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| - This restaurant is one of the few Thai restaurants I've been to over the course of years. From my undergrad days in Ottawa, and currently in the GTA.
A friend of mine who's a big foodie had suggested this place, and we decided to go to this place. Mind you, my friend has been here before, and if he had not recommended it, I wouldn't have agreed. I also do trust his judgement, so that is something to make note of. I ended up driving from work which is in Aurora, and I could definitely say that it is worth the 1 hour and 45 minute drive on a Thursday evening in rush hour traffic on the 404/DVP.
Parking is no problem, as there is ample parking nearby, and I definitely recommend the Impark parking as its multi level, safer and not shady. A $7 flat rate is what you pay in the evening on a weekday.
We went to the restaurant, and at first, I enjoyed the fact that instead of traditional restaurants, you either walk up the stairs, or no stairs at all, however we had to walk down the stairs. From what I could tell the place was pretty packed, and this tells you something. The food and service has to be excellent, for it to be crowded and packed inside. The ambiance was a bit hip, and I did not mind it at all. We had to wait 15 minutes for our table, and eventually we sat down.
The waitress was very friendly, and ensured that we were well taken care off/looked after, however I did notice after paying that I was charged full price for an appetizer, where we instructed her that we will split the appetizers. One of the other appetizer was split 50/50 on the bill. Never mind, that is my fault for not spotting it on the get go. I don't mind too.
My friend and I ordered the Gai Satay, Grabong for the appetizers, and for my main course, I ordered the vegan dish - Pad Pha Hett. It is not on their online menu, but from what I could recall, it contained steam rice, snow peas, bamboo shoots, peppercorn, ginger, red pepper, red curry and another vegetable or two. To place the order, we only had to wait 10 minutes.
After waiting for 5 to 10 minutes, the Gai Satay came. At first, I was a bit surprised. Usually when food comes out that quick, it tells you one thing - it was rushed, and it won't taste great. Or so as Gordon Ramsay so eloquently puts it. However, I was wrong. It tasted great, and no I am not factoring in that I was hungry heh. The sauce that it came with was a perfect combination. For $11 there were 5 pieces of the Gai Satay. My friend was kind enough to let me have the last piece. After having the Gai Satay, few minutes after, the Grabong came. This is the squash fritter if I am not mistaken. At first, I thought it was the thin fries, and after having a taste, it was like sweet potato fries, yet tasted even better. I wasn't sure if I could taste the squash, but in the end, it still tasted pretty good. The portion size was just perfect for two people to share. Finally the Pad Pha Hett came. The portion size yet again was perfect. The spices, flavour, smell definitely got my senses and taste buds going. I could definitely taste the pepper corn and enjoyed the dish thoroughly, to the point that I wiped my plate clean XD I was tempted to lick the plate, but there was a couple sitting right beside us, and I did not want to show that I am animal or a pig when it comes to eating food. I made sure to restrict my male instincts, unlike my ancestors.
Overall I would definitely recommend this place, and for the price paid its definitely worth it. So to you all there who live far, its definitely worth it, even though you are not in the Downtown area, definitely make a trip to this place. You won't regret it.
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