Lisa Steele l Fresh Eggs Daily

Nice place for breakfast or brunch. Good selection of choices. The Crab Eggs Benedict was great. Huge portion of two crab cakes and two poached eggs. My friend had an omelet that looked tasty. The coffee was fine. Hash browns were fine.

The biscuits with butter were outstanding. Warm, freshly baked.

Not sure I would be compelled to go back, but there's nothing specific negative I could put my finger on. If you're looking for a quick breakfast, it's not a bad choice.

Lisa Steele
Author of The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook

First time trying Kobe today for lunch. Won't be the last. Very nice atmosphere, clean restaurant. Convenient location near the mall. We ordered hot and cold sake while we perused the extensive menu. The restaurant is divided into the hibachi area and the regular restaurant. We decided to order a few rolls after eating our salad (crunchy with plenty of ginger dressing) and miso soup. We shared the Manhattan roll and Incredible roll and both were beautifully presented and delicious. We'll definitely go back. There were so many rolls to choose from, not to mention several Thai dishes, hand rolls, and sashimi. Everything was fresh and so yummy! So happy that we finally tried Kobe. Highly recommend.

Updated 7/10: another great lunch. I'm convinced this is the best sushi in the Bangor area. We enjoyed a Manhattan, Alaskan Beauty, Crazy Ninja, and Incredible rolls. All excellent.
Lisa Steele
Author of The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook

Best sushi we've had since moving to Maine. I'm so excited to find such a great spot in the Bangor area. Convenient location, easy to get to. Limited parking in front. Nice inside. Bright and clean. Pretty extensive menu and everything we ordered was so good. We started with green tea, salads with ginger dressing and soup. All good. As expected. Next we enjoyed some shumai, steamed and fried gyoza and spring rolls. Everything was delicious abd plated nicely. That was followed by sashimi, a shrimp tempura roll topped with salmon and egg rolls. No complaints at all. The fish was super fresh, everything was great. So flavorful and my husband who was stationed in Japan for a few years in the Navy was even impressed! Service was friendly and helpful. The waitress even went out of her way to answer our question about one of the accompaniments. Nice size portions. We came home with leftovers. I'm excited to go back and try some more things from the menu.
Lisa Steele
Author of The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook

First time dining at Blaze in Bangor. We had tried the Bar Harbor location several years ago and we never compelled to go back, but decided to try the Bangor location and were so glad we did! We had a wonderful lunch. We hoped to sit outside, but it was a bit cold, so we opted for an indoor table.

We started with drinks. The pear martini was really delicious and flavorful. For kick I had the duck burger with a fried duck egg on top and duck fat fries as a side. The burger was perfectly seasoned and the best burger I've had in years. I would go back for the burger alone. My husband had the Cajun Buttermilk Chicken Sandwich and loved it. The thick chicken breast was juicy and seasoned well. And the aioli was perfect on top. My mother in law had the Farmers Pizza loaded with vegetables, pesto etc. It good-sized and she loved it, although we brought half home because it was so large. The service was good and the interior decor nice and kind of edgy.

Lisa Steele
Author of The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook

Gorgeously rustic chic atmosphere and seriously delicious food. I attended a private event in the upstairs area and it was really nice. Servers passed small bites like falafel balls and mini lobster rolls that were perfect for the event, then set out a buffet including Caesar Salad, meatballs in sauce, sliced steak etc. for us to nibble on, then brought out blueberry crumble cups and churro bites for dessert. The bartender was friendly and mixed excellent drinks, including an Espresso Martini. I would definitely go back. A very pleasant evening at a pretty venue.