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| - My friend is a really busy lady so when we go out, I usually try to find places near her home to minimize her commute. We had planned to have dinner at Pin-Kaow and originally planned to meet at 6 PM, then delayed to 630, and finally 7ish was decided upon. She called to let me know that she got a lot of work done and has a lot of free time. We started talking about Pin Kaow and find out she she's been there. I like her to have new experiences, so I asked if she would be interested in trying out Lotus of Siam. An enthusiastic "yes"...
It's been 5 years since I'd been here and called to see if reservations are needed. I spoke with a guy named "Bank" who later I found out is the Manager. He said they are booked and walk in's may need to wait 20 minutes. I asked if they had a bar and he said that they do have a bar. (that's new since I was last there)...I then asked if there was a "walk in" list. He took my name and added my friend and we were good to go.
Last time I was here a HUGE fight with around 15 people broke out in the parking lot. The neighborhood is sketchy so have your head on a swivel if you go. When we arrived, there are what looks like patrons waiting outside for a table. I was beginning to wonder how big the bar is. We walk in and THEY EXPANDED!!! They have a huge wine selection now! Wow! We announced our arrival and let them know we would be waiting in the Bar. Everyone was very nice. Zero, zip, nada attitude.
We sat down, had ordered wine by that glass and were seated about 10 minutes later.
I usually order the same foods regardless of which Thai establishment we go to so I asked Joe, our Waiter, for his recommendations. We ordered the NAM KAO TOD Crispy rice appetizer that's mixed with minced sour sausage, green onion, fresh chili, ginger, peanuts, and lime juice.. I'm big on hot dogs/sausage, so Joe offered it made with Tofu. Excellent decision. For our main course we ordered a Northern Thai dish called Northern Laub, which apparently is ompletely different from the Issan larb in taste, this northern style larb (ground pork) is cooked with Northern Thai spices and no lime juice, garnished with fresh herbs and vegetables. I think I would have preferred to have this made with Tofu too but didn't want to upset the Chef with too many changes. However, I think it would ahve been cool if it did. They are very accommodating. I've almost been kicked out for making a suggestion at a SF Chinatown spot. Anyway, an finally, La Piste de resistance, Khao Soi. This typical Burmese influenced Northern Thai egg noodle is served in curry sauce and coconut cream (your choice of beef or chicken), garnished with sliced red onion, lime and pickled vegetables. All of these dishes can be made with a spiciness range from 1-10. We ordered a 7 for all and the smoke was perfect...I could have gone to an 8, but it was a perfect dish at 7. Do NOT eat the little red peppers in the dish or have water ready. Ice water. Oh, we also ordered the Thai Tea. Very refreshing. They do not have coffee there. Well, they do have instant, but is that really coffee, is it?
Oh man...the La Piste de resistance is really the sample platter dessert. It's comprised of Coconut ice cream, Sticky rice with Mango's (if you like the salty sweet thing then this is your thing), and Fried banana rolls drizzled with honey. Menu diva at it again...we were full so didn't want a Cheesecake Factory sized dessert. Joe hooked up a sample Sampler for us. The very sweet dessert maker delivered it for us and reaffirmed that it was made smaller for us. It was sill plenty of food though. ( I promised my friend I would not mention that she ate 75% of each plate, though she claims more of a 50 50 split. Hey, I'm not mad at her. A gurl's gotta eat, right?)
Our bill for the two of us was less than $50 and we got our grub and drink on big...well, at least she did...kidding of course...kind of...OKAY...I am kidding. We both ate good.
When I first moved here in 2001, I discovered Lotus of Siam listening to NPR. The were saying how Gourmet Magazine chooses the top 10 restaurants in LV every year and every year, Lotus of Siam is selected. How can one resist right? The food was not awe inspiring, but I would not kick it out of bed for eating crackers either. The food was 3 stars, the Service was 5 stars so I took an average of the two...(3+5)/2) is equal to 8/2 which equals 4...just in case...
Alrighty then!!!
Enjoy!
Chow!
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