Fat Mao has been around for a while, and I have never made the effort to try it out. Finally, H and I found a bit of time to sneak away.

How did they get the texture of the roti to be crispy and chewy? It's not like other roti, definitely the best in town. I haven't tried other ones around the world, but dare I say best in the world? 

Then the noodles came. 

I had the Khao Soi, Chiang Mai Curry Noodles, and the broth was essentially the same as the dipping sauce for the roti. The server recommended the wonton noodle with it, so I went with it. They top it off with crispy noodles, interestingly enough. 

A huge chicken drumstick is hidden beneath the pile of noodles. The chicken was a bit too dry for my liking, maybe it sat in the hot broth for too long.

H had the Hot and Sour Pork Noodles, which tasted super refreshing with the lime, and it wasn't too spicy. He chose the wide noodle to go with it. Similar to the chicken, the pork slices were a bit overdone, but otherwise, it was really tasty!

We also had the thai iced tea, to cool off our tongues. 

It was really the best day - date with the husband, checked things off the To Do list, and even had time to play Animal Crossing. Things are looking up. 

 

H and I visited North Noodle House right before watching Black Panther:

Above is the Zhajiang Pork with Cucumber on noodles, the lamb skewer, and the pork dumplings in sour soup. Honest opinion was that this place is not worth sitting down to eat at. Get the dumplings to go, and don’t bother trying to get comfortable in the cramped sitting area. It’s not even the servers that make this place hard to eat at, but it’s just the close quarters with strangers, who may or may not be rude (they were rude that night). I’ll give it a 4 for the food.

After all that food, I fell into a food coma and slept through 90% of the movie.

That was last week. I think I’m much happier this week.

I’ve heard that everybody has a default mood, a base happiness (or sadness) level that they revert back to no matter what happens. I’m sure there are some habits that happy people have, which make them default to positive, like eating better food or getting outside more or being surrounded by certain people. For some people, their whole life might be about figuring out how to elevate their mood, and there are different formulas for different people. I can’t make you happy, that’s up to you!