I found myself on Baldwin around lunch-time on Wednesday. This strip always had a high density of restaurants. But I didn't realized most of them are now Asian spots. I guess it has been a few years since I came by.
I stopped by new restaurant Koh Lipe which offers Southern Thai, a rare variation on Thai food in Toronto. Similar to a number of places I've been to lately, it was divided into two levels; both were bright and cheery. Upstair had colourful, traditional Thai fish ornaments following a painted rowboat. The first page of the menu had typical dishes, so I flipped to the overleaf where there were more interesting options. I finally settled for Choo Chee Pla Too ($18.95).
The dish turned out to be 3 fried mackerels, complete with heads. Luckily, there weren't too many bones. The smoky and strong flavour of the fish nicely matched with the spicy and rich coconut curry. Though the busy lunch crowd stuck to the phad thai and rice from the lunch specials, I was glad to have chosen a better dish. There were other dishes that caught my eye and I will definitely return to Koh Lipe especially to try those stink beans.
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