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I hadn't finished my review yet on everything we ate at Maison Samorn so here I go....these are the spring rolls we had as our app. We asked if they had fresh, which they didn't, but these were still really good. Plus, I didn't burn the roof of my mouth when biting into them! I think they let them drain and cool a bit before bringing them out, which we all appreciated. The dipping sauce that goes along with them was tasty, hot and sweet at the same time.

I forgot to mention before when commenting on the restaurant that we had asked for sticky rice to share and they actually didn't have any?? We wondered later, and should've asked, if they just didn't have any that night, or not ever. Probably didn't have any that night (since I can't imagine them not having it ever)....but we had a nice long grain white basmati that was good as well.

So, with an appetizer, four dishes, rice for four, and a pot of lemongrass tea, the bill came to just under $80 before tip!! Can't go wrong here...

My friends and I ordered take out from Jo Moon Ting and since they did not have vegetarian spring rolls on the menu I thought I would run in and pick some up from here. (My friend had a take out menu and I noticed a vegetarian option). I ordered three orders of veggie spring rolls (2 spring rolls per order). It was a quiet afternoon and I was the only person in the restaurant. When I returned to my friend’s place and took a bite out of my spring roll I was horrified. They gave me the Shrimp spring rolls! I get sick if I eat shrimp. Usually, I’ll cut open a spring roll before I eat it but I was so hungry that I completely forgot this time. Luckily, I do not have a severe allergy and I was able to catch the mistake before my veggie friends took a bite. However, what really disappoined me is that I confirmed with the cashier and the cook who brought out the order to me that they were vegetarian!