Mekong River Restaurant Reviews:
| Great Food, Bad Service Tonight, Unfortunately | July 20, 2007 |
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We ate here for the first time and really enjoyed the food. I would certainly recommend it. We had the the Thai Curry Puff Appetizers, Tom Kha Kai soup, Pad Thai and a Cambodian dish with pineapple, basil, pumpkin, green beans, eggplant, coconut milk (sorry can't remember the name). The appetizer was very tasty but not very hot. The soup was excellent. Our two year old daughter loved it. The pad thai seemed a little greasy to me, but the overall flavor was excellent. Finally, our Cambodian dish was perfect. A beautiful blend of flavors with plenty of vegetables.
I must add, however, that the service was pretty bad. It was extremely slow (more than 10 minutes for our beers). I found (by chomping down on it) a piece of what seemed like a tine from a plastic fork in my food. Our waitress disappeared about the time we were ready to leave so it took much too long to get our leftovers (good portions for the price!)and check. Perhaps they were short staffed tonight.
As we drove a fair distance to try Mekong River, it may be a while before we go back, but a craving for their food may draw us in sooner than I think.
Review By: Susan From Medina |
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| Good Thai food reasonably priced | May 11, 2007 |
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While the decor is badly in need of updating, this place has great food. We've been here a number of times and really enjoyed both vegetatian and meat dishes. Service is decent, prices are reasonable.
Review By: Anonymous Review From: Cleveland Hts |
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I am a long time customer of this restaurant and have enjoyed every item ordered. My absolute favorites are: Mekong String Beans - crisp green beans and your choice of meat, seafood or tofu in the best peanut sauce ever, Red Tom Kha Kai soup - not your average coconut soup! This one has just the right amount of spice, lots of assorted fresh mushrooms and tons of chicken. It's a huge bowl for just under $6.00 and finally Mango and sticky rice - the portion is twice as large as the other Thai restaurant up the street for the same price and better quality. The menu is very large and the prices are reasonable. The decor is a little shabby and the bathroom is down steps in the basement area but it's the food that brings me back time and time again. yum!
Review By: Anonymous Review From: Bedford |
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| Great, and I mean GREAT, food | September 22, 2006 |
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WOW! Mekong River creates amazing dishes with an abundance of veggies. Asian cuisine commonly has lots of vegetables, but Mekong really does it. I swear, every dish has at least 5 veggies. And don't worry, there's plenty of meat in there too. I've just never had a restuarant combine foods like they do. HIGHLY recommend.
Review By: Anonymous Review From: cleveland heights |
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It's significant that certain southeast Asian restaurants' menus list the spices first in the descriptions of their dishes (then vegetables, then meat) - it's the reverse of most Western menus, and it's this attention to flavors that makes the cuisine of these countries so good. Take the Samlaw Majue Kroeung: It's described as ""ground lemon grass, lemon leaves, garlic, galanga, turmeric & tamarind sauce, with celery, eggplants, jalapeûo peppers, tomatoes and basil leaves,"" and then your choice of chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, mussels, scallops, lamb or tofu. There are about 100 items on the menu, and they're mostly like that - interesting, unusual, flavorful, fresh; some have noodles, some are soups, some are salads and some are curry dishes with a choice of five types of curry.
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