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| - Had the Wednesday night blues...decided to get some Thai food! Map of Thailand is a discreet nook of savory goodness. My party of two was the only dine-in table for nearly 2 hours, but that didn't stop the staff from serving up some 5 star service.
We started off with the Golden Bags-- an ingenious little luggage package of chicken, shrimp and shrooms. Delicious and cute to boot! The seafood coconut soup was next and it was scrum-diddly-umptious! I'm a huge fan of anything with a coconut base and this definitely hit the spot. It was creamy, flavorful, and just the perfect mix of sweet and salty! For my entree I had the drunken noodle--which was rich and perfectly balanced. I hate noodle dishes that overload the noodles and skimp on the veggies and meat, but this was done right. The noodles weren't too oily and the stir fry sauce was flavorful without being overpowering. My beau ordered the Khao Soi Noodle, and I'm not ashamed to say that I instantaneously claimed it as my own. The red curry sauce was SO addictingly spicy and powerful! Now I'm not one to sign up for a spicy meal, but this dish packed such a delicious flavor profile behind the spiciness, I just couldn't stop eating it....it had DEPTH. And the crispy egg noodles on top were just the perfect palate cleanser to balance the spice. (Although I'll admit I did need something sweet to cut the spice half way through devouring my beau's dinner, so I ordered the Thai ice tea...which is basically just Lipton and sugar, but it was YUM).
I finished the night off with some deep fried ice cream and sipped some wine brought from home, while contemplating if the waitress had noticed that I'd eaten more than half the order! Overall, I'd call this one a success.
*Tip: BYOB :)
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