Curry and Cupcakes Make for an Excellent Lunch at Mosa
Curry and Cupcakes Make for an Excellent Lunch at Mosa
On Friday, Intern Raquel and I joined the legions of East Memphis office workers who swear by Mosa's quick and inexpensive Asian lunches at the diner's White Station location.
Kerry: I've been to Mosa a few times, so I skipped the menu and ordered basil rolls and the Rainbow Panang Curry from the new specials board.
The basil rolls ($4 for two) came out first. They're basically fresh vegetarian spring rolls stuffed with rice noodles, carrots, cucumbers, bean sprouts and fresh basil leaves. Because they're uncooked, the sharp, almost minty basil is the first thing you taste. They come with peanut and sweet chili sauces for dipping.
My Rainbow Panang Curry was definitely colorful, though it was mostly one deep orange color. The dish had pieces of battered and fried chicken, baby corn, zucchini, mushrooms, tomatoes and snow peas coated in sweetly spicy curry. Maybe it's because I have hot wings on the brain, but the medium spicy curry reminded me a little bit of honey hot wing sauce. The curry (like most of Mosa's dishes) can be ordered mild, medium or spicy, but I recommend ordering the Rainbow Panang Curry medium, or it'll be all sweetness and no kick.
Raquel: I ordered the medium Red Asian Curry with vegetables and white rice. I really enjoyed the curry, the veggies (potatoes, onions, broccoli and red peppers) were just spicy enough and the rice was a nice pairing. The service was timely and friendly and the owner, Michelle, treated Kerry and I each to a cupcake, made fresh in their bakery by her mother. Mosa has officially been added to my list of places for lunch dates when I’m craving spicier dishes.
Kerry: Speaking of those cupcakes - I wouldn't think of ordering cupcakes from an Asian restaurant, but these are pretty tasty. Michelle brought us a chocolate cupcake and a strawberry cupcake, but thet offer different flavors every day. We took them to go, and I'm not too proud to admit that mine was gone before I was halfway home.
Both Mosa locations (at Poplar and White Station and Poplar and Kirby) are open daily for lunch and dinner. They do have a kids' menu, and most dishes can be made vegetarian.
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