Mekong Fresh Asian Cuisine

Southeast Asian cooking spans an enormous range, and a kitchen working under that banner usually keeps several traditions on one page at once: noodle soups, rice plates, stir fries, fresh rolls and a column of vegetarian choices that has grown longer at almost every restaurant in the valley. Mekong Fresh Asian Cuisine cooks from 1030 Harvey Avenue, on the commercial spine that runs through the middle of Kelowna rather than down along the water.

Ordering from a broad Asian menu goes better with a couple of questions asked up front. Heat is the usual one, since what counts as medium varies enormously from one kitchen to the next and nobody wins by guessing. If shellfish or fish sauce matters at your table, ask which dishes can be built around them. For a group, ask whether large parties need notice and which dishes travel well, because crisp fried items and brothy noodle bowls do not always survive a drive across town in the same condition they left in. Kelowna is spread out, and a ten minute trip in February can take twice that on a warm evening.