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Jatujak is located in a small plaza on Victoria Park with really odd parking, but there is a decent amount of it. The interior has this adorable chalk art wall that was really fun to look at while we waited for food. There's an extra room on the side with seats so the place is actually decently-sized.
We ordered the pad thai and red panang curry. It costs extra for meat - $3 for shrimp, $2 for chicken and beef. Tofu/veggies are free.
The curry was so good. I like curry but I've never liked it this much. So flavorful - savory, creamy and smooth without being dense with a slight kick. This has one chili pepper on the menu - I don't do well with spicy foods but this was totally fine and definitely made the dish better than if there was no spice to it. You must get this. We got this with beef. (9.95+2 dollars).
The pad thai was good - not mindblowing. Hard to say because the curry was such a good first impression. The tanginess surprised me at first and it's very tomatoey and a bit sharp tasting. The texture of the noodles was good and the dish was very saucy. It was a good contrast to the curry - I think if I had the pad thai alone it would have been overwhelming. I probably could have just eaten the curry.
We got dessert after - the mango sticky rice. This was also really, really good. I'm still dreaming of it. Apparently I've had it before, but I totally forgot - clearly wherever I had it, it didn't leave an impression. The flavors are balanced really well - the sweetness and smoothness of the coconut milk, the texture and slight tanginess of the mango, and the sticky rice. And the dish is beautiful too!
Service was courteous, but quite slow even without the restaurant ever filling up. I didn't mind too much as I had time, but it seemed to take quite a while to get the waitresses' attention. We were almost done our curry by the time the pad thai came. Though the restaurant never filled up (Wednesday night), there was a steady stream of takeout orders.
Great place if you want to get Thai food!
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