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| - We ordered take out today. It was our first time trying Fire Kirin, and I've been desperate to find good Thai food in Calgary since moving from Seattle.
Well, the search continues. The service was quick and polite. What I saw of the interior was clean and well kept. Kenny G was inexplicably being piped into the dining area.
We ordered Mongolian beef skewers, after we were promised they were super spicy. We also got pad Thai, no shrimp. No option was offered for a customized spice level but I requested spicy and they said they could accommodate.
Portions were generous. In addition to the entrées we got a scoop of white rice and two green salads. The dressing looked suspect, so we didn't taste test it.
The beef skewers are so mild I would feed them to my 3 year old. They are unevenly cooked, some well done and some bordering on rare. The bell peppers and "wok fried" onions sat in a soy sauce based soup underneath the skewers and had a raw, crunchy taste that was tasty but not what was advertised.
The pad thai is awful. I'm sitting here staring at it, wondering if I can doctor it up to save it or if it's $13 in the trash. The rice noodles are over cooked and gummy. There is no taste whatsoever. The chicken is bland. The noodles are bland. The beam sprouts are bland. Just like the beef skewers, this is so mild you could feed it to a small child. There were no peanuts, no lime, no spice, no taste. I used easily 3 tablespoons of sriracha, trying to get some flavor or heat, but it would have been nice if the actual dish had had flavor to begin with.
We aren't coming back, that's for sure. My hunt for decent Thai food in Calgary continues.
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