Rumbi Island Grill

www.rumbi.com

The Pacific islands call to mainlanders like the siren song of yore.  The ocean breeze and call of the surf keep bringing us back, not for what is, but for what could be. 

Rumbi Island Grill is Utah based and Polynesian inspired but still comes across as just a rice bowl place.  They offer a choice of rice or noodles, topped with the meat and sauce of your choice.  The rice and noodles are both fine choices, because you can’t really get them wrong. 

The chicken served on the rice bowls is good, but is so finely diced and so finely apportioned that it’s easy to miss.  The majority of the sauces are various degrees of sweetness, so this is no place for the diabetic.  Even the sauces claiming “spicy” as a selling point (Bali Island and Jerk) are just slightly less sweet than the others. 

One of the key features are the Rumbi Fries.  These are a mix of sweet potato and regular French fries.  Unfortunately, neither has much flavor. 

The décor is pleasantly island-ish.  If you were to close your eyes and imagine a restaurant described as an “island grill”, you would be picturing Rumbi.  Unfortunately, the island flavor is not quite as easy to conjure. 

Rumbi Island Grill gets only 2 of 5 stars – a solid vote of no confidence.