting at this Kauai restaurant. Red Salt Restaurant is one of our 2012 Hot 10 Hawaii Restaurants | Top 10 Hawaii Romantic Restaurants |

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Dining room at Red Salt, Koloa, HIThe minimalist presentation sets the proper stage for food that is satisfying, yet light. Great care is taken to meld complementary textures and flavors, with intriguing results. Seared rack of lamb is enhanced by neat orange squares of mango gelée and the exotic smoky-sweetness of a dark tamarind glaze, while each tender slice of the togarashi crusted seared ahi is set on a tiny wedge of Mandarin orange, laid on a bed of crispy-chewy wakame (seaweed) and served with a sesame ginger dipping sauce to create a sweet-hot taste sensation. Moist fresh opah crowns a heap of home fries crafted from yellow potatoes and king crab. Don’t skip the lilikoi ginger crème brûlée, with its thin caramel crust and zesty accent of caramelized ginger. Diners can order from a modest wine list or the adjoining full bar.

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