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Let the story begin . . . The day was afresh with the spirit of adventure and I therefore decided to take an explorative drive which brought me, in a meandering way, to Eugene. My Yelp! search brought up Bao Bao House as the first suggestion and, since I was up for anything, I just went with it. I easily found parking around the corner, about a block away, and strolled on over to see what there was to see. I was quickly given a table and, after washing up, ordered some Fresh Fruit Tea, which was iced and quite uplifting. It seemed to me that I had tried Bao long ago in another lifetime, so I placed an order for the Vegetable Bao and the spicy Mapo Tofu, with which I was unfamiliar. The server warned me that it was spicy, but stated it was a medium level of heat. I don’t care too much for foods above a medium level of spicy heat and this sounded good to me, but I wasn’t too sure what the flavor was going to be like. This unknown factor piqued my culinary curiosity, because there was in element of surprise involved, and I was looking forward to sampling the dish. Although I assumed that the Bao would be served first, the Mapo Tofu and a side of white rice were first to the table. I was feeling a good bit of hunger grumbling through my belly, so I didn’t hesitate to ladle the Mapo Tofu sauce all over the rice and dug right in with the provided set of chopsticks. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised and quite satisfied with the flavor of the dish! I actually found myself liking it very much and pretty much devoured the dish until the rice was gone. Of course, by this time the Bao has been served and so I sampled one of the tasty dumplings, swashed down some more of the tea, to help cool and cleanse my pallet, and called it a done meal. I took the remaining Bao and Tofu sauce “to go”, paid the bill, and headed out the door to continue the day’s adventure. Looking back at my visit, it’s easy to see what a splendid experience it was, certain other elements notwithstanding and which shall not be named here. In light of the whole affair I am happy to give 5 stars ***** and a smiley face ? Well done!

Hong Thai Express – Menu with Prices – 4155 Rickey St SE #134, Salem

I’ve been looking for a decent massaman curry in Oregon for years. This place makes a great one, by far the best in Salem. The second I had the food placed in front of me I knew it would be a winner, just based on the rich orange/brown color and aroma. I had mine with tofu (I don’t bother ordering meat until a restaurant has shown they can cook) and the tofu was excellent as well – so good I’ll probably order it with tofu again. I went medium heat awas perfectly spicy for a medium. I will try the Panang curry next but I’m probably going to order the massaman curry 3-4 more times just to make sure they know there is demand for it. Honestly, I’m almost in shock to see excellent Thai curry in Salem after trying so many mediocre places. Now we just need an Indian restaurant that is this good. Update: I’ve been back three or four times. Extremely tasty every time. We’ve ordered the Pad See Ew, the Orange Chicken, and the Chow Mein. All of these dishes were excellent. My kids in particular loved the orange chicken and the Chow Mein. My one nit pick is the heat level on the Massaman curry is a little inconsistent. I’ve gotten medium every time but it has been less than medium to quite spicy. I have a wide tolerance for heat so it’s fine but it’s something they could work on. Update 2: orange chicken wasn’t good the second time we ordered it. Everything else was still yum Update 3: A few months have gone by and I’m sitting here eating my massaman curry with tofu (plus asparagus added) and maybe I’m just in the mood for it but I can honestly say this is the best meal I’ve had in years. The flavor and texture of everything in this dish is spot on. I would give the dish I’m eating right now six stars if I could.

Meisiu Cafe – Menu with Prices – 7622 Dodge St, Omaha

Best authentic Chinese I’ve had in town. When most people think of Chinese they think of American dishes like sesame chicken or general tso chicken, this isn’t the place for the that kind of food. The staff was extremely friendly. We tried the #2 and the mapo tofu (which is a dish rarely done well) and it was absolutely amazing!!!! The broth was rich and full of that amazing Chinese five spice flavor and the beef in the soup just melted in your mouth. The hand pulled noodles were so good, the texture was great and they had the perfect amount of chewiness. The soup came with a tea egg, a side item and a water, which at it’s price point is really good. Now the mapo, for real, if you’re a fan of mapo then this is the place to go. Mapo is one of my all time favorite dishes and I’ve been so disappointed trying to find good mapo in town. THIS IS hands down THE BEST MAPO TOFU IN OMAHA right now. We also go the Meisiu chicken togo at the end of the meal and it’s so tender and flavorful. This is the kind of place that we need more of in Omaha. A small menu with focus Great authentic food Amazing friendly staff and a chef that knows how to cook some seriously delicious food. This is 100% my new favorite Chinese place in town.

