Sorry I've been absent for so long, but my new work schedule has made it difficult for me to cook and to check out new restaurants.
Tonight, however, after enjoying Avengers: Age of Ultron, we headed out for dinner at a local restaurant that had been recommended to me. Citrus Restaurant is a Thai/Indian place about a half hour from our home. We originally had planned to hit the lunch buffet, the timing of the movie made us choose to have dinner instead.
The menu is extensive, both on the Indian and the Thai side. We had a hard time narrowing down our choices, so much so that we ordered three appetizers between us. From the Thai menu, I chose broccoli Tod Nombuay, which was broccoli florets deep-fried in an apricot glaze. From the Indian menu, we ordered Onion Bhajia (deep-fried seasoned onion fritters) and Lasuni Gobi (battered cauliflower in a garlic, tomato, and herbs. The broccoli was excellent. Apparently, they fry it AFTER the apricot glaze is applied, because it was caramelized and wonderful. The bhajia was crisp, lightly seasoned with curry and something I couldn't pin down, but very savory and delicious. The gobi was amazing - rich, a tiny bit of heat, and complex spices. We finished all of them, even though we knew we still had entrees coming.
For entrees, Craig ordered the hariyali chicken, which is boneless chicken with mint, garlic, cumin, and ginger. Very, very tasty. Served with a family-style bowl of white rice with fresh carrot and peas.
I chose the Tandoori chicken, because I'm a weenie. Both entrees came out on a sizzling-hot platter, with sliced vegetables underneath the meat (cabbage, carrots, onion, peppers). I cooked mine, tossing them around on the hot platter (and accidentally dumping a few pieces on the floor - oops!), which added some excellent flavor.
We stopped eating before we were even halfway through our entrees, because we wanted to see the dessert menu. We split the salted caramel chocolate bar, which was excellent and was paired with a wonderful vanilla ice cream.
We each had a beer (mine was a King Fisher, an Indian beer, and Craig's was a Chang, a Thai choice), and our total bill was $64.82. We brought a full night's dinner home with us.
I highly recommend this place, and we will be checking out their lunch buffet which has been recommended to me by several people.
