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| - I wanted to like Khao San Road. I did. I usually trust Yelp and with 4 stars I had high hopes. I regret to write, however, that the food was mediocre. Most Thai food is severed with cloyingly sweet sauces, pools of curry, fried....everything, and this was no different. I didn't see or taste anything classic. I mean, Pad Thai and Red Curry? It's a bit insulting to trap Thai food in this overly popularized menu. Now I will say things tasted good. But how can deep fried battered squash not taste good? Not to mention piled so high that any attempt at finishing it would nauseate even the most immune eater. It didn't challenge my pallet and was awfully greasy. Not to mention there was no reprieve. On the side the same sugar dipping sauce that apparently comes with anything (I suggest another side sauce with vinegar to cut the oil slick left on my tongue). Heavy, Heavy, Heavy curry, sweet and gummy noodles swimming in sauce. Again, tasty, like drinking condensed milk out of a can is tasty, but not subtle or honed in. There is so much culture in food and unfortunately I feel like KSR is catering to a market that doesn't appreciate execution and refinement. They are pushing out high volumes of common, unexciting dishes, at a fast pace, and it makes me sad.
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