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Thai Tour – Night+Market Song

Jun19

Restaurant: Night + Market Song

Location: 3322 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026. (323) 665-5899

Date: May 21, 2019

Cuisine: Thai

Rating: Good and spicy

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Our Thai Town Tour continues with this 5th location (my 4th). While I’ve been to Might + Market + Sahm I have long wanted to try this one.

Kris Yenbamroong is the 33 year-old chef and owner of NIGHT + MARKET restaurants. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Chef Kris has no formal culinary training — but grew up in his family-owned restaurant, Talesai. He attended New York University and graduated with a degree in film. If NIGHT + MARKET restaurants were to have a mission statement, it would read as follows: “We aim to make the most delicious and authentic Thai food to facilitate drinking and fun-having amongst friends.” There is a term for this in Thai: “aharn glam lao.”
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Located in Silverlake on Sunset, not exactly in Thai Town but in the heart of Hipster-ville.
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Which is a good thing considering how incredibly hipster the interior is — and the place was mobbed with a huge line gathered before our 8pm start and all through our tenure. They are definitely busy.
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We had a special large party reservation and a set menu (we chose the largest set menu).
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Hey-ha party wings. Party wings sweet and a little salty. These were some perfect chicken wings. As they describe it, sweet and a little salty, hot and a lot savory.
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Moo Sadoong. Grilled pork, basil, lemongrass, garlic, fish sauce, lime, chili, onions, cilantro. Everything here has cilantro — which I love — but I pity the fools (no offense, just making a Mr. T joke) who think it tastes like soap. This was a great dish also. Lots of porky flavor.
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Sai Uah. Homemade spicy pork sausage served with nam prik noom (aka “thai salsa”) and cucumber. Solid Thai sausage, but not as strong as the first two dishes.
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Sticky Coconut Rice.
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I’m trying to avoid carbs but I do love this coconut milk sweetened rice. Great texture too.
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Nam Khao Tod. Crispy Rice Salad with soured pork, raw ginger, onion, peanuts, cilantro (of course), and chili. Really nice texture. Crispy/crunchy. Tons of salty spicy flavor.
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Beef (I think) with cilantro. This was an extra brought for those who were avoiding carbs.
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Som Tum. Green papaya salad with green beans, tomatoes, palm sugar, peanuts, lime juice, and chili. FIne, but on the “duller” side as Thai dishes go.
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Larg Gai. Minced chicken, lime, fish sauce, rice powder, chili, cilantro (again), and onion. Salty, hot, and savory. The chicken version can be a touch dry.
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Hot Pot Tom Khar Soup. Skin-on chicken, coconut milk broth, galangal, lemongrass, cilantro (no duh), onion, chili, lime leaves, mushrooms, hot and sour! Awesome soup. Super, super delicious. I had like 5 bowls. Very spicy too. Fabulous mix of flavors.
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Garlic Green Beans. Sautéed with garlic, soy sauce, and white pepper. Very Chinese!
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Uni Fried Rice. I liked that there was also the salmon row, nice and briny. Cilantro of course.
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Kao Pad Pu. Crab fried rice, served with lime wedge and fish sauce with diced chili (and a bit of cilantro garnish). Nice fried rice, but weird that we had 3 rice courses AND noodles.
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Pad Thai. Market version with sweet radish, tofu, egg, crushed peanuts, and chili powder. Great pad Thai.
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Brought by and made by me:

Nocciola Espresso Caramello Gelato — A classic nocciola base made with Pure PGI Piedmont hazelnut paste and then layered with a house-made Espresso Caramel Ganache then topped with fresh roasted hazelnuts — made by me for @sweetmilkgelato –#SweetMilkGelato #gelato #dessert #icecream #FrozenDessert #nomnom #dessertlovers #dessertporn #icecreamlovers #gelatoitaliano #foodporn #gelatolover #food #foodgasm #foodblogger #dessertgasm #desserttime #foodphotography #gelatoartigianale #gelatomania #dessertlover #icecream #icecreamlovers #Valrhona #hazelnut #ganache #dulcy #ChocolateTruffle #nocciola #caramel #caramello

