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| - Its been a long time since I've had a good Rad Na. Marnee was a pleasant surprise! I also had the papaya salad, and the Thai iced tea. The Thai iced tea here is tasty, so if you like Thai iced tea, order it!
The papaya salad had a lot stronger flavor than most of the papaya salads that I have had recently. The salad was very saucy, and had baby shelled shrimp that added to the chewiness of it. I ordered it with medium heat, but it was definitely spicier than most versions of the dish. If strong flavors are your thing, you might like it. Otherwise, it might be a little too much for some people.
The Rad Na with pork was actually very nice! It had a good, thick brown gravy sauce that was nicely prepared. The wide flat noodles gave it a slight sweetness that mixed really well with the gravy and pork. I added some chili powder and a spoon full of the sour sauce. The serving was huge. I wouldn't say that the flavor of the gravy is as good as Prommares or Thai Grill, but it is definitely the best Rad Na I have had otherwise (TSNH, Komol). It really is hard to find a Thai restaurant that prepares a good, authentic Rad Na, and this place gets an extra star for doing just that. The only complaint I had was that the Chinese broccoli was very leafy. I prefer the stems, but this is just a preference. The broccoli was still good.
I am going to have to bring in the Thai food cavalry (my coworkers) and try more dishes at this little, older Thai restaurant. Hopefully I can return soon and update this review, perhaps even adding Marnee to my favorites list.
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