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| - So my stomach is a fickle thing. Last night, it's all: "Oh no you're too full, put that curry crab down, you never want to see curry in your life." Then this morning, it's all "GET MORE CURRY CRAB NOW." I guess that's a testament to how good it was. Saigon Star was the setting for the 3rd event in the Asian Sensation CMYE series (Thanks for hosting Amy!) and I was able to meet some absolutely lovely people while we dug into a colourful Viet/Malay feast.
Everyone keeps talking about the curry crab so naturally we got it but damn, $129 for two crabs!! You'd think these crabs were covered in gold. But no...just metaphorical liquid gold: in the form of delicious, delicious curry. Sop all that goodness up with some crispy buttery roti or buns. Gloves and clamps were provided.
The clams were another highlight for me. We got the lime chili clams and the chili black bean sauce clams. Both were amazing. These were meaty clams, still in the shell, covered with some amazingly flavoured sauces. At $12 a plate, this is a much more affordable seafood alternative.
The pineapple fried rice was actually kind of bland but it's served in a pineapple! Anything served in fruit is suddenly 10x more interesting. Speaking of fruit: avocado juice. GET IT. It's the perfect accompaniment to curry and spice. Seriously.
Service was actually very good (we did order a lot). Even though our group was pretty big, they were patient with taking our orders and splitting our bills. Our plates were constantly exchanged for clean ones. When it came time to packing up the boxes, one of the waitresses made sure we took the extra roti/bun home. This is definitely a more upscale version of the typical Viet/Malay places in Markham and the service reflects that.
This place is an establishment. I remember seeing commercials for it on the Chinese channel from when I was just a kid (with really crappy animations). And yet, I've only been here once and that was more than a decade ago. I asked my parents about this and they said it's because the waiters were too pushy with the expensive items. Fair enough.
(38/100) - 2016
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