Today’s Maine Sunday Telegram includes a 4 star review of Crispy Gai.
Cabbage Salad ($11) offers a fresh, vibrant counterpoint — crisp sliced napa and purple cabbages tossed in gingery dressing with mint, cilantro, plenty of fried shallots and peanuts and a judicious scattering of bird’s eye chili. In Crying Tiger Ribeye ($16), Reynolds wok-fries a crust onto marinated beef, then finishes it on the grill to rosy medium rare. Herbaceous, limey nam jim jaew cuts through the rich steak, while the sauce’s fermented anchovy gives the dish seductive pull.