mekong

tonight i went to mekong, which is a thai restaurant up near kenwood, with celia and adam. it is just a tiny little place in a strip mall. i was a little skeptical when i first went in because the place was completely empty, and the menu included the following items:

1. general's chicken
2. sesame chicken
3. sweet and sour chicken
4. orange chicken

ok. that is not exactly a promising sign for a thai restaurant.

i sat down and tried to order a singha and they told me they don't sell alcohol. !!! so i was feeling a little worried.

well then celia and adam arrived bearing wine and i calmed down a little. they told me that they come here all the time and it is their favorite thai place. they laughed with me at the "thai spaghetti" and the four versions of panda express dishes on the menu. still, i was not completely convinced.

well then the food came and it was excellent. we had the calamari appetizer which was cooked perfectly. crispy and tender and delicious and not tough at all.

for a meal i had the "spicy thai" with shrimp. this was an assortment of vegetables (cabbage, baby corn, carrots, broccoli, onions, bamboo shoots) in a delicious flavorful spicy sauce. their spicy level is 1-3 and i got 3 and it was perfectly spicy. i ate every bite. also it came with jasmine rice... none of that cheap uncle ben crap.

adam got the garlic chicken i think which i tasted and it was also really yummy. lots of fresh broccoli. celia got panang curry and she loved it, i did not taste it though.

adam mentioned that they love this indian place called hi bombay (does that make sense? it sounds kind of nutty, but who knows with those crazy brown people). he said it is a total hole in the wall and people get scared off. so then i cast aside all doubts about their restaurant taste. celia and adam, i trust you completely. feed me more!

we were complaining about weird cincinnati food obsessions and adam pointed out that bw3's, which are basically on every corner here, is the stupidest name for a restaurant ever. it is short for buffalo wild wings. ok. so there are 2 ws. so why is it called bw3's? it should be bw2's. i am now obsessed with that and can't get over it. so now you have to be annoyed too. muahahahaha.