Joey's Pizza

Ok, pizza fans, there's another pizza place open over in the new Nasser shopping complex (near the Nestle Toll House). My wife and I wanted to try the Garlic Bread with Cheese (1.5BD) and pizza.  We asked the waitress how big the large pizzas were, and she brought out the serving tray for the large and medium pizzas, and the large would've been the largest pizza I've seen in Bahrain.  We chose the medium pizza, which was perfect.  We ordered a half/half combo of the Bianca, which included pepperoni, green peppers and mushrooms, and the Capricciosa, which came with salami, pepperoni, olives and onions for only 4.2BD. Both were very good and filling.  There is a unique taste to the pizza sauce, which I couldn't put my finger on.  I'm not sure if it's tangy, or sweet, but it's different, and pretty good. The menu calls it "Joey's Famous Sauce", but didn't give the secret recipe.  The menu also offers pasta, Risotto and desserts.  We'll be back to try one of the pasta dishes in the future.

Half Bianca and Half Capricciosa 

 

Garlic Cheese Bread

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Potbelly

It was lunch at Pot Belly's for lunch at the City Centr.  I've been to the restaurant once before, so I decided I would go for a soup instead of the fries.  The fries are baked steak fries, not bad if your counting calories, but not what I was desiring for lunch.  I ordered the Chicken Salad Sandwich on toasted wheat bread (2.6BD).  I added lettuce, tomatoes, olives and peppers.  It was delicious!  I also ordered the smaller, cup of Broccoli Cheddar Soup (900fills).  The soup was also very good as well. Overall, a very good and filling lunch.   

Chicken Salad Sandwich and Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Bait Al Donut

There are several new shops open at the Nasser Shopping area by the Nestle Toll House Coffee Shop.  Bait Al Donut is a little stand with excellent donuts.  We went after dinner, so they didn't have the largest selection; however, they were very fresh and tasty.  The donuts run between 400-500 fills each.  The glazed donut was melt in your mouth fresh.  The shop is open from 9-12am and 4-9pm.  

Yo Sushi!

There's a lot of good sushi places here in Bahrain.  One of my favorites is Yo Sushi, behind Johnny Rockets by the Seef Mall. The place is casual, has a sushi go-round and offers a lot of dishes you can order off the menu. My wife and I used an Entertainer coupon, so we were able to buy 4 dishes and get 4 dishes free.  Most of the menu items run between 1BD to 2BD for each plate.  We also ordered the all you can eat Miso Soup for 700fills each. The Spicy Edamame was a nice change and I really enjoyed the Crab Onigiri.  The Crab Onigiri is a special order item, so you'll need to ask for it to the waitress.  We also enjoyed the Hammour Katsu, Spicy Crunchy Prawn, California rolls and the Chicken Katsu Mango balls.  Add a couple drinks and the use of the coupon, the bill came out to be 12.26BD. 

Spicy Edamame

Crab Onigiri 

Kimchee Salmon Salad 

Hammour Katsu and Chicken Katsu Mango 

Spicy Crunchy Prawn and California Rolls 

iL Capo (Pizza)

There's a new pizza place in Hidd, offering New York stye pizza.  The pizza's are made with a Neo-Neoopolitan crust. The menu includes several pizzas with either a red marinara sauce or a white sauce.  I found a good map on the restaurants web page, however, we didn't know until we got there that they didn't have any inside dining.  They were kind enough to offer us the small table outside, but it was over 100F, so we decided to take to to go. The pizzas come in one size, large.  We ordered the custom (4 topping) (7.0BD) with beef pepperoni, green olives, mushrooms an roasted peppers.  The pizza comes with two drinks as well.  The pizza was really, really good.  It was loaded with toppings and a lot of pizza sauce inside.  My wife also ordered the Fried Garlic Bread (1.6BD)…oh, it was very good.  Oh, the pizza looked so good when we got it, we decided to head over to the park at the airport and ate it in the front seat of the car.  Enjoy!

 

Fried Garlic Bread

Noodle Factory

My friend and I headed out to Amwaj for an early dinner.  We ended up at the Noodle Factory for some Asian.  I ordered the Tom Yum soup (2.4BD) and the Roasted Egg Plant in chili sauce (2.6BD). My friend ordered the Beef Ribs and steamed rice.  The egg plant was very good, as well as the soup.  However, the soup was loaded with lemon grass, there was a lot of inedible pieces left over.  My friend said the ribs were very good, but pretty pricey for the portion (5.9BD).  Most of the menu items run between 3-6BD.  Overall, a very good meal. See my previous post here. 

House Boat (New Location)

The House Boat is one of our favorite places to eat at Amwaj.  I'm happy to report there's a new House Boat that opened up in Adliya.  My wife and I visited for lunch on a Friday.  We arrived around 1130, and we had the place to ourselves.  On the menu was the Dhal soup (1.9BD) for starters, followed by the Rock House Beef (5.6BD), Steamed Basmati Rice (1.3BD) and Chicken Tikka (3.6BD). Everything tasted great, but the Rock House Beef was really, really good.  The beef was tender and the green peppers and sauce were delicious. Add a couple ice teas for 1BD each and the total bill came to 16.7BD.  Great meal!