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| - I've been hearing non-stop about this place, and KSR. Obviously, I came here because its cheaper (duh).
Anyways, we arrived here at like 7.30 on a Tuesday...I had called earlier, and they said they were full up on reservations...it was empty. Lol.
We ordered the shrimp chips to start, while we waited for our other dinner guests.
The chips were good, though I wasn't a fan of the dipping sauce. I just didn't like the texture.
Also had the lemongrass iced tea, which I found to be a bit..underwhelming. I feel like they downplayed the lemongrass. Maybe that's just because my brother overloads on lemongrass when he cooks...but thats another story (lol)
Anyways, once my friend came, we ordered:
1. Khao Soi with Beef - I had this. It was good at first, but I grew bored of the flavours. It was a bit too rich, and had no vegetables. I wish there was. The beef was tender and juicy and delicious. It wasn't too spicy for my taste (I had it thai spicy) but my dinner compadre's were freaking out. Cute.
2. Sara KP had the Khao Soi with Chicken (read her review)
3.My other friends had the chicken stir fry, super mild. It was really flavourful.
4. The Tom Yum ...so GOOD. OMG. WOW. PERFECT SHRIMP AND PERFECT BROTH. I was surprised that it was a bit more tomato-ey than I expected, but in a good way.
5. For desert, we had the casava cake and the tapioca pearls. LOVE THE TAPIOCA. The cassava cake was really good too, had a really cool texture..kinda like this dish called mwitumbwa from east africa...I'm pretty sure its the same thing now that I come to think about it...
Notes:
1. The server we had (bald guy + labret piercing) was SUPER DUPER NICE and awesome
2. On the other hand, we all got our mains...and my soup (a starter) showed up towards the end of the meal...
3. The portion didn't look huge to me at first, but boy, there was still a lot left over! (Obviously I ate up all the beef first, before leaving anything else. I mean, how can you leave meat on your plate. That's like a crime against humanity or something)
4. The food here's Halal, so I can bring a few friends here who won't eat otherwise!
5. Total bill, with above + some wine, was like 95 dollars? Not bad @ all.
6. I want to go back, and try some other things next time. Otherwise, kinda underwhelming.
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