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| - I just happened to be in the neighborhood shopping for clothes, and I got hungry. I decided on the Lime Leaf basically because it was the only place around. But it turns out scarcity doesn't always breed mediocrity.
This was not even close to the best Thai food I've had in the city, but it certainly was better than many places I've tried. The staff was prompt, gracious and cute, and they bring out shrimp chips to everyone, I love shrimp chips! The restaurant itself is well decorated, clean and modern and they had chic-but-still-usable table service.
You can't argue with a $6.50 lunch special either. I got the beef panang and it was way too mild... I should have asked them to make it spicy. Other than the lack of spice, the veggies were fresh, the beef was tender and the panang curry was pretty good. The lunch special comes with a spring roll, and I also got a satay for starters and a Thai iced tea. The iced tea came pre-mixed with some toasted coconut sprinkled on top (as an aside, why are we putting solids in our beverages?? Isn't this counter-intuitive? Choking risk?), and it was pretty good, but was from a bottle. Those of you who have had fresh Thai iced tea know what I mean.
So if you find yourself at Eglinton Square Mall and don't want generic food-court garbage, just cross Vic Park and hit up the Lime Leaf. It's A-OK.
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