A couple weeks ago my friend Nikoll posted her dinner from Bamee/Azure Restaurant in Durham NH (12 Jenkins Court, Suite 1) on Facebook. It looked really good and according to Nikoll’s son, Sam Lauze, it was delicious! So delicious he took Nikoll’s noodle bowl and finished it for her. Here are a couple pictures of Sam enjoying his dinner, how cute is he?!
Sam not only knows a good dinner when he tastes it, he is oh sooo grown up, sophisticated and polite. He asked to speak with the chef so he could personally thank her for such a delicious meal! If that isn’t an amazing testimony about this new restaurant, I don’t know what is. I’m not sure you need to hear it from me but Jim and I did go to Bamee/Azure for lunch and here are our thoughts!
Bamee/Azure is a small fun place and not your typical restaurant. When you first walk in, there are a few smaller tables but as you go on in to the restaurant there are a few long tables for family style dining. It has a little bit of a self serve style dining. There is an area where you pay and order as well as an area where you bring your tray and dishes when you are done.
The menu is not huge, but it has a nice variety. Although we did not get an appetizer, they have several starters that look really good. You can order crispy rolls at $5.00. These are filled with marinated mixed vegetables and glass noodles served with house plum sauce.
I had heard the Crab Rangoons at $5.00 are very good and a little different than your average Crab Rangoon. These are crispy wontons with cream cheese, imitation crab meat, real crab meat, onion, curry powder and scallion stuffing. I am looking forward to trying these next time. You can also get chicken wings. Maybe if you are looking for something a little different you would like the quail eggs at $7.00, fried quail eggs with Thai soy sauce, white pepper and scallions.
Jim and I both ordered from the rice corner of the menu. Jim had the Gra Prao at $9.00. He had this with ground chicken as you have a choice of chicken or pork. The chicken is sautéed with onion, bell pepper and Thai gra pao leaves served over jasmine rice. This is one of their spicy dishes. Jim did not think it was overly spicy, but I thought that it had a good amount of heat! Jim loved his dish just as much as Sam loved his.
I had the Massaman Curry with Crispy Chicken at $12.00. This is made with Thai famous Massaman curry, crispy chicken, potato, tomato, onion and peanuts served on a hot platter with a side of jasmine rice. My dish was also very good, lots of great curry flavor and the chicken was crispy on the outside, but incredibly tender. The rice was the perfect compliment to the dish. I would certainly order that dish again but they have so many tasty sounding dishes!
Bamee/Azure has a great selection in the noodle soup and more section of the menu as well. Miso soup, Noodle Soup with Roast Duck or Wonton Noodle Soup with your choice of noodles, minced pork and shrimp, wonton, roast pork, scallion and Chinese green vegetables in a clear broth. These soups can be ordered in extra large and triple size bowls…that’s some serious soup!
Bamee/Azure even has various salads to choose from along with desserts. The desserts are written on a blackboard at the front of the restaurant. Check them out on their website and on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/Bameedurham/
Do yourself a favor and take Sam Lauze’s recommendation and take a trip to Bamee/Azure. You won’t be disappointed…just ask Sam!
Enjoy!
