Mandala Kitchen & Bar

Local spot with great food! Highly recommend if you're craving some Viet or Thai food. Solid menu that's not too large. My standout dishes below. Thai Basil Fried Rice - all the comfort you would want from a fried rice along with some spice and that stir fried basil Pad See Ew - wide rice noodles and Chinese broccoli stir fried in a nice umami and slightly sweet sauce Mini Rice Pancakes - their take on a classic Viet street food, banh khot Mango sticky rice - sweet ripe mango and taro colored purple sticky rice All are or can be made vegetarian as well!

CAJUN FRIED EFFING RICE! OH MY GAWD! This right here. This right chere! M-A-N-D-A-L-A. I have had my fair share of food being 51 years young and maintaining this 299 lb boyish physique. But when I experienced this entree two things came to mind and palate. First. That I have been lied to by other restaurants claiming to be the best when at best they were average. Second. That I have cheated my palate and my wallet from more bang for my bite and dollar. Back to the CFR, the pic included is proof enough that this entree is so ON POINT! How they perfected the right amount of spice to awaken your senses at 10p but not too much where you're offended and can't taste anything. To not eat here is doing yourself a huge disservice. Mandala Kitchen should do a wok drop and walk away now

I feel bad for the reviewer who submitted before me (Tom) because my friend and I went to Mandala for dinner last night and it was fantastic. Hopefully he gives it another try. :) It was pretty chill for a Tuesday at 6:30pm. We sat at the bar and had no trouble with service. I highly recommend the Guava Mojito. It was excellent! We split the Pan Fried Dumplings and Mini Rice Pancakes as appetizers. The dumplings were a solid classic, but the rice pancakes were truly something special. I haven't had anything like that before and they were amazing! Don't skip those when you check this place out. My friend got the Cajun Fried Rice and I got the Seafood Clear-Noodle Salad. The noodle salad had plenty of veggies and a good kick to it. The fried rice was our favorite of the two though. It had a great smoky flavor that went well with the crawfish and sausage. It's in the same shopping center as the Alamo Drafthouse so give it a try before your next movie!