One more off the list!

I think Kevin and I went a bit overboard yesterday... for Kevin, he started his day from down south in Wollongong, made his way to Eastwood thereafter to the Northern Beaches to Palm Beach and we are now heading back to the inner city of Newtown for Vietnamese before ending our night.  All in all, Kevin said that it was a round trip of 150 kms in more than 15 hours!

Newtown on this Saturday night was abuzz with people.  People with wine bottles heading to dinner, students grabbing a bite before hitting their books again and children on their skateboards heading home.  Some restaurants were busy while others were waiting for walk-ins.  We made a mental note to check out some of the restaurants there such as the Nepalese restaurant.

It's been a long while since Kevin last ate at Thanh Binh and it was on his to-do list.  So, we headed there... Thanh Binh had not changed much albeit cosmetically.  The neon sign looked new and they had added new ceiling lamps.  The menu had also been updated and had a cosmetic change, the layout was aesthetically pleasing and more organised. 

Hard... hard... hard... it was really hard to pick from the menu... too many mouth watering dishes.  Furthermore, after the pig out we had all day, it was hard to make room for this but who could resist?

We finally settled for the Banh Xeo (Vietnamese pancake) and the Cha Gio (Vietnamese Spring Rolls).  The Banh Xeo was delicious, light omelette filled with minced meat, mung beans and bean sprouts.  Accompanied by the herbs and lettuce, the pancake had a fresh and wow taste to it.

The Cha Gio was also very delicious - I could just eat this the whole day.  Crispy rolls packed with a meat filling so tasty that the only other enhancers required were the fresh flavours of the herbs.  Mmmmm....

Our main dish was a combination salad - jellyfish, prawns and chicken infused with sweet chilli sauce, fish sauce, chillies and fresh herbs sitting on a sesame cracker.  Mmm... yum...my... the salad really plays on your taste buds!

If we were not so full, we would have enjoyed our other dish, a master stock pork salad.  Alas, our tummies were bursting and we managed to cancel this order.

I am not sure if I am biased towards Vietnamese food but Kevin and I were making all these Mmmm sounds.  It is definitely one restaurant which I could keep going back to and not tire...and ask for more... please!  Who is coming with me again??