1.0Waz Wuhttps://www.wazwu.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WXMKLdQl7D"><a href="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2015/01/21/laut-union-square/">Laut, Union Square</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2015/01/21/laut-union-square/embed/#?secret=WXMKLdQl7D" width="600" height="338" title="“Laut, Union Square” — Waz Wu" data-secret="WXMKLdQl7D" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.wazwu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-42.jpg12801280Last Tuesday, I visited Laut for a reunion dinner with some college friends. I don’t know what took me so long to visit this place. It’s conveniently located in Union Square, and the food is right up my alley. Be still, my little Singaporean heart! I didn’t think a reservation would be necessary, but it’s good thing I made one for our table of six. This place was packed on a Tuesday evening. Very popular and lively spot for after work. Laut offers a solid selection of southeast asian cuisine at very reasonable prices. This place earned a Michelin star a few years ago (2011, I think), making it one of the first Malaysian restaurants in NYC to earn a star. It continues to be ranked a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The menu is huge, and all of my favorite Malaysian, Singaporean, and Thai dishes were on there. We sipped on yummy hard Thai iced teas ($10) as we perused the menu… It was tough deciding what to order, but in the end, I had to go with the curry laksa. If I had to eat just one southeast asian dish for the rest of my life, it would have to […]