Nidda (Westheimer)

That's right, this was my third meal out today.  The fullness factor was intense, you guys, but I pushed through it and enjoyed the shit out of this restaurant.

(Confession time: I'm writing this 48 hours after eating there so I can't remember what the names of the food was that we ordered.  Ignore that and keep reading with your belly open.)

We started with fresh spring rolls which I usually avoid because I think they're often too rice-y, like who wants a bunch of rice vermicelli wrapped in rice paper?  But these were GREAT.  They were loaded with veggies (ok carrots) and fried tofu.  They also came sliced open (great for sharing) and with a delightful peanut sauce.  Who doesn't love a good peanut sauce? No one, that's who.  Even people with nut allergies can eat peanut sauce because peanuts are legumes.

Then the 3 of us ordered two main dishes: (1) a curry with sweet potatoes and other vegetables and chicken and (2) a garlic pepper beef w/ broccoli.  Both were good, but the curry really stood out.  As I recall, the sweet potatoes were carved in flower shapes and thickly sliced so they had a nice texture all coated in that sweet/spicy curry.  Yum!

The ambience is the only detraction, but that might be an idiosyncratic complaint.  According to me, thai food should be consumed on a shady front porch on a hot night.  But that's because I grew up on Thai Noodle House in the weird capital of Texas.