When Josh used to work in Tacoma Art Museum he had lunch in Indochine once. He thought it was pretty good. And so, last Monday we decided to give Indochine a go. I even dressed up in my Baju Melayu just for kicks.
We were well attended and did not have to wait to be seated as the server gracefully walked towards us with a warm and sincere smile on her face and seated us around the pond. Yes a pond. Even before the menu catch your attention, I can bet on a stack of cook books that you'll be awed by the interior design of this restaurant. Gleaming hardwood floor and 'furniture', unique settings, a pond in the middle of the restaurant - it is hard to believe that this restaurant's space used to be a warehouse. I always fancy adaptive reuse of space.
We had ourselves Thai iced teas and a Drunken Buddha. Good presentation, not so sure about whip cream on the iced tea but the Orchids definitely made it look delicious. The iced tea was very good, thick, perfect consistency, unlike in some places where the tea is very watered down or the milk is almost overpowering the tea.
We had fresh spring rolls and and the curried vegetable empanadas. I can't help but to smile and laugh when they served the empanadas. It's basically 'karipap'... For a second there I felt at home. The spring rolls are made of literally fresh top grade lettuce,basil and cilantro with shredded chicken and symmetrically split shrimp. It is served with a watery garlic chili sauce. It taste good with or without the sauce anyways. The 'karipap' was served with thick peanut sauce. Josh admire the sauce, I was fairly indifferent. I grow up eating 'karipap' the way it is - with peanut sauce is a strange novel experience indeed.-------------Rolls = $7.50 Karipap = $9.00
I found it rather typical for me to order Tom Yung Gung or Tom Ka Gai whenever I go to a Thai/Asian restaurants. So at Indochine I ordered something different - Tomato Soup with Blackened shrimp (3 star spicy level). It swear they used Naga Jolokia or something like that in that soup. It was a very spicy tomato soup even for 3 star. I didn't get to enjoy the soup since it was too spicy even for someone who grows up eating spicy food everyday.---------- $12.95
Three Flavor Wild Salmon Steak. a pound of salmon steak cooked with basil, bell peppers, garlic and smothered with the typical Thai 3 flavored sauce. Sweet, sour and spicy. Not one taste is superior than the others and yet each are clearly distinct on the tongue. Personally the dish would have been better served on a different kind of fish. The sauce would ruin the Salmon's taste. Salmon lovers would find that the sauce hides or even overwhelms the unique taste of Salmon. For people who are not big with Salmon, this dish will not be your enemy.--------$26.95
The Black Sea. It's paella with black rice and instead of the tomato and pepper based sauce, coconut milk is used as the substitute. It is weird even for me, but the weirdest combination turns out to be quite appetizing. I have never thought seafood will taste good with black rice let alone cooked as paella. however I prefer the original paella over this dish any day, Provided of course the paella is a good one. Thumbs up for the creativity in making something new and different.-----------$25.95
We topped our dinner with the warm coconut cake. The waitress was amazing - she added a complimentary scoop of orange cranberry gelato on top of the cake. She also didn't charge us for our 2nd glass of iced tea. Coconut cake was my choice only because that seems to be the only thing that is different on their dessert list. It was fortunately a good choice. the warmth of the cake coupled with the smooth cold taste of the gelato made a whirlwind of sensation in my mouth. the texture of the cake was rather exquisite in taste. The soft cake with coconut shaves and the melty gelato combined in a great harmony of multiple texture. I am glad I didn't ordered the usual creme brulee or sticky rice and mango. -------$7.95
Price-----8/10. I'm amazed at how the price of all the entrees are cheaper then the House Speciality. not by a dollar or two but by almost 10 dollars. Appetizers are a little overpriced. I do however believe that I paid for the ambiance and the experience.
Food------8/10. PF Chang has got nothing on this restaurant. You might want to be careful when choosing the level of spiciness.
Service-----10/10. Top Notch. Enough said.
