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| - I adore Chinese food. Authentic or oily and Americanized, it's all good to me. For authentic Cantonese food, I defy you to find better in Cleveland. As some of the reviews here indicate, this is a poorly named restaurant. It should probably be called Guangzhou Café, since the owners are not Thai, and I'm guessing that the entire staff is Chinese. They would do well to focus their menu on their strengths. If you stick to the authentic dishes on the menu, you're likely to love this place. The a la carte vegetables, for example, are divine - Chinese broccoli, pea greens and garlic, etc. The tank-fresh seafood is spectacular and reasonably priced. The entire Cantonese menu, in fact, is great. Everything else is mediocre. There are many places in town that do better Thai, Vietnamese, and American-style Chinese. The poor reviews indicate that disappointment, but those reviewers missed the great stuff hiding in plain sight - the authentic dishes. This is a great place for a big group to have a massive family-style dinner that lets you sample a bit of everything for very little money. Siam Café is a pretty bad Southeast Asian restaurant and a really fabulous Chinese restaurant.
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