Spectacular beach day on Orient. Spent a good part of the day at La Playa until we went for lunch at Chez Leandra. Great lunch of ½ grilled lobster with rice & peas, 3 sweet plantains with a nice salad. David ate the jerk chicken sandwich with fries and salad. Ran into some acquaintances we haven’t seen in a number of years so nice chatting with them.

Returned to La Playa beachfront until 4 pm. The beach was more active with people than our two previous visits.

Stopped at the Yacht Club for a drink before returning to Beachside. A woman soloist went on at 6 pm to 8 pm. We stayed for a couple of songs. She was very good.

Thoroughly enjoyed our meal tonight at Mr. Chow in Maho. Very comfortable seats which was good because service was slow. No fault of the servers they were working hard. The restaurant was full by the time we left at 9 pm. The kitchen is small so having so many diners at the same time really puts a strain on the kitchen. Servers were pleasant and apologized for delays. It was ok because our drinks came out quickly and so did our appetizer of 2 smoked pork belly bao buns. They were delicious and hearty so waiting for our entrees wasn’t a big deal for us as we saw how hard everyone was working in the front of the house.

David’s entrée was an order of General Tso’s chicken with white rice and a few vegetables. The shrimp along with two big pieces of broccoli were fried to perfection then reintroduced to the sauce. One of the best General Tso’s I’ve ever tasted, which David concurred. I ate the Shrimp Bo Bun salad and while it didn’t rival Dreams it was very good and satisfying. I would recommend it to those who like this type of salad. A fusion of Thai and Vietnamese flavors. Peanuts, mint, noodles, green leaf salad, fish sauce, lime wedge and other vegetables along with mint. No gratuity or service charge added.