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My friends and I came here on a whim after a holiday party, searching for some good thai food. After being turned away from a couple of other restaurants, who were about 30 minute+ wait. We decided to trek a little farther to Khao San Road.
Upon arrival we were told that it would be about a 10 minute wait, tired and hungry at that point we happily accepted. About 2 minutes later, we were seated!
Khao San Road is about the size of a one bedroom condo in liberty village, but our party of 4 was seated in the corner, so it didn't feel squishy at all.
For apps we had the "som tam" aka, papaya salad, and the squash fritters (can't remember the thai name for that, shame on me as I was just in Thailand this summer). Both were excellent, the som tam was just enough spicy with more spice on the side, if you like, that is. It was fresh and enough to split between 4 people. The fritters were also very good, light and tasty.
For our entrees, we each ordered a different type of curry. There were two panangs, and one massaman, my other friend ordered the pad grao pao. All of which were excellent! Although each dish appeared small, it ended up being VERY filling. All the dishes were really authentic and service was quick and helpful as well. This is the first Asian place where I've felt like my 15% tip was well deserved.
At this point, dessert was a must. They only have ONE available, and I know why....its because its so delicious!! It was a coconut tapioca hot pudding. In Chinese also known as "siye mi lo", excuse my for my horrible chinglish. This was definitely an elevated version of the traditional dessert that I'm used to having at home. The coconut milk was really packed with flavour, and I liked the chunks of coconut they included. My friends thought it was too sweet, but I'm never a stranger to sugar, so I embraced the sweetness full on.
Khao San Road has earned their 5 stars, and I can't wait to bring my husband here to try again :)
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