glad we found it!
After spending all day on a whale watching tour, my husband and I decided to walk around Poipu. We happened down a side road just looking at homes when we stumbled on Casa di Amici. The restaurant wasn't open yet and we were very casually dressed, but hostess took a reservation and assured us that we were dressed fine. We watched the sun set while waiting for the restaurant to open (it was gorgeous) then went in to eat. I was famished from being out in the sun all day so we ordered an appetizer, salads, and entrees. We shared the Chili Verde Risotto served with home-made tortillas. It was so good I nearly had to wrestle with my husband just to get the few bites I had...we even considered ordering another! Fortunately our salads came out soon and distracted us from that idea. I had an Asian salad with almonds and goat cheese and my husband had a caesar salad. After a couple of bites we just looked at each other and couldnt't believe our luck! What are the chances of stumbling upon a restaurant where even the salads were unbelievable! It wasn't until after we finished our salads that I noticed how intimate the ambience had become once the last of the sunlight faded out of the sky and the live grand piano music began. That was when my entire focus changed...up that point the meal was working up to the entrees until I saw what was on the table next to us and realized I absolutely had to save room for DESSERT. For dinner I had a half order of the duck confit. My husband had the filet medallions on fettucine (and half of my half order, I couldn't fight him off of it...does that mean I really only had a quarter portion?). Our dinners were delicious, the confit...exquisite. For dessert we shared the tiramisu. It was prepared a bit different from what I've had elsewhere, and quickly became my new favorite. Our dinner that night was the most pleasant surprise of our entire trip, which is why we went back the last two nights of our week and half long stay on the island...even though we were staying all the way out on the north shore.    [18 Feb 2004 01:34:49]

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Recommended Dishes: duck confit, japanese glazed salmon (something), porcini chicken, thai sticks, risottos, desserts...we recommend it all

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