User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.1 (PPC) Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 08:46:02 -0600 Message-ID: Lines: 42 X-Abuse-Report: Send abuse reports to [email removed] Path: Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu chi.eats:13278 Someone wrote: > Got some Pad Thai to go at a place in Logan Square tonight that was > pretty good. > The place is called "The Spice (Thai Cuisine and More). I had gone > expecting it to be Benjarong, but it looks like the place changed hands. > > While Pad Thai isn't exactly an adventurous choice for Thai food, I like > to use it as my test meal, to get an idea of what to expect from the > place. > > Overall, the flavor was just about perfect. I like my Pad Thai to be a > bit sweet/sour; it's supposed to have tamarind in it, but I've had many > other Pad Thai's that are totally lacking in tamarind. This was just > the right mix of flavors for my palate. > > To make it perfect, I would have liked a bit more bean sprouts, a bit > more peanut, and the chicken really should have been cut up against the > grain. Cutting it with the grain made it a bit stringy. The noodles > were just right, and it was not greasy. Just the right amount of green > onion, but no cilantro. > > Serving size was good for the price ($5.95). I will definitely go back > and try the Pad KeeMow next. > > The SPICE > 2886 N. Milwaukee > Chicago > 773 252-9959 > eat in, pick up, and delivery > Delivery area; North to Irving, Cicero to Damen I concur. The Spice does great work. The menu is pretty huge. My favorites so far are the curries. The Massuman in particular is most yummy. For the curries, you have a choice of 3 heat levels; the "spicy" choice is fairly hot, but not painfully so. Last time I checked it was byob. The only thing I've had there that was less than awesome was the spring roll.
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