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| - This used to be Thai pots. Menus still have that name on them. Family owned, and as near as I can tell only family works there. They need to control their kid better (or just leave him home - occasionally he was cute trying to show people to tables, but mostly he wandered around staring at people and moving chairs; I'm sure he was bored out of his mind).
We showed up for lunch. $8 lunch special. Nice decor (much better than the original Thai Pots). Staff was friendly.
We placed our order. They didn't ask about spice level. They rank 1-10 (with 10 being Thai-hot, a.k.a. please-kill-me-now). Before he walked away I said "six for mine!".
Shortly after a spicy soup arrived. They didn't identify it, but it might have been tom-yum. It was mostly broth with a few bits of vegetables in it. But it was tasty.
Then the main courses arrived. Presentation was nice. Rice was ample (and it turns out you can get more for free, unlike some places!). And it had an egg roll...yes, an egg roll. Even tasted like an egg roll. Pretty sure that isn't really Thai. But anyway...the food was very good. Portion sizes were reasonable. My "six" didn't seem like "six" to me, but at least it wasn't "one".
One bummer...no brown rice. I don't eat white rice much anymore (or JASMINE rice, as the owner proudly proclaimed...with cause, since Jasmine is probably the best of the white rices). I just prefer brown now, but no such option here.
Still, it was very good and reasonably priced. And the ambiance is much better than the old Thai Pots. You could easily miss this place...next to the Goodwill drop-off, sign difficult to see if you aren't right in front of it. But it would be a shame to miss it because this is some of the best Thai food in the east valley.
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