As I walked into Champa Garden, I was met with a sense of comfort and a calm ambience. After a long day, and with my body filled with exhaustion, Champa Garden’s environment provided me with that sense of being at home. The restaurant is spacious, and well decorated with flowers that brighten the place up.

       I decided to order chicken pad see ew, fried calamari, and steamed tilapia with a spicy cilantro sauce. The fried calamari and pad see ew arrived first. The calamari had a sense of freshness but the rest of its elements were mediocre and unappealing. I would probably not order it again. 

     Despite the letdown, the pad see ew was amazing, with great texture from the noodles, and an explosion of flavors in your mouth. Additionally, the vegetables were fresh and provided a nice relief, like that feeling where you drink ice cold water after being parched.

      The best part of the night was definitely the tilapia, which was perfectly cooked and incredibly light. It was fresh, as if the fish itself was swimming in my mouth every time I took a bite. 

     The cilantro sauce enhanced the fish and its flavors further providing a slightly spicy but mostly tangy flavor that made it addictive.

      Overall, the service was great with the food arriving quickly and the staff is very friendly. I would rate the restaurant a 3.5/5, with its strong dishes present in the pad see ew, and tilapia, but being weighed down by the calamari.