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| - I love the location! The street view of Atwood makes for a nice people watching spot. Plus, it's a Pokemon hotspot. The vibrant red, gold, and orange decor pops against the overflowing plants. We went during peak lunch hours on a Saturday and found a table right away.
We shared two pork egg rolls and chicken satay as apps. The egg rolls are so unassuming! I didn't expect the soft vermicelli noodles to add so much to the bit. The chicken satay was tender, but we would have liked the cucumber salad to been a little sweeter.
I ordered the pork wonton soup, which was so fresh! The wontons quickly fell apart though, but over wise the flavor and texture combo was superb.
The reason why I'm giving it 3 stars is firstly because the spice levels are too conservative in comparison to similar places in Madison. But it throws you off by saying the hottest spice level is "Native Laotian." MY mom was timid to order anything above the "adventurous" level, so she ordered "careful" with her pineapple curry. It was extremely mild, and the coconut overpowered any semblance of spice. We thought the curry was just kind of bland in general, but luckily the pineapple thrown in added a flavor element.
At the end of our meal, we were informed that the credit card machine was broken. I wish we knew this at the beginning but we luckily scraped enough cash together. Otherwise, service was fast.
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