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| - I know I have been consistently reviewing Asian restaurants and small cafes , but I am sorry, I am on this adventurous whirlwind of work stress and subsequent nightmares; aggressive allergies and having to repeat myself at least three times, to everyone I know. I don't have the time for my "Paint the city Red" reviews right now.
I placed an online order from Thai St. Cafe and that part was super convenient and easy. Somehow, I am always annoyed when I know the place is across the street from where I am and I have to wait 60+ minutes for the delivery anyway.
I had the following items:
Egg rolls
Dumplings
Chicken Chow Mein
Total: $35 with delivery fee of $3 and a $5 tip.
I wrote very specific delivery notes on the order because my office can be a little hard to find and after placing the order, I immediately called the restaurant to reiterate my notes and told them exactly how to get to me. The hostess said she will relay this to the driver. Of course, when he arrived. he was at the other side of our property, about a mile from my office and I had to explain again. This just annoys me a bit. I already repeated it twice... so, really? You need it again? (See my note about repeating myself).
Eggrolls might have as well been frozen. Not the crispy, flaky roll I expect and get from my home girl at China Bobo. These reminded me of what I used to buy at Sam's Club, like 15 years ago. There was nothing memorable about the item.
Dumplings smelled like farmed or defrosted fish before I even opened the container. Eating them, I did not taste the fish, but definitely smelled it. The taste of pork dominated the dumpling with every chew. I eat meat but I do not like tasting the death of the animal in my mouth as I chew its bits. That was a turn off and I did not eat more than two. The texture of the whole dish was very good and well presented. The plum sauce had a very distinct prune flavor and to me it was great, to some it may be too strong.
Chow Mein was tasty and had a good amount of cabbage, carrots and green onion. The chicken pieces were HUGE and that was pretty much the whole dish. Sliced chicken breast (long way) dominated the dish, and it was sauteed and sprinkled with veggies and noodles. I ate most of the noodles and had a container full of leftover chicken. I have it the fridge at work, but I most likely will never eat it again and will leave it there because I feel badly for having to throw it out.
The Chow Mein portion was actually pretty small now that I think about it.
The 4-5 egg rolls were way smaller than usual so you are basically getting about 3 normal sized rolls for about $7 with tax and fees. Not worth it.
I've spent many paychecks in Chinatown and in Summerlin on great Asian food -- this is not fantastic Thai food -- this is very generic Thai and ti servers its purpose..
I understand that their portions and pricing are due to their proximity to the Strip, but again, Chinatown is 10 min away and there are some fantastic joints there. I can see this being a great place for hungry tourists, who do not want to pay the extortion costs of some of the Strip restaurants, but I would most definitely not make the trip from my neighborhood to eat here.
Based on the items I ordered, the food was just meh for my taste buds.
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