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Purple Haze
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Updated: 2008-08-09 11:53

Purple Haze

The whole atmosphere is one of "cool": relaxed and sophisticated, with an undercurrent of driven rhythm: perfect for a quiet business lunch. A lunch set menu is offered daily from 11:30-14:00, from RMB 38/RMB 58.

The restaurant's manager, Paka Lee, was kind enough to spend some time with us and order a sampling of Purple Haze's dishes.

The menu offers a wide range of dishes, from appetizers to desert, from RMB20-128, most falling into the RMB40-50 range.

The menu has pictures of red chili peppers next to menu items for spiciness, though everything we had was not overly hot.

Paca's choices for us included Thai Beef Salad In Cucumber Bowl. These were peeled cucumber cylinders, seeded and hollowed out, then stuffed with a beef, basil and red pepper minced filling. The cool, crisp and juicy cucumber and savory mince made for a nice finger food salad combination (RMB 42).