We had a HO group dinner at LumLum last night and tried more of the menu.
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Pork belly: Crispy garlic, juicy and crisp pork belly, what’s not to like. (Pic above)
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Cuttlefish: Geneous portion, good even if quite basic, spicy/tart green dipping sauce.
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Taro fritters: Not that flavorful, to me anyway; served with sweet chili sauce.
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Squid ink soup: Delicious flavor, with some heat.
- Grapefruit salad: Simple but refreshing - grapefruit slices topped with fried shallots.
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Pad ki mao: Good rendition.
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Pad see ew: Ditto, though a bit short on the char that puts some versions over the top.
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Whole fried fish with pad chua sauce: Not as spicy as expected. The portion seemed smaller than the steamed fish, not sure if that was the case or it was just because they cut it up a certain way.
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Mixed seafood fried rice with lemongrass: This was one of my favorites of the night.
- Crying tiger (steak): I liked this a lot, but that was not surprising because it was steak over garlic rice with crispy shallots, and I like every one of those things.
- Brussels sprouts: Different prep than the usual - not fried and not roasted, doused in a flavorful dressing and topped with crispy garlic.
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There were several things we would have tried had they been portioned to share, so that’s for another visit.
Service ranged from spotty to good. We had to wait a while for our table because a two-top lingered on, and finally had to be asked to vacate the table (even though the long line of folks waiting was obvious).