Sicilian Tiramisu Gelato –attempting to reinvent Tiramisu with Sicilian flavors: Pure DOGC “Bronte” pistachio paste gelato base with lady fingers soaked in house-made orange syrup and layered with house-made “cannoli filling” (sweetened fresh ricotta with cinnamon and mini dark chocolate chips) — made by me for @sweetmilkgelato — this one will be a test of concept: too much? –#SweetMilkGelato #gelato #dessert #icecream #FrozenDessert #nomnom #dessertlovers #dessertporn #icecreamlovers #gelatoitaliano #foodporn #gelatolover #food #foodgasm #foodblogger #dessertgasm #desserttime #foodphotography #gelatoartigianale #gelatomania #dessertlover #icecream #icecreamlovers #pistachio #sicily #ricotta #chocolate #orange #ladyfingers #tiramisu

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1998 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée da Capo. 97 points. Saturated dark ruby. Nose like a fruit essence: blackberry and blueberry liqueur, licorice, pepper, Provencal herbs, and hints of more exotic fruits. A wine of extreme unctuousity, virtually too large for the mouth. Suggestion of marc, but with sappy fruits and great solid underlying structure. The tannins saturate the palate on the peppery finish. Very much in the style of Bonneau rarely made Cuvee Speciale. This wine took nearly two years to finish fermenting. Paul Feraud told me he feared that the alcohol would burn, that there would be too much residual sugar, and that the wine would show signs of premature oxidation. But in fact this headspinner (and I mean that in the purest, Linda Blair sense) boasts great surmaturite without quite descending into madness.

Most of the wine is lumped in below, but I have to call out the Cuvee da Capo — which while being swamped out by the heat of the night, was still a stunning stunning CNdP and extremely generous for a Thai meal.

 

Overall, Night + Market Song was great. They treated us really well, particularly given how crowded it was. They allowed our wine. Food did come out a bit fast. Ingredients are very fresh and flavors are strong but a touch simplified. Less sweetness and fish-sauce notes than some of the places with a more Thai audience (it’s pretty hipster in here). Everything is quite spicy (I like that). But fairly relentless.

The menu balance with the large party set menu is really weird though. A bunch of salads, 4 types of rice, and a noodle dish. No curries! No Khao Soi (which I love). It’s pretty carb heavy. I don’t know if these are just crowd pleasers or they are keeping the cost of the menu down. I love curries, so I was quite disappointed in this — but it’s really my only complaint about the evening.

For more LA dining reviews click here.

or more crazy Hedonist dinners here!
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Related posts:

  1. Thai Tour – Sri Siam
  2. Thai Tour – Pailin Thai
  3. Thai Tour – Spicy BBQ
  4. Night + Market + Sahm
  5. Szechuan Impression Tustin
By: agavin
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Posted in: Food
Tagged as: BYOG, Gelato, hedonists, hipster, Night + Market, Night + Market Song, Silverlake, Thai cuisine, Thai Tour, Thai Town, Wine

Driving to Daw Yee

Nov14

Restaurant: Daw Yee Myanmar Corner

Location: 2837 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026. (213) 413-0568

Date: September 26, 2018

Cuisine: Myanmar Cuisine

Rating: a touch bland and hence disappointing

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I braved the deadly rush hour traffic to the ass’s end of LA (from a Westsider’s perspective) — Silverlake!
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Mostly because I wasn’t sure if I’d ever had genuine Myanmar food before. This is a relatively new branch of an SGV place. It’s located right next to Silverlake Ramen, Pho Cafe, and down the street from Ma’am Sir.
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The interior is small and cute.
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The menu.
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Fish curry. Rakhine style tilapia fish fillet, tomatoes, lemongrass, shallots, cayenne pepper, and paprika. Served with coconut rice. Odd way to start off!
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Laphet Thoke (Tea Leaf Salad). Myanmar imported fermented tea leaves, tomatoes, roasted peanuts, fried yellow lentils, fried garlic, toasted sesame, diced tomatoes, shredded cabbage, dried shrimps, and fish sauce.
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All mixed up. Interesting.
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Gin Thoke. Pickled ginger, roasted butter beans, roasted lentils, toasted sesame, peanut butter, and shredded cabbage. Nice crunch to it.
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Samosas. Fried pastry filled with poatoes and onions seasoned with masala curry. Can’t go to wrong with fried.
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Kima Platha. Platha sutffed with masala seasoned chicken, beef, or lamb. A bit like a Beijing meat pie.
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Potato pancakes. Pan fried mashed potatoes stuffed with ground lamb, mint, and Thai chili.
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Kachin Style Salmon Belly. With cilantro, lemongrass, and spicy chili steamed in banana leaves.
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Inside view. Not sure they had Salmon in Myanmar back in the day.
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Mohinga. Myanmar’s national dish. Round rice noodles and hard-boiled egg in catfish chowder.
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Shan noodles. Rich stick noodles served with coconut chicken, roasted peanuts, toasted sesame, chili oil, and Shan pickles. This was tasty.

