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| - This restaurant is one of those strip mall hole-in-the-wall types. It's tucked away, unseeming, and with little character on the outside. Frank chose this place on yelp and, to my dismay, we sat in the car justifying our choice for eating here.
We hesitated a bit while walking toward the door, unsure of what lay ahead, but we sucked it up and entered the front door holding our breath and expected the worst (dirty floors, bad service, poor food). Thankfully, we were wrong. This cute restaurant has the old school bamboo chairs and tables with menus ready to go. There are a few servers ready to take your order and watching each table for refills or other needs. We were seated promptly, received our drink order within a minute and took a good look at the menu.
Their lunch menu is simple--choose a meat, choose a sauce and it's 5.95. We wanted the regular menu, though, so we glanced at it and discovered some interesting dishes we never heard of; two, in fact: Bangkok 9 stripped crispy chicken and the beef. They both had the same finish--a sweet chili sauce with garlic. I decided to jump in and try something that sounded different to me, and we ordered off the regular menu at 8 dollars a pop.
The food didn't take long at all, and we were occupied with their lovely steamed (by request) vegetable dumplings that had the thai flavors mixed in. The sweet soy dip was great, too, and judging by the appetizer we assumed that the lunch itself would be great. We were right. First off, the food was beautiful. The chicken dish was shiny and glazed over with this transluscent, orange chili sauce. It smelled fantastic. Although flour coated fried stripped beef doesn't look as appealing, it didn't taste anything like the visual expectation of it.
Their sauce on these dishes are great; sweet, slightly spicy (you can order no heat) and had a garlic (subtle) finish. The chicken and beef remain nice and crispy despite the sauce, which is something I always look for in fried dishes like that. It was like eating crispy light pieces of chicken heaven drenched in sweet love. The plates were piled high, too, so sure enough we had leftovers for lunch the next day.
They provide a bowl of rice enough for 3 - 4 helpings between 2 people, and because the sauce is slightly tangy and sweet (it's really like a thai version of a sweet & sour, but better) the rice is nice to cut that while eating. By the time we finished the rice bowl was cleaned out and the leftovers neatly packed with more rice (they did it on their own, which was nice). We patted our tummies and paid a 20 dollar bill (not including tip) that includes 2 dishes, an appetizer and drinks! Their lunch menu, although cheaper, was good, but I'm so glad we tried their Bangkok 9 dishes instead.
If you're looking for cheap eats in a place where two worlds collide on a plate, try this hidden restaurant in Henderson near Hobby Lobby. It's good, it's filling, and it doesn't put a hole in your wallet. You know how I know it was good? I dreamt about it and craved it the next day. As a matter of fact I'm going to end this now so I can drive down there for dinner. Ciao!
PS: If any Guam people read this review, remember House of Chin Fee? The chicken dish I refer to tastes like their sweet & sour chicken. I grew up on it, so I'm a fan :)
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