Banana Bay is a really cheesy looking restaurant in a Rowland Heights strip mall. The interior is decked out in tropical themed decorations like grass streamers, bamboo huts, sand and seashells, and a big dance floor with a disco ball. It's the kind of place where you'd expect to see hula dancer waitresses and coconut filled drinks with paper umbrellas.
Nevertheless, the food is great. They consistently serve a saucy, tangy pad thai that's not too sweet and not a big sticky mess.
The Hainan chicken rice is another favorite. When my sister and I go we always end up getting these two dishes and sharing. Hainan chicken rice is served over rice cooked in chicken fat, with a side of simple chicken broth. The only complaint is that the sauce at Banana Bay is not the traditional salt/green onion/pepper sauce.
We keep saying we're going to branch out and try other menu items, like Crying Tiger or Moo Yang. But the pad thai and chicken rice always calls to us.
Nevertheless, the food is great. They consistently serve a saucy, tangy pad thai that's not too sweet and not a big sticky mess.
The Hainan chicken rice is another favorite. When my sister and I go we always end up getting these two dishes and sharing. Hainan chicken rice is served over rice cooked in chicken fat, with a side of simple chicken broth. The only complaint is that the sauce at Banana Bay is not the traditional salt/green onion/pepper sauce.
We keep saying we're going to branch out and try other menu items, like Crying Tiger or Moo Yang. But the pad thai and chicken rice always calls to us. 
1 comments:
The Thai dish Kao Mun Gai is traditionally served with a sauce of the type you picture. It's based on bean paste and tamarind. Although it's clearly almost the same as Hainan Chicken Rice, I suppose we can give them a pass if they want to serve it slightly differently. Plus, I like that Thai sauce.
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