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| - This is my favorite Thai restaurant that I've been to, but they also serve great Vietnamese and Laotian food. Actually, Ha Long Bay is located in Vietnam, so perhaps they're primarily a Vietnamese restaurant. It's probably the best place to get Asian food in Madison. Most of the dishes I've had here were nothing short of incredible, but there's still so much on the menu that I haven't tried. I'm going to try and maintain a list of menu items that I've tried here and give my thoughts on them below. Hopefully, it helps people order something good from the menu.
AP8 Dumplings - I don't usually order dumplings when I go out to eat, but I gave these a try. I got pan-fried chicken dumplings. The ginger and onion really made the chicken's flavor something special; they were definitely important flavor components, but they were subtle. The dumpling itself was crispy with good flavor from the oil that they were fried in. The sauce gives it the saltiness that the dumplings are missing. They're fantastic.
VS1 Vietnamese Crepe - When this comes to your table, you know that you've ordered something special. Tons of fresh, crisp vegetables and meat are inside of a folded crispy (and slightly greasy) crepe and served with a side of sweet chili sauce and fresh Thai basil. This is the best version of this dish I've ever had. I like to have this with shrimp.
TN1 Pad Thai - I actually don't like their pad thai that much. It's too sweet and saucy for my preference. It's good, but it's not great.
TN5 Pad Lao - This is what you get if you like pad thai but you want something a new. It has a very similar flavor, but it's not as sweet and saucy, and it comes with a lot of egg. I definitely prefer this over the pad thai. I like to get shrimp with this one.
TS5 Tom Kha Noodle Soup - I'm not going to lie, I was a little disappointed by this. The concept is awesome: pho noodle souo except you swap the broth with the kaffir lime leafy, galangaly, and coconut milky goodness that is tom kha. Unfortunately, I found this tom kha broth to be too sweet and not savory enough. I would have also liked cilantro instead of the typical pho accompaniment of bean sprouts and basil.
TC1 Musaman - This curry is too sweet for my preference, but it's still a nice aromatic flavor. I like to get this with beef because I think it works nicely with the potatoes.
TC2 Panang - Again, this curry is too sweet for my preference, but it's still good. I love the pieces of Thai basil you find while you eat it.
TC6 Squash Curry - This is my favorite curry that I've tried so far. I like the squash more than I like potatoes, and the Thai egg plant is good too. I prefer to have this with chicken because I think it goes well with the squash.
HS1 Ga Xao Don - I got the chicken version of this, and it was pretty much like eating sweet sesame chicken with vegetables. I didn't like this.
HS8 Pad Ped - This is another great curry option. It's pretty similar to the squash curry.
HS9 Chef's Special Stir-Fry - Lemon grass, kaffir lime leaf, and Thai basil really make their presence known in this otherwise light meat and vegetable stir fry. It's flavorful and simple.
LS7 Nem Khao Tod - This is such a flavor experience! Crispy fried rice with fermented Chinese sausage, cilantro, lime, onion and peanut served lettuce wrap style. This dish has so many different flavors, and it will take your tongue for a ride. I like to get this one extra spicy. I highly recommend this one.
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