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| - We have looked forward to going to Lotus of Siam for years. We finally had the forethought to make a reservation this time, so we could get in. We took our son, hoping that it would be as spectacular as everyone seemed to say it was. Sorry, but it wasn't for us at all. It's a very pretty restaurant they have now on Flamingo (I'd seen the older one, and this was definitely a step up). Our biggest complaint was the menu-- it's way, way too big and confusing. We ordered an appetizer of tempura, and it was good overall but not a lot of food for the price (and honestly, how expensive are yams and broccoli that you can't give more than one piece of each?). I apparently goofed when I ordered and got the wrong rice dish (meant to order House Special Fried Rice instead of Pineapple Rice). All it would have taken to make me happy would have been to dump a few raisins and cashews into it, but there was absolutely no offer to make it better when I questioned it-- just a lame "I'm sorry", and walking off. It wasn't very good at all-- rather bland. My husband got the Garlic Shrimp, and it was good (he gave me a sample), but he said it got monotonous after a bit and that the novelty of the crispy shells wore off quickly. Our son got drunken chicken, which he orders a lot at home in Portland. He wasn't impressed. I had heard of Lotus of Siam for years, but now that I've experienced it I simply "don't get it". I've eaten at many Thai restaurants over the years, and I simply did not care for their food or the big production it takes to just eat there. I'm sorry, I really wanted to like it. It simply wasn't worth the time, effort, and money.
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