Dining ~ Jacky's Galaxie ~ North Providence
Jacky's Galaxie and Sushi Bar
1488 Mineral Spring Avenue
North Providence, Rhode Island
A friend and I met up at Jacky's Galaxie and Sushi Bar. It's a pretty place, with painted windows and art on the walls.
The menu was pretty extensive, going beyond the thick cloth-covered book our server gave us, and onto the placemats, which are illustrated with various types of sushi.
Our server seemed a bit irritable, but she was quick and attentive through most of the meal.
My friend ordered a Cosmo, and gave me a sip. He declared it "refreshing," with a strong cranberry taste that packed a punch, and thoroughly enjoyed it. My one sip tasted like cough syrup, but I'd never tried a cosmo before, and it could be that it's just not my drink.
We ordered beef with Thai basil and lemon chicken, along with a side of pork fried brown rice (which our server suggested after we dithered over white, fried or brown).
The meal was served family-style and the quantity of food surprised both of us. Either entree would have been enough to feed both of us, and perhaps even a third person, and that's not counting the rice.
The beef and Thai basil was good. Spicy, but not overwhelmingly so. I'm not really a fan of spicy food, but I was able to eat and enjoy it without issue. My friend pointed out that the spice "brings out the caramelized saltiness and fragrance of the beef." It's in the same vein as Mongolian Beef, apparently, but more subtly seasoned.
The lemon chicken was very good. The crisp crumb coating was probably Panko. It held its own against the sweet and tart flavor of the sauce, which was well-seasoned and featured enough lemon to live up to its name. Several pieces of chicken were stacked on the plate, and the sauce was poured over, meaning the pieces on the bottom spent the most time in the sauce. A lesson if you like the sauce, is go from the bottom up.
We opted for pork fried brown rice, because he wanted fried, and I wanted brown rice, so we got fried brown rice. The pork was middle ground, too. He had beef, I had chicken for entrees, so we split the difference and decided have pork in the rice. Unfortunately, it just didn't stand up to the entrees. The flavor was rather bland and unremarkable.
Once we received our meal, we were more or less on our own. Our server stopped by, but once my beverage was empty, I didn't see her again until she came to clear the table. By then we were ready to order tea, so it was moot.
The tea was good, a basic black tea you'd find in many Asian restaurants. Very hot, but with a strong flavor that would stand up to sweetener if you wanted it.
There were enough leftovers that I was able to take home a meal's worth to the girls (and that was just the chicken). C enjoyed it, but Bear was unimpressed. She's not a fan of either chicken or lemon. Nevertheless, it was gone within an hour.
I'd certainly go back to Galaxie, and the girls seemed interested in going, too. There are several locations around Rhode Island, but the one we visited on Mineral Spring is the original.
1488 Mineral Spring Avenue
North Providence, Rhode Island
A friend and I met up at Jacky's Galaxie and Sushi Bar. It's a pretty place, with painted windows and art on the walls.
The menu was pretty extensive, going beyond the thick cloth-covered book our server gave us, and onto the placemats, which are illustrated with various types of sushi.
Our server seemed a bit irritable, but she was quick and attentive through most of the meal.
My friend ordered a Cosmo, and gave me a sip. He declared it "refreshing," with a strong cranberry taste that packed a punch, and thoroughly enjoyed it. My one sip tasted like cough syrup, but I'd never tried a cosmo before, and it could be that it's just not my drink.
We ordered beef with Thai basil and lemon chicken, along with a side of pork fried brown rice (which our server suggested after we dithered over white, fried or brown).
The meal was served family-style and the quantity of food surprised both of us. Either entree would have been enough to feed both of us, and perhaps even a third person, and that's not counting the rice.
Once we received our meal, we were more or less on our own. Our server stopped by, but once my beverage was empty, I didn't see her again until she came to clear the table. By then we were ready to order tea, so it was moot.
The tea was good, a basic black tea you'd find in many Asian restaurants. Very hot, but with a strong flavor that would stand up to sweetener if you wanted it.
There were enough leftovers that I was able to take home a meal's worth to the girls (and that was just the chicken). C enjoyed it, but Bear was unimpressed. She's not a fan of either chicken or lemon. Nevertheless, it was gone within an hour.
I'd certainly go back to Galaxie, and the girls seemed interested in going, too. There are several locations around Rhode Island, but the one we visited on Mineral Spring is the original.
It's kind of sad to admit... BUT I go to Galaxy maybe 2 times /week. It is 5 minutes from my house and it makes me so happy. Their lemon chicken is one of my favorites!Great food.
ReplyDeleteWe really liked it. Can't wait for C and Bear to try it, too.
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