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| - Finally went here with two friends earlier tonight after wanting to check this place out for some time now. When it's not First Friday, the neighborhood is really dead - but don't let that fool you, because Fate is still hoppin'. At around 8 on a Saturday night, there was still about a 20 minute wait for a table for 3.
The interior of Fate is loft-like and pretty hip, with First Friday-ish art on the walls, a bunch of small dining tables, one longer communal table (like Delux), and Buddha Bar as the soundtrack. Also pretty hip are all the other patrons enjoying their dinner. The menu is theoretically pan-Asian so there should be something on it you'd like. We ordered veggie spring rolls as an appetizer, the Szechuan Flavored Beef, the Thai Curry Chicken, and the special: Vietnamese Sriracha Noodles with Shrimp.
All the dishes tasted ok - not remotely authentic (duh), but none of the flavors really stood out. Also, the servings were on the smaller side and they gave each of us the smallest kiddie scoop of rice imaginable as a side (charging for any extra). The spring rolls said they'd serve 4 on the menu, but when brought to our table there only two on the dish, and we were 3 people.
Total for the three entrees, two bowls of extra rice, appetizer, one beer and two ice teas with tax was $60, so this isn't exactly a cheap Asian(ish) dinner. It's dubious that food like this is worth the dinner prices, but maybe I'll try it for lunch if I'm ever in the 'hood at the right time to see if there's more value...
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