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I love saying that in my best Bruce Lee accent (and in the most obnoxious,"I'm gonna kick your booty Muay Thai style if I don't get it", way).
It's also my favorite thing to order at any given Thai restaurant. I don't eat pork or beef (as most of you already know), so of course we ordered this one with all the seafood trimmings. I really enjoyed the delicious broth that came with this soup. The squid was rubbery and overcooked, though. Freshness in seafood are a must! Again, the broth was to die for: just the right about of savory and tangy and spicy.
Ok, so how about the the other fare?
The giant prawns were spectacular! So succulent and perfectly cooked. The Hawaiian rice was the most disappointing addition to our dinner table: greasy and underseasoned. I took it home and "doctored it up" with some scallions, peas and carrots, cilantro and soy, and it became much more comestible. But why should I have to use my culinary degree for such activities when THEY cooked it?!
The service was prompt and friendly. It's definitely not an ambiance for romance, and I highly recommend you either: A) BYOB or B)Come in already liquored up.
Oh well, the highlight of the evening was the fabulous wine selection they had at their beer and wine only "bar" (Insert sarcasm here:___________).
The lady had the nerve to bring me White Zinfandale when I asked for a "nice glass of red wine". OMG! My inner sommelier wanted to SCREAM as I eyed this Sutter Home disaster in a glass. Egad!
Honestly, they actually had Bartles & James featured as their "Wine Cooler of the day". I know how much we all crave a great fuzzy navel cheerleader beer with our spicy Thai food, right?
Enough of that...
Good points: Hooray for being open 24 hours! After a wicked session of Muay Thai boxing it was nice to get some "late night" Thai eats. This place definitely scores bonus points as the "only viable Thai option available after a certain hour." We all know that Thai places are notorious for closing wicked early (why!?!?), so that was cool.
Ok, I'm going to stop being a food snob now. If you want some decent eats at a fair price with a "no frills" attitude, then here ya go!
Go get 'em, tiger!
Footnote: My BFF/dining partner reminded me of this other traumatic beverage incident : After I sent back the lovely white zin, the server brought out another glass of wine for me. When I inquired as to what type of wine it was she replied, "Red."
Argggghhhhh!!!!
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