A New Search

Johnnie loves Thai food, so we tried a couple of restaurants while he was here. One that we like all right for take out is Bangkok Restaurant (1627 East Ashlan Avenue). And the last night Johnnie was here, we went to Sweet Ginger Thai Cuisine (3050 W Shaw Ave Ste. #105). Neither are great, so (now that I've found good Mexican) I'm now engaged in a new search to find good Thai.

Nevertheless, we shared some good moments at Sweet Ginger. First, I enjoyed the spring rolls with two sauces. The vegetables were crisp, balancing nicely with the soft rice noodles, and the peanut sauce was . . . peanutty!

I also really enjoyed the Pad Se-ew with tofu. I like the sweet sauce that covers the noodles and the mix of veggies and tofu.

I also enjoyed what I ordered, the Masaman Curry that comes with potatoes, carrots, and peanuts, although the green curry tasted like there had been problems in the kitchen that night--some kind of cardboard-like flavor infused the sauce.

Of course, the thing I most enjoyed about the evening was having Johnnie meet Samina, Alex, Maya, and Cyrus. Although Johnnie and Samina both feel like they know each other through me, they had really only met when Johnnie attended Samina's presentation the first weekend we met. I'm glad they were able to spend a little time together before he left, since they are two of my favorite people in the world.

Still, Million Elephant is my favorite Fresno Thai so far, but I'm open to trying new places.