Naruto + Ramen = Sa La Thai Restaurant

         After watching an episode of Naruto. I realized that I have never been to a ramen shop. Naruto is always raving about Ichiraku's Ramen Shop. Yes, I realize it is only a cartoon but they make the food look so mouth watering.
       I rememebered passing by a place in Downtown Lancaster that was a Thai noodle shop. My fiancee and myself decided to go have lunch there. After getting lost for about 2 minutes due to the construction we found ourselves standing at the doorway to Sa La Thai

They had a menu in there window which was convenient. They also had a specials board at the doorway. This is what really caught my eye. It was a three course meal starting at $8.95. This is what I called a deal.

      We walked into Sa La Thai and realized we were the first ones there. I am usually hesitant being the only one in a restauraunt. This usually means the food is not up to par. We decided to take the chance anyways. After being seated the waitress explained to us about there two menu's. One was a'la carte and the other was there 3 course meal menu. After taking about 10 minutes we finally decided on our courses. We made sure we choose different items so we could taste more of the menu. As we sat and waited for our food the restaurant started to fill up slowly. It was lunch time and the people were ready to eat.
     Our Soups both came out. I ordered a Lemon Grass Soup and my fiance ordered Coconut soup. My soup was very light and flavorful. The broth was full of citrus scent and spicy. They added fresh vegetables to add a crunch. The coconut soup was great also. It was creamy but not overly thick. This soup was great as my fiance is a coconut lover.

       Soon after our delious soups are appetizer had arrived. I ordered a Spring Roll w/ Sweet & Sour sauce. My fiance ordered Chicken Dumplings w/ Garlic Soy Sauce. They were a nice bite size portion. Just enough to get some new flavors added to your palette. The sauce accented each appetizer in its own way. Just within these two course we have became fans of this restaurant. The room started to fill up and you would hear the Ooowwwss and Aaaasss when the food would arrive to each table.

      We then recieved our entrees which were Drunken Noodle and Pad Won Sen. The DrunkenNoodle was a spicy dish which I love. My fiance was hesitant to get anything spicy, because most things are to hot for her. I let her get a bite of my dish and she loved it. The heat of the dish was enough to add flavor but not to overwealm our palette.The Pad Woon Sen was suprisingly sweet, not candy sweet but a natural sweet. The vegetables were nice, crunchy and colorful. The noodles were nice and light. We don't have a picture of this because they looked so delicous that we forgot to snap one.
    Overall Sa La Thai was great .

• Service 5/5 -Our server was very respectful and attentative to our needs.
• Food 4/5- I am a fan of Thai food and this was great Thai food. Only thing was that it seemed that all the chicken was steamed seprate without seasoning.
• Ambiance 4/5- Music was comforting, but something was missing.

I give Sa La Thai 9/10. It is great to have a restaurant like this in your backyard. This is one of those hidden treasures in Lancaster City. I will be going there again. I hope everyone gives this a try.
http://www.salathailancaster.com/