Racha's Stock Falls

[sigh]

I love Racha - in Queen Anne, that is. J and I were so excited about the prospect of having one closer to our offices that the first day we were all back in the office together, we made the trip.

First impression: the Cheesecake Factory went Thai. The interior is probably the genius of the same designer that the Cheesecake Factory used - think whimsy. I'm surprised the rice wasn't served in a tilting tower.

We were welcomed by two Geisha Barbies - two blond, blue-eyed ladies wearing short-cropped kimonos and bowing with their hands clasped - Welcome! - it was startling. I felt like running in the direction of Blue C where there are no "It's a Small World" themes, but going from my food experience at the Queen Anne location - I felt that I could get past it if the food was good.

Food - I've had better at the food court. I ordered the Pud See Ew with just veggies - normally, this dish is very flavorful and doesn't need much in the way of protein to make it taste good, but maybe the new Racha needs time to season their woks? My dish was pretty bland, even the fresh Chinese broccoli couldn't save it. J ordered an "appetizer" (big enough to be considered - dinner for a family of 4) of calamari and the beef panang curry, which he seemed to enjoy.

Are we likely to return? No, not for lunch anyway - it's not all that often I want to spend $15 an entree for lunch. Dinner might work, but I'll probably wait until the Geisha fad has passed... give it a month or so.

Destello's ratings:
Lunch 2/5
Atmosphere 2/5
Good times 4/5

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