We knew that this trip, we needed to try Lotus.
We tried for dinner on a Thursday night and wait was 1.5 hours, reservations for dinner were booked a week out :( the host suggested we come back when they open at 11. Lunch is first come first serve.
Flash forward to Friday morning, we show up about 11:05 and there were about 4 tables already sat and a steady stream of tables after us.
I got the drunken noodle prawn off the chefs recommendation , the FI got a street vendor special that was on the northern specialty menu and we go the #14 appetizer that our waiter suggested.
No joke, best Thai food we've had. The originality the menu had, the last 4 pages...that's what you come here for.
Slap yourself if you get Pad Thai....
Food has major flavor....like an explosion of spice and heat and layer upon layer of it. Oh man....yep. that good.