Spice & Dice - Thai Cuisine - Towson Ghost Rating 76/100
I have been driving past this place for awhile now, so today I finally stumbled in for lunch to see what was cookin'. Spice & Dice has been in business for about a year now and the place was relatively busy. Upon walking in, we did not even know if this place was a restaurant. If it wasn't for the waiter who quickly emerged I would have sworn it was day care center run by a colorblind madman on mushrooms. If any of you have ever been here, you know what I mean. Not a single table, chair or shelf matches another. It was like a Saturday morning yard sale explosion, some of it painted over in bright colors, some of it covered in plastic. Beyond weird, one of kind without a doubt. We were immediately intrigued! Not to mention that this restaurant is connected to a comic book and games store (must be the same owner). So while you eat you can gaze at collectible Japanese toys that sell for the price of a 99' Honda.
The service at Spice & Dice was super friendly and fast. The lunch menu was small, but has all of the classics. Each lunch entree comes with a Fried Veggie Spring Roll, choice of Entree and a scoop of Chocolate Ice Cream for under $10. I ordered the Beef Udon Noodle Bowl, level 6 Thai Hot! It was very spicy and had an aromatic broth with lots of fresh veggies. They could have given more beef, it was maybe 2 ounces. They made up for it by garnishing with 6 or 7 seafood meatballs. They were not too bad, I ate some of them...they were a little mysterious however. Overall the Udon was good. I wont be back anytime soon for the Udon, but it passed the test! My Friend ordered the "Jungle Curry" with Fried Tofu. She ate about half of it and wasn't all that thrilled. It was a curry without the coconut milk stated the menu, but it was really sweet and had a very peculiar, almost offsetting aroma. The coconut milk usually helps balance out the fishiness of the red curry paste. The Tofu should have been crispier. The Jasmine Rice was perfect. We escaped for under $30 which isn't too bad these days for a decent lunch. We kind of left the place wondering what the h*** just happened. The bathroom had pictures of Frank Sinatra and old Van Gogh prints.... makes sense right?
Food - 67 / Service - 88 / Atmosphere - 62 / Value - 88
Overall Ghost Rating - 76/100
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