We were excited to find out that KSR had a sister restaurant that was its bolder version. We went right around 6 pm when it opens and the restaurant was beginning to fill up quickly on a saturday night. The tables are family style, if you come as a couple you will invariably end up sharing the table with another couple. The place gets loud as well. The plastic stools were uncomfortable but if you don't plan to spend a lot of time there, it works out reasonably fine.
I had the Silom sour cocktail. Contrary to public opinion on yelp, I actually liked my cocktail. It had a hint of tamarind and chilli which gave it a nice kick.
We shared the southern fried chicken laab. This was finger-licking delicious, tender nuggets of chicken with a tangy kick. The herbs and onions were a good accompaniment. I would order this dish any day.
Next up we had the pad see ew with chicken (aka drunken noodles). This dish reminded us of the street food in bangkok. It didn't have a lot of spiciness to it but that worked out well since the red curry we ordered had a good deal of spice in it.
Overall, the food quality was great. The couple next to us tried an entirely different set of dishes and they were gushing praises as well.
Service was a bit off, our server kept passing our table only to be turned back. It needs a bit more work.
Apparently they don't adjust the spice level in the dishes here, so be warned if you cannot handle spicy.
The other oddity is that the table surface and the plates don't have any friction, so the plates keep slipping with slight movement. Watch out before your food flies to the table next to you :)
The coat stand was a bit weird since there was no lighting there and I had great difficulty in finding my coat. Apparently despite telling them, they did not bother to bring back my coat so I had to fetch it myself. Had to switch on the lights in the adjacent restrooms to get some light there.
Next time, I would do a take out option instead. KSR has much more comfort in dining in compared to this place.