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| - Must try: Pad Kra Prao Kai Dao
This restaurant caused a little apprehension on the drive there (being new and all), but it turned out to be a pleasant dining experience (parking aside).
The Shrimp cracker was a very nice starter, we checked in on yelp with ease and got a generous plate of it. The highlight was the peanut sauce that came with it. The Green Curry was very good, flavourful and filled with ingredients. I like the fact that it came in a big bowl, so you can mix the rice at will. With that dish, I was excited for everything else after. The Pad See Ewe with beef was solid as well, nice textured noodles with good blend of sauce. It's not extremely kid friendly, as the chinese broccoli is slightly bitter to the taste, but even so my little brother devoured it. My favorite was the Pad Kra Prao Kai Dao, which was I believe minced meat cooked with basil, pappers, onions, and maybe other herbs and veggies, served with a side of rice and a golden fried egg. The flavour of the meat was just so perfect... it was spicy as well, which went well with the rice. I love friend egg on anything, so that just made me happy all by itself. The only dish that was iffy was the Massaman Curry, but to this day I can't tell if it was due to personal preference, or actual technical screw-up. The curry was nicely flavoured, but the potato in the dish *appear to be* undercooked. It was hard... a little translucent... and the curry had not soaked in at all. Now you can maybe argue that it was cooked... and they just like their potato on the firmer side, but I don't know, I was put off. They did try to bring us a new one after we requested (maybe a mistake... never send food back they say), but it was still a little on the firmer side.
Anyways, it was a good experience, 3/4 dishes were on point. The service was quick but when we went there was only one other table. I like the decor and the lighting, it's clean and white and cute, nothing to complain about. If you are in the area, you should give Eat BKK a try, it will definitely satisfy your thai cravings.
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