New Thing #1 - White Elephant

One thing that the 500 New Things Challenge will likely get me to do is try out all of the nearby restaurants that I kept putting off. So for New Year’s Day lunch, I decided to try out White Elephant, a Thai restaurant in the little hallway between 5th/6th and Spring/Broadway. The more popular spots in the same space are Guisado’s and the brunch favorite Blu Jam Cafe. (Apparently, the space is called The Spring Arcade.)

I hate to pass judgement on a restaurant after one visit - especially since I have a knack for ordering the wrong thing at restaurants - so I’m going to give White Elephant another chance but the first time here was only OK. I ordered one of the specials, Honey BBQ pork, which was fine. The flavor was very subtle, so when paired with plain rice noodles, there wasn’t much to write about.

Spring Arcade is also home to L’Appart, another long time member of the To Do list, so I’ll probably try that before I go back for seconds at White Elephant. So it’s not off the list but it certainly hasn’t earned a spot on The List yet. My guess is that it’ll end up in the realm of “Oh yeah, I’ve eaten there…”