rev:text
| - I almost completely walked by this place had I not looked inside and saw the crowds of people... every other restaurant I walked by on Adelaide was just about empty. The neon blue sign is almost illegible!
I came by myself after a coworker had suggested it and ate at the bar. No, it wasn't awkward like some places can be when you eat by yourself.
I was pleased to notice that all the workers in the kitchen were of Asian descent - not sure if they were Thai, but it's a start towards authenticity, I guess. All the waitresses were chatting away in Thai as well.
I ordered a Thai tea to start - I noticed that they actually use condensed milk in their Thai teas, making for a much sweeter and thicker tea than I would prefer. Most places sweeten their black tea directly and add half and half. It tasted better when the ice melted. I'd suggest asking for extra ice in your drink.
I ordered tha Khai Soi, as I'd never heard of any dish like it before. It seemed to be the most popular pick, so I went for it - just regular spicy. Geez, I always forget Thai spice scales are 5000x the levels of other places. I would have been happy with a medium and I can handle quite spicy things. I was sweating and it was in the negatives outside.
The first half of the Khao Soi dish was delicious, but it was definitely one of those dishes that you get kind of sick of eating towards the end. It's extremely rich, as its got tons of coconut milk in it and with the extra spiciness, it was getting hard to eat. I liked the different textures of the dish, from the fresh and delicious egg noodles to the added crisp of the crunchy noodles. Could have had more cilantro and scallion, though. There was an abundance of beef (chunks, not sliced) as well.
Overall, good food and a cool place to try if you are in town.
|