Summer Menu Series: Clever Koi
While the summer is coming to a close, the menu’s keep rolling in and The Clever Koi has announced their Late Summer Food & Drink menu.
In an effort to keep things interesting during these dog days of summer, the restaurant has created some impressive new dishes and we’ve got it all broken down for you right here.
The Bites
Green Papaya Salad| Exotic papaya is paired with crunchy peanuts and a spicy chili soy vinaigrette
Miso Grilled Calamari Steak| A small plate bursting with big flavors brought about by accompanying fingerling potato salad, green beans 
and pickled onions
Chicken & Waffles Steamed Buns| This eclectic nontraditional dish is served with a kimchee waffle, chili maple syrup and scallions
Roasted Peach Fritters| A sweet ending to any meal, this dish is topped with a five spice and vanilla cream cheese.
The Booze
Dark & Stormy| Myers dark rum, allspice bitters and ginger beer
Paloma| El Jimador blanco tequila, Maldon salt, grapefruit and lemongrass soda
Pierre Gomez| Cazadores reposado, Gran Classico Bitter and Guillaumette Genepi liquer
Innocent Postcard| Saler’s apertif, Bonal and orange flower water
Up In Smoke| Corsair Triple Smoke whiskey, Bonal, St. George spiced pear and Gomme
The Bucks
Prices vary based on selected items.
The Clever Koi is located at 4236 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix.
For more information or reservations call 602.222.3474
Copyright © 2014 by Taryn Jeffries
About the Author - Taryn Jeffries
Editor and Chief Eating Officer of PhoenixBites, 2017 Food Writer of the Year (Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame) Taryn grew up in a small town in Illinois with a doting Grandmother who taught her the way around a kitchen and that food is representative of love. Her current quest is to find the love in local dishes and the chefs behind them. In addition to running all things PhoenixBites, Taryn is also a freelance writer, sharing her insight on the best dishes and where to get them each and every month.
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