Taste of Tian Jin – Menu with Prices – 3875 Venture Dr A5, Duluth

Taste of Tianjin is located inside the Jusgo Supermarket food court. This food court stall serves all sorts of Chinese cuisine with a presumed specialty in the Tianjin cuisine of northeast China. Tianjin is a major port city and some of its well-known dishes incorporate seafood, lamb, and mutton. I tried a few non-Tianjin dishes from this restaurant, so this review probably doesn’t reflect the best this place has to offer. Taste of Tianjin has one of the larger menus among the stalls at the food court. Along with Tianjin cuisine, the restaurant also serves a variety of other regional Chinese cuisines including Cantonese, Shanghai (Jiangnan), Sichuan, and even Americanized Chinese cuisine. Chef recommendations include braised whole fish in chili oil ($10.95), Tianjin-style braised pork ($10.95), braised ribbonfish ($10.95), egg with tomato ($6.95), and spicy fried intestine ($8.95). There are a lot of options. Like other Asian food court stalls (particularly Chinese ones), Taste of Tianjin has pictures of several of its dishes, many of which are included in a picture book next to the register. I tried an order of the xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), mapo tofu ($7.50), and chicken with plum sauce ($7.50). Eight medium to large sized dumplings were served in a wooden steam basket along with a side of vinegar dipping sauce in a disposable foam bowl. The dumplings were OK at best. They weren’t very soupy (they had very little soup in them), but were packed with pork. These were more like pork dumplings than anything. The skin was thick. While not terrible, I questioned the freshness of these dumplings. The sauce was alright. The man behind the counter said he made it himself. The mapo tofu (Sichuan dish) was good, but it could’ve used a bit more flavor and spice. Along with soft tofu cubes and a small pool of spicy, red, oily sauce, this dish came with savory ground pork, chopped green onion, red chili peppers, and yummingly numbing Sichuan peppercorns. The ingredients in this dish were good quality. We dined in and the tofu was served on a glass plate/bowl. The chicken with plum sauce was tasty, but rather pedestrian (no surprise there). The chicken was chopped and cooked with chopped carrots, zucchini, and green bell pepper. It had decent flavor. This is a simple dish that should satisfy the simplest of palates. Bowls of steamed white rice were included with the meal. Service was good and our orders came out in a reasonable amount of time. Like other vendors at the Jusgo food court, Taste of Tianjin uses a pager system to let you know when your order is ready for pickup. Complimentary tea, water, plastic silverware, wooden chopsticks, and condiments are available at the counter. If dining in, you should return plates, bowls, and trays when you’re finished. The credit card minimum is $10. I’d like to come back and try what I hope are better dishes.

Tandoor Indian Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 529 N Thompson Ln, Murfreesboro

I just want to go on and hammer this out while it’s fresh in my memories. The wife and I stopped in after wanting to find another go-to Indian place, because we missed out on their absolutely delicious foods for the first 30 years of our life… “Uncultured swine” We Yelped several places and Tandoor got good reviews, so we gave them a shot. I am SO glad we did. The service was very friendly and welcoming, the wait was next to nothing for the exorbitant amount of food we ordered, and every single bite was flavorful, fresh, expertly prepared, and seasoned Oh-So well! We ordered the Chicken Pakora appetizer. It was very good chicken bites served with two excellent dipping sauces. One was a brown, more oily dish, with excellent flavors and spices (not hot). The other dip was a green, floral tasting excellent dip that I actually liked very much. Unfortunately I waited until the very last piece of chicken to mix the two dips together on the same bite and man, was that great too?! Then on to our entrees! To the table arrived our standard Chicken Tikka Masala (in medium, or 3 of 6 spiciness), which was SUPERB! The seasonings and flavor of the creamy sauce paired so well with the deliciously prepared, tender, juicy chicken bites within. Yurm. We also got the Chicken Vindaloo, in a spicier mix (4 out of 6 heat level). It was also extremely delicious and flavorful with an ever so slightly spicier tongue-feel. It came in a darker, red sauce where the Tikka came in a more orange/yellow sauce. Both were topped with fresh cilantro and were SO good. If you’re a spice head like me, neither were very hot. They definitely had a bit of heat, but nothing too bad. Oddly enough, the spiciest thing we ate all night was the Vegetable Biryani rice. But it was SO GOOD. The BEST addition. The single best Indian rice dish we’ve had anywhere! They seasoned up the rice super well, so it was not your typical white rice, but threw in the whole garden! There was onion, peas, green beans, corn, cauliflower, mushrooms (tho not many), carrots, and somehow, I think a chunk of tofu also made its way in. We also had the chicken naan and the garlic naan. BOTH were absolutely delicious! We left so full and happy and can’t wait to go again! Well done, Tandoor!!

