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| - Just finished my takeout order from Thai Grill. I'd been there one previous time dining in and thanks to my spectacular memory I have no idea what I got that first time. I do remember enjoying it, and since I'm in the process of trying to visit and review as many Thai restaurants in my best Dan P impersonation I figured it was worth another try.
First thing of note I noticed on the online menu was the option of getting seafood in the lunch specials. I absolutely love salmon so I decided on trying my usual Basil lunch special, but got it with salmon instead of chicken. I even asked the gentleman who took my order on the phone if in his opinion that combination would go okay (I wasn't sure if my love of both items separately was clouding my decision. I love bacon, I love cake, I dont want bacon cake. Okay maybe I do. Nevermind). He said he thought it would work out okay, so I went with it. I also ordered a "regular iced tea" I'm including that tidbit for a reason.
When I went to pick up the food, it was all neatly packaged for me already. I always love that, though they did include my "regular iced tea" in the bag, which always throws off my sensibilities of hot vs cold as well as how to carry and place the bag appropriately in my car. Upon getting to my car I promptly removed the tea from the main bag and was on my way.
Back at the office I removed my food and started eating. Another noteworthy item is the soup from the lunch special was actually included, which is seemingly a rarity from my experience with lunch special take out from other restaurants. The soup was a very light brothed vegetable soup which I enjoyed. When opening the Basil dish, it was much different than any I'd ever seen before. Large chunks of veggies like carrots, bamboo shoots, and cucumber or squash tossed in with the usual ingredients. There was a decent amount of salmon which had the skin left on which is a plus as far as I'm concerned. Overall I enjoyed it even though the salmon didn't taste extremely fresh to me. Even though I did like it, I still think I prefer the "standard" preparation of the dish I'm used to and that I've had at just about every other thai restaurant I've ordered it. I honestly questioned if I even got what I'd actually ordered, that's how different it was.
Now onto the "regular iced tea". When I removed it from my bag in the car I noticed it was of a different color than I usually expect iced tea. I figured it might have been some sort of flavored tea, which while I prefer it normal and unsweetened, wouldnt be the end of the world. Instead, I'm fairly certain it was a thai iced tea, which I'm not a fan of and which actually can potentially cause issues with my lactose intolerance depending on the way its made. I ended up throwing it out after 2 sips, so clearly I was disappointed in this.
In the end, I dont think I would end up at Thai Grill again in the future as I generally like the know what to expect when I order. Friendly service and nice flavors on the Basil dish bump it up from a 2 star review it would have earned otherwise.
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