One of my friends in Chambersburg, PA told me that she had been to Kenzo once and did not enjoy their food. I completely disagree with her assessment. My husband and I ate there and I loved the food that I had! The service was a little lacking – there were about five tables seated at one time and the two waitresses on staff proceeded to serve all of the food to the tables that had already been sitting. They did not even ask us for a drink order! We waited about 15 minutes until somebody finally came to get our order. I was on the verge of walking out, but I am glad that I didn’t. The food was worth the wait!
Kenzo is a small restaurant in shopping complex that also houses Montezuma (one of two locations in Chambersburg) and a Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins combo. It is a small restaurant, with only about 10-12 tables (which makes the slow service even more confusing). There is a small sushi bar with four or five seats at the back of the restaurant before the kitchen. The atmosphere is quiet and a tad romantic (maybe because of dimmer lighting and dark-colored walls). I felt comfortable, like it was a place I belonged. I will give the servers and cooks some credit, though, they did get our food out rather quickly and were attentive after our initial wait.
I ordered the Vegetable Gyoza and a House Salad to start, followed by the Thai Original Curry (I picked green curry with tofu). My husband ordered Roti Canai (Indian Pancakes) as an appetizer and some sushi as his main. The Salad came out first – it was mixed greens with ginger dressing, simple, but the ginger dressing had a good flavor to it. It was quite thick and they went heavy-handed with it. I recommend asking for it on the side. The Gyoza and Roti Canai came out next. I ordered the Gyoza because during my adventures in Tokyo, my boss kept telling me I should try Gyoza, but we could only find meat-filled ones. The Vegetable Gyoza at Kenzo are pan-fried and full of cabbage and spring onions. I really enjoyed their taste, but the dipping sauce that they provided added a nice spicy kick to it. It was a little too spicy for my husband, but I loved it! The Roti Canai, according to the menu is a flavored Malaysian version of pancakes with curry dipping sauce. I find the bread similar to naan, but slightly thinner with a bit of a fried crust. The curry dipping sauce was yellow curry and had a hint of spice. It was very good. My husband could not stop eating it! He mostly ate that entire dish himself – I think I got two small pieces of pancake.
Now, on to my main dish – Thai Original Curry! I am not sure which curry is the spiciest, but they had the options of yellow, green, and red. I have had green curry before and found it to be just at the edge before I start to sweat. The green curry at Kenzo was not quite to that level, but it had a delicious, beautiful curry taste with a kick of spicy heat. The tofu was lightly fried and definitely not in short supply. There was an abundance of green peppers and onions mixed with the curry and tofu and a little touch of potato. They served the dish with a small side of rice;. My mouth is watering just thinking about the food – the tofu was slightly chewy, the potatoes soft, and the onions and peppers slightly crunchy. The curry soaked into the tofu and potatoes and clung to the peppers and onions. I cannot wait to go back to Chambersburg to eat at Kenzo again!
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