JJ Jasmine Thai Cuisine – Menu with Prices – 400 Walnut St, Des Moines

Spring rolls were good but on the small side. Their menu is appealing to me suggesting traditional favorites such as fried rice, lardna, pad thai and eggplant tofu. They have daily specials. The eggplant tofu dish was not very flavorful or spicy (asked for extra spicy). The eggplant, tofu and veggies were much too big and inconvenient to eat. The stars of the dish only had a few pieces and the veggies were way too undercooked. The tofu was a little dry and the eggplant was too mushy. I did get two scoops of rice which was nice. It looks like the Panda customers next door get heaping amounts of food unlike here. They do have a great help yourself hot pepper/spicy sauce bar, water and chopsticks. I may go back and give them one more try just for that. Don’t let the line scare you. Food comes out pretty fast (and undercooked). Bonus was they didn’t complain about me using a credit card for spring rolls which is unlike Gringos next door and Dooly’s.

Boxwood Kitchen & Supper Club Menu with Prices behind Jimmy John’s, 330 SW Powerhouse Dr Building C, Suite 150, Bend

It took us a bit of time to find the cafe, it is hidden behind the main area of Old Mill, it is tucked in behind Jimmy John’s sandwich shop, but worth discovering.We sat inside, but they do have a few patio seats. Mr. B started with an old fashioned made with chai which is interesting, and it was quite good. He ordered the meatballs in a spicy sauce served over polenta. The sauce is not overly spicy, but has a nice level of heat to it and the polenta was creamy and very good. I opted for the housemade Spatzle mac and cheese. You don’t typically find Spatzle in restaurants other than German and they were tender and had a nice flavor to them. The cheese sauce was rich and creamy, the perfect comfort food and the dish was topped with toasted, seasoned breadcrumbs which added a nice crunchy texture to the dish.We were very happy with our drinks and our meal.

Szechwan Noodle – Menu with Prices – 3330 S Price Rd, Tempe

DAMNNNNNN this is the best Szechwan food I’ve had in the area. It’s a small establishment, but they pack a punch with their food. Boiled fish & beef in hot sauce (45) – this is the best boiled fish in hot sauce I’ve had. HUGE portion and the spice was on point. Adequately ranked 3 peppers on their menu because they use sichuan pepper (mala) which is numbing, so you get the spicy spice then numbing spice (the 5th spice girl). Fish is super fresh, and the thinly sliced beef was very tender – these sat on a bed of napa cabbage. It was pretty oily, but I heard another customer order it with less oil, so I’ll for sure do that next time. Mapo tofu (55) was delicious. It wasn’t swimming in sauce like most I’ve tried, and that was totally fine because the sauce was so tasty. It had these amazing pieces of ground pork – there was just a touch of sweetness which gave it a different dimension of flavor. Tofu was super fresh, and overall had a good balance of spice. This was also hit with a bit of mala spice. Dried noodle w/ braised pork belly (37) was fantastic as well. Noodles were perfectly cooked. The little cubes of pork belly were delectable, but there definitely could have been more. The sauce underneath was a little fiery and numbing, but tasty. The sauce would slide off the noodles so if you feel like you overmixed to make it too spicy, have no fear. Came with some bok choy, and an ample amount of sesame oil. I took leftovers home, but the noodles had absorbed lingering moisture, so the texture was much softer the next day. This place is SO good. I want to try their dan dan noodles next, and will def get the boiled fish/beef in hot sauce again. Spice level is tricky because every restaurant is different, so it might be safer to ask for less spicy and test the waters rather risk eating your meal in pain.

