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| - I had high hopes for salad king! Lines out the door, super packed all the time, the food must be good... right? Well I experienced Salad King in all its glory. I made reservations in advance, knowing how busy it gets. When we got there around 6:30, there was already a line out the door. We were escorted to the second floor, where the setting and atmosphere is totally different! It was almost a different restaurant. Table settings, glasses and cloth napkins aligned the dimly lit chill atmosphere, it like like *gasp* a normal restaurant, as oppose to a high school cafeteria.
We were given a side of salted peanuts which were OK. Different menu, and the prices may have been slightly higher. I was all gun-ho about trying the pad thai, but unfortunately they didn't have a vegetarian pad thai (without fish sauce)... There was only two things on the menu that were 100% vegetarian, the thai noodles and some tofu thing. i opted for the noodles.
It was very saucy, but surprisingly extremely delish. My boyfriend ordered the pad thai (lucky dog). Others ordered the fish curry, tom yum soup and some duck dish. All and all, people seemed impressed. Except for maybe one incident where my friend bit down into a cherry tomato (from her fish curry) that tasted like propane. YUCK!
The service was mediocre at best. The staff weren't overly friendly , but they were attentive. I guess at a busy and popular place like this, they really don't need to have good customer service.
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