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| - How the heck have I lived in Calgary for 3 years and have not been here before?
We went with friends on a Sunday night - they recommended it.
Parking - busy lot but we found a spot - no paying for parking! I am thinking about all the downtown restaurants we skip due to parking issues.
We did have resos just in case. The restaurant was not full but was busy. I loved the interior. It was dark, well decorated and sexy - really I thought, "this would be a great date place!" The name Open Sesame for this Asian-style eatery is beyond perfect!
The menu is awesome - I could eat here every day for a month and not get bored. I was impressed with all the Thai choices (me loves) here and the prices were way below par from what I am now used to in Calgary. We started with the Seared Tuna - simply good. Then, we chose a la carte and got the Thai Seafood Noodles and the Kung Pao Chicken. Where else can I can an entree full of shrimp, scallops and squid for under $20?! My husband loved his chicken - it was cooked to perfection with just the right balance of chilies!
Both dishes were very good but be aware that the Thai Noodles are more like thick Japanese Udon noodles and not rice noodles that for some reason I was expecting.
Our friends did it right and created their own stir fry. They choose a few things with the waitress off the menu (meat, starch) and when they were ready, they went up to the huge wok and chose their own veg, sauce, nuts, etc and came back to table with piping hot, huge bowls of yummy looking food. It did not take them long at all. They made our little chosen plates look so humble next to their bowls. Of course they had leftovers too so if you are looking for value, do the stir fry.
One star lost for service. Our waitress was sweet and attentive but was timid and did not have any menu knowledge. We would ask something and she would insist on running back to the kitchen each time to find the answer. She did not say that it was her first day but it could have been.
I was impressed with the extensive drink menu as well as the dessert menu. We skipped dessert but I noted the desserts coming out were HUGE and at a low price of $6 each. Unheard of.
Our friends got the Blondie Brownie with ice cream on top and devoured it.
I would in fact go out of my way to go back to eat at this restaurant!
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