Crocodile's Restaurant

Crocodile's Restaurant:


For date night, Matt and I decided to check out this restaurant I discovered, called Crocodile's Restaurant, on OkinawaHai.com. It's a place located in American Village near Kadena AFB. Let me start by saying American Village is quite a site at night! The huge ferris wheel is lit up different colors, the shops/bars/restaurants are all bright and colorful with music playing.  It was crawling with people, especially since the day and night on Friday was beautiful and had a nice breeze (something that is appreciated at hot and humid times!). We must have walked by three karaoke joints on the way from the parking lot to the Croc's!

Okay, on to the star of the blog. I read on line that this place has a fire show on Friday and Saturday nights. Unfortunately, since there was the threat of rain, they didn't have the fire show. So, Matt and I decided to sit inside and check out the decor. It was a really cute place! Very beachy and Japanese at the same time.  We sat at a table next to what looked like a turtle aquarium in a beach theme, but really it held some sort of little bird in there. Cute! Our table, of course, came supplied with a big bowl of bamboo chopsticks and our host came by with damp towels to wipe our hands (which reminds me, not once, in a Japanese food establishment, have there been napkins available. It's always a washcloth or nothing. Weird, huh?) .  Matt and I were given the drink menu. Matt only ordered a pineapple juice because here on the island a DUI is .03. That's, what, a beer?! I ordered a Moko Moko..some mango based blue cocktail which was pretty yummy.

I read reviews of the place and noticed that everyone raved about the fried crocodile. Interesting, huh? We ordered a plate of that for our appetizer..and let me tell you..it tasted just like chicken! The batter was light and fluffy and there was an interesting salsa on the side to dip it in.  For dinner, we ordered steaks (filet mignon for me and ribeye for Matt) and mine was complete with a shoulder of snow crab. Yum yum and yum!! Our meals were brought out on sizzling cast iron skillet platters served with steamed vegetables, baked potato mounds and white rice (everything comes with white rice!).   The steak cut like warm butter and the crab legs came with four different dipping sauces (the garlic butter being my favorite). 


For dessert we shared a scoop of coconut ice cream! It was smooth and creamy and very..well...coconut-y! This is a place we will definitely be frequenting again soon! Tonight we are checking out a place (again, in American Village) that can be described as serving "savory pancakes", with lots of different types of fillings and condiments sandwiched inside, such as : chicken, garlic, onions, shrimp, etc., etc.  I'll give you the inside scoop after we check it out! Bon Appetit!