The place looks nicer than the one they had at Porter Square (wish it was still open, sigh), is slightly more expensive, but the serving sizes are just as large, the taste is the same, the general general ambience is still the same -- that of a takeout place that also prefers if you'd rather you just stayed around like a cafe in a smaller less-affluent part of Bangkok.
Had the Indonesian Fried Rice with deep-fried chicken and sunny-side-up eggs, satisfying, crispy and just so fulfilling as always. The scallion pancakes were definitely not the best best I've ever had, but they we're still goddamn good. The tea that they have sitting out just as vanilla-flavored (as TD observed) satisfying as always, the staff friendlier than ever. This is the place to be for unpretentious South-East Asian food.
Yeah, there's a little bit of walk from the bus 66, but it's right next to a green-line stop (the C line) so it's great for residents of the neighborhood. Would I go all the way from Medford-Somerville to Allston to eat there? Maybe not...once in a while, but unlikely. Would I stop by if I was visiting someone around anyway. Exceedingly likely. Would I recommend you go once even if you don't live around just to taste and see? Most certainly.
A good place that I'd rather charge more than shut down. 9/10.
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