For those who seek adventurous and unique eating experiences, Sticky Rice deserves attention. The restaurant sports a cafeteria/Japanese cafe look: bright yellow and orange walls, funky green hanging lamps and red vinyl chairs. Dark wood and well chosen artwork blend well with the color scheme, and customers can dine in, carry out or opt for delivery.

For appetizers, the fried meat balls (skewered pork or beef balls deep-fried and served with sweet chili sauce) and spicy vegetable fritters (green bean, taro, potato, corn, carrot and kaffir lime leaf mixed with red curry paste in a lightly deep-fried and served with cucumber salad) come highly recommended. Also popular are kow soy (egg noodles with chicken or beef in a yellow coconut curry soup) and gung hung lay (pork, garlic and ginger in a Northern red curry sauce). Expect a wallet as full as your belly: $5.95 seems to be the price of choice for most dishes. For truly daring diners, menu options include deep-fried bamboo caterpillars and khai jiaw khai mod (omelets with ant eggs). For dessert, try the khao tom mud (Thai sweet, sticky rice stuffed with plantains).

Service tends toward slow, but the prices, portions and friendliness make up for it; the waitstaff happily answers questions and offers guidance.

Centerstage Reviewer: Genevra Gallo