A quick way to get a reading on Mr. Wong is to order the pu pu platter, a plate for two filled with Vietnamese spring rolls, a Thai crab cake, sugarcane shrimp satay and shrimp rolls wrapped in rice paper.
Running a close second were the crunchy Vietnamese spring rolls, slim cylinders filled with shredded vegetables.
The menu invites you to "explore the culinary mysteries of Asia," and along with chicken teriyaki and Vietnamese spring rolls it offers a dozen "Thai specials".
Vietnamese spring rolls are transformed into a colorful composed salad that is served with lettuce leaves or rice wrappers.
To make Vietnamese spring rolls: Fill bowl with warm water and spread a dish towel on a work surface.
For appetizers, battered Thai chicken wings were nicely crisp, as were Vietnamese spring rolls.
The standouts were Vietnamese spring rolls, freshly made and crunchily delicious; crisply browned folded Indian pancake with a tangy curry dip; and skewered satay beef with a well-spiced peanut dipping sauce.
WHAT WE LIKED Thai chicken wings, Vietnamese spring rolls, squid salad, Thai beef salad, Vietnamese salad, roasted duck, shaking tofu, Thai green curry, banana cake, sticky rice with mango, coconut flan, ginger and green tea ice cream.
Where to Eat We began each day in Nouméa as the local people do, at the morning market on the waterfront at Port Moselle, where we found everything from mouthwatering breads to Vietnamese spring rolls and banana preserves.
While sweets are the bakery's specialty, the menu trips the globe from croque-monsieur to insalata Caprese to dishes that reflect the migration of other French-colonial cultures to Dakar, like Lebanese shawarma and Vietnamese spring rolls.
