salad king is one of all time favourite places for many thai lovers in toronto. it has been serving hungry ryerson university students for years. i used to eat here often back when it was located on gould street before the fire. it's awesome for three reasons: fast, cheap and customizable spiciness. 20 chillies may cause stomach upset. i want to try this one day... sooooooon!
the menu or your placemat is comprised of variety of dishes to choose from. you might want to check if vegetarian dishes are truly vegetarian, because i've been told that some dishes use fish sauce. we decided to go with popular choices.
left: pattaya chicken ($8.75)
breaded chicken breast slices with thyme, onion, bell pepper, carrot, honey and lime chili sauce, served with steamed rice.
right: phud thai veggie ($8.25) -medium spicy
rice noodle, carrot, peanut, tofu, green onion, bean sprout, coriander, egg, fish sauce and tamarind sauce.
the pattaya chicken was tangy, sweet and spicy. i didn't think it was going to be drenched in watery sauce. the crispy deep fried goodness soon became soggy deep fried flour. overall, the chicken was chewy and the sauce was delicious. the phud thai (isn't it pad thai?) was average. nothing really special. similar to thai express's pad thai. the medium spicy is probably spicy enough for those who break into sweat when eating spicy food.
expect to be seated next to strangers on a long communal table. this reminded me of cafeteria back in high school. aaaahhhhh...... high school cafeteria. lots of memories there. anyways, surely if you live in toronto, you've been here or you will be soon. not the best of best but it is awesome for what it can offer.
Salad King
340 Yonge Street
Toronto
416.593.0333
saladking.com
posted by rin
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