16th Anniversary Dinner
Last night was our 16th wedding anniversary. Burger had agreed to watch Zippy for us, so Mr. LT and I headed out to dinner. He was in the mood for sushi, so we headed over to Mio Sushi up at the Cascade Village shopping center. We'd heard the food was good, and had been meaning to try it for a while.
So at 7:00 PM on a Friday night, we walked in to Mio Sushi, and while it was crowded, it was not packed. There were a few seats left at the sushi bar, so we chose those.
We hadn't been there before, so we carefully looked over the menu to figure out what we wanted to try. We filled out our sushi card-thingy with a ton of options - probably $50 worth of sushi, at least. We were brought water almost immediately after we sat down, but we didn't get any other attention. At all. I finally flagged down the water girl and asked for our server, and I could see her trying to get someone to come over to us, but another five minutes passed and we still hadn't even had a drink order taken.
So we left. When we got back to the car, the time was 7:34. We'd pulled in and gotten out of the car at 6:56. So we waited no less than a half hour for service, and never got any. What a shame.
Mr. LT still had sushi on the brain, so we headed toward Kanpai over on Newport. We've been there numerous times in the past, and it's always been our go-to place for sushi here in Bend. Well, Kanpai was packed, and there were very obviously people still waiting for tables. We were really hungry, so we didn't stop to see how long the wait was. No knock on Kanpai, they're reliably busy for a reason.
Well, what else should we do? We could have gone to Deep, but we were dressed very casually and Deep is nicer than we were in the mood for (sorry, Deep. We love your food!), so we decided to change directions. Mr. LT hadn't tried Thai food until recently when we visited Typhoon (friggin' YUM), and he'd been really happy with the food at Typhoon. So I suggested Thai.
We talked about going to Typhoon, but were worried it would be packed, so I suggested we try Angel Thai Cuisine over on Division. It's very off the beaten path, so I hoped we'd be able to get served quickly. I'd heard good things about Angel Thai, and had been wanting to try it, so we headed on over. At 8 on a Friday night, Angel Thai was very quiet. A large party (of 8 or so) was leaving as we arrived, and only one other table was occupied.
We were seated quickly and brought water immediately. Our drink orders were taken quickly - Mr. LT had a Thai beer, and I had a glass of shiraz - and the shiraz was actually from Thailand. They had fried calamari as a special appetizer, and Mr. LT and I both love calamari, so we ordered that early. The calamari was very good, and the dipping sauce was excellent - almost like a spicy plum sauce. Or something.
I ordered the Phad Prik Catfish (#71 on this menu - the menu at the restaurant is a little different than the website). It was very good, with some nice crisp basil leaves, and enough spice that you feel it, but not so much that you need to douse the flames. Mr. LT ordered the Panang Curry with beef. I loved this dish, although I'd probably get chicken, were I to order it, as I prefer the lighter taste of chicken (or seafood) with curry. In any case, I loved this dish - the sauce was amazing, and I got a very strange look from Mr. LT when I told him I'd be happy to bathe in the sauce. There was plenty for two of us - more than enough, really. The dishes were served family style, with rice on separate plates, so it was easy for us to share.
While we were full, something sweet sounded great. Neither of us had ever tried sticky rice before, so we ordered the mango sticky rice for dessert. While it's definitely not an American dessert, it reminded both of us of oatmeal - and I mean that in the best way possible. It was delicious, and the cold mango was a nice contrast to the warm rice. We ended up taking some of our dessert home too, because we were really full and couldn't bear to leave it behind.
All in all, we ended up with a wonderful anniversary night. While the evening didn't go as we'd originally hoped, we ended up being thrilled with our dining experience - the folks at Angel Thai could't have been nicer, the service - always at risk when things are slow - was great, and the food was great. Angel Thai, thanks for a great evening. And Mio Sushi, you've still got some things to learn.
(And Mr. LT, I love you. Here's to another fantastic 16 years. Happy Anniversary, babe.)
So at 7:00 PM on a Friday night, we walked in to Mio Sushi, and while it was crowded, it was not packed. There were a few seats left at the sushi bar, so we chose those.
We hadn't been there before, so we carefully looked over the menu to figure out what we wanted to try. We filled out our sushi card-thingy with a ton of options - probably $50 worth of sushi, at least. We were brought water almost immediately after we sat down, but we didn't get any other attention. At all. I finally flagged down the water girl and asked for our server, and I could see her trying to get someone to come over to us, but another five minutes passed and we still hadn't even had a drink order taken.
So we left. When we got back to the car, the time was 7:34. We'd pulled in and gotten out of the car at 6:56. So we waited no less than a half hour for service, and never got any. What a shame.
Mr. LT still had sushi on the brain, so we headed toward Kanpai over on Newport. We've been there numerous times in the past, and it's always been our go-to place for sushi here in Bend. Well, Kanpai was packed, and there were very obviously people still waiting for tables. We were really hungry, so we didn't stop to see how long the wait was. No knock on Kanpai, they're reliably busy for a reason.
Well, what else should we do? We could have gone to Deep, but we were dressed very casually and Deep is nicer than we were in the mood for (sorry, Deep. We love your food!), so we decided to change directions. Mr. LT hadn't tried Thai food until recently when we visited Typhoon (friggin' YUM), and he'd been really happy with the food at Typhoon. So I suggested Thai.
We talked about going to Typhoon, but were worried it would be packed, so I suggested we try Angel Thai Cuisine over on Division. It's very off the beaten path, so I hoped we'd be able to get served quickly. I'd heard good things about Angel Thai, and had been wanting to try it, so we headed on over. At 8 on a Friday night, Angel Thai was very quiet. A large party (of 8 or so) was leaving as we arrived, and only one other table was occupied.
We were seated quickly and brought water immediately. Our drink orders were taken quickly - Mr. LT had a Thai beer, and I had a glass of shiraz - and the shiraz was actually from Thailand. They had fried calamari as a special appetizer, and Mr. LT and I both love calamari, so we ordered that early. The calamari was very good, and the dipping sauce was excellent - almost like a spicy plum sauce. Or something.
I ordered the Phad Prik Catfish (#71 on this menu - the menu at the restaurant is a little different than the website). It was very good, with some nice crisp basil leaves, and enough spice that you feel it, but not so much that you need to douse the flames. Mr. LT ordered the Panang Curry with beef. I loved this dish, although I'd probably get chicken, were I to order it, as I prefer the lighter taste of chicken (or seafood) with curry. In any case, I loved this dish - the sauce was amazing, and I got a very strange look from Mr. LT when I told him I'd be happy to bathe in the sauce. There was plenty for two of us - more than enough, really. The dishes were served family style, with rice on separate plates, so it was easy for us to share.
While we were full, something sweet sounded great. Neither of us had ever tried sticky rice before, so we ordered the mango sticky rice for dessert. While it's definitely not an American dessert, it reminded both of us of oatmeal - and I mean that in the best way possible. It was delicious, and the cold mango was a nice contrast to the warm rice. We ended up taking some of our dessert home too, because we were really full and couldn't bear to leave it behind.
All in all, we ended up with a wonderful anniversary night. While the evening didn't go as we'd originally hoped, we ended up being thrilled with our dining experience - the folks at Angel Thai could't have been nicer, the service - always at risk when things are slow - was great, and the food was great. Angel Thai, thanks for a great evening. And Mio Sushi, you've still got some things to learn.
(And Mr. LT, I love you. Here's to another fantastic 16 years. Happy Anniversary, babe.)
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1 Comments:
Great review. I'd been wondering about that place. We'll try it next time we're in town.
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