Tucked
in the aft corner of Carnival Sunshine, just off the Havana Bar is
quite possibly one of the best dining values at sea, Jiji’s Asian
Kitchen, where for $12 per person ($5 for kids) you can enjoy a four
course meal that will leave you wanting to dine there another night.
- Everything cooked fresh in Jiji’s Asian Kitchen.
China,
Mongolia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam’s
regional cuisines are the inspiration for Carnival Sunshine’s brand
new, full service restaurant, Ji Ji Asian Kitchen.
The
experience
Elegant
surroundings and clever decorative touches such as hanging light
fixtures and Chinese prayer rolls provide ambiance in the restaurant.
Kung
Pao Chicken.
After
checking in at the hostess stand you are seated in the restaurant
where you are brought out some complimentary bread and sauces,
followed by the server taking your drink order and the ordering
process.
The
menu is laid out simple and the head of the table orders everyone’s
food at the table. How it works is the server rolls the dice and it
lands on a lucky number. Everyone at the table goes around rolling
the dice until someone lands on the lucky number.
Food
Seven
different appetizers, seven different entrees and an assortment of
classic sides and soups with a new twist make up the menu.
Chicken
spring rolls.
A
sample of the menu:
▪
Nanjiing-style
duck appetizers
▪
Chicken
spring rolls
▪
Slow-braised
Wagyu beef short rib with watermelon radish
▪
Chicken
& Cilantro Root Soup
▪
Sweet
& Sour Fragrant Shrimp
▪
Hakka
Style Noodles
Rose
Crème brûlée is a not-to-miss dessert.
Words
can’t describe how great this venue is and I’d put it up against
a PF Chang’s or any land-based Asian fusion venue. There simply
isn’t a better value at sea.
Reservations
suggested
It
is suggested that you make reservations in Jiji’s Asian Kitchen,
because once word gets around, it does book up. On our sailing we had
the opportunity to dine three times. Each time we dined (without
reservations) it was harder and harder for us to get in. In fact,
they kept trying to book us for another night and we kept saying we
weren’t coming back, and we always did.
Free
lunch time offerings
Jiji’s
is free at lunch offering a noodle bar with vegtables and meats,
usually open until 2p on port days and a little later on sea days.
Carnival
Sunshine will be homeported in the Med until October, then heading to
New Orleans until April 2014, then Port Canaveral.
