Thai cuisine is healthy cuisine-no doubt about it. But only in the hands of the good chefs. I get turned off by the commercialization of the cuisine from few over zealous, who are social chefs and part time chefs/owners. To attract the mainstream food lovers who have a sweet tooth, they add palm sugar to every dish to make it blander for the palate. This is akin to putting raisins in an Indian delicacy called Biryani. This practice should be outlawed and the violators put away in some kind of Culinary Prison !
Few of the Thai places in this town are overrated by the same crowd who seem to think that Taco Bell has the best Mexican food and Olive Garden has the best Italian food. Now, palm sugar is not only too much sugar but it is from the palm trees and neither the sugar or the oil is healthy since it has the most saturated fat of all oils. But it is cheap which explains the overuse.
Authentic food is in the palate of the beholder and not reading reviews or five start ratings. Some chefs have the touch and other don't . This place is small but the food is very authentic and simple. The Pad Thai is delectable just the right amount of spice and crispiness. The location is not the best with problem of parking and safety specially after dark.. I only go during the day time since the location is not the safest after dark. The food is not fusion Thai or some variance, that is now prevalent in Urban areas to appeal to the Teenyboppers who really have no clue about what the original food tasted like.. Suffice to say this is the Best Thai Restaurant in Las Vegas.