Wild Ginger is a sad example of a formerly extraordinary & inventive restaurant which outgrew its charming waterfront location & tried to move to a big, impersonal space in the heart of downtown. The transfer simply didn’t work. Now, Wild Ginger is loud, crowded & cooly formal. Everything that was wonderful in the old place is lost. The food too has suffered because they are trying to serve 3 or 4 times as many customers as before. Wild Ginger–R.I.P.
@sherifffruitfly: Nor are you the kind of person who should be leaving comments on blogs.
It’s ok. Sounds like you’re not the kind of person who should leave the house, anyway.
Loud – part of the atmosphere. Makes it feel alive.
Crowded – because the food is so good!
Food has suffered? – Have you tried the Fragrant Duck or Seven Flavor Beef? I haven’t found anything like it anywhere else in this city.