Bronson's at Executive Centre

My apologies.  I got home late from work, then had trouble connecting to typepad to complete this post.  Since the pictures were already uploaded, I'll let you enjoy them.  The full post/review will be uploaded tomorrow evening.  I apologize for the inconvenience.

1/6/05:  My apologies folks.  I'm a little under the weather and will refrain from updating this weblog until at least this weekend.  Thank you for understanding.

1/8/05:  Thank you everyone for your well wishes and although I still have a nasty cough, at least the 103° F fever is gone.  So on with the show...

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About a week ago, a couple of friends and I decided to go out for a celebratory lunch.  It was actually to celebrate an upgrade in my job and a nice-sized, AND a much appreciated increase in salary.  We decided to do the "power" lunch thing at Bronson's.

Located in downtown Honolulu, in the lobby of the Executive Centre Hotel and Condominium, Bronson's serves a decent lunch and is almost always full of downtown "suits", office workers, and people like me.  I've been here quite a few times over the years, and have tried many of their dishes including their salads, hot entrées and sandwiches. 

Today, I decided to have something listed on the menu under "Bronson's Signatures".  Akin to a house specialty, these dishes should be the most popular menu items.  The one I chose was the "Chinatown Bake" (US$8.95).  It comes with a soup or salad starter.  I chose the soup, which was chicken noodle.

The soup was pretty standard, with lots of nice egg noodles, carrots, celery and bits of chicken.  The soup was nice and hot.  Great for a cool day...

Next came the entrée, the "Chinatown Bake".  The menu had it listed as follows:  mahi mahi (dolphin fish), oriental vegetables, lup chong (Chinese sausage), "Asia Island", lobster broth and steamed rice.

When this arrived, it was in a shallow bowl covered in aluminum foil.  On the bottom were wilted greens - watercress and Shanghai cabbage.  Atop that sat some shredded carrots, some sliced lup cheong, and four pieces of mahi mahi that seemed to have been breaded and fried.  On top of the mahi mahi was the lobster broth, some black sesame seeds and julienned green onions. 

Surprisingly, the flavors and textures of the ingredients combined well in this dish.  The sweetness of both the lup cheong and the lobster broth, complimented the slight bitterness of the greens.  The fish was moist and flavorful and offered a contrast to the chewiness of the lup cheong and the crunchiness of the vegetables.  The portion was also sized just right.  I was neither stuffed, nor was I left hungry.  Although if there were more, I certainly wouldn't turn it down.

Bronson's offers great service and good value, it's no wonder that Bronson's is popular with the downtown lunch crowd.  The food, which is often very good, makes Bronson's worth coming back to time and again.

Bronson's at the Executive Centre
1088 Bishop Street Lobby Level
Telephon:  808.539.3115

Comments

[pieman]

sound of fingers tapping....

Actually - had same probs with Typepad last two days. Whassup??

[husky9]

hi reid, happy belated new year...the chinese looks good...how does it taste??

[MrsT]

Seems like value for money.>???

[fish fish]

*Hugs*... hope you feeling better soon, dear.

[Clinton]

Reid,

Hope you didn't get a hold of some bad chicken noodle?

Ha, ha...just kidding!

Get well soon, your salivating public awaits your return.

[chika]

Hi Reid, hope you will be all better soon! Take care,

[Mik]

hey, why are you apologising..dun worry about this..drink more chicken soup, relax and get well soon...(then you'll face the music..)hehehe
Take care, Reid

[Mariko]

Hope you feel better soon!

[MrsT]

Get well soon..!!! Some Vit C would do wonders.. ;)

[obachan]

Hope you feel better soon. Take care.
(I tried out your Arare Cookies and posted about it.)

[Reid]

Hi pieman,

Know what you mean. Typepad has been acting a bit strange lately. Maybe they have too much business and not enough bandwith?

Hi husky9,

Happy New Year to you too! My New Year started off with my catching a major cold, but I seem to be getting better now. Post has been updated.

Hi MrsT,

This was definitely a good value for the money, and this place is popular with the "power" lunch crowd.

Hi fish fish,

*hugs* to you too. I am feeling a lot better now. Thank you! =)

Hi Clinton,

Thanks for your well wishes. I'm feeling a lot better now...and I don't think it was the chicken noodle soup.

Hi Chika,

Thank you so much for your concern. I'm feeling a lot better now. Hope you're having fun in Japan. I'm going to be there in February!

Hi Mik,

*oh boy* =)

I'm feeling much better...and thank you so much for that bit of humor. I surely need it.

Hi Mariko,

I am feeling much better now. Thank you. =)

Hi MrsT,

Been drinking tons of OJ and taking lots of vitamins...feeling better already! =)

Hi obachan,

I am feeling much better now. Thank you. I'm going to check out your post as soon as I'm done here. I hope you liked the cookies. =)

[anthony]

Reid, a retroactive get well soon and a current glad to hear you're better. Get some rest until you're 100%, we can always mess about in the archives until then.

[Reid]

Hi Anthony,

Thanks. I'm actually much better than I was a couple of days ago. I've actually been sleeping quite a bit and at the rate I'm going, I'll have slept a couple of weeks worth in 2 or 3 days!

[santos]

hey reid

glad to see you better. i spent two weeks at the executive centre at the beginning of last summer, and i didn't get to eat there once! too busy running around outside. next time.

[Reid]

Hi Santos,

Thanks! =)

If you're ever there again, you should try Bronson's "Bruddah Samburger Steak" is quite good as well. =)