"I?ve had Mee Thai marked on my ?to try? map for a few years now and finally went today. I?m sorry, Dalis Lao Thai Cafe, but now you?re my 2nd favorite Panang curry. My only complaint was that their AC wasn?t working. That?s it. And they do a crazy amount of takeout so it?s moot, I could just take it to go. We wanted to try a bit of everything (plus leftovers, yay) and got most of our usual favorites to judge by. We started with the appetizer sampler with fresh (summer) rolls, my favorite hot weather snack. Theirs were good, wrappers broke but still good filing ratio and tender shrimp. The peanut sauce was ok, Viet-Nomz is still the king of summer rolls and peanut sauce in my book. The fried spring rolls and cheese rolls (think crab Rangoon as a spring roll) we?re excellently filled and seasoned, fried so crispy. The fried tofu was done well and soaked up all that lovely sweet and sour fish sauce. Coconut shrimp were good, crispy outside but not dry inside. The Tom kha was outstanding with a deep flavor to the broth that wasn?t too strongly coconut, lime, sweet, or fish sauce. The chunks of chicken and veggies were more reasonably sized than a lot of places. Then came the mains. Panang chicken with a savory sauce bordering a bit heavier on the peanut which is absolute perfection in my book. They take their spice levels seriously so if you?re a borderline hot/medium like I am go for medium. The veggies were tender (and yay zucchini! I love zucchini and don?t often see it in curries) and the meat both tender and plentiful while still having enough delicious curry sauce to soak into your rice. Dad had the basil stir fry which was the same quality ingredients with a different symphony of flavors. Service was attentive, portions were generous, and I?d even go back sans AC again!"
Pra Ram
