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| - I'm always curious to try new Thai restaurants, so I stopped in here recently for lunch. The space is on the smaller side, but it doesn't feel cramped at all, it's clean, and the decor is lovely. Everyone working there was friendly and very pleasant - I got the impression that they genuinely enjoyed what they were doing, which translated into the restaurant having a very welcoming feel to it.
I was feeling somewhat indecisive while I was there so I ordered two things - the green tea leaves salad (on special) and a mango curry. I usually don't drink much green tea because it gets a bitter taste if it's steeped too long, but eating this reminded me of how nice the flavor of it is. Actually, this is probably my new favorite way of having anything with green tea or green tea flavoring in it, ever. I would have never thought of putting tea leaves on a salad to eat, but it's absolutely delicious. The salad is a fairly sizeable portion - it contains greens, the green tea leaves, mixed nuts, tomatoes, carrots and lemon juice on top. The greens were more iceburg lettuce than darker ones, but the addition of the tea leaves made it feel balanced. I don't even really like nuts or tomatoes much, but they provided just the right amount of crunch and softness to the salad, respectively. Since everything has lemon juice on it the salad itself doesn't appear quite firm - visually it's not the most exciting, but it tastes so wonderful.
The mango curry had slices of mango, green and red peppers, red curry powder, coconut milk and your choice of protein. I was expecting there to be a stronger mango flavor while biting into the slices of it. The curry itself wasn't bad, but it didn't have much of a particular flavor overall to it, and it was a bit more liquid-y than curries I've had elsewhere. I'm not sure if the thickness of them varies more in Thailand, but personally I prefer them to not be so thin. As far as the spice level goes, I ordered a 4 - I can handle some spice but not an exorbitant amount, and this worked just fine for me. Again, this was a decent curry, everything was well cooked and fresh, but I think I would have enjoyed it more had the liquid been thicker, with a bit more flavor. Since I enjoyed the other part of my order so much though, I would definitely come here again and try things other than their curries.
The price was slightly more than where I usually get Thai food from (in Bloomfield), but considering that the cost of living is a lot higher in Mt. Lebanon the price seems perfectly fine for the area. The portion sizes were decent (I had plenty for leftovers!), so I was still pleased with the amount of food I received for the price.
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