Rice B B Go – Menu with Prices – 3291 Independence Pkwy #400, Plano

Great small size Korean restaurant. Super friendly greeting as I walked in to the restaurant as it is very traditional thing that Korean people do. I ordered the Bento Box on the menu. You have to order your dish at the counter. You have to do yourself on your drink and getting your silverwares to your table. While I was waiting on my dish, I tried the free two soups: miso with small diced tofu and the seaweeds soup. The miso was your blonde with small diced tofu. This soup needs some salts for tasting. The seaweeds soup is shredded seaweeds in a very light broth that could need some salt or other sauce such as soy sauce with vingeretta. My bento box has two meats that I had chosen were beef and spicy pork that were served with rice, salad, fruit and 2 dumplings as it is very common items inside the bento box. I started the fried fumbling. It was crispy and it was very tasty. Perfect seasonings inside for the two dumplings. The light soy sauce and vinger was balanced sour and salty. Side salad were from shredded cabbage in white and purple with a very light spicy mayo dressing. The spicy pork were cooked very tender with right amounts of spicy so it was too spicy. Beef needed more seasoning as it was missing something to make it as a wow factor like the spicy pork. The Kim Chi was very traditional with perfect balanced seasoning. A small price for a good meal for this community eaters. I give a 4 out of 5 stars.

Bowl & Roll – Menu with Prices – 1331 Guerneville Rd Ste Q, Santa Rosa

I am giving my three stars in a more positive note than negative. I come in on a Friday Afternoon and it was pretty slow, but the service was good, I ordered the Agedashi Tofu, Spicy Samurai Roll, and Spicy Tuna Roll, coming out to 22$ even. For the price you pay, you get a tremendous amount of quantity. The agedashj tofu was alright the tofu was cooked well and outside had a slight crisp, how it should be but there sauce for the tofu needs to be more savory, a bit more salt or umami. Only 4.50 The samurai roll had a lot of spicy crab in it and was very filling, comes with spicy mayo, a great compliment to the roll. For 10$ it’s more than I could ask for. Flavor was solid in that roll The spicy tuna is ok, it’s really just rice and spicy tuna that has a alittle chili powder and sesame oil, no avocado or cucumber, alittle plain but with the spicy mayo is good. Only 6$ All in all, to get the most bang for your buck come here. You will leave with your pockets not empty and your stomach full. Don’t expect too if the line Sushi, but more of a fast food type sushi. My order came out in ten minutes. Great Service I will come back here and try more things!

Himalayan Bites Menu with Prices 1424 NE Cushing Dr, Bend

Up here for my son’s annual lacrosse tournament, and the thing to do while in Bend is going to a microbrewery or tap house after our games are done. This time we ended up at On Tap. It’s a great place that’s very family-friendly and they have a wide selection of beers plus, as seems to be the norm in Bend, they have food trucks; one of which is Himalayan Bites. Wanting something different, I ordered the Shaapta which is a spicy stir-fried beef dish tossed with green onions and bell peppers, seasoned with a variety of Himalayan spices and red pepper, and garnished with fresh cilantro. The dish comes with a nice salad with a vinaigrette dressing and a scoop of brown rice. Included with the meal are two dipping sauces. One is much like a salsa and the other seemed like a cilantro cream sauce. I’m not sure, but I preferred the cream sauce. It was wonderful. BTW, if you like spicy food like I do, when they ask you how spicy you want it, tell them to make it really spicy. Otherwise, they’ll probably dumb it down. When I asked for very spicy, the guy asked me how hot was the hottest I’ve ever had, and when I described a Thai basil chicken I’ve had in the past, plus a Habanero/Scotch Bonnet pepper sauce that I make that has 50 to 60 peppers per quart. He just smiled and said that I’ll really like this dish then. I was not at all disappointed. Though the pepper heat was not that strong, it did build up over time to a pleasant burn. And hey! What better way to soothe the heat than with another beer! The Pilsner I had with my meal was a perfect complement to the dish, but I really loved it with the IPA. The bitterness of the hops really brought out the sweetness in the peppers. Without needing to say more, I highly recommend this truck if you’re over at On Tap. I heard they’re also at Crux, so if I happen to go there, I’ll try a different dish. I don’t think I can go wrong with Himalayan Bites.

