We had a family dinner
here the other night. For drinks we had Thai tea, Teahouse tea, a
Pineapple cream smoothie and a banana cream smoothie. The Thai tea was
OK, rather sweet and not much tea flavor. The Teahouse tea had more tea
flavor but also had boba, which I was not expecting and don't like
much. The smoothies were quite good--The fruit taste really came
through and was high quality, very enjoyable.
We had a couple of
appetizers, the egg rolls and the cheese wontons. These were both very
good--fried fresh and quite hot, crunchy with good flavor. Glad we got
them.
For mains we had chicken curry, tonkatsu beef curry, wings,
and ramen. The chicken curry was OK but underwhelming. The chicken
was cooked well and the curry had a little kick, but not a lot of
flavor--you could tell it was curry but seemed lacking. The tonkatsu
beef curry was excellent--a kind of chicken fried steak (you can also
get chicken or pork) pounded thin and deep fried, then sliced on top of
rice with sauce. A tonkatsu sauce is served on the side, and it really
made the dish. It had very deep umami flavor which really complemented
the beef. Be warned, it has a pretty high spice level but it is worth
bearing some pain if you are sensitive. The beef itself was reasonably
tender and the breading was crunchy, very good.
The wings were a
disappointment. We got the General Tso's wings, and the sauce was fine,
it was recognizable. But the wings were small, somewhat overdone, and
not cut well--lots of broken, sharp bones. The only accompaniment was
plain white rice.
The ramen was interesting and tasty, we got the black garlic ramen with mushrooms and sweet onions.
The
service was, well, interesting. The counter help was very good, the
server asked good questions and helped us put together a satisfying
meal. The food was delivered when ready--we all got ours at different
times. That's unusual but I've had it before, it just means you don't
make people wait to eat.
The ambiance was very interesting--they
put up a good fight against the usual sterility of Grand Parkway
Marketplace. There's a large urban Japan mural wall, and on the
opposite wall there are little potted plants. All the tables were clean
and ready to go, as was the bathroom. The musical ambiance is worth
comment--they were playing kind of generic covers of current pop hits,
like Muzak. Maybe it was.
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