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| - Italian-Asian fusion? Maybe more kitchen CON-fusion.
Have been here only once---for lunch---so maybe 3 stars aren't really fair without at least another two or three visits. But after sampling four different menu items, and everything's still fresh in my mind---and mouth---I'm reviewing. Maybe this was an "OFF-day" for Wild Mango, so don't let my words stop you from trying it.
~ Roasted Duck Breast
Unrendered, inedible, fat---about 1/3" thick covering a good portion of the breast. Ordered by someone else---not me---so the single taste was enough to confirm it's off-putting fat-fullness and unpleasant taste. Fat was browned, on top of the meat, so amount of it was unknown--- but lying in wait. (Should be illegal.) Most of it should have been trimmed off before roasting, and that portion rendered down in a separate sauce pan. As far as flavor---maybe too much hoisin, or the alcohol in the vodka not burned/roasted off---or both.
~ Sweet Potato Fries
My first time. Had to finally try it---out of curiosity---given it's popularity and appearance on probably every restaurant menu. Has it made its debut at McD's yet? Or were they the ones who started it. Mushy and starchy. No surprise really---exactly what I expected. I prepare this fabulous vegetable myself, but a candied version with butter and brown sugar. It may not be as healthful, but the traditional preparation with those unhealthy flavorful extras tastes so much better. The humble, nutritious, tasty sweet potato---a veritable starch bomb---BEGS for other additions to cut into that dense, gummy, fiberous texture to make it palatable. For all I know, Wild Mango's might be the best around, but my first two-fry sample was also my last---here or anywhere else.
~ Vietnamese Salad Bowl . . . aka Just-Grab-What-You-Can-and-Throw-it-into-This-Bowl Salad
Yikes. Ten...maybe FIFTEEN ingredients. Alright---I'm exaggerating a bit---but this WAS overkill. Each element on their own---about 7 or 8, plus dressing---was fine, perfectly acceptable. But all TOGETHER it didn't work well for me. I do kind of the same thing---fridge fusion---when we're trying to consume the few prepared odds and ends from the refrigerator that have accumulated over two or three days---but mine have better results. I just can't get into cold rice noodles, cold leafy greens, cold shrimp, and cold chicken (very good, 4 stars) spring rolls. Yes...I read the description before I ordered, and liked each and every item. It was my MIND that wasn't paying close enough attention that this was a COMBINATION served in ONE bowl. Just too many things going on, that whoever prepped it forgot the dressing. No problem---this is NOT a complaint. Asked for the black rice vinaigrette---rather than the lime whatever---and it was delicious. If available, I'd recommend these Spring Rolls with black rice for dipping.
~ Tiramasu
Talk about SPONGE cake. This poor thing soaked up W-A-Y too much liquid. (Whoever prepped the cake didn't remove it in time.) I've had a *few* in my day---including my own (very good) and---5 or 6 years ago---Romano's Macaroni Grill (exceptional !...yeah, an evil chain) but this was a mistake, for sure. Perfect flavor, but wet, soft, and mooooshy. It should be moist, but have SOME body, and not be a limp liquidy mass.
~ JOSH
Our server. Friendly, smiling, knowledgeable, personable...cute, too. 5 Star.
~ Background Jazz
Smooth...cool...at a perfect volume.
~ Interior
Sleek and upscale. (Click their site.) Ask for a booth if you'd like a little privacy.
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