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| - Met up with a friend here on a busy Saturday afternoon for lunch. Swan Lake was playing and the place was buzzing, but I was able to snag a table pretty quickly. Needing to be warmed up I ordered a flower tea and a bowl of Tom Kha soup with chicken while I waited for my friend to arrive. The tea seemed already sweetened, which was fine with me, and the soup was in a way bigger bowl than I expected and was absolute coconut creamy goodness.
My main entree was the Thai fried rice with crab. I sampled this dish a few years ago at the Northside location and loved it. What I had today wasn't bad, just not nearly as good as I remembered it. I would get it as a side dish, but not my main dish. Don't get me wrong, it was good! Just not out of thing world and not something I'd want a whole plate of again.
The place was beautifully decorated, and the service seemed a bit scattered, but food was pumping out of that kitchen quickly even with a full restaurant. The lunch portions were extremely reasonable for the price ($9-$12 per entree at a fancy downtown spot) and tasty. My friend liked her sliced beef salad but said it wasn't filling. Docking one star for scattered and unorganized service. Though very friendly, our waitress didn't seem to be very experienced or quick, and split our checks wrong.
Oh! Even though this place is prob twice the size of the Northside location, they still crammed in about three tables too many. When you factor in the chairs because they use no booths, things get can get cozy REAL quick!!
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