been Lotus of Siam in LV). The downtown area called the Short North has the fabulous North Market, home of Jeni’s Ice cream as well as numerous ethnic eats and great seafood, meat, and local produce. That same area has many...

more varied and interesting than that of the south. Isn’t Lotus of Siam northern Thai?

with thickish skins but nicely seasoned. Forgettable were beef siu mai with gummy, overstarched texture, baked bbq pork bun with monotonal filling and a Wonder bread-like puffy mass, and sesame seed-coated and lotus seed...

the Strip. Back for some pool time and mulling over the evening´s options. I finally decided to go to Dave Feldman´s dining room (some people also call it Lotus of Siam). Luckily for me, they were able to accomodate me without a...

. Also helpful was the availability, on the right-hand-side of the mirrored supporting tray, of a pile of root vegetable chips (including lotus root). The chips did reduce the severity of the saucing. One chip was a bit different...

When I think of Nevada, personally I think of basque food in general, and lamb in particular. Oh, and Thai food at Lotus of Siam.. :-) but yes, booze too. Hubby is from Central Pennsylvania, and he agrees with you about the...

to find ingredients, for instance, Lotus of Siam’s use of salmon. Finally, what about the fact that authentic might suck, at least to our tastes. Take the amount of oil in “authentic” chinese food. Saying all of...

, but I remember that tiger lily buds, black mushrooms, dried red dates, and sausage were among them). I also thought their beef in black bean sauce noodles, though a bit oily, was delicious, and they make a wondrous lotus roots...

seafood", to which I told her that there had only been one dish with fish and the “yucky, slimey” things she complained about were actually sliced vegetables (eg. bamboo shoots, lotus root, etc.). She then said that...

you been to the Strip? There is very little at a NYC Korean “bodega” that you can’t get at Lotus Foods. The cheese selection at Penn Mac is better than the selection at Whole Foods at about 3/4 the price. The...

-maki (spring rolls) was perfectly fried, as were the accompanying slices of lotus root. It was oddly presented with ketchup, so I went “off road” and had mine with a bit of shoyu (soy sauce). The curry croquettes were...

Americanization of food, sadly, is to dumb it down. Ngon is a bit more upscale than the average Vietnamese place (not talking food quality per se – think Lotus, Vina, etc.). Two different directions. It’s not true that...

/fish casserole = sa kuo yu yang hsian). Wiv clamored last night for HIS favorite: beef slices and maw sandwiched within a hard biscuit (fu chi chia kuo kuey). I myself am jonesing tonight for MY favorite: sliced lotus root with...

I’m new, but here’s my list after 11 years in SD: Thai – Lotus on 6th Ave. (best Pad See You ever – their spelling) Sushi – Niban or Ichiban PB for cheap, Cafe Japengo for expensive Pizza – for Naples style...

Those are some of my favorites too. Also enjoyed the pork with cilantro, dan dan noodles, shredded beef with hot pepper, the spicy potato dish, and the lotus root app.