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| - Decided to check this restaurant out after reading about it in BlogTO. My husband and I LOVE Thai food but this place definitely did Thai food a big disservice. Every item we ordered was disappointing. The waitress was nice and the food came out relatively quick, but I'd rather wait for better cooked food.
For appetizers, we ordered Sticky Rice with peanut sauce dip and Wasabi Guacamole. Both sad imitations of what they could be. First of all, the rice was sticky but ridiculously bland and dry. The peanut sauce tasted pedestrian, like they just mixed peanuts with coconut milk. No depth whatsoever. I've tasted better sticky rice at a Thai place in Whitby, of all places. Second of all, the guacamole was fine. It was fresh but why stick the Wasabi label on it if you can't even taste it? Not even a hint of it. I expected a sharp hit of wasabi with the guacamole but tasted like avocado blended with no other ingredient. Couldn't even taste any lime. It also came with taro chips. Very dry. Taro chips and guacamole do not go together, especially when neither have any salt or seasoning.
For mains, my husband ordered Crispy Calamari since he wasn't that hungry. I ordered Khao Soy Gai. Sounded amazing. Spicy broth with ginger, Thai herbs, tumeric, curry and coconut milk. Uh no. Tasted like watery curry powder with dry noodles. The noodles was the wrong choice because it can't soak up any of the sauce. Where's the thick rich coconut? Where's the fresh Thai herb flavours? Very disappointing. For the first time, did not finish a Thai noodle dish, packed up and actually decided to throw it out because who wants to eat a watery mess? The calamari was fine. The batter was crispy but this dish can't save this restaurant.
If you want a poor imitation of "Asian Fusion and Thai", come here. I can't believe any of the positive reviews here. It was two years ago that I read exciting reviews on BlogTO. What happened? ANY other Thai place, even the fast food place Thai Express, would be better than this place. Plus, this place doesn't even sell Thai beer like Singha. Wow. Won't be coming here ever again.
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