Siam Society

Kelly and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary this evening by having dinner at an upscale Thai food restaurant near where we live called the Siam Society. Despite some of the reviews on CirtySearch.com (presumably by folks that were either very picky or were there on an 'off night') we found both the service and the food were fantastic.

Make no mistake, it's not a cheap place, and in some ways it seems like it would be more at home in the Pearl District than NE Alberta, but it was well worth every dime. We sat outside on the secluded patio area since the weather was was so nice, and the atmosphere was perfect. Kelly ordered a raspberry martini drink and I had a Roots Red from Roots Organic Brewing. For an appetizer we had the spring rolls, which were to die for, and for the main course Kelly had Phad Thai (which she said was among the best she'd ever had) and I had their Thai fried rice dish with tiger prawns which was delicious… crisp green beans, slied carrots and cucumber, rice, egg, large prawns, and a delicious lime-based sauce. I highly recommend it.

Odd occurances throughout the evening: We started out at a great pub next door to Siam Society called Binks, where we ran into a friend Maria who we hadn't seen in years, and then while at Siam Society we bumped into my ex-employer having dinner with friends. Running into one of them would have been strange in and of itself, but both in one night? My head nearly exploded at the chances. 🙂