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Suehada
Tongpapipak
watches her
chicken roast
at Manola’s Thai
Cuisine, located
at 652 E.
Broadway,
on Monday.
Tim Kupsick
Freelance
Photographer
Manola's offers
common decor,
savory Thai food
The new Thai restaurant,
located in the campus area,
caters to a variety of tastes
By Natasha Chilingerian
Pulse Reporter
Until now, Mekala's was the only
choice for tasty, near-campus Thai
fare. Enter Manola'sThai Cuisine — a
newly-opened East Asian restaurant
that joins the existing string of Orien
tal dining choices on Franklin Boule
vard/Broadway Street.
You'd think a new Thai restaurant
established so close to Mekala's would
arrive with a few secret weapons for a
successful competition, but Manola's
is as indistinguishable as a Starbucks
in downtown Seattle.
Upon
walking into
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friendly" and
"mainstream" come to mind. Basic
decorations, such as golden dragons
and leafy plants, are unmemorable and
could belong in any neighborhood
Chinese restaurant. Customers, many
of them grandparents and children, sit
in an open, bright room, which on one
side holds a mirrored wall for the illu
sion of expansion. Window-side
booths give the restaurant a diner feel.
Manola's scores points, however, for
its wide selection of food, generous
portions and rich flavors. Dishes arrive
on serving plates to be shared among
diners, which is great for sampling but
tends to crowd the table. The Thom
Kaa Ghai soup — which, like all
soups, is big enough to be shared as an
appetizer among four people — con
tains a smooth, slightly spicy tomato
and coconut milk broth and is full of
vegetables. The chicken bits in the
Ginger Chicken dish are powerful on
the palate, but they arrive lost in sea of
celery. The Pad Thai is traditional and
satisfying, and is a safe choice if the
menu looks overwhelming.
Vegetarian Pineapple Curry is excep
tional — the yellow sauce comes filled
with fried strips of tofu and an array of
vegetables including carrots and bam
boo shoots. When ordered mild, the
creamy flavor stands above the spice,
and sauce-drenched vegetables can
even be eaten without stick)'white rice
as a spice-suppressor. There is much to
explore in the extensive menu; other
offerings include fried rice served in a
pineapple shell and a flaming hen.
Most entrees go for around $ 10, with
seafood dishes selling for about $ 15.
Desserts are mostly banana, rice
and coconut-based. The Banana Rolls
sound enticing, but they come
squishy and wrapped in crunchy
phyllo dough. A mound of coconut
ice cream, drizzled with chocolate
syrup, turns the concoction into an
American sundae. At $5.95, the failed
mixture of textures and tastes is not
worth the price. You're better off stick
ing with plain coconut ice cream,
which is a sweet counterbalance to
spicy food but still racks in at $3.95.
Mark down Manola's as a casual spot
to explore flavorful Thai cuisine and fill
up on explosive tastes. With such a
wide variety, you're likely to discover
something new each time you dine But
as a newcomer on a strip of Oriental
food specialists, Manola's does a fine
job of blending in. It's just another link
on the Franklin Boulevard/Broadway
Street Asian food chain.
Manola's Thai Cuisine is located at
652 E. Broadway.
Contact the Pulse reporter at
natashachilingerian@dailyemerald.com.
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