37443 Wed Jun 29 13:56:09 -0700 2005 4 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 174534 I've been having a huge craving for laksa. I've tried Shiok! in Menlo Park and the Long Life Noodle Company at the Stanford Shopping Centre, and have been entirely unimpressed by both of them. Does anyone have a recommendation for where I can find an excellent laksa? Thanks! Nadyne. Wed Jun 29 13:56:09 -0700 2005 0 Nadyne 1 174578 Go to Prima Taste Restaurant, address below. Although Melanie's last report there indicates that she wasn't too impressed. I've never been to the restaurant myself. But if it is really unimpressive, you can minimally purchase the prepackaged Laksa Spice at the restaurant and go home and cook it yourself, I guarantee if the instructions are followed to the dot, you will be impressed. The mee Siam Spice is not bad too. Prima Taste Restaurant 1701 Lundy Road, Suite 100 San Jose, CA 95131 Wed Jun 29 16:34:50 -0700 2005 174534 0 HJ 2 174591 Here's a link to a recent post that recommends the Hainan chicken. Gives you at least one good thing to order if the laksa fails again. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/37039#171899 Wed Jun 29 17:02:45 -0700 2005 174578 0 Melanie Wong 1 174624 I don't know whether it's still on the menu, but Straits Cafe in SF used to make it. Often it was really, really good (and "authentic"); occasionally the restaurant manager would warn us that it just didn't work right and we shouldn't order it. Chris Yeo has brought over some real Singapese cooks recently to help in his several restaurants, so it might be worth checking if it's back on the menu. Wed Jun 29 19:44:42 -0700 2005 174534 0 miket 1 174743 Straits Cafe is also located in Palo Alto, and now two locations at Santana Row. They have laksa, and it's very good Thu Jun 30 15:35:15 -0700 2005 174534 0 Daniel Trudeau