| rev:text | 	Today I reaffirmed my opinion that Mix Zone is a bit Americanized, however done well.  We ordered the 3 Color Curry, the Dan Special, the pineapple fried rice, and the pad see ew.  I also ordered Thai Iced Coffee, and tried my friend's Thai Iced Tea.  Unfortunately, I would recommend giving both of these a pass.  The cream that they use in the Thai iced coffee is similar to the cream used in Vietnamese coffee.  It doesn't mix well with the iced coffee, and the coffee itself doesn't have a good flavor. 
The Dan Special is a flat rice noodle dish with scrambled egg, with a sort of mini-salad on top. It is covered by a sweet, slightly oily sauce.  This dish is not spicy at all, and I'm pretty sure it is an invention of the cook rather than a traditional Thai dish.  It was tasty though, and a yummy way to eat salad, although a little bit on the sweet and sugary side.
The 3 Color Curry, which this place is famous for, is an interesting curry.  It has some Indian flavors in it, and it isn't sweet.  While not very traditional for Thai curry, I enjoyed it.  
The pad see ew with chicken was a little bit sweeter than normal.  The chicken was slightly dry, but nothing to complain about.  It came with nicely prepared Chinese broccoli.  Other than the added sweetness, this wasn't a bad dish at all.
The pineapple fried rice was my least favorite of the bunch.  It had canned pineapple chunks, which is a big no-no in my book.  The rice was a little dry for me, and a little bit salty.  This is better than having greasy fried rice, and it definitely wasn't terrible, but I probably wouldn't order it again.  
Overall, I think that Mix Zone is a good restaurant, but it definitely is not traditional. This probably isn't a bad thing for the customer base that they are going for (there is a hospital right next door that filled the place up at lunch time).  Stay away from the Thai iced tea/coffee though.  Those were both really bad. |