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| - Let me be clear, the chief reason for my visit is so my girlfriend could get her hands on the extremely photo-worthy mango sticky rice. That aside, Jatujak is a charmingly low-key restaurant with chalk-drawings of the food on the wall, wallprints of traditional Thai figures, and a large flag of Thailand on another wall.
As it follows with my bad habits at a new restaurant, I over-order to edge out a little more on variety, getting the pad kee mao, khao soi, curry steamed fish, chicken wings, Thai iced teas, and the mango sticky rice. Overall my impression was that flavours were authentic; good heat and fragrance. Surprisingly, my favourite was the steamed fish curry. Served in a banana leaf basket, it was like a delicate and fragrant omelet with a bowlful of rice and some orange slices for garnish---a pleasant contrast from the oiliness and sauciness of our other choices. That pad kee mao was also a standout, with decently sized juicy and flavourful shrimp, and reasonably (and satisfyingly) greasy fried noodles and veggies (as if pad thai and ???? had a well-behaved lovechild). I initially felt the Thai iced teas were overwhelmed by condensed milk (my girlfriend comments that it does not live up to the real thing), with the much desired tea flavour arriving weakly in the aftertaste. However, sipping on this in between bites and dishes, I found it was more than suitable as a palate cleanser and a ground to which to return from heat---acceptable.
The mango sticky rice was indeed beautiful as my esteemed fellow Yelpers have captured before. Not being a fan myself, I found it a mildly sweet finisher of appropriate portion size and excellently plated. Definitely a date-worthy dish.
Overall, recommended.
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