People who actually know my mom will definitely say that she is a good cook. But only the people of the Wei family know that she also gets very lazy when told to cook during the weekends. That’s how my mom and I ended up at my favorite Thai restaurant in Claremont, Sanamluang. After almost four hours of “showing love” to our Boy Scout supply shed (organizing equipment and cleaning up) on Valentine’s morning, I was at zero percent on belly juice. My mom said she was tired too, even though all she did was sit there with the other parents and drink coffee. Mom didn’t want to cook lunch, so I was getting myself ready for a hard afternoon of loud stomach thunder. But going past the 10 freeway on Indian Hill, something in my guts told my eyes to look to the right, I made solid eye contact with Sanamluang, a great restaurant that we found a couple months before. Ever since, our family’s been going once or twice every month or so. My mom seemed to notice it a second before I did and pulled into the plaza before I could say anything. At first I was surprised, but after I got out of the car I figured my mom was pretty hungry too. Two hours later, feeling delightfully sleepy and contented, we walked out of the restaurant.
The best part about Sanamluang is the rich and flavorful food. My favorite side dish is the fried pork ribs. Marinated to the perfect savory taste, the outer layer is crunchy, while the inside flesh seems to melt on my tongue, sending the juice down to fill my mind and body. Combo fried rice is also a course that we never miss. Filled with squid, shrimp, chicken strips and eggs, the rice seems to take on the seafood’s flavor, easily sending our taste buds into overdrive. I like the rice with a little traditional fish sauce that’s usually on the side of the table, adding to the already complex taste. Although General Noodles is an aromatic noodle soup that has good ingredients, the soup’s taste seems very unnatural, contrasting with the mild flavors of the other dishes we ordered, which makes me wonder what was needed to make that........ My favorite noodle dish at Sanamluang is the Pad-Thai, a flat rice noodle that is stir fried with eggs, chicken, shrimp, and different veggies. It is served dry, even though the need for water never arose for me when consuming these peculiar flat noodles. With the food alone, I would definitely not regret taking time from Clash of Clans to eat at Sanamluang.
The greatest thing about Sanamluang after the food is probably the welcoming environment. No matter what time you go, the noise is never over a moderate tone. Although some people disagree with me, I think the food service is great. The dishes come quickly every time I’ve been there, and the servers are always there for us when we need them. The interior design of the restaurant is a perfect mix of modern and traditional.
Although this may sound weird, an important factor that allows me to enjoy my time at a restaurant is having clean restrooms. When using the restroom, any sort of graffiti, stalls that are plugged up, and/or lumpy blobs of toilet paper on the floor make me nervous, causing me to get distracted and not do my necessities. Toilets are important to me, so I appreciate it when they are nice and clean. Sanamluang’s restrooms, with their gleaming stalls, purely white toilet seats, and shiny mirrors, set the perfect precedent for my expectations of future restaurant restrooms.
Even after visiting Sanamluang almost half a dozen times, it still never bores me to see the awesome dishes being served and the Asian style of the restaurant as I relish every bite. Even though some of the dishes aren’t the healthiest for your body, they won’t hurt you too much. I recommend Sanamluang to anyone of any ethnicity 10,000%. Please try it out. You won’t regret it. 
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