Tommy O's @ The Camas Hotel — Restaurant in Camas

If you are looking for authentic Hawaiian food, this isn't the place. However, the chef has a strong island influence on the dishes that are served.

The salmon in the salmon poke was delicious for the first half, but as I got down the sauce became too salty, to the point it overpowered the delicate flavor of the fish. The bowl was made out of rice paper, which was an interesting spin on the traditional bed of rice found in Hawaii. The mixed salad greens also was an alternate perspective on the usual seaweed and other vegetables served with poke.

The tomato cucumber salad was delicious.

The chicken katsu was pounded thin and there was thick breading. It was served with pork belly (really just thick bacon) fried rice. The curry Mac salad, once again was a step away from traditional Hawaiian Mac Salad.

The guava lemonade...

My first experience at Tommy Os in Camas was okay. The hostess was very sweet but when I asked for a specialty drink she made it quite clear that it was an inconvenience yet nonetheless made it. I ordered a teriyaki chicken rice bowl to-go but when I arrived at home I noticed it was just a huge chicken leg with no rice, I called them to see what they could do and was told that that WAS the teriyaki chicken but they forgot the rice, the chicken tasted like nothing, no teriyaki or seasoning what so ever and there was blood all in it. The man on the phone was very pleasant and offered to have what I wanted delivered but what I wanted wasn’t at all what a teriyaki chicken rice bowl is. I wouldn’t mind going back to try again but there is a lack of items on the menu not to mention the chicken was very...

The food was rich. Rich like a Cartier bracelet, or Gwyneth Paltrow. I ordered a Cosmopolitan for the first time and we laughed because I complained that you couldn't taste the alcohol.

Then I remembered Breakfast at Tiffany's and the whole image of drinking a Cosmo came to light and we had a good convo about movie stars.

The waitress was true. Better than being nice. The food was an expensive tan, it was Hapuna Beach, it was moons over Miami. It was so good. After leaving Seattle I admit my little tastebuds have been starved for a good meal, and this was it. Will definitely go back.

Note: I don't mention the atmosphere because there isn't any. It's laid out like a Vietnamese or Thai strip-mall-cafe, which is fine. You're not there for tableside Hula, you're there for excellent food and...