*3.5 stars*
I never noticed this place before since it's tucked away in a plaza on Markham Main Street. Thanks to Yelp, I found it when I was craving Thai and didn't want to go far from my home.
My friend and I started off with the shrimp chips that came with peanut dipping sauce. When it arrived it was a mix of Chinese shrimp chips that I'm familiar with and another type that I can only assume are "Thai" shrimp chips (since I've only had these types of chips at Khao San Road). The Chinese shrimp chips are more airy than the Thai ones and didn't taste too fresh. Overall it was okay but wouldn't order this again.
My friend chose the squid salad. It was a mound of squid salad on a few leaves of lettuce - so yes, it was pretty much all squid. The steamed squid was very tender and not at all chewy while the fish sauce based dressing was just spicy enough to give a good kick. It was good but for me it's a dish to share because whole plate of squid is a bit too much for me.
I had the roasted duck red curry that came with pineapples, grapes (yes, grapes!), cherry tomatoes, basil and sweet peppers. I had my reservations about the dish because I've never had grapes in a curry before but I love duck and thought I'd give it a try. The grapes were peeled and added a very slight sweetness to it. The duck was good though tasted and looked like the Chinese roasted duck you see hanging in the window at Chinese restaurants. The curry wasn't' overly sweet despite the pineapple & grapes. Everything worked - the curry was delicious.
Rice needs to be ordered separately, which I find odd since curry and rice go together.
We also had the Thai iced tea that was refreshing.
This is a good place to go to get a Thai food fix.