How did I not come here b4??? A keeper for sure.
Tho the Hainanese rice seemed oily, it had a taste I could not pinpoint that tempted me to order more to go...garlic jasmine rice with a chewy texture, not dry. Mmmm.
The Sarong Barong was served in a crispy taro bowl which our happy server snipped into bite sized pieces in front of us. Lots of different veges with shrimp and chicken cooked in a sweet, but not too sweet, soy sauce-wine base. Loved that it was not salty like most Asian restaurants.
I couldn't pass up an even more tastier dish of Belacan (shrimp paste which is reminiscent of fish sauce). Served with okra and chicken for my dish but also available with green beans, beef, or shrimp. I'll definitely order this again. Now I must find a Belacan dish recipe .
It's bn a while since receiving such doting service. From beginning to end, it reminded me of restaurants of days past. We were tended to meticulously from chopsticks to even being asked if we wanted our second bowl of white rice brought out to be added to the leftover take home. Most servers wouldn't bother.
I hope to try other dishes here. I'm sure I'll be surprised again.