Restaurant Review - Spring Rolls

(This post written mid-June 2003)

I've been here I think at least four times now, and I didn't bother rating it because it was earlier than when I decided to start this review. This restaurant is located just south of Bloor on Yonge. Got another one coming, but have to find out name of the place first.

The decor of this place is nice. Some simple stuff, but it has a nice mood to it. The washrooms are a little interesting, at least the men's one. Usually the urinals are just against a straight wall, but this one is a curved wall, so it's cylidrical. Not sure now if that's a good thing, just means the guy beside you has more of an angle to see. hahaha. The faucets are pretty cool. Picture this huge rectangular sink with two faucets hanging over, one at each end. So the sink is shared between two faucets. It's all stainless steel, and the bottom of the sink flows downward from each side, so like an upside down triangle. It looks nicer than I can describe it.

The prices are reasonable. can't remember what I had previously, but I really liked it a lot. This time we had this fried rice with shrimp and pineapples, the Monday special. Wasn't anything spectacular by any means. Then had this appetizer called the "Sexy summer Rolls" which is using rice wraps (like the ones for Vietnamese Spring Rolls) and inside is smoked salmon and shrimp. it was alright, wasn't amazingly good though. There was this other appetizer that looked really good, but didn't get it. It's called Tornado Rolls, and it looks nice, not sure about taste though.

For those two, was under $20, without tip. So in terms of price, I'd say it's not overly expensive. The service was pretty good, when we got them. Not enough waiters/waitresses if you ask me, but they were all very pleasant.

Went there again July 10, 2003. But this time went to the one on Front Street. The decor was somewhat the same, the washrooms had the same idea, the curved wall. I went into the stall to change, because the day was hot and I went rollerblading just before. And the stall was intereting, had a sliding door, quite nice. hehe.

Anyways, so of course, asked the waitress what she recommends. And she highly recommended the Red Curry on Rice, with whatever. So I had the Red Curry with Chicken on rice. This curry was pretty good, like if you like curry, it's something to eat. It was not too red in my opinion, in fact it had some coconut milk in it, so I guess that took away from the redness. But the sauce was not too hot, and it was good to eat. Wasn't like amazing, but good to eat, and well worth the money. Red Curry with Chicken on Rice is $7.99.

I have been to this place multiple times after my original visit, and each time it get's worst. The environment on the other hand is uncomfortable but nice. However the food is becoming more and more normal and it's not getting cheaper either.

Overall, I'd give this place a 2.8/5.0. I bumped the rating up from my original, because of the good fourth experience. However after this amendment, I had to drop it again.

Additional Comments Made August 8, 2003