I always feel that the waitress is saying: 'One beef satay and fried rice for the imperialist dog at table five.'

A beef satay had an appropriately charred flavor and a sweet, hot Thai-seasoned fennel salad.

Appetizers include beef satay with white rice; hot and sour shrimp soup; and chicken curry with egg noodles.

I'm not referring to those generically ecumenical menus, prevalent in glorified lounges and nondescript hotels, that traffic in alleged spring rolls, nominal quesadillas, beef satay and chicken teriyaki.

Starters include the classic chicken or beef satay with peanut sauce flavored with chiles and coconut milk, and some of the most tender, delectable fish cakes I have ever had.

Serve with beef satay.

In Asian restaurants, this may be listed as beef satay - skewers of beef with peanut sauce.

Shrimp roll, lobster cake and orange beef satay were all underflavored and unmemorable.

A savory daikon slaw did nothing to resuscitate dry bits of beef satay paired with a viscous peanut sauce.

Soto Padang (crispy beef in spicy soup) is local residents' breakfast favorite, meanwhile sate (beef satay in curry sauce served with ketupat) is a treat in the evening.