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Green Leaf
Aug. 16th, 2006 09:33 pmCitysearch info (though the hours can't be right because I got there at about 10:15 today)
Green leaf is smartly tucked into a small, narrow space across from House of Hong and Four Seas. I almost never noticed its tall, skinny sign, but luckily would have found it because of the praise from the critics. Reviews from the Stranger, Times, and P-I are in lovely wood frames in the entry. I feel obligated to mention these lovely wood frames, as well as the ceramic bowls and tea mugs, and wooden chopsticks, because almost everything else in the room is bamboo. Bamboo walls. Bamboo dividers. Bamboo chairs. Bamboo cash register stand. I haven't used their restroom, but would not be surprised to find a bamboo toilet. Grean Leaf: the Bamboo Lover's Dream.
CONDIMENTS ON THE TABLE
Chili sauce. That's all. I've seen places with a few choices, a lot of them, or nothing at all, but they're the only one I've seen that just has one. Weird. I didn't use any today because they never brought the water I ordered. Except for places I go a lot, I'd say there's a 20% chance I won't get my water.
BEVERAGES
Again, I should look more at the choices, but mostly stick to tea and water on weekdays. I did have their coffee once, and it was good. The tea comes out in a huge mug with no handle, and I was worried it would never cool down enough to drink. I finally had to use my napkin to hold the mug, and was fine.
THE FOOD
Oh my. Today I had bun bo nuong sa, which is the same thing as bun bo xao as far as I can tell. Though maybe it translates to mean "bun bo xao with an incredible marinade and some killer-good vegetables you won't be able to identify, thus forcing you to return to our restaurant." So good.
I've only been there a few times, but in trying to hit a different place every day for review purposes, I decided to go to the ones I've been neglecting. After today, I'll definitely be putting Green Leaf into the rotation more often. I kinda wish I was there right now.
