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 A new restaurant in Sandy Bay!!!  Sandy Bay is a long stretch on the north west side of the island.  It has a lot of vacation rentals and houses, but very few restaurants.  I saw someone on Facebook post about this place and decided to try it.  First of all they only take cash and I forgot to bring some with me so I had to drive 2 miles into town to get some.  The Circle K here does not have an ATM! The food was great and we will definitely go back.  Greg ordered the shrimp tacos.  You get 4 of them for $11.  I ordered the onion ring hamburger.  I asked for the onion rings on the side instead of on the burger.  I'm so glad I did, they are some of the best onion rings I've ever had.  They are breaded, not battered with lots of seasoning in the breading.  Everything was delicious!  The burger was $9.  They also had ceviche of course, but that's not our thing, but I heard it's good also.

 I've seen a few posts on different facebook sites about how great this new taco stand is.  I thought we would try it for ourselves.  The owners are from Tijuana and moved here 6 months ago.  The taco plate comes with 4 tacos.  We got the mixed tacos - two fish and two beef.  It was small corn tortillas with the meat and that was it. ($12)   We also ordered the chicken quesadilla  ($8) and that came with a side of pico de gallo and some kind of avocado sauce.  They also serve their own homemade sauce that they put on the table.  The food was tasty but I think you get more meat at other taco places.  Kristi's has Tuesday tacos for $3 each and they have more in their tacos.   The tables were right on the sand - so it has a nice view.

 We've driven past this restaurant plenty of times.  We heard it just reopened from Covid and tried it with my cousins from Canada.  It's right on the water next to the cruise terminals, so when the cruise ships are in - they are your view.  Today was Monday and no cruise ships. We tried the Conch Fritters as appetizers, they were very tasty and came 5 on a plate with tartar sauce. Greg and I split the Cheeseburger with homemade french fries and my cousins split a fish burger which they said was delicious.

 I had heard there were snakes on the island.  Hawaii has none!   We found this little guy winding it's way across our parking lot at the condo.  We had a bunch of groceries so I didn't think of taking a picture of it until a few minutes later and by then it had moved it's self under some bushes.  It is only about a foot in length.   I can honestly say that I have not seen a snake in the wild in over 30 years.  

 YEAH!!!  There were rumors that there was going to be a Wendy's opening up again in the mall and it finally happened.  Before we moved here, quite a few years ago there was a Wendy's in the plaza, then they closed down and Snappers opened up in the same location, then they moved down to the water and we saw signs this summer of Wendy's opening up.  Today we drove through the parking lot and saw the signs and sure enough people were walking out the door with food in their hands.  We stopped for lunch and it's pretty much the same menu as the USA, except their wraps are called burritos. lol The Double Cheeseburger meal was 177L or $7.10 and I had the grilled chicken burger meal for 185L or 17.50.  They were both great meals - I'm prejudice since Wendy's is my top favorite fast food restaurant. So HAPPY!!!!!                                         

 Sandy Bay takes up a lot of area on the west side of the island.  Part of that includes the exclusive subdivision of Lawson Rock.  They have a condo building with a deli/market inside.  We've driven past hundreds of times and finally decided to check it out.  It's a cute little deli that serves breakfast and lunch.  They also sell meats and cheeses like an old fashioned deli, plus gifts! We ordered the lunch specials.  One Lasagna plate with salad and the other was their chicken & rice dish that was served with a side of coleslaw (odd combination).  Both were delicious!  The lasagna was $10 and the chicken/rice was $7.20.   We'll be back!

 Beautiful location.  It's in the same building as Tranquil Seas Resort.  It's not on the water directly, but up on a bluff overlooking the ocean.  Great views!  I had been there once before and this was my second time there.  Most of the food is a pricey, but the fish and chips are more reasonable and delicious so I ordered them again, Greg ordered the shrimp alfredo.  His pasta was delicious.  My fish and fries (battered) were look warm.  I think the larger group - the less the chef can multi-task and get all the food hot at the same time.  When I was there the first time, I thought the waitress had said that BBQ Rib night was Friday - so we were there on Friday - turns out the BBQ Rib night is on Saturday, so we will be back eventually. lol