10623- 124 Street (Edmonton) - March 8, 2013
Bree's Selection
Because of limited parking out front, we sneaked around to the back and discovered an entrance from that side too. The restaurant consisted of a small space holding twenty tables and three large buddhas. The table cloths with elephants embroidered on them were mighty cool but nothing else stood out. Even though the decor didn't grab our attention, the food certainly did. And after all people, isn't that why we go to restaurants? For the love of food. We shared only one appetizer which isn't like us at all: fried wontons with a fish sauce on the side. They were crispy delish. The rest of the meal was sharezies (which translates to fight Zawada for your right to eat). No food forts allowed. We had pa-nang chicken, steamed egg plant, pad thai, hot basil beef and coconut rice. It was a cage match between the chicken and the beef for which was best. Bree felt it was a split decision. Dave didn't give the egg plant a chance, didn't even try it. Bree and Ang were steamed! Ha ha. Oh dessert, sweet dessert. Ang's coconut black sticky rice and mango was good but she was no fan of the hard rice. Bree and Dave ended up with variations of the same dessert: deep fried banana with whipped cream and chocolate and ice cream, but Bree opted out on the ice cream. It was comme ci comme ca according to Bree. Dave loved it long time. All told we were in and out within an hour which compels us to offer a strategy for restaurants that rush: order one course at a time. For instance, order appies. Relax. Drink. Rinse. Repeat... until you're through all the courses. On the way out the door, we had a nice chat with Santi (the owner) about an article in Avenue magazine that ranked Edmonton restaurants. Having been to most of the restaurants on the list, we're confident with placing Numchok Willai's fifth on our list (based on food alone).
Until we meet again...
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