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| - Oh, Thai BBQ, how I love thee! This place has been satisfying me and other downtown workers, livers and players for years and years.
It don't look like much, really, and unless you're looking for it you can drive by it for years and not see it. It's odd to get to - coming off of LV Blvd. takes you on a crazy little loop to get to their tiny parking lot. The dining room is tiny and sectioned due to the fact that it's actually been expanded. (The first time I went here, in the mid 90s, the dining area had enough room for 4, four-person tables.) Despite its outward appearance, the BBQ is an absolute delight.
My preferences don't tend toward the spicier side, but there are plenty of non-spicy choices on the menu. My favorite is the sweet and sour chicken. Unlike it's 'Chinese' counterpart, the meat in this one is sauteed, not battered and deep fried. It's cooked with big, fresh chunks of red and green peppers, onions, cucumbers, and pineapples, and tossed with a sauce that has a sweetness and a tang and is completely different than your usual 'sweet and sour sauce.' Other excellent choices are their BBQ chicken (I mean, it's what they're famous for), their satay, and the chicken with baby corn. (And who doesn't love baby corn? Don'tcha feel like a giant eating it? It's fun!)
Don't miss their Thai iced tea. Yep, it'll putcha into a diabetic coma, but they make it right.
Take a chance on the neighborhood and stop by here. There are other locations throughout the city, but this is the original and the best.
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