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| - My daughter and I decided on Chinese the other night so I checked yelp for something new and in the area. Simi's Cafe came up and had good reviews so we decided to give it a try. The restaurant itself is clean, nicely decorated in a sort of modern IKEA sort of feel. I think the building used to be a different restaurant that had sort of a run down feel. This is much nicer.
The staff was VERY friendly, especially our server. It was a Saturday night but only two other tables so she had plenty of time to welcome us and take our order. We decided to keep it simple. Simi's offers a variety of Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese dishes which is good. We used the Yelp coupon for the free appetizer and ordered orange chicken (my daughter is an expert) and pad Thai.
Food came quickly. The veggie egg rolls were a disappointment. Free I know, but they were straight from Costco. The Orange Chicken was different. Paper thin slices, crispy,with sauce drizzled over them. My daughter immediately wondered if we had gotten the right food. The taste was good, but I really had to wonder if there was more breaking than chicken. The Pad Thai was good, slightly different sauce made with tamarind, and a touch of basil tossed in. Nice touch.
Overall the food was good, better than average. Even though it wasn't busy, our server seemed overly distracted by taking phone orders, sitting with family of customers, and ringing up take out orders. Very pleasant place, just maybe hit it on an off night. Have to try it again.
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