Dok Bua Thai Kitchen

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After going to Fed Ex this afternoon in South Boston to pick up some of her packages (and we travelled through the same neighborhood the New Scot and I drove through last year, looking for an Irish pub with live music--no luck then), Fujian Gal and I went to Dok Bua Thai Kitchen on Harvard St.

The popcorn chicken was deep fried and overcooked--very hard, and not much flavor. Not as good as the popcorn chicken one would get a Q Cup (whoa, I didn't know that Q-Taste was doing something illegal; official notice; are the shops in Milpitas and Vallco Village still open?), and even the popcorn chicken there wasn't so great. One could probably do a better job making one's own, but it would require more work, batter, egg, spices, deep-fry...

We also ordered Larb salad with pork--it was very spicy; so spicy that Fujian Gal gave up eating it... does eating spicy foods regularly kill the taste buds? I managed, but I had to drink a lot of water... so I was able to taste everything else... alas, was there anything to taste?

Fujian Gal ordered vermicelli with chinese broccoli and chicken; I ordered a dinner special, pad-bai-gra-pow with beef. The beef was tough and overcooked. The vermicelli was ok; I'm not sure where the "seafood" taste came from--Thai version of oyster sauce? Some other sauce? With the dinner special I got tom-yum soup; the sourness of the lemon juice was rather strong, but it wasn't too spicy.

The dessert, sliced mango with sticky rice was slightly warm; I was surprised, I thought it would be a cold dish. The mango was of course not fully ripe--it is hard to slice mango when it is ripe, it is just too soft. The sticky rice was good, but not something I really wanted to eat after such a large meal. Coconut milk covered everything. Probably the best part of the meal.

The prices were ok, and it might be a nice place to hang out and get a snack with one's friends. Reminded me of that one (Chinese?) restaurant KK and I went to in Chicago. But that one was better. I'm not sure if I would return to Dok Bua though.

From Fox 25 news:
Hrm, evidently Massachusetts is investigating Fung Wah bus driver for safety violations after another accident. A Fung Wah bus rolled off the exit ramp; took a turn to fast, hit the curb and the bus tipped right over, crashing on the driver's side. Last August a bus caught on fire; passengers are blaming the driver for this accident. Authorities have said the safety record for the company has improved sinec the bus fire. The bus driver is facing only one charge for now, speeding. Will the state be looking at the company again?

I wonder--No more Chinatown express to NYC? Is the other company being investigated as well. (I would guess not, since there haven't been any problems with it.)