When you can hear the sound of the mortar and pestle, you know that they are doing things the traditional way. I must say that I have not tasted a lot of the menu as I've only gone there by myself twice and as much as I like food there is a limit to how much I can eat. I've tried the Pad Thai and the Papaya Salad, the flavours are fresh and intense. This is my favourite Pad Thai of all the ones I've tried in this city, it doesn't have any tomatoey taste and uses all of the proteins: tofu, chicken, shrimp unlike many places that offer a choice of one. The papaya salad was fresh and flavourful and could have been just a pinch spicier but I wasn't sure of the spice levels and so will know for next time. The service is excellent. I think they were smart to offer a selection of items that are different from the ones you find at all Thai restaurants such as their Signature Shrimp Rolls which are fried ground shrimp, water chestnut wrapped with seaweed paper served with sweet chili cucumber sauce. Lunch specials are a few select items for $12 each. I've also tried the Tom Yum Goong with noodles which is their regular Tom Yum soup but served with noodles. The menu is not as extensive as other Thai restaurants but I prefer that a place do a limited number of things well.