Just next door to the Bamee Noodle shop (where you can get bang-up udon noodles btw) is the new trendy face of Lakeview, just south of Boystown. They're serving food on the weekends until midnight? 2am? I'm not sure how late but late... The interior is all white and very modern circa 1977... so it's retro-modern? Saarinen-type stuff. There's a digital DJ turntable rig. The room was fairly cold (chilly) and the club music was playing. Waiters were plentiful (no waitresses).
I was really worried that this place was style over substance. I bet myself that the website surely played music... check and find out.
The menu looked good. It's tapas style so you are encouraged to order smaller dishes and truth be told I prefer it. The portion size frankly was generous. I was very surprised at the distinct flavors of the different dishes and at how well they worked together. The ebi and crab croquette was very good. The grilled calamari has a wonderful sauce at the bottom of the glass. Make sure you stir it up. We ate 90% of the dish without it. We ate duck, chicken and veggie dishes and they all were quite nice. If you're not into the mod scene you will make do with some good food. If you like a bit of a scene you'll be thrilled, especially since the food is pretty cheap and the place doesn't get going until after 10pm.
Sura
3124 N. Broadway
773-248-7872
I love and miss Thai food. Sounds delicious.
Posted by: Kelly Mahoney | July 18, 2007 at 11:13 AM
I checked out their website after reading your article and now I can't wait to check them out in person. I love Thai food and the pictures on their website had me wishing for a smell plugin for my Mac.
Posted by: Judi T. | November 03, 2007 at 12:52 AM