Magic Thailand Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 842 Logan Ave, Winnipeg

Yum, yum, yum! Don’t let the location and the exterior fool you – the inside is packed with diners and the food is great! I’ve been looking for another Thai place to go to since Vanxai’s on St. Mary’s has been disappointing me in the last few visits. I haven’t been back to Magic Thailand in years because the location isn’t the most convenient. It is located in an industrial area and the exterior is not much to be desired but inside, the restaurant has been recently renovated. Nothing amazing, but it’s warm, bright and inviting with lots of tables inside to seat couples to large groups. As with most Thai places you can order your food from a heat scale from 1-10. I have a high heat tolerance for spicy foods so here a 5 is true mid-range for someone who eats spicy food. I tried everything at a 5 as the other people eating with me didn’t eat that spicy. Personally, I would order about a 7 for a real nice kick. For others who don’t eat spicy, I would suggest a 2 or 3. The Thai Chicken Skewers ($8.50 for 3) and it comes with a spicy peanut sauce. Not my fave appy as it’s just grilled chicken breast that didn’t have much flavour on it’s own so you have to rely on the peanut sauce which was very yum. For this price, I wouldn’t order it again as I’d rather get another entree dish to share instead. I really liked their “pad thai” with shrimp which was $10.50 and it comes with a side of bean sprouts. At a level 5, the spiciness definitely came through so I’d keep this as a 5. Great flavour in the pad thai mix. The green coconut curry stir fry with chicken ($9.50) had lots of vegetables in the creamy coconut sauce. Not the best green curry I’ve had but it was good. At a level 5 spice, it was okay, I’d definitely up it to a 7 or 8 as the heat gets a bit lost in the sauce. The Matsaman – potato, onions, red peppers, basil, peanuts with chicken ($10.50) is a great dish if you like more peanut flavour and heartiness of potatoes. Food service is fast but table side service is okay as you kind of have to flag down people to get more things. Overall, great place for Thai food!

Azabu Miami Beach – Menu with Prices – 161 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach

Unfortunately not more than 2 stars and only due to a hard work of our server Carlos who was very knowledgeable and attentive. My husband and I are locals, we go out every other night to our favorite places but sometimes we like to try a new place for a change. We ordered tuna on a rice cracker, salmon dish and because of shellfish allergy we asked if possible to order a couple simple rolls (regular tuna and cucumber yellowtail with a soy paper) to start. I always order similar rolls in Nobu and it was never a problem. – It was a quite a bit wait to receive any food in spite of place being empty – Tuna on the top of rice cracker was a very pale pink color but tested ok – Salmon dish with mushrooms and rice was pretty good – Rolls had a very thick layer of rice and soy paper which made it very dry and not tasty at all I had to let the manager know that we didn’t like rolls actually I was polite saying it was not what we expected. She offered to try another dish. I asked if that would be possible to replace rolls with spicy tuna roll? For some reason she got very confused and she said she would have to ask the chef because rolls were a special order? by our request. So she took our rolls away, didn’t come back to our table, we never found out what the chef said but we got a spicy tuna roll brought to us which again was not the quality we expected and we didn’t eat. We decided to leave and asked for a bill. I was surprised to be charged for food that was taken away $24 and $27 for dried rolls and the spicy tuna roll on top of that. I felt it was not right and addressed it to manager again. As a result she took off the spicy tuna roll which was $14… Bottom line if you decide to eat here you’d better be liking everything served otherwise who cares? I have never had any issues with food quality, “special orders” or service in Nobu and would highly recommend to go eat there instead.