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| - Many a time I've heard these famous last words from my boyfriend: "Here, try this, it's not that hot" and the next thing I know I'm waking up on the floor in front of the refrigerator, soaked from having poured milk all over my face and mouth to try and quell the burn.
Okay, so that's a bit of an exaggeration, but let's just say I have something of an extremely temperature sensitive tongue. So I was terrified when we walked into Salad King and all the servers were wearing T-shirts proclaiming "HOT!!!" and the whole place was done up with suns and fire symbols. Still, I decided to be a fair sport and give it a go.
The fish sauce was a bit bland, but the crispy spring rolls we got for an appetizer were very good. For a main course I ordered the pineapple chicken (mild, obviously) and I actually wish I had maybe gone a step-up to medium. The flavor was great and all the ingredients were fresh. My boyfriend ordered a 5 chili tofu dish and tried not to act too ego-hurt when the girl next to him ordered 10 and lapped it down without batting an eye.
The place has a school cafeteria feel (long stainless steel tables and slatted benches to sit) and is every bit as loud. The service is a bit slow, but for as busy as it gets, it's really not that bad. I've definitely had worse in places with far less traffic, so I can't complain too much.
The best part has to be the price. Our appetizer, two mains and a pot of green tea (despite my thinking that should be complimentary everywhere...) only came to $24 (with tip).
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