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| - Okay, the taro boba was really good, especially because I've denied myself the guilty pleasure of all that sugar and saturated fat for years. But the only reason I ended up with a boba drink is that Sala doesn't have any beer or wine on their menu, and I was really in the mood for a Tsingtao.
I'm not sure what the other reviewers ordered that was so spectacular to earn 4 and 5 star ratings. My husband and I are vegetarians, so we're a bit more limited than the average omnivore. We have a couple of standby Thai favorites, pad see ew and yellow curry with tofu, which makes it easy to compare dishes with the best Thai places back in Los Angeles where we live. For those of you who love the smoky flavor of a great pad see ew, you will be very disappointed at Sala. That's the best part of pad see ew and what gives it character. Otherwise, it's basically noodles and veggies, which is what we got....except that they were very salty. They were nicely cooked and well presented, the dish just didn't taste, well, very good.
The yellow curry was also prepared well, meaning that the veggies were cooked to the right texture, but the coconut milk base and curry didn't shine through because the dish was salty.
I'm disappointed that we had a mediocre meal at a place that got such high marks. This review is just to catch the eye of an unsuspecting diner who might see the flashy overall rating and assume that Sala is a great choice for a delicious Thai meal.
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