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| - Nicky's Thai Kitchen saved the day.
We arrived here on a snowy Saturday afternoon in bad moods. I was not happy about leaving this amazing city and flying home to a city I've grown to loathe, and our attempts to eat in the Strip District had been thwarted by crowds, traffic and a restaurant who refused to serve us. We walked into Nicky's and it was warm, it smelled great and the staff actually smiled at us.
Honestly, they could have served us dog food at that point and I would have been satisfied. The fact that they actually served good food was a bonus. The lunch special, somewhere in the vicinity of $6.99, was a bowl of chicken and rice soup and an entree. I got Chicken Pad Thai, and it was delightful. It's not the best Pad Thai I've ever had, but it wasn't too sweet and it filled me up. With drinks, the two of us got out for less than $20.
Nicky's was the last meal I'd have in Pittsburgh, and after loads of sandwiches stacked with french fries, possibly the best. It'll always have a special place in that cold dark place that resides deep in my bosom.
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