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Council Bluffs casino announces grand opening of Asian-Cajun fusion restaurant
WELCOME TO NOW SERVING THIS WEEK VISIT OMA TAKES US TO BLUE HAWAII AND I’M JOINED BY OWNER AND CHEF PETER. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. YES. WELL, YOU MADE A LOT OF GORGEOUS AND COLORFUL STUFF. LET’S GET RIGHT INTO IT. TALK ABOUT THESE POKÉ BALLS. WHAT’S ALL IN THEM? POLK MEANS TO DICE IN HAWAII. MANY PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS. WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUSHI AND POKÉ? YEAH, WELL, OBVIOUSLY POLK IS IN A BOWL. THE PRESENTATION OF THE TWO POKEMON IS DIFFERENT. THE SUSHI, IS, LIKE, MORE ARTISTIC, YOU KNOW? YEAH, AND THE PORK IS, LIKE, MORE CASUAL. YES. YEAH. SO THE DIFFERENCE IS THIS IS JAPANESE CUISINE. THIS IS HAWAII. AND YOU GUYS ARE SERVING BOTH OF THEM IN THE SUSHI. WE HAVE AN ENTIRE PLATE. HERE ARE SUSHI TACOS. YES. THIS IS THE SUSHI TACO. THIS INNOVATIVE IDEA WAS CAME FROM MY WIFE. WE WENT TO A SUSHI RESTAURANT IN LOS ANGELES MANY YEARS AGO. AND THEN IT WAS AMAZING BECAUSE THESE DISHES COMBINES MEXICAN CUISINE AND JAPANESE CUISINE. BRINGING THAT LA FLAIR RIGHT HERE IN OMAHA. YEAH, TACOS. WHAT’S ALL IN THEM? THIS ONE IS THE CRISPY NORI SHELL. WE CALL THEM KULEBA. NESTLED IN THE FRESH SALMON, FISH, TUNA AND CREAMY AVOCADO. AND THEN THE SHELLS. WHAT ARE THE SHELLS MADE OF? FRIED NORI. NICE. NICE, NICE. AND YOU ALSO HAVE TYPICAL SUSHI ROLLS LIKE WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US. AND THEN ALSO ON THE MENU HERE AT BLUE HAWAII IS SOME ENTREES. TALK TO ME ABOUT THESE DISHES. SO HAWAIIAN CUISINE IS CAME FROM MANY OF CULTURES. FILIPINO, CHINESE, KOREAN, JAPANESE AND MANY OTHER STYLES. YEAH IT’S A BLEND OF LIKE, ALL THE CULTURES. SO EACH DISHES YOU CAN TELL THAT IT CAME FROM. OBVIOUSLY THIS ONE IS CASHEW CHICKEN. YOU CAN SEE MANY CASHEW CHICKEN RICE MACARONI SALAD. AND THEN WHAT’S THIS ONE? THIS ONE IS MOST COMFORT FOOD IN HAWAII. WE CALL IT LOCO MOCO. NICE. AND THEN THIS ONE. I CAN’T QUITE TELL WHAT’S ON THIS. THIS ONE IS LIKE KOREAN STYLE COFFEE. SHORT RIB. AWESOME. AND IF PEOPLE WANT TO COME INTO BLUE HAWAII, WE’RE ON 72ND AND PACIFIC. WHAT DAYS AND HOURS ARE YOU OPEN? WELL, OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. 11 TO 9, FROM MONDAY TO THURSDAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WE OPEN TILL 9:30 P.M. PETER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING ALL THIS GORGEOUS FOOD. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BLUE HAWAII AND TO VISIT OMAHA AND KET
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Council Bluffs casino announces grand opening of Asian-Cajun fusion restaurant
Related coverage in the video aboveHorseshoe Casino announced the grand opening of a new restaurant.Aroi Asian & Cajun Fusion Cuisine will offer Thai-inspired dishes as well as classic Cajun meals, including Cajun seafood and Saigon pork chops.It’s located on the gaming floor and will have the following hours:Monday, Wednesday, Thursday – 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.Friday through Sunday – 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.Tuesday – Closed“We are thrilled to introduce Aroi to our guests and to welcome Jay Joynoosaeng to the Horseshoe family. His passion for innovative cuisine and exceptional hospitality shines through in every detail of this restaurant. We wish him tremendous success and are excited for our guests to experience this unique fusion of flavors,” said senior vice president and general manager of Horseshoe Council Bluffs, Thomas Roberts.Click here to learn more or to see the full menu.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
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Horseshoe Casino announced the grand opening of a new restaurant.
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Aroi Asian & Cajun Fusion Cuisine will offer Thai-inspired dishes as well as classic Cajun meals, including Cajun seafood and Saigon pork chops.
It’s located on the gaming floor and will have the following hours:
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday – 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Friday through Sunday – 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Tuesday – Closed
“We are thrilled to introduce Aroi to our guests and to welcome Jay Joynoosaeng to the Horseshoe family. His passion for innovative cuisine and exceptional hospitality shines through in every detail of this restaurant. We wish him tremendous success and are excited for our guests to experience this unique fusion of flavors,” said senior vice president and general manager of Horseshoe Council Bluffs, Thomas Roberts.
Click here to learn more or to see the full menu.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
