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| - Thai Pan is really the only Thai spot (that I've found, at least) north of the 101. Think Pei Wei meets Bangkok and you're there. The food is a wok-fried contemporary American take on Thai (not much for the spice and the curries simply aren't that potent), but it's all good. You can walk in, order and walk out with piping hot, decent Thai fare up in the Pinnacle Peak area.
The bad part, you ask? Well, it's like a friggin' dungeon in there. I've been in numerous times, both to eat and pick up takeout, and this place is dark, dull and depressing, even if it's full of people (which, sadly, is rare... perhaps they should remodel, or at least turn up the lights). It's not a big spot to begin with (no more than 35 seats), so to have the lights basically turned off is ridiculous.
This place could put some more effort into it's atmosphere and easily get four stars, because they're great at the kind of food they're offering. I'd pick it over P.F. Chang's or Pei Wei any day. But, you know, for takeout.
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