Authentic Thai, no. Tasty food and good times, yes.
When I'm in Scottsdale, for business, one of my clients loves to bring me here for happy hour. We order up a bunch of apps and whatever bottles of wine the bartender recommends. The bartender alone gets 5 stars from me. He's always chatty and remembers our preferences...not to mention he's always got the wine bottles ready for us.
On our last visit, we had the pla bites, mango spring rolls and basil chicken. All were good, but nothing to wow me. I'm not even sure how this place gets billed as authentic. But hey, I guess I won't knock them. All I can say is that Malee's serves up tasty grinds, regardless of authenticity.