Lincoln Restaurant Week

I decided to start a blog because my life has decidedly taken a more interesting turn. I decided to name is "Indecisive and Insatiable" because I feel like those two words describe me very well. I can never decide what I want to do/eat/buy or say. I have an insatiable appetite for life and food. I like to try new things and explore new avenues. I believe it is good to constantly broaden your horizons. Just to update you on my current life: I am engaged, planning a wedding, moving into my fiance's apartment and trying to start building a house. I hope to not be so busy that I can't post weekly on here and I will try my best. Hopefully my life is interesting enough to read about. I will try to post pictures with each post and keep you updated on my constantly changing life.

This weekend is actually full of events. All week I was looking forward to trying a not-so-new restaurant that has been in Lincoln for a couple years now and is also participating in Lincoln Restaurant Week.


Jordan and I heard about Lincoln Restaurant Week when it first started a few years ago. This year, the event is really starting to take off and many restaurants around Lincoln are opting into this fun week for Lincoln residents. Many of the restaurants "enrolled" in this special week are more upscale restaurants. They offer a three-course menu where you can get an appetizer, entree and dessert for either $19.99 or $29.99 per person, depending on which menu, restaurant or special entree you choose. It's a great way to try a new restaurant (or restaurants) that you have been wanting to visit but never got around to visiting. I think Jordan loves it because it's a pretty easy date and he can take me to a nice place, but doesn't have to pay out his butt just for a full dinner. PLUS, you get the most perfectly portioned dessert at the end, since it's a three-course menu. You get a taste for the restaurant, but never get too full to enjoy each bite.

So tonight, we headed to Issara. Jordan has been wanting to go to this place since it opened. (He actually tried to take me there for my 21st birthday dinner, but I really wanted pizza and a mojito that night) We have been really interested in Asian Fusion and wanted to see what they offered, so we went! We took my sister-in-law with us as well since she was visiting for the weekend. Issara was amazing. Their portions were much more than adequate and we loved all the flavors. We ordered one of each item on the LRW menu and had a feast. In short, we got some cute rangoons, Tom Kha soup and Thai rolls as the appetizer; pad thai, duck and crab fried rice as the main dishe; coconut ice cream, jalapeño cheesecake and mango sticky rice for dessert. Everything was sensational and the service was amazing; very receptive to all our needs.

I highly recommend going to Issara. Although LRW is only once a year for one week, I highly recommend taking advantage of the lower prices and tasting menus that many of Lincoln's higher end restaurants offer during this time. Jordan and I have gone for two years in a row and it never disappoints. I have attached a link below so you can check out their website and go next year (I realize this post is a little late, but nonetheless informative).