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| - Ok, so I've been on a nationwide search for my new favorite kind of food, Thai. Since all the cool Yelpers have been to Viet Thai sweetie and I went for dinner tonight.
I was a bit ahead of the game and found it right away thanks to everyone else's directions and drove in from Johnston Rd. Pretty non descript place and from the other diners I could tell the food was authentic from the moment I walked in.
Started out with the Ginger Tea which was so tasty, I wish I could make it like that at home. Hot and steamy with such a fresh ginger flavor it really opened up my tastebuds for what was to come. We started off with the summer rolls, steamed shrimp, lettuce, cucumber, fresh cilantro, carrots and vermicelli noodles wrapped tightly in rice paper and served with peanut sauce. Compared to other similar rolls they were very generous with the shrimp and the cilantro tasted like it was right off the stem....delicious!
I am working on becoming more adventurous with my thai selections and I vowed not to order my standard Pad Thai, so I went with the # 93 Pad Kratiem Prick Thai (Pretty authentic sounding huh?). Marinated chicken stir fried with garlic, and Thai white pepper, cilantro and scallions served with broccoli. The key to this dish was the fresh ingredients, especially the strong ones. The cilantro and garlic were so darn flavorful and added so much depth to the meal. Thai White Pepper, whatever that is also was able to be distinctively tasted throughout and was a nice addition. Since I am a true pansy on the "spice" meter I ordered it "Mid" which was not spicy at all. Sweetie ordered her meal at "Medium" which is one step above "mid" and let's just say she won't get any smooches tonight since I don't want the spiciness to transfer to me. She was lit up the entire meal.
Service was a bit lacking IMO, once they dropped off the meal we didn't have anyone stop by or check on us until it was time for the check.
Great experience, great flavor and value. For everything we were out $33.00 without tip. We'll be back.
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