🇺🇸 Tampa | Sunday Visit to the Thai Temple 🏯

🔍 Wat Mongkolratanaram Buddhist Temple 📍 5306 Palm River Rd, Tampa, FL 33619 Went for the $3 Thai tea… but fell in LOVE with the Laab Gai! 🍗 Unlike lettuce wraps, this one comes with sticky rice — tangy, spicy, and savory with a refreshing lime kick 🍋🌿 (skip if you hate cilantro). The sticky rice was a bit hard to mix… maybe eating with hands would work better? 😂 Also tried: 🥗 Green Papaya Salad – A bit sweet; wished it was more sour. 🥭 Mango Sticky Rice – Rice was great, but the mango was a bit stringy. 🍜 Veggie Pad Thai – Nothing special, but huge portion & good value. 🍮 Taro Pudding – Soft and smooth (not chewy like we expected) — not my fav. 🟡 Sesame Balls – Filled with mung bean paste; perfectly sweet! 🍜 Noodle Soup + Veggies – Chose angel hair noodles (similar to Chinese Xinghua noodles). The broth was flavorful! Sipping soup by the lake on a beautiful day = pure joy 🌤️💚 After eating, take a walk around the lake — so peaceful with the spring breeze 🌿 Such a perfect day! 📌 Tips: Opens at 9 AM — we arrived at 9:35 AM and it was already packed! Next Sunday is Thai New Year 🎉 — expect even more food options! CASH ONLY 💵 #TampaEats #WeekendVibes #ThaiFood #LocalFlavor #ExploreTampa #FoodieAdventure