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| - For me, this is an A-OK Thai restaurant. If you like peanut sauce and a bit of sweetness (not too much) in your Thai food, you might rank this new Thai spot a little higher. For me though, these aren't the flavors I go for in my Thai food. For lunch I ordered a Thai Iced Tea, the Garlic Fried Rice, and the Curry Noodle (soup).
The Thai Iced Tea was free with a Yelp check in. Very cool. It was creamy, and almost borders on the too sweet side. I could only have one glass of this stuff.
The Garlic Fried Rice was pretty solid. It had a bold and interesting flavor, although I think it was a bit too spiced and/or salted. It wasn't greasy and fatty tasting, fairly light with a unique flare of small bites of cabbage throughout. For around $5 it was a big serving. A few bites was all I needed, and took the rest of it to-go.
The Curry Noodle I was told by the young chef is sort of a base to Khao Soi, which he hopes he can prepare at some point (he didn't have all of the ingredients). Basically, this is a soupy Bangkok style curry with a soft boiled egg, flat noodles, chicken, onions, various spices, etc. It was a bit on the sweet side with a bit of peanut sauce in there, and I couldn't finish the soup. The noodles were a bit chewy; hopefully that isn't how the noodles in this dish are always cooked. Other than that, it was a decent curry base for a Khao Soi. It might work better with the rest of the ingredients to balance out that sweetness.
Overall this place is pretty decent, although the style of cooking is a bit too sweet for me. It isn't unpleasantly sweet by any means, but as I said this isn't what I look for in Thai food. Give them a try, and don't forget to check into Yelp for your free Thai Iced Tea!
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