DINNER ON HALLOWEEN
On Halloween night we had dinner with Huong in Rockridge. It was only our second trip to Rockridge, but luckily, she had picked a restaurant a little bit farther from the main drag, so we were able to find parking pretty quickly. Tom picked me up after work and we went directly to the restaurant, Soi 4 Hong Kong Eatery, and I was starving when we arrived. Even though we were a little late for our reservation, the restaurant wasn't packed, and we were seated right away. The restaurant is a sort of fancy Thai place - with big windows that looked out onto the street, a lot of metal and a big bar. It was kinda fun looking out onto the street, with costumed people walking by.
Since Huong and her friend were running late, I insisted upon order a few appetizers right away, so I could get some food in my tummy. We ended up getting an order of fish cakes and and crispy veggie rolls.
Both were good, and they really hit the spot. But I certainly don't think they were worth the $6-$7 /plate that they charged.
On Halloween night we had dinner with Huong in Rockridge. It was only our second trip to Rockridge, but luckily, she had picked a restaurant a little bit farther from the main drag, so we were able to find parking pretty quickly. Tom picked me up after work and we went directly to the restaurant, Soi 4 Hong Kong Eatery, and I was starving when we arrived. Even though we were a little late for our reservation, the restaurant wasn't packed, and we were seated right away. The restaurant is a sort of fancy Thai place - with big windows that looked out onto the street, a lot of metal and a big bar. It was kinda fun looking out onto the street, with costumed people walking by.
Since Huong and her friend were running late, I insisted upon order a few appetizers right away, so I could get some food in my tummy. We ended up getting an order of fish cakes and and crispy veggie rolls.
Both were good, and they really hit the spot. But I certainly don't think they were worth the $6-$7 /plate that they charged.
The dishes were all quite good. And I really did enjoy the crispy chicken, but Tom and I agree that we could have easily had a meal just as good at half the price if we had visited Sabuy Sabuy (just as long as the owner's there). As with certain types of food, I just don't feel that I need fancy Thai food, I would much rather be eating at a little restaurant or hole in the wall, where I'll have food that's just as good, and the price will be much lower. Also, I don't think the service was that great at Soi 4. They really seemed to want to turn our table (even though there wasn't anyone waiting to be seated) and served our dishes way too quickly. It was fun to hang out and eat with Huong, but I think next time, we'll pick the restaurant.
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