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2012-11-29
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Spontaneous trip to noodlemi which I've wanted to try for some time. After a refreshing 45-minute walk we arrived, hungry. Sat down to a rather cluttered environment - don't bring big bags coz you'll have nowhere to put it. Mine had to go on the floor. Best to bring something you can put on your lap. Environment:Quite cluttered. Has about 22 seats? All tables and stools have been elevated to create the illusion of space - because the resto is quite small. There is a small kitchen at the back fro
Environment:
Quite cluttered. Has about 22 seats? All tables and stools have been elevated to create the illusion of space - because the resto is quite small. There is a small kitchen at the back from which the oil emanates. So there is no chance you can avoid the oil. We picked a seat with a street view. It's kind of nice when you don't need to always look at your fellow diner when you're talking or, not talking. You fixate your gaze on something immaterial outside the window and mastricate. One, two, three, gulp. Look at a small part of the world pass you by. At the passers-by checking out the menu. At people heading off to Fitness First. At puppies strutting ahead of their owners, pulling on the leash. No arguing couples tonight.
Service:Nice servers but quite inexperienced. Took our orders twice. And my food had coriander in it even though I emphatically emphasized (twice) that I did not want coriander. Sad. Takes away a lil bit of the joy. We ordered grilled chicken bun (rice vermicelli) and were served beef bun. ._.
Food:
Would've redeemed itself by serving high quality food but...
Vegetarian green papaya salad $55
Carrots and bean sprouts(?) and...hey why doesn't the green papaya taste like green papaya? Perhaps I am mistaken as to the flavour of green papaya but the entire bowl just tasted like carrot. The textures were similar too. And there was no sweetness to the dish. Perhaps the green papaya used was too young...? Secondly, it was too spicy for me. And there was coriander which was painstakingly, meticulously discarded. So eating this salad was quite painful for me. There's also a sprinkling of white sesame and deep fried shell-on small shrimp which added to the flavour. Quite nice but the heat was overpowering - it's just me, because I can't stand heat. Apart from the coriander thee is also some lemongrass, which was nice. I liked it there. Vegetarian spring rolls with lettuce and mint $48
Tough skin, short on filling, oozing oil.. but the filing was quite alright. A bit of carrot, mushroom, sprouts. The lettuce and mint were served on the side, which was rather peculiar. Are we expected to wrap the spring roll in the lettuce..? Or do as we did - munch on the large piece of lettuce separately..? Meh. Grilled chicken bun $50
Not too bad, this. Grilled chicken was succulent and tender marinated with a bit of lemongrass and ginger. Lots of interesting flavours in this bowl. But on the whole this dish was kind of oily. Maybe it's the chicken but no it's not just the chicken, it's the other condiments as well. Like I had no idea why the scallions had to be so oily. And the vermicelli was lukewarm...I'd prefer having them a little colder. Pho is served steaming hot so I expected the bun to be cooler than lukewarm. Kind of weird, like eating a hot vermicelli dish that's been left for a while. Ah well. Chicken saved the day. Oh and the Saigon beer M got (and shared with me) to help fight the heat in our oral cavities. Proved necessary.
Conclusion:
Give it a shot. Maybe the pho is better. And it's affordable food...so I might come back. But only after I've had a shot at the other Viet restos nearby. Ah, found one just across the street!
题外话/补充资料：
Suggestion: (1) install hooks for bags at the underside of tables OR wicker baskets at the base of stools; (2) better ventilation - unpleasant oily smell after dinner; (3) staff training.
(以上食记乃用户个人意见 , 并不代表OpenRice之观点。)
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