Catherine had been talking about this Thai place she wanted to try out, so Kelsey and I decided to go with her for her birthday!
Little Serow is a pretty neat place for a couple reasons:
-It's a sister place to a very very expensive Thai restaurant (Komi) so it's much cheaper but same chef and same idea (45.00 per person for the tasting at Little Serow. it's more than double that for a tasting at Komi!)
-They do not take reservations -- there is always a giant line starting at least half an hour before they open. You're then either selected for the first seating or you get a general time for a second or third seating that evening. When your table is ready, the restaurant texts you and you have 10 minutes to get there to be seated!
-There is no real signage outside so it looks to be just another row house building, but inside is so pretty.
-There is a set menu with 7 courses. The menu changes weekly and is available online. There are no substitutions or exceptions. You eat what they have if you want to eat there.
Kelsey lined up about 30 minutes early and managed to get on a second seating list. Once we all met up, we grabbed a bottle of wine and cheese and headed up to kelsey's rooftop (just across the street). Super cute roof!
view from her rooftop.
really neat grill situation.
The weather was so perfect. Once we got the text that our table was ready we headed over to the restaurant. At the door the hostess spoke with me about the menu. I mistakenly told her that i had a peanut allergy and that i did not eat beef or pork. Half of the items on the menu contained either nuts or pork! I kept assuring her that i was well aware of the menu and that i was there for the experience -- i would be fine with whatever i could eat and that we were there for a friend's birthday so it was really fine. She insisted that i know all the things which was nice.
Once we sat down we decided on a bottle of wine (Catherine's choice) to celebrate properly. The waitress was really sweet and awesome. She brought the wine and per protocol poured a bit into catherine's glass for her to taste. When the waitress left, catherine said she had never done the whole swirl and taste when you order a bottle and felt really awesome. lol i couldn't think of a better 25th birthday situation! "welcome to 25, the classier half of the 20s!"
The wine was a great suggestion -- a sweet, chilled white wine. The waitress was so right in telling us to get sweet and chilled to balance the spice that was about to occur!
The courses were brought out in perfect timing. We always had sticky rice and tons of cabbage/rabbit food to munch on to calm our tastebuds when things were too spicy. Despite their warnings that there are no exceptions or substitutions, the restaurant was super super nice about my allergies and food restrictions. The waitress constantly made sure to explain what exactly was on the plate and on one course they even put the nuts on the side! two thumbs up for them being awesome about that even though they clearly didn't need to!
I got no pictures of the meals or the inside, but trust me when I say all people with a good spice tolerance should definitely check this place out. I went into this dinner a person who does not necessarily like thai food but thought the food was exceptional! So flavorful, and have i mentioned enough, SO SPICY! The service and ambience were also great and well worth the per person charge!
To top the night off, the restaurant/waitress remembered that I said i was there for a friend's birthday. they brought out a dessert with a candle for catherine!
Happy 25th Catheroni. May the rest of your 20s be as classy as tonight!
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