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Green Thai Basil

A friend recommended this restaurant before watching a movie at Metrotown, so we headed over for dinner.
Green Basil Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

The place has very simple decor, but still cosy. The restaurant was sort of split in half down the middle, making it seem a lot smaller than it really is.
idearabbit_greenbasilthai3We ordered Phad Thai $13.95 (#39A) without peanuts (only on the side).

idearabbit_greenbasilthai4The Chicken Skewer (4 skewers) $10.50 (#8C) was super flavourful with herbs and spices. I liked this dish the most! However, slightly expensive…

idearabbit_greenbasilthai1Pineapple Fried Rice with Seafood $17.05 (#49) was good, but lacked a good punch. It had plumpy shrimps, but tiny scallops.

idearabbit_greenbasilthai5idearabbit_greenbasilthai2We also had Green Curry $14.95 (#26) which I didn’t have a whole lot of since my tummy doesn’t like spicy foods :( However, the bites I had were really good!

Overall: good service, good food, slightly expensive but would return!

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Curry Express in Richmond Centre

Curry Express Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - ZomatoI’ve barely been to this mall, but was going to see a show later on, so my friend and I stopped by for a quick bite at the food court. Wow! I must say it’s a pretty impressive food court. Very modern, clean, bright and higher-end then – let’s say Metrotown. I liked how the different venues had a cohesive design so that it wasn’t all random.  It seemed to all work together, yet, each one was still kept it’s brand’s look.

idearabbit-curryexpress_richmond3 idearabbit-curryexpress_richmond4As with all other other Curry Express in mall food courts, the menu is the same. I got my usual Butter Chicken on Rice $5.95. It’s certainly not as rich as ones you would get in a sit down restaurant, but it’s ok. The chicken pieces this time were too large making it a bit difficult with the flimsy spoon to cut or hold while trying to take a bite out of it.

idearabbit-curryexpress_richmond2 idearabbit-curryexpress_richmondI always find the portion a bit small, though it can vary slightly from who’s serving you. Service was satisfactory.

Caution: the spoons are thin and flimsy, but sharp on the edges! My friend cut his lip with it :(

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All India Sweets & Restaurant

Click to add a blog post for All India Sweets & Restaurant on ZomatoThe restaurant was fairly large and the tables nicely spaced apart. The booth benches were torn on some, and the lighting was poor, making it look like you didn’t really want to dine there. As you enter, you saw a huge counter with hundreds of sweets. I dunno if they were kept cool, but I wondered about the food safety just sitting out there in the hot summer heat, especially since I didn’t really feel much of the AC on.

idearabbit-allindia1 idearabbit-allindia2Our friend had wanted to try out this place, so we decided to go for the All-you-can-eat. It’s $10.95 for the vegetarian selection. More $ on top if you want some meat, but we were happy in just trying out the veggie menu featuring 6 dishes, naan, rice, papadum, 4 desserts, and salads. The buffet was small, but since it was AYCE, there weren’t any shortages of food to eat.

idearabbit-allindia3 idearabbit-allindia4idearabbit-allindia5The plates were metal trays with 3 small sections and 1 large main. I have not been to prison, but it reminded me of what prisoners eat from in jail (from movies that is), or when you eat from tins when you go camping. This was the second time eating out of these trays, but I guess I’m still not quite used to them. Apparently, I’m not the only one who feels this, as some other reviewers have commented on feeling like eating out of ‘prison trays’.

The rice seemed a bit overcooked, and the curries were kind of bland. It didn’t have the rich flavours that higher end Indian restaurants served. The curry were almost watery in that near the end of the dish, the rice would be soggy and sitting in watered down curry.

Service was satisfactory, though it was really hard to understand their accent.

After everyone had 2 rounds, we were really stuffed. We didn’t even try any of the sweets, not that I was particularly interested in them (yes, I’m not into sweets…)

All in all, I would not return. For about the same price, you can enjoy a better meal and setting at India Bistro on Davie (for lunch only though).

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