Went to Serai on Saturday night at 6pm with some friends, one of who is very spice adverse but upon my urging that there are non-spicy dishes to try, they agreed to go.
We dined on:
Starters:
Chicken Satay - easily best peanut sauce I've had in Chicago, chicken was not overcooked either
Roti Pratha - while I personally prefer Penang's roti to Serai, this still was quite tasty
Mains:
Hainanese Chicken - terrific, Penang's version of this dish has slipped over the years so it was really nice to see Serai execute it well
Mee Goreng - so so, really didn't appreciate this version, very muddled in texture/flavor
Cumin Lamb - good, I prefer Homestyle Taste's version
Basil fried rice - terrific
Based on our visit, I want to return and dig into some of the more spicy offerings
I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be.