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Friday, August 1, 2008
Does Straits Shoot Straight?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ASSAM FISH AT PENANG: Where’s your favorite Malaysian restaurant?
PHOTO: Kimberly Smith/AJC
Today’s dining review in the Living Section takes a look at rapper Ludacris’ first foray into restaurant ownership, Straits. You can read the review here.
I’m not much on celebrity-owned restaurants, although a few — especially Nobu, in NYC — are real gems. And frankly, I wasn’t expecting much from Luda. The guy wrote “P-Popping” for Pete’s sake.
But guess what? Straits, with chef Chris Yeo in charge of all things food, is pretty darned good. Definitely as good as JGV’s much touted Spice Market — maybe better.
My favorite Malaysian is Penang, on Buford Highway — the assam fish is a thing of great beauty and flavor, and the roti canai needs to be administered via IV drip — only then it would miss my mouth, so what’s the point?
Where’s your favorite Malaysian/Singaporean restaurant in the area? Have you been to Straits? What did you think?
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