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| - My partner and I have been to Elephant Bar many times, and it never disappoints. You walk in and are immediately struck by the warm, safari-esque decor. Giant palm frond fans twirl lazily above, while a cool blue backlit ceiling dominates the heavy wood fixtures. This time, we went straight into the bar and camped out in one of the over-sized booths. The restaurant was not as busy as I remember it in the past, and we were there at about 5 pm on a Saturday. Still, there was a good crowd.
Our service was impeccable, as the servers were very attentive and efficient. The food came out fast. Since it was happy hour, we ordered a bunch of their discounted appetizers. Sometimes we like doing "picky food" as we call it. We started with the coconut shrimp skewers and the butterflied fried shimp with cocktail sauce. Both were elegantly served and very tasty, perfectly cooked and quite enjoyable. The sauce had a nice little kick to it, without being too hot or bland. Next, we moved on to the Vietnamese spring rolls, which unfortunately were chilled and a little weird, stuffed with shrimp and vegetables. They were almost a little jiggly, and as I have texture issues with food, I had to be careful here. The peanut sauce served on the side was tasty and saved the day for me, but I would have preferred the spring rolls cooked, as I'm not a fan of sushi and this sort of reminded me of that. The vegetable relish in the middle of the spring rolls plate was pretty good, though.
Next, we shared the hummus, which was also very tasty. We did run out of the hard pita chips (I would have preferred soft pita but that's just me), but it was so good I finished off the hummus with my fork and practically licked the plate, until my partner slapped me up side the head and told me to stop being a pig. Finally, I ordered the $3.50 tomato soup, which came looking somewhat oily and liberally laced with sour cream. It tasted really good, despite the oily appearance, and it was quickly scarfed up. With beer, our total for all of this was under $30, so I'd say it was mission accomplished in spades. The prices are reasonable and the food portions are ample but not gargantuan. Overall, I give this a B+. Good service helped ticked that up a notch, and we will be back. Go here, go often, and have fun.
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