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| - I haven't seen Jamie in a while so we planned a shopping/farmer's market day and I invited my sister. It was a Saturday when a snow storm hit but I braved through the vicious conditions to pick Jamie up. We shopped at south center mall and left at about 3 to head to the farmers market. We decided on Kingsland as it was on the way back home.
Saturday parking at Kingsland during/after a snow storm wasn't bad; I got a spot close to the door in the back. We walked around the market for a bit and then decided to get some lunch. Jamie is a vegetarian and she suggested Kaffir Lime. She said it was an amazing Indonesia place that had this great peanut sauce. I wasn't completely sold so I browsed around more. I didn't find anything I wanted so I went back to Kaffir and never turned back. Jamie went with what she had last time which was a vegetarian salad with peanut sauce ($8.50), I went with the chicken satay ayam ($8.95) and Danielle ordered Nasi Goreng with chicken ($10.75). They handed us numbers and we had a seat in the shared seating area. Jamie's salad came out first and it looked wonderful! There was a generous portion of yellow rice, topped with salad and fresh vegetables and tofu on the side and of course the peanut sauce. The rest of the orders came out shortly after. I thought our plates beautiful! They were full of color and the presentation was as if we were dining in an actual restaurant! My plate had a portion of yellow rice with two chicken skewers on top, topped with plentiful peanut sauce with a side of fresh vegetables and a dab of red chili sauce. Danielle's came with what looked similar to fried rice with bits of tofu, some green salad on top, fresh vegetables on the side and two skewers of chicken covered in peanut sauce. Everything tasted amazing, there was a bit of a kick to my meal but I continued to enjoyed it a lot. Jamie was right about the peanut sauce, it really is wonderful. The peanut sauce has this unique taste, a mixture of peanuts, satay, and tangy goodness...just full of absolute delicious flavor! I enjoyed mixing the peanut sauce with my rice; it's just the perfect melt in your mouth combination.
I was pleasantly surprised with my meal at the farmer's market! Kaffir has reasonable prices, friendly staff, and of course amazing food! I ate every speck of food from my plate and we all left full and completely satisfied. The only thing I could think of is that my sister and I both wished the chicken wasn't on skewers; we just wanted to dig in without any fuss!! :) I've been raving about Kaffir to friends, coworkers, even strangers nonstop since my last visit, I really have to go back ASAP!!! I am ever so thankful I was introduced to this Indonesian gem. Seriously, make a stop at Kaffir Lime, you will never turn back...it really is as good as it gets!!!
ps. If you're in love with the peanut sauce as much as myself, you can go home with a container for $5! ;)
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