Turns out I tried a bunch of new (to me) restaurants this weekend!
Imperia — the sushi happy hour was super-packed, too crowded really, and the sushi was passed apps, which means my friends and I each got about three pieces. They were tasty–cream cheese and eel, a crunchy take on spicy tuna–but I don’t know that I’d be inspired to go back. Their weekday happy hour (4 to 7) does boast 2 for 1 apps, so it might be worth a light dinner stop.
Sullivan’s — because the sushi happy hour was so packed, we hit Sullivan’s next door for their Thursday night $5 bar entrees and $5 specialty martinis. We didn’t end up eating (though we later made a pit stop at the Torchy’s Tacos trailer next to Little Woodrow’s with good results–fabulous, spicy queso!!) there, but we plowed through their martini menu! The fellow in the group enjoyed the Dirty CEO martini, a dirty vodka martini with blue cheese-stuffed olives. The ladies alternated between the Caprihna (a Brazilian concoction my friend described as “lime-y with a banana aftertaste”), the Mango Tango, and the Goodnight Kiss, a new take on the chocolate martini, as it doesn’t use creamy chocolate liquer, which makes it taste much lighter and less calorie-laden (not to assume it isn’t, it just tastes like it isn’t), plus it’s topped off–er, um, bottomed–with an actual Hershey’s kiss in the bottom of the glass. [sidenote: I don’t think the beef is free range. I asked the bartender and he proceeded to tell me that you can’t raise cows in cages. Um …]
Thai Tara — A friend and I went for lunch yesterday, and it was quite good. It’s the random little restaurant on West Sixth, across the street from Union Park. I hear it has a great business lunch crowd, and perhaps a lunch buffet, but as it was a holiday weekend Saturday, there were only a few tables occupied. We started with some spring rolls (better than Thai Passion‘s, and served with a MUCH better sauce), and a soup, the Tom-Ka I think. It’s a coconut milk, chile-lime soup with delicious flavor, though I only had a bite or two. Then we had two traditionally Thai dishes: Pad Thai with shrimp and Green Curry with beef (don’t worry, I didn’t eat the beef … I doubt it’s free range). The Pad Thai was tasty and relatively light; the green curry was spicy, creamy, and delicious. I also tried a little bit of mixing the two; that isn’t recommended. I will definitely try Thai Tara again, and before Thai Passion!
Remember I’m a bit of a Thai food rookie. Does anyone else have an opinion on the Thai Food Wars?
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