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| - If Pusadee's Garden repeats or improves upon my experience this evening, it may get bumped to a 5. The girlfriend and I had a long week and planned a much-needed date night. We'd heard good things about Pusadee's and drove past it's attractive patio several times, so we decided tonight we'd give it a try. We were pleased that the garden roll ($3) and cabbage salad ("thai cole slaw" w/a spicy tamarind-peanut sauce; $6) were gluten-free, so we were able to share those as appetizers. The garden roll was most definitely THE BEST I've had in Pittsburgh and maybe ever. Perhaps the ingredients were particularly fresh today or maybe they are this awesome everyday, but I will definitely be back, and soon, to find out. (Do note, however, that the menu says garden roll, and they mean roll, singular.)
The cabbage salad was delicious with the perfect blend of sweet and spice. For our entrees, I went with the veg & tofu pumpkin curry (kabocha squash, zucchini, carrots & basil; $12) with the "brown" rice. The curry was spectacular (though I dock a point for not including "green bell peppers" among the ingredients listed on the menu because I hate them and had to pick them out because I didn't think to request that they be excluded since, you know, it wasn't listed as an ingredient)--the squash was deliciously sweet, the tofu was a perfect texture and quite tasty (!!!), and there was a nice blend of veggies. The "brown" rice was actually a hearty blend of brown and red rice (my favorite) for which I didn't mind too much paying the $1.50 "upcharge." GFgf had the kao soi (egg noodles, shallots, pickled mustard greens, yellow curry sauce; $11.50) with vegetables and tofu, substituting rice noodles for the egg to make it GF. I was too busy swooning over my own dinner that I forgot to try hers, but I got the impression she was quite pleased with her choice as well. We both agreed that it was the best Thai food we'd had in Pittsburgh (and we really like Thai food).
The service was pleasant and reasonably attentive, if a bit jumbled at first. It seemed that only one young man was attending to the entire interior dining room, which reached near capacity just shortly after we arrived. Unfortunately, that also resulted in the noise level spiking to unpleasantly high levels, no thanks to all the hard surfaces in a small enclosed space. We're very hopeful that the weather will be more pleasant the next time we come so that we might enjoy the beautiful patio area.
It won't be long before we're back!
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