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Pink Elephant Thai – 5th Year Anniversary

Can you believe it? Pink Elephant Thai has been in business in the Vancouver area for 5 years now!! Congrats!!!

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Pink Elephant Thai on Alberni St. is celebrating its Five Year Anniversary this summer and they developed a special menu to mark the occasion. This Anniversary menu offers a ‘5 items for $55’ combo which contains your choice of two appys and three entrees. It’s perfect for small groups of three or one hungry couple. πŸ˜€

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I was lucky enough to be invited to a tasting and when the first dish came, I actually thought they were mozzarella sticks! It turned out to be the Crispy TofuΒ and they were very delicious. Perfectly crispy on the outside and burning hot and silky on the inside.

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Next up were the Spring Rolls. If you like freshly fried spring rolls, you’ll like these. Honestly, you can never go wrong with spring rolls.

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I enjoyed the dipping sauces and marinade of theΒ Chicken SatayΒ but the meat was a little tough due to it being white meat.

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TheseΒ Thai Style Pork CheeksΒ were the bomb diggity. Nobody could get enough of them!! Highly recommended.

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This was my ultimate favourite of the bunch of appys. TheΒ Thai Shrimp Cakes. GOD THEY WERE GOOD. As Sherman likes to say, the shrimp cakes were very bouncy and had a good bite to it. It’s hard to describe soΒ trust me andΒ order this!!

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I’m not a huge fan of really spicy food so thisΒ Spicy BeefΒ dish didn’t tickle my fancy.

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While I can always appreciate a refreshingΒ Som Yum Papaya Salad, this one was a little too sour and watery. The flavours were very prominent though so if you like heavy spices this might cater to your palate.

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All of us agreedΒ theΒ Tom Yum SoupΒ was delicious and an instant stomach opener (does that make sense?!). It’s an Asian saying but whenever I eat or drink anything sour before a meal (like sunomono in Japanese cuisine), it always ‘awakens’ my appetite and I feel like I can eat more. πŸ˜›

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Yellow Curry. My favourite one of the bunch.

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TheseΒ Mixed Seasonal Vegetables with Oyster SauceΒ were a HUGE hit with the gang.

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I believe the front dish is theΒ Cashew nut Stir FryΒ and the back dish is theΒ Thai Basil Stir Fry.

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ThisΒ Chili Pepper Fried RiceΒ isΒ one of my favourite entrees of the bunch. It was spicy, aromatic, and they definitely don’t hold back on the spices.

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Pad Thai NoodlesΒ with crushed peanuts on the side.

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I think this is theΒ Pad Kee MaoΒ which is also known as ‘Drunken Noodles’. To me, it had very similar flavours to the rest of the entrees so it wasn’t distinctive against my palate. However, it was again very fragrant and bursting with spices.

The Pink Elephant Thai serves up casual Thai ‘fusion’ fare and has a very lounge-y feeling if you want a place to chill and relax with friends. The spices are strong at this location so definitely don’t think just because it’s fusion that you won’t get good traditional Thai flavours.

Service Β Rating: 4/5

Food Rating: 3/5

Price: $$-$$$

Overall Rating: 3/5

Happy Eating!

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