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| - After reading the reviews, I was a little skeptical about trying this place, but my boyfriend said that it was pretty good, so I took his word for it.
We arrived at about 7:15pm on a Friday and was I already nervous about the location. At first, I thought that my boyfriend had made a mistake, but no, it's really in a strip mall. Call my snobby, but I was definitely shocked. I was also worried about showing up at this time without a reservation. We were running late for another event, so yes, I was a bit nervous. As soon as we got there, though, I was able to immediately get a table and a couple of menus.
I thought that it was a little overpriced, and that our server was a bit slow in refilling our water glasses, but all in all, pretty good dining experience.
We ordered the following (and yes, we had them bring everything out at once and we didn't have any leftovers either...definitely starving):
Beef Satay Sticks - so delicious and full of flavor
Chicken Satay Sticks - delicious too, but a bit tougher than the beef sticks (so we ate these last)
The accompanying cucumber salad was as good as expected.
Beef with Pepper Garlic Sauce - the portion was a little smaller than expected, but the garlic pepper sauce was just enough to complement the tenderness of the beef.
Sea Bass with Ginger - again, the portion was definitely a lot smaller than anticipated, and the sauce seemed to be a bit much for the portion of fish that they gave us, but again it was still delicious, although it felt like i was eating a soup rather than a sea bass dish.
I'll admit that I was pretty impressed that even though we told the guy that we were in a hurry and the place was fairly packed, we got our food within 15 minutes of ordering. However, I guess that the guy was a bit too busy to check back on us about our drinks, since I had to flag him down twice to give me a water refill.
My only gripes are about the sort of slow service and the portions, prices, and a bit of the food. All in all, I'm definitely willing to return and try this place out a second time.
Whenever I get around to making a return trip, I'm not sure, though, if I'll be able to try anything other than the beef satay or beef with garlic pepper sauce. Those two dishes are definitely a favorite of mine, at least for now.
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