5 Spot Hawaii

So a friend works at the 5 spot. A great little funky restaurant on top of Queen Anne. Well he was so excited because of their menu change this month that he showed me the chefs cards... The 5 spot changes decorations, menu and really atmosphere every three months to a totally new locale... Last month it was South of the Border, Tex-Mex, beans rice all that. They also have some staples that they carry through out.. Fried Chicken, BBQ, Dumplings and other various Americana foods. So this Hawaiian grouping looked great from the cards that I had been shown. So I was all about trying their Poke and their Ono. We showed up at about 7pm and the place was a mad house. People everywhere. 15 min. wait for a table. I love walking into a restaurant and having the excitement hit as you pass through their door. The decorations were fun, of course their were lei's, fake palm trees and those bright Hawaiian colors. We got seated at a table longer table with a couple at the other end. Yo and I are up for anything, they obviously were not. They promptly got up and left the restaurant... I guess it was us or the atmosphere or the prices... What ever it was they missed out. We were handed our sand bucket partially filled with shells and out drink menu. I started on the drink menu Yo started on the real menu. I noticed great drinks with Hawaiian names. Nothing that I think you would find truly Hawaiian but none the less fun. Yo ended on the Pink Lady. I am sorry I do not remember what was in it. It was very pink though. When the waitress arrived a few minutes later she spot very plainly and said the Fried chicken has been sold out, and the kitchen is on a twenty minute fire time. So if you want something cooked order it now and then get a none cooked app. We were alright with this so I ordered the Poke. One of the items I had ogled at in Nolan's pictures. Yo just wanted her drink. A few minutes later the waitress came back with drinks, my poke and a little info. They had 4 plates of the Honey Fried Chicken. Yo couldn't decide what she was going to have and I have to say that I was in a bit of a bind myself. Decisions are hard when there are so many great looking items in the menu. Then you heard one of the other waiters scream out "Three Fried Chicken". The whole kitchen then erupted "Three fried chicken" It was great and for a second I felt myself want fried chicken? But no I really wanted something else. It was a toss up between the new Hawaiian fare and the tried and true American foods. Then I heard Yo change here whole out look and order the fried chicken... Funny how when you think something is gone you really want it.. I then decided that I am a sucker for pulled pork and had to go with the pulled pork. The waitress then returned with the Poke. Ahi tuna, seaweed julienned, and a good amount of soy, I am guessing there was garlic in it as well. My first bite was not mesmerizing as I had hoped. Actually it was not even great. I then asked Yo to try some as well considering she has a much different pallet then I do. She was surprised with the amount of soy in it. I then decided that I would only eat the tuna which helped to defuse the overwhelming salty sour taste. Then our entrees came. Yo's chicken was amazing, in size and flavor... Perfectly golden, huge amount of mashed potatoes, gravy and some peas on the side. It looked glorious in spite of the only color being the small amount of peas. My plate really looked sad next to her enormous amount of food. I got a small burger bun with a couple spoon fulls of pulled pork, and a hand full of fries. To say that I was disappointed with the amount of food that I received next to the fried chicken would be an understatement. It is not that I felt I could eat more it's the size thing. Hers was so outlandishly large that mine looked miniature in comparison... We then started. We traded small amounts over the table to then try. I have to admit that her chicken was great. I then took a bit of my sandwich.... It was great. I was not stunned but very happy with the flavor. There was just enough tang, just enough sweetness, and that little hint of something else. It was great pork... I was happy in the end that the Pork turned out well. Yo had to get a large box to take home and we decidedly had a good time.