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Night has clanged down on City Heights like an emergency curtain at a movie theater. It\u2019s easy to get lost in this gloom once you\u2019re out of the #7 bus, but, just past Happy Bubbles Car Wash, I spot the place my friend Kim says \u201chasn\u2019t \u2018a-Lao\u2019d\u2019 itself to become watered down and westernized. Only thing,\u201d he warns, \u201cwatch out when you choose your spice strength there. A 10 means a 10.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Place<\/h5>\n

Ban Lao Cuisine<\/a><\/h4>\n

4134 University Avenue, San Diego<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cSit anywhere,\u201d says Paula, this self-assured gal wearing a black \u201cNu-Nouveau Supply-Paris\u201d teeshirt. The furniture is dark and smart. I\u2019m getting a feeling of prosperity here. Chandeliers. Expensive framed mirrors. Shiny polished ebony tabletops. Paula leaves a menu. It\u2019s a relief to find that the prices aren\u2019t as fancy as the furniture.<\/p>\n

Read more: https:\/\/www.sandiegoreader.com\/news\/2022\/jan\/20\/tin-fork-lesson-spices-ban-lao-cuisine\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Night has clanged down on City Heights like an emergency curtain at a movie theater. It\u2019s easy to get lost in this gloom once you\u2019re out of the #7 bus, but, just past Happy Bubbles Car Wash, I spot the place my friend Kim says \u201chasn\u2019t \u2018a-Lao\u2019d\u2019 itself to become watered down and westernized. Only …<\/p>\n

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