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| - The first time I came to Khao San Road was about 5 years ago when they first opened up. I had to wait 2 hours just to get seated! Thankfully, this last time I was seated in a matter of minutes. I think being in a larger group of 6 helped this time around. You know what else being in large group helped? Getting all sorts of different things on the menu and not hating yourself after you're done eating! Honestly, if there was more of us I probably would have ordered the entire thing because everything looked delicious.
To share we got the spicy beef salad, papaya salad, squash fritters, Bangkok pad thai, 3 flavours pad thai, khao soi, pad gra prao, and the tapioca pudding to finish. We also got the Thai bucket to share among the 6 of us as it had 5oz of liquor in it.
Everything was delicious but what stood out the most to me was the pad gra prao. I'm a creature of habit so I usually order the same thing whenever I get takeout (i.e. khao soi) so it was rare of me to order something new. But I saw the people beside us chowing down and just had to get it and I am very glad I did. It was the perfect balance of salty and sweet mixed with the runny yolk of the egg. I'm practically drooling as I type this! I also ended up sprinkling some of the khao soi soup on top of the rice which added another depth of coconut/milky flavour to every bite. This dish is going on my favourites list!
Another thing that I love about KSR is that the food is always consistently good. Admittedly I don't eat here every week like some but when I do get it, whether it's take out or eating in, I'm left more than satisfied with my meal.
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