Baan Thai

11/26/19

Baan Thai: 301 S 4th St, Leavenworth KS

We have our first guest this week, meet Val! Glad you could join us in the fun! ❤️



The inside of this restaurant is very cool! I was attempting to take a picture on our way out but I think the guests were weirded out by me so I refrained, haha! You really need to check this place out, really good food with a great atmosphere, and by the far the most knowledgable waiter we’ve encountered.



This menu has 8 pages of items of items to choose from!



Apps: Fried Pot Stickers and Tiger Cry Beef served with a spicy tiger cry sauce...and it was spicy! Ha!

 

We also received a complimentary soup of the day, our waiter said it was similar to their Tom Yum soup. We thought it reminded us a little of Minestrone soup...it was really good! Some chicken, onion....delicious. And was perfect on that cold day!

Mains: Crazy Noodle with Chicken - excellent! Great flavor and veggies were cooked to perfection; Pad Thai with Chicken - pretty good, wish that it had a little more kick to it but I played it safe with this order; Baan Thai Drunken Chicken (no shrooms add mixed veggies) - excellent, and again the veggies were cooked perfectly!

 

In all we were very happy with our experience. The waiter was top notch, knew that menu like the back of his hand (8 pages people!!!) and each item can be made to order. Nice clean restaurant, nice bathrooms, and very large portions.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Luigi's

11/6/19

Luigi’s - 418 Cherokee St, Leavenworth

Excellent menu, so many options!

Apps: Mozzarella Sticks (clearly they're a fave of a certain someone) - good, cheesy, but not like Mama Mias (also, clearly this certain someone is still upset about Mama Mias being closed); Sliced Italian Sausage (homemade with red wine sauce and green onions/tomatoes) - OH.EM.GEE, these were absolutely amazing! Perfect flavor, nice small kick of spice, just awesome!

Before we move onto the Mains, I want to point out how excellent the bar set up is....as well as the fact that they have Mich Ultra on tap. That's a big plus for me! 

Mains: Champagne with Shrimp - absolutely delicious. This has a white cream sauce that's taste was on point. The shrimp were large and cooked to perfection; Delizioso - the dude was nervous about the hollandaise sauce but one of the first words out of his mouth was how good the sauce was! The potatoes were "super good", chicken was tender and moist, and "even the asparagus was good!"; Chicken Primavera - "phenomenal all around!"; Tour - It was good, lasagna was just ok, fettucine was really good, "Mama Mias ziti is better" (clearly we know who ordered the Tour! haha!)

Also worth mentioning is that the rolls are homemade, and delicious, that come with the perfect dipping sauce. We all also enjoyed either a House salad or Italian salad, you can't go wrong with either option.  My only complaint, I didn't like having to pay extra for my salad....seems like it should come with the entree.  But even with saying that, I'd order it again next time!

We had so much food that not a single person could eat it all, but who doesn't love leftovers? However that didn't stop the boys from ordering dessert: Strawberry Cheesecake and Baklava - "pretty dang good!" and "best cheesecake!"

On a final note, Luigi's is under new ownership. We met one of the owners last night, she was very kind and attentive to our needs (as was our waitress). We promised to shout this review from the rooftops!!! In all honesty she doesn't even know about our blog, but we fully intend to tell the world about how good her restaurant is! What are you waiting for, go try it!!!!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ichiban Japanese Restaurant

10/9/19

Ichiban: 871 Eisenhower Rd, Leavenworth

Amateur move...forgot to take pictures of the menu.  So I'll just tell you that are plenty of options here.  A lengthy sushi selection, plenty of hibachi selections, and other entree options.  Ichiban is similar to other japanese restaurants where you can choose either the dining side or hibachi side, but why would you not want hibachi??? 

Apps: Edamame, Salmon/cream cheese roll, deep fried (amazing!); crab/cream cheese roll, deep fried (awesome!); sweet potato roll (love it!); AAC - avacado, asparagus, cucumber roll (yummy!)

2 things to point out here: yes, you may wonder how we had room to keep eating after all of these apps? Well, we are fully capable of taking down a lot of food! ha! AND, if you have never tried a deep fried sushi roll you are seriously missing out!

Hibachi meals come with soup and salad, and for $5 you can add the  "Share Option". That's perfect. My husband and I do this every time here (and still come home with leftovers).

Entertainment for the night! PS make sure to tip your chef, Ichiban's chef is worth it!

Also worth mentioning, how good is the photographer for catching that 2nd picture???

It's always entertaining seeing how much Sake a person can take at once, I also always decline that option! HA! And it's fun watching food bounce off of your neighbors chin!

Mains: Salmon and Lobster tail - not a single bite was left on his plate; Filet - perfection; Steak and Shrimp (shared portion) - steak was cooked perfect and the shrimp was excellent! The rice and vegetables are always cooked with great flavor and the portions are quite generous! 

And because they're adorbs, meet Joel & Lacey 

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️