Roy's Restaurant Review

When I found out my Dad was coming to visit me in Baltimore, I knew exactly where to take him for dinner: Roy's, the Hawaiian Fusion restaurant in Harbor East.  Why?

1. The restaurant is in close proximity to the hotel downtown he would stay at.
2. My Dad is lactose-intolerant and extremely picky.  Since there used to be a Roy's in Philadelphia, I knew he had been there and liked it.
3. They have a gluten free menu.
4. THEY HAVE A GLUTEN FREE MENU that is slightly too expensive for me to try on my own dime.

So, it was set.  I made a note on the OpenTable reservation that we would have 1 gluten-free diner and 1 lactose-free diner.  When we arrived, I reminded them of said note, and they were already prepared!

I was flabbergasted when they presented me a menu as fancy-looking as the 'regular' menu, and with several pages of items to boot.  At first I was sure they had given me a regular menu, but no, it was just for us non-gluten-eating folks!

I sipped on a delicious and perfectly-alcoholic mojito as I ordered: I'd start with the Teppanyaki Seared Tiger Shrimp Sticks and have the Teppanyaki Mahi Mahi  (I think...It was some sort of white fish, at least) for my entrée.

The shrimp appetizer was awesome.  I don't recall there being any sticks, or anything that resembled a stick, but this was a couple weeks ago and I just remember liking it a lot.  I don't know what appetizer my dad got, because it was not gluten-free and thus, I didn't care.

The mahi-mahi was good, but too salty.  It came with a side of white rice and roasted potatoes...although on the menu it said it came with lobster risotto.  I mentioned it to the server--but didn't make a big deal--and he brought me out some lobster 'risotto' anyway!  (Turns out the item had changed on the regular menu, but they forgot to re-print it on the g/f one.)  The risotto was definitely not what I had in mind, however: There were a few yummy chunks of lobster, but I'm still not sure what the cold, cubed startch it sat in was.  My dad ordered his Grilled Salmon g/f so I could have some, and we both really enjoyed that dish.

I made sure to save some room for the g/f Melting Hot Chocolate Soufflé, and holy crap it was good.  I'm not even a chocolate-lover, but I was sad when I came to the last bite.  Seriously, I'm considering going back and just getting that cake.

Of Special Note: 

<> Roy's offers very reasonably-priced [validated] valet parking (I think $5).
<> You can find the gluten-free menu on their website, by clicking location --> cuisine --> local menus & 
     'Download Gluten Free Menu PDF'.  It appears that it changes by season.