Made In Kitchen - Asian Bistro
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 905-4216
04/26/2008 Posted by ntrung23
I recommended my friends to come try this place out one weekend. When we walked in, the hostess cordially sat us down. Another person came in less than a minute to give us some pearl Jasmine tea. I saw they had renewed their menus and wine lists since the last time I came in. Apparently they switch up the menus every season. The variety of dishes on the menu is definitely geared toward Vietnamese cuisine, although they have some Thai and even Chinese dishes. For appetizers, we ordered the Black & White Sesame Tofu, Golden Sugar Cane Shrimp Cake & Tamarind Beef Salad. For the entrees, we ordered the Crab Glass Noodles (I was craving it), Spicy Green Beans & Braised Curry Duck avec hot and toasty baguettes. The tofu was hot and crispy and the sauce was mildly hot. I love it when food comes out hot. The best part about the shrimp cake was the remaining flavors of shrimp that stuck on the sugar cane. The crab glass noodles did not disappoint - it had sufficient amounts of crabmeat, and the noodles were of a good eating consistency. The green beans made its new appearance in the menu, and it was surprisingly crunchy, although it could've been less salty. The baguettes were toasty and fresh, perfect sauce dipper for the curry. I was pretty happy with the dishes we all chose. Throughout the course of our dinner, the servers came and continually filled our tea and made sure we had something to drink. The owner of the restaurant spoke with the customers around our table, and eventually made her way to ours. We had the opportunity to ask her about the variety of dishes on the menu. She told us the Vietnamese/Thai/Chinese food influence came from her family background, in which she was born and raised as a Vietnamese Chinese, and married her husband, who grew up as a Thai born Chinese. It explains why the food is authentic in itself. Although this place isn't your usual unilinear cuisine type of restaurant, all the dishes are good and stays true to its cuisine.
Pros: Attentive service staff & always new dishes every season
Cons: Parking might be a pain, but they do have parking across the street on Lane St
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