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| - These guys are going to end up with a 5 from me, I can already tell. Important to point out, they're very clear about this being a soft open, and that they want to use this period to hear from people and I totally respect that. And so far, so good, with just a few thoughts on improvement, hence this is longer than my usual reviews, I'm guessing the owners are reading these.
The staff (owners?) are really great. They're attentive, knowledgeable about the food, and they totally want you to enjoy yourself. The space is really well done, very clean, very upbeat, but also really bright at night. Maybe tone down the overhead lights or consider some softer light options, which will also compliment the color choices, which are really nice.
Now the food. We started with cream cheese wontons, absolutely the best I've had. Not greasy and not salty, which was a nice surprise. Next the hot and sour soup - seriously order this, it was awesome. Super fresh, nice sour/hot balance, again not salty. My wife had the Thai Coconut Curry with tofu, and my daughter had the Pad Thai with chicken. Both were a little weak on curry flavor, the pad thai could have used more sauce, the noodles drank it fast, and more tamarind would hit that tart edge harder too. The red curry needed more curry - and maybe less carrot, more veggie variety. My wife ordered it mild, and she felt it was perfect, but the flavor profile could be boosted more. That said, both dishes featured very fresh ingredients, crisp veggies, the tofu and the chicken were both cooked perfectly.
And, best for last, the Hunan BBQ Stir Fry with chicken was amazing. I think I said 'damn' at least four times while eating, and all in a good way. I ordered it a three, the hottest, I LOVE hot food, this was hot. As in, my wife said 'whoa, you're sweating, you never sweat.' I salute you, this was truly spicy, just like it says. And I'm totally getting everything spicy from now on.
So, go, try this place, locally owned, really nice people, and excellent food.
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