Restaurant Week Special Edition: Roy’s

My coworkers were interested in Restaurant Week (which I admit- if only so they can’t blow my spot- I pointed out to them) so we tried to pick a place close enough to work but nice as well… which led me to pick Roy’s Manhattan.  As you can see here, I’ve been to Roy’s Manhattan 3 times previously, Roy’s Scottsdale AZ once, and my first time, the one in San Francisco.  What can I say- I like this place for its consistency, its pricing, and just I like the food.  Generally I’ve found their Restaurant Week lunch menu to not skimp on the food, though it’s been a while since the molten chocolate souffle has appeared on that menu…

Since I’ve reviewed this place so many times before, I’m just going to share pictures of the dishes and general comments quickly. 

My coworker’s dim sum sampler – lobster potsticker (which he liked a lot), seared ahi tuna, and Hawaiian rib

My other coworker, Debbie Downer, wound up ordering everything I did.  Quote “This way, you see, I don’t have to wait for Yvo to take pictures before I eat!!  Brilliant”!  (She was joking, but still a very valid point…)
Mongolian BBQ chicken salad – very tasty, a lot of food (the picture belies the height of the dish) and the pecans added a special something to the dish.

Orzo’s Macadamia nut crushed mahimahi, chive mashed potatoes with lobster butter and asparagus; though I’ve had this dish and quite enjoyed it (see other reviews), he wasn’t as pleased as I’d always been with it.

The dish I come to Roy’s for, over and over and over again… they change the accompaniments occasionally but it is always…
Misoyaki butterfish, this time with baby bokchoy, forbidden rice, and wasabi-ginger cream.
I love love love the softness of this fish (aka sablefish aka black cod), with the sweet soy glaze and then the salty burst of salmon roe… just absolutely wonderful.  Orzo was extremely jealous, especially after we gave him a bite to try.
DD “This is brilliant…”

banana something or other- Orzo ordered this to be different, and failed yet again to choose the best dish… (there were only two to choose from for dessert)

DD and I both got the financier “chocolate pound cake” and found this dish absolutely delightful.  The waiter explained that this was a finger food, we were meant to dip the cake into the accompanying chocolate sauce; the cake was dense, moist and just right for dipping in the chocolate.  Not that sweet but with a definite edge of sweetness- in fact, I think they may have brushed the outside with a sugar mixture and heated it, so it almost had a very light “shell” of sugar on the outside.  So good.

As always, highly recommended.  I really like this place.