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| - I had been wanting to come here for a while, because I just haven't found "the" Thai restaurant to love up here in NoPho. We finally went for dinner on a Wednesday night and here's what I have to say!
First, because it's what you want to hear, the food was definitely 4 stars, and possibly 5 once we explore the menu on a return visit. So please have no qualms with my 3-star rating, that's not for the food! Husband enjoyed his beef noodle soup and I devoured my Pad Woon Sen.
I want this little place to succeed, since the food is excellent, but they are still working out kinks. I think other Yelpers have said the same in other reviews. The location is UGH, but at least the shop is up by the street and not as depressing as the dying strip mall behind it. I'm just saying, not a place for a special date night in terms of the location. This ain't Kierland.
The inside decor is adorable, VERY clean, modern. Kudos for that, it does make them stand out in my mind.
Pricing seemed a bit high to me?
And finally, the service. Very friendly, but it feels like the owners are making their family work there, as in the staff are not "professional waiters." There was a dude sitting there when we came in, waiting for take-out. We sat down, ordered, and were already halfway thru our meal before his order ever appeared. Yikes. The waitress told him to call in next time, but that seems weird because if we were able to get our food so timely, why couldn't he?
Also, and maybe this is just me, but she brought my noodle dish in the usual serving platter, but I had to ask her outright to actually bring me a dinner plate and a serving spoon for the noodles. She acted like that was a new concept to her...hence that sense that the family members are just helping out...Asian restaurants serve food family style, so everybody gets a plate and there should be spoons in the serving dishes. Right? I dunno, it just seemed clumsy.
we will be back and I'm hoping that somebody there is reading all these reviews about the service. I hope to give them 4 to 5 stars upon return! [but I can't do anything about the creepy location.]
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