The Search For Authenticity
Food is part of any experience in life. Finding food that warms your heart or brightens your experiences is definitely something that I try to find everywhere. With that said, our friends have recently opened their third restaurant that is geared towards noodle dishes.
The restaurant, SEA Bowl, recently held a soft opening, gearing up for their official opening sometime in September. This new restaurant in town serves mainly noodles dishes from Southeast Asian countries, such as Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. As noodles vary from country to country, the food at SEA Bowl shines authenticity.
The diversity in Elk Grove cuisine is becoming more and more diverse day by day, and it’s nice to see more establishments featuring authentic food from different regions of the world.
Atmosphere
Located on 9635 E. Stockton Blvd, SEA bowl is between Elk Grove Bike Shop and Studio Fit. Upon entering SEA Bowl, beautiful artwork can be found painted along the walls. The modern look is clean and comfortable. Notably, the staff is super friendly, and they greeted us like family. It isn’t a large restaurant, but definitely big enough to feel comfortable.
Food
SEA Bowl features a simple menu of appetizers, noodle soups, dry noodles, sides, vegan dishes, and drinks. The specialty noodle dishes at SEA Bowl come from different regions of Southeast Asia. They also serve wine and beer. Specifically, SEA Bowl carries beer from Asian Brother’s Brewery which pair well with Asian foods.
If you enjoy Asian foods, then SEA Bowl is for you, especially because there are such few places that feature Southeast Asian food. From the starters to the entrees, the simple menu delivers delicious, quality food, especially for noodle lovers.
SEA Sampler
The SEA Sampler consists of 2 egg rolls, 2 cream cheese wontons, 2 beef skewers, and 2 chicken skewers along with sweet chili sauce. Also, the egg rolls are crispy and enjoyable to eat. The cream cheese wontons were a delicious crunch. The beef skewers were super savory. The chicken skewers are seasoned just right. Definitely, a great starter full of variety.
Shrimp Rolls
The Shrimp Rolls are 8 fried seasoned shrimps that were wonderfully delicious. Moreover, I recommend highly recommend this appetizer if you like shrimp.
Kuy Teav
This Cambodian Noodle soup has similarities to Vietnamese Pho. Laced with rice noodles, sliced beef, shrimp, and meatballs, the oxtail broth was savory and delicious. Additionally, the serving size of the small is definitely enough to comfortably fill one person.
Nom Banh Chok
Nom Banh Chok is a traditional Cambodian noodle soup with fine rice noodles. Moreover, this soup is made of kroeung (a Cambodian paste) and coconut milk with minced fish and chicken. Notably, nowhere in the area can you find this type of dish. Served in a large bowl, this entree is large and filling.
Me Kathang
Additionally, to soup noodles, are these stir-fried flat noodles mixed with meat and broccoli and laced with gravy and a fried egg on top was super delicious. Definitely, it’s different and good.
Thai Tea
Last but not least, this famous, rich drink serves to compliment the food at SEA Bowl. Moreover, this Thai tea is definitely a must-order at SEA Bowl.
Overall
Overall, SEA Bowl was a great experience in terms of food and service. Also, the staff will make you feel like family. Certainly, having SEA Bowl in Elk Grove makes our city an even more colorful place to live. For me, I’m excited to come back when SEA Bowl opens officially.
Gear up for the GRAND OPENING on September 7, 2019! See you there!
S.E.A. Bowl
9635 E. Stockton Blvd
Elk Grove, CA 95624
