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Ate: August 30, 2006 Published: September 3, 2006 $$ We decided to get out mid-week and review a place while staying ahead of the impending crush of Labor Day visitors. Both of us being in the mood for something with a little zest, we headed downtown and pulled into the Bangkok House. It's a small place that looks like it probably attracts more of a local clientele than it does tourists. Since those are the places where the best meals are sometimes hidden, we were eager to give it a try. However, our appetizer did not qualify as such. On a whim, we had ordered their assorted seafood balls. We were expecting something the consistency of the corned beef cakes my wife fixes occasionally. Instead, what we got went way beyond chewy and well into rubbery. So much so that we were joking about it as we ate. The sweet sauce that was served with them was good, but it was very thin and didn't adhere well to the balls. Dinner did not start off all that well, and we weren't expecting much when they brought us our main courses. But things did perk up somewhat. My bride's ginger chicken was a hearty stir-fried dish. While we're pretty sure that the jalapeno peppers in her dinner aren't exactly an authentic Thai ingredient, my wife didn't mind. The spiciness of the peppers went well with the ginger root. While she enjoyed her dinner, she still had the same complaint that the sauce with her dinner was too thin and didn't stick to the vegetables and rice at all. Since I had gotten the Thai crystal noodle soup, I wasn't worried about a thin sauce. My dinner was more substantial than a typical soup. It was more like a hearty stew of shrimp, chicken, vegetables and lots of transparent noodles. The vegetables were in big chunks and still had plenty of crunch in them, just the way I like. The noodles were quite long, which made it a bit of a challenge to eat without slurping too loudly or getting splatters on my shirt. I managed to not look like too much of a pig while enjoying my soup. Those who don't like a lot of spice have no reason to be afraid of this meal. It has a nice exotic flavor, but there's no real heat to give you a burn. It may not have begun that auspiciously, but our dinner at the Bangkok House ended well and gave use plenty of leftovers to bring home for lunch later this week. Looking back, however, our advice would be to go with a more mundane appetizer like fried wontons or spring rolls. If you have a taste for the orient and are interested in a small place that's in the center of town, but under the radar, the Bangkok House is worth putting on your "to do" list. |
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