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Vegan bowl. Curried potatoes, seasonal vegetables, Myanmar tofu, several kinds of noodles, and coconut rice. Not bad at all for vegan.
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Garlic noodles. Wheat flour flat noodles tossed in garlic oil, soy sauce, and shredded duck. Chinese in style, but good.
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Goat Curry. Naah! Pretty mild though.
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Platha. Daw Yee special homemade platha served with mashed garbanzo beans. Dips well in curry, otherwise greasy.
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Beef Curry. Beef shank in onion, lemongrass masala curry, served with coconut rice. On of the stronger (and therefore better) curries.
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Lamb Curry. Lamb with potato in onion and garam masala. Served with coconut rice.
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Steak Bowl. Tri tip steak, shallots in spiced rum, seasonal vegetables, brown rice, and topped with a fried egg. Interesting mix.
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Pumpkin curry. Pumpkin, potatoes, mustard seeds, and curry leaves. Served with coconut rice.
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Lemongrass chicken. Ground chicken wrapped in lemongrass stick, seasonal vegetables, and brown rice.
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Spicy Prawns. Prawns, seasonal vegetables, and coconut rice.
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Tapioca Cake. Tapioca, coconut milk, and white rice flour. I loved these actually. Gummy with a mild coconut flavor.
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Shew Kyi Cake. Semolina wheat cake with poppy seeds. Hmmm. Dry.
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Cassava flour and egg. A bit like a dry custard/flan cake.
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Overall, Daw Yew was good, and interesting, but the flavors were kind of muted. The dishes visually look like they would be strong in flavor, but the intensity, fish sauce, spice, etc were all toned down. The owner told us that he “did it because of the neighborhood.” I like strong flavors though so I was a bit disappointed. Fun evening though. And they treated us really well.

For more LA dining reviews click here.

Random wines from the evening:

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Related posts:

  1. Hedonists Noodle over Hoy-Ka
  2. Eating Philly – Tiffin
  3. Deep South – Mandovi Goan Cuisine
  4. Akbar – Curry not so Hurry
  5. Chicken Crawl – Red Chicken
By: agavin
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Posted in: Food
Tagged as: beans, curry, Daw Yee, Egg, goat, hedonists, lentils, Myanmar Cuisine, noodles, Rice, Silverlake, Wine

Quick Eats – Pho Cafe

Mar28

Restaurant: Pho Cafe

Location:2841 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Date: February 2, 2018

Cuisine: Vietnamese

Rating: Excellent Pho

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After our bike ride (and Bicycle Cafe stop) Sebastian and I went to Silverlake for some Pho.

Unassuming entrance right next to Silverlake Ramen.

Minimal interior.

The menu.

Gotta have these.

Banh Xeo. Vietnamese crepe with shrimp, charbroiled lemongrass steak, mushroom, bean sprouts, side of fresh herbs, rice paper wrap.

Comes with the sauce and the usual fresh herbs.

The the rice paper wraps.

You soften up those things and wrap up the “crepe” (which is more like an omelet) and have some delicious stuff.

Herbs for the pho.

Pho Tai Gan Bo Vien. Beef rice noodle soup with slices of filet mignon steak, tendon, meat balls, and a side of fresh herbs. A very nice Pho, almost as good as the typical in Vietnam level. Lots of soup and hard to eat as Pho always is.

Pho Chay. Vegetable rice noodle soup with tofu, mushrooms, bok choy, and a side of fresh herbs.

Some solid Pho and lots of other good home style stuff.

For more LA dining reviews click here.

Related posts:

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  3. Quick Eats – Le Saigon
  4. Quick Eats – Sushi Burrito
  5. Quick Eats – Qin
By: agavin
Comments (1)
Posted in: Food
Tagged as: Pho, Pho Cafe, Silverlake, Vietnamese cuisine
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