It's got to be an LA thing, right? I'm not talking upscale "Lifestyle Center" (what marketing major came up with that silly term??), but a bonafide, rinky-dink little mini-mall that was built on the site of a gas station type of strip mall, with valet parking.
Since I was a child, I have long associated LA strip malls with dry cleaners, nail salons, liquor stores, donut and yogurt shops, and THE BEST GODDAMNED ETHNIC FOOD ANYWHERE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Last night, my partner and I had close-to-midnight Thai food because well, we were hungry. So we went to one of our go-to late night Thai restaurants; this particular one is open 24-hours, and the strip mall it's in (you got it!), has valet parking. We ate, and I also took random photos.
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Pull forward please. Sorry, you can't park it yourself.
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Sah wah dee khrap!
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Prik king. It was so good.
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Mango sticky rice. Delicious.
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