{"id":741,"date":"2010-01-05T20:46:59","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T03:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steve.isitfridayyet.info\/?p=741"},"modified":"2010-01-05T20:46:59","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T03:46:59","slug":"jhanjay-ballard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steve.isitfridayyet.info\/?p=741","title":{"rendered":"Jhanjay Ballard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai Cuisine<\/a><\/strong> opened a second restaurant a few weeks ago in Old Ballard. I dined there this evening for the first of what I’m sure will be many, many<\/em> times — they are within a short walking distance of my apartment. <\/p>\n

The atmosphere is similar, but not identical, to their Wallingford location — bright gold and deep burgundy hues, rich wood, botanical and organic shapes, a fresh flower in a small vase on each table. Jhanjay Ballard is quite a bit larger than the one in Wallingford. The spacious dining room feels quite welcoming and offers a good view of the open kitchen.<\/p>\n

The food was, of course, delicious. I had the Star Potato Puff (mashed potatoes, green peas, and diced onions seasoned with curry and layered between two lightly pan-fried Roti pancakes, served with cucumber\/red onion chili sauce) and Rad Nah (wide rice noodles stir-fried with broccoli, carrots, and mushrooms, swimming in a thick gravy; usually includes egg, but of course I had the vegan version). <\/p>\n

The service lived up to that of the original Jhanjay: Attentive, efficient, friendly, and smiling — lots of smiles. The owner, I believe she said her name is Nata (sp?), came over to talk with me for a few minutes after I finished eating. I complimented the beauty of the restaurant, thanked her for a wonderful meal, and warned … I mean, assured … her she’d see me again soon.<\/p>\n

Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai Cuisine, 5313 Ballard Ave. NW, near NW Vernon Pl. and the … south? east? southeast? … end of the <\/em>Ballard Farmers’ Market<\/a><\/strong>. Open Monday – Friday, 11am – 10pm and Saturday – Sunday, noon – 10pm. (Jhanjay has not yet updated their Web site with their new location.)<\/em><\/p>\n

PS: Sorry for the lack of photos to go along with this post. My regular camera is broken, and the camera on my cell phone doesn’t take very good pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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