Queenie D.
Yelp
Scoutmob is on ... I think mainly for lunch. So jump on this deal! The ambiance, the food, and the service is wonderful! You will hate yourself for not trying it out!
The place has a quiet and intimate setting. Our server was fast and courteous, and knows the perfect amount of "table visitation." He was not overwhelming, yet very very lovely and attentive at the same time.
The food was delicious! Via scoutmob, hubby invited me for lunch and it was pretty much half off. Gratuity is instantly included, but the service was so great we added some more on top of that. Scoutmob honors the lunch combo special which came with either chicken coconut soup, miso soup, or garden salad with ginger dressing. Then, you also get a choice on either 4 pcs of sushi or three pcs of nigiri that comes with salmon, tuna, and white tuna. Then on top of that, you get to choose one out of six lunch entree that comes with a cup of jasmine rice. The selection for your entree included red curry, massaman curry, spicy basil, spicy basil thai style, panang curry, and pad thai. All curries and the spicy basil (both) can offer it in either chicken, beef, pork, or tofu. The plate also comes with a small side dish of fresh cucumber salad with imitation crab meat, mandarin, and tomatoes.
THE SIDE ITEMS: Miso soup is simple and light. Nothing really to go crazy about, but delicious nevertheless. Garden salad with ginger dressing was too simple with lettuce, some tomatoes and shredded carrots, and although the ginger dressing was fresh,it had this overwhelming presence that took over the small plate. It also had some strong soy sauce-like taste, and I wasnt too big of a fan. The cucumber salad was vibrant and fresh. I do not eat cucumber (for the life of me, I dont know why,) but I took a couple of bites and I can vouch that any cucumber fans would love this side dish. It was like a bite of sunshine on a lovely spring afternoon.
THE MAIN DISHES:
Well, I ordered the nigiri and although it is not the main dish, I must say that this is the STAR of the show. The sushi chef deserves some kind of recognition. I must say that it is one of the most fresh, humble, yet refreshingly delicious nigiri I have had. The fish itself was sliced into perfection: not too little, yet not too thick to overwhelm the delicate sweetness of the small lump of joy that is the jasmine rice. There is a side of REAL wasabi, and I suggest to not even come close to using it all. IN short, just LOVELY! If you are not a sushi fan, I suggest to have your first try in raw fish in this establishment. The raw fish is not fishy at all - as a matter of fact, it is like buttered meat. It was awesome.
I had the Massaman and although it was good, I must say I enjoyed hubby's spicy basil with chicken more. They give you an option on the spicyness of the food. The fire eater in me requested for the "true thai spicy" and boy, was I over my head. That thing is beyond fire! HOT HOT HOT and yummy! Although I had to sweat a few thousand calories in between and chugged down a few gallons of water along with some hail marys, I finished the whole dish, and was still very satisfied. SO - STEER CLEAR from the "true thai spicy" option, unless your tongue is five inches thick and numb on four sides. Haha. Otherwise, very delicious, and the spicy basil had that wimsical sweetness from the pepper.
The portion on their lunch menu is at it should be. I doubt two people can share the meal. I have no doubt every inch of my meal was made with a touch of love and care, plus the fact that it was only 8 bucks PLUS the scout mob guarantees another 8 bucks on the house, you pretty much can have a cool and quiet, lovely lunch under 15 bucks. Take it from me, youre gonna wanna try this out.