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Second Opinion: Lime Tree: Ming Can Cook! By Claire Lee Contributing Writer Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore
and Indonesia for $8? Walk two steps down to 450A Irving Street near 6th Ave.
and you are at The Lime Tree, Southeast Asian kitchen (and Ming can cook!). The marinated chicken satay (four skewers for $4.99) is beautifully caramelized, moist and full of flavor. The sauce is an extra bonus. The potato cakes ($2.50 for three pieces). What can rival a latke (?) but think earthy mashed potato with aromatic spices inside and a crispy non-greasy outside. Thumbs up. One of my friends ordered the glass noodles with spinach, mushroom and shrimp. It was love at first bite. I had the pork spareribs in tangy soy-vinegar sauce served on a bed of freshly cooked chopped spinach with a mound of jasmine rice alongside. It was home cooking, comfort food, no grease, like mom or auntie cuisine, the kind that makes good days amazing and bad days better. The room is all lime walls, maybe 10-12 simple tables, no frills but cheerful, super-clean and tranquil. Ming himself is pride of ownership and cookship personified, speaks three languages, cooked on cruise ships and fortunately for us, docked at the foot of Parnassus Hill. This is a family-run place with a small menu of delicious homey dishes at affordable prices. Check it out, Lime Tree Claire Lee works in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy |
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