Ambiance--------9.5/10. If only there are flowers on my table.
I definitely will come back.
We were well attended and did not have to wait to be seated as the server gracefully walked towards us with a warm and sincere smile on her face and seated us around the pond. Yes a pond. Even before the menu catch your attention, I can bet on a stack of cook books that you'll be awed by the interior design of this restaurant. Gleaming hardwood floor and 'furniture', unique settings, a pond in the middle of the restaurant - it is hard to believe that this restaurant's space used to be a warehouse. I always fancy adaptive reuse of space.
We had ourselves Thai iced teas and a Drunken Buddha. Good presentation, not so sure about whip cream on the iced tea but the Orchids definitely made it look delicious. The iced tea was very good, thick, perfect consistency, unlike in some places where the tea is very watered down or the milk is almost overpowering the tea.
We had fresh spring rolls and and the curried vegetable empanadas. I can't help but to smile and laugh when they served the empanadas. It's basically 'karipap'... For a second there I felt at home. The spring rolls are made of literally fresh top grade lettuce,basil and cilantro with shredded chicken and symmetrically split shrimp. It is served with a watery garlic chili sauce. It taste good with or without the sauce anyways. The 'karipap' was served with thick peanut sauce. Josh admire the sauce, I was fairly indifferent. I grow up eating 'karipap' the way it is - with peanut sauce is a strange novel experience indeed.-------------Rolls = $7.50 Karipap = $9.00
I found it rather typical for me to order Tom Yung Gung or Tom Ka Gai whenever I go to a Thai/Asian restaurants. So at Indochine I ordered something different - Tomato Soup with Blackened shrimp (3 star spicy level). It swear they used Naga Jolokia or something like that in that soup. It was a very spicy tomato soup even for 3 star. I didn't get to enjoy the soup since it was too spicy even for someone who grows up eating spicy food everyday.---------- $12.95
Three Flavor Wild Salmon Steak. a pound of salmon steak cooked with basil, bell peppers, garlic and smothered with the typical Thai 3 flavored sauce. Sweet, sour and spicy. Not one taste is superior than the others and yet each are clearly distinct on the tongue. Personally the dish would have been better served on a different kind of fish. The sauce would ruin the Salmon's taste. Salmon lovers would find that the sauce hides or even overwhelms the unique taste of Salmon. For people who are not big with Salmon, this dish will not be your enemy.--------$26.95
The Black Sea. It's paella with black rice and instead of the tomato and pepper based sauce, coconut milk is used as the substitute. It is weird even for me, but the weirdest combination turns out to be quite appetizing. I have never thought seafood will taste good with black rice let alone cooked as paella. however I prefer the original paella over this dish any day, Provided of course the paella is a good one. Thumbs up for the creativity in making something new and different.-----------$25.95
We topped our dinner with the warm coconut cake. The waitress was amazing - she added a complimentary scoop of orange cranberry gelato on top of the cake. She also didn't charge us for our 2nd glass of iced tea. Coconut cake was my choice only because that seems to be the only thing that is different on their dessert list. It was fortunately a good choice. the warmth of the cake coupled with the smooth cold taste of the gelato made a whirlwind of sensation in my mouth. the texture of the cake was rather exquisite in taste. The soft cake with coconut shaves and the melty gelato combined in a great harmony of multiple texture. I am glad I didn't ordered the usual creme brulee or sticky rice and mango. -------$7.95
Price-----8/10. I'm amazed at how the price of all the entrees are cheaper then the House Speciality. not by a dollar or two but by almost 10 dollars. Appetizers are a little overpriced. I do however believe that I paid for the ambiance and the experience.
Food------8/10. PF Chang has got nothing on this restaurant. You might want to be careful when choosing the level of spiciness.
Service-----10/10. Top Notch. Enough said.
Ambiance--------9.5/10. If only there are flowers on my table.
I definitely will come back.
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