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| - I do not eat here often but this is a beautiful dining room compared to when I first came here. After its renovation and Aramark took over from Sodexo, many things changed - seating area, decor, arrangement of the different stations, and the introduction of Coke products. When I first stopped in here, it was to see my students and be visible outside of my office. Now, the students I have are busy running their own restaurants on campus so I just come for the food.
Yes, you heard it! The DC posts its menus 2-3 weeks in advance by the day and the meal. I stalk the menu waiting for the pad thai day. There was a time I walked in and boom - there was pad thai. It was so good! I also came in once and had Chinese chicken stir fry served in take out boxes....yum!
Today was Pad Thai day according to the menu for lunch, along with Thai beef red curry. Well, I paid for lunch ($9.03 with tax, so it has gone up a tad) and headed straight for where the curry should be. Well, there was a shrimp curry instead, so I got that on rice. Then I go to the where the pad thai should be and nope...no pad thai....BUT - MONGOLIAN BBQ?!?!!? There was the giant Mongolian grill thingy, bowls, different veggies to add, choice of meat, and choice of sauces! AND choice of spicy on a scale of 1-5! (Choice of rice or noodles too!!!!) What??? There was a long line but I got in at the right time.
I got broccoli, napa cabbage, onion, bamboo shoots, baby corn, water chestnuts, ginger, garlic, bean sprouts.....mmmm! Then I asked for beef, a combo of soy and chile sauce, and spicy level 3 or 4, with noodles. The action chef handled about 7 orders on her grill, but knew which meals belonged to each customer. While I waited I ate my shrimp curry (yummy). Then, it was ready. I ran my steaming bowl over to the salad bar and sprinkled edamame on top, clutching my chopsticks. I also found TWO types of fresh red beets (shredded raw and fresh roasted) - put those in a little bowl, and scurried over to a table near the Coke products.
My steaming bowl was full of vegetables, with a ton of beef, lots of spice and flavor, and the beets on the side cooled me down. Though I did not get any of the Thai offerings on the menu, this was a very pleasant surprise and I left wholly satisfied...though now I wonder if the menus are ever going to be what is actually there! The salad bar is always awesome, and I hope to return for more beets in the future. They play 90s on 9 here!!!!
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