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It was quite busy when we arrived but we got a table near the entrance almost right away. Good timing. The menu was simple, a double-sided card, with enough choices to satisfy most cravings. For three of us, we chose a couple of starters and a couple of mains, all with Medium to Thai Spicy level. Oh, boy...
The Grilled Steak Salad (beef, onions, red bell pepper, cilantro, scallion, fish sauce, oyster sauce, ground toasted rice, long leaf cilantro, mint, chili) was delicious! All the ingredients played really well with each other and the steak itself was tender and had a nice flavour.
The Papaya Salad (green papaya, long bean, cherry tomato, fresh roasted peanuts, carrot, green chili, dried shrimp, garlic) had more liquid than I'm used to seeing in this dish but it tasted very good.
The Pad See Ew with Chicken (wide rice noodles, Chinese broccoli, egg, garlic, oyster sauce, soy sauce) was flavourful and spicy. It had a generous amount of chicken.
I love curry so I enjoyed the Kua Gling with Pork (spicy housemade curry paste, fresh makrut lime leaf, served on rice). It was a simple dish of curried ground pork, served on top of white rice. It was also the spiciest of the dishes that we ordered.
All the food tasted very good so Khao San Road did not disappoint. The service was also good, with frequent water refills (thankfully). If I had to nitpick, the presentation could have been more creative - maybe different plates and/or garnishes. Just come for the food!
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