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| - I found out about this place in my Phoenix hotel room as I was channel surfing and landed on a show called "Check, Please! Arizona" where three really polite women were describing their favorite local restaurant to the semi-interested host. The funny thing is that I was on an episode of "Check, Please! Bay Area" several years ago where I was one of three heavily opinionated people defending our restaurant choices as the host was pounding Chardonnay. What drew me here was that it was a well-regarded vegetarian place with an Asian accent much like the excellent Veggie Village (review: http://bit.ly/2uJzEZT). Will lightning strike twice?
Phoenix always surprises me with its geographic size as it took me almost an hour to get here from Peoria where I was staying. The restaurant turned out to be in the middle of a shopping center parking lot which I have noticed is a common piece of real estate for a lot of eateries here. I must have been early because I was their first customer of the evening, and it looked like the manager was still working on the books at one of the tables. As I indulgently sidled into a booth that could easily fit four, it didn't take me long for me to figure out what to order because it all sounded organic and healthy to me. I first tried the $5.95 Fresh Cucumber Rolls which I first saw on the show.
They rolled up fried tofu, marinated julienne white radish, carrot, and fresh mint, and vermicelli noodles, all rolled up in a thin slice of cucumber and served with a thick and delectable peanut sauce (photo: http://bit.ly/2jcfEbp). I frankly couldn't get enough of those. The same price Autumn and Summer Rolls appeared just as appetizing. For my entree, I ordered the $11.95 Rainbow Wonder, an abundant platter of stir-fried vegetables in seven different colors (thus the apt name) along with shiitake mushrooms, all of it mixed with a sesame-ginger garlic sauce and accompanied by brown rice (photo http://bit.ly/2AYQh42). Just perfect for a late summer meal.
FOOD - 5 stars...simple executions of really healthy dishes, well turned with an Asian twist
AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...unsurprisingly green and more fast food-looking than expected but still quite peaceful
SERVICE - 4 stars...attentive even if I was the only one in there
TOTAL - 5 stars...Chef May Li has figured out an epicurean niche for her bountiful dishes and it works
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