Mandalay Restaurant & Cafe

Ordered takeout via Clover. Order was ready to go when I arrived. Have their own parking area so it's easy to run in and out. They are serious about the spice levels, so order accordingly. "Spicy" is very hot but it will not destroy you; "medium" is probably a more comfortable level for most people, giving you a good dose of heat but it's not the only thing you taste. That said, "medium" actually means different things for different dishes. The medium mixed noodles was barely spicy at all, while the medium tofu in basil sauce was quite fiery. Both were fantastic, by the way. I've eaten here many times and in my experience I don't think you can order wrong here. I've experimented with getting an extra dish of something I didn't think I would like and it was still great. The soups are all great, and the fritters are like tempura.

If you look only their food appearance, I can say they are not really attractive like Thai food, Japanese food or Vietnamese food. They look quite plain (color and the way they decorate their dish). Anyway as for the taste is different story! They did a good job especially my favorite dish is "Chicken and hot pepper curry". It is tasty and flavorful. Too bad that the restaurant location is quite busy business area and a lot of traffic so mostly I prefer take-out instead of dine-in. (but the restaurant is quite spacious and offer a few parking lots) As for service is fine, not too formal, or too casual. p.s. Because Myanmar and Thailand (I am originally from Thailand), we have border next to each other so I think some their food style is fairly the same as northern part of Thailand. But Burmese food might be more interesting as their land is sill next to China and India, so I think many of their food (noodle, curry dish) might have influenced from them more or less, then they make in Burmese style.