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| - I'll start with the good. The service was top notch the two times I've been here. Very well-mannered, attentive, fast, and they know their way around the menu. Good enough for me to bump the rating to 3 stars from 2.
Now for the not so good. The first time I came here I decided to pop my Khmer cherry. I asked our waiter for a recommendation and he pointed out two dishes I can't remember the name of (or chose to forget). They were both "samlaw" dishes... curries with a variety of veggies in a tangy brownish green sauce. I have a fearless appetite and can devour almost anything anyone throws at me, even the most authentic, stinky, unappealing dish that exists... but these were two dishes I just could not gulp down. The brownish green poo-water appearance didn't phase me. It was the funky smell and taste. I ate enough to curb my appetite and got a to-go box for the rest, which I ended up tossing.
On my second visit I got their pad thai, which everyone seems to rave about and claim as east side's best. Eh. To their credit, it's probably the hugest portion I've seen anywhere, and I know you read that everywhere, but here it's actually true. It was ENORMOUS. Still though, that wasn't enough to make up for its shortcomings: very little meat, too many bean sprouts, and not enough flavor. Bangkok Thai still claims the title as east side's best.
So yeah... impressions are not so great. I can't really hold the funky samlaw dishes against them because maybe it just wasn't my kinda thing. I am determined find a Khmer dish that I like, so I may return eventually.
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