Ding Ding Ding we have a winner in the over crowded tempe thai battle royal. In a tiny town with about as many thai restaurants as gas stations this one just jumped way out ahead of the pack.
I have been looking for one thai place that just jumps out and hits all the right taste buds and reminds me of the great thai I would find in the Pacific Northwest. This one comes the closest. The massaman curry was excellent in the hot spice with a nice burn but distinct flavors still coming thru. The chicken satay was great and the peanut sauce was perfect and not just peanut butter with chilli paste like most places. I loved the eggplant dish with beef as it was the first time in a long time i got an eggplant dish where it had plenty of eggplant AND it wasnt just mush. Plus the flavor of the eggplant, basil, spices and beef all came through.
Top this all off with friendly service and perfectly reasonable prices this is a true winner. I am just sad I am .3 miles outside the deliver zone. Maybe if a offer up an arm or a leg I can get it.