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| - Really shocked that this place only has 3 stars. I wouldn't let that detour you because I had a very nice meal there during Summerlicious. I was there for the 25 dollar dinner, which provided a choice of appertizer, soup or salad, an entree, and a dessert.
For my app, I selected the Satay Shrimp Skewer, which was presented well and was pretty much how you would expect a shrimp skewer to be. It was a nice way to start things off. My girlfriend had the cold rolls, which were nice and fresh, but I think had a little too much carrot in it. I think it would have been better with 50% less carrot and would be better served if they replaced that carrot with cucumber.
For the salad/soup course I had the Mango Salad, which was a good size and was quite pretty. I would definitely say it was big enough to share. My girlfriend had the Chicken Coconut Milk Soup, and I felt this was the only large miss of the meal. The coconut milk was pretty much untraceable in appearance and flavour. The soup also contained chunks on inedible lemongrass. Instead of tasting like coconut, it tasted more of the seafood stock it was based on and was kind of off putting when you were expecting coconut milk because it was in the title of the dish. I wouldn't recommend it.
For our entree we both got the Crispy Beef Panang Curry and honestly this was the star of the show. My girlfriend had this previously on her first trip to Linda's, and she raved about it. Well, it was still very delicious and I would order a panang curry there if I went again. The beef was cooked well and could have fall apart with a fork if you really wanted it too. It was also of high quality, and didn't contain any obtrusive fatty bits that got in the way. The crispy batter on the beef maybe could have been thinner, but I didn't mind that too much. The curry sauce was great. Who doesn't love flavours of curry, and coconut, and peanut... mmm yum. I would highly recommend this dish.
For dessert I had papaya ice cream because I was so full, and my girlfriend had the sweet mango sticky rice which was actually two small bits and not heavy looking at all. We both enjoyed our desserts. In the end I'd go back for the crispy beef panang curry, or one of the other curries.
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