We hiked to the Hollywood Sign and back. A historical icon of Los Angeles, the starkly beautiful hillside eyesore to which we owe our fame and fortune...and we HAD to take the intermediate route.
I've been skipping leg day longer than Brangelina have been collecting kids so this hike is turning me into an unimaginable puddle of sweat, and the cool, dry SoCal day is adding a dusty sheen.
There's a limit to where you can eat when you're glistening with nothing good, but Rodded is casual to the core, and they're happy to put a refreshing glass of Thai Iced Tea in front of my personal dust cloud. And if it isn't the best Thai iced tea ever! They use real tea and it shows. The tea is darker and heavier, but it adds oomph and earth to a thickening sugar-milk.
Their chalkboard is as colorful as their specials, bright flavor-bursts like this cold Spicy Squid Salad. Tender calamari take on a delightful, chilly-chewy texture with a flash of Thai chili.
The Duck Noodle Soup is the dish they're known for; stewed duck so soft it's melty with crisp bean sprouts in a thinner shoyu ramen-like broth but with the gamier flavor of darker duck. Your choice between 5 different noodles, all of which are debatable-y best. The al dente egg noodles were a good call, but these noodles are like Pokemon - gotta catch 'em all.
They also make a mean Hainan Chicken. Savory and blanched well, though the bland rice leaves you wanting.
There's a Beef with Flat Noodles that comes with tender beef and a thicker, soy-based sauce.
It's surprisingly different from the pad see yew-like Pad Kwuar Kai, a classic noodle stir fried with chicken and egg.
Cash only, but don't bring the Benjamins. The emergency $20 you always keep in your wallet can pay for a full meal unless you're famished. And if you're too poor to travel to Thailand, just come to Rodded Restaurant to eat like you're already there!
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