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| - I was tempted to pass on writing a review because this restaurant is unlikely to make it. However, the truth must be told, and it really ticks me off that we were fooled once again by reviewers who are either shills/friends/relatives of the restaurant owners or who have no idea what authentic Thai food should taste like or perhaps both.
First off the restaurant's name is ironic to the max. It couldn't be farther from the truth. Some examples are in order. Have you ever heard of a Thai mixed green salad that is topped with potato chips (Lays brand by the way)? Huh? I know! Heck, for that matter, I have NEVER seen any kind of salad that was dressed with potato chips. Have you? The potato chips weren't mentioned in the salad's description either. It consisted of way too little greens and some not so fresh looking slices of hard boiled egg and small dry pieces of fried tofu. The best part of the salad was the peanut-based dressing, but it still left A LOT to be desired and was certainly not worth $8.
Next dish was the special tofu with ground pork. The fried tofu was okay, but what is with the overly sweet cornstarch gravy and diced carrots and peas? I've never seen such a preparation/concoction at any other Thai restaurant. Another fail.
Third dish was the tofu pad-see-ew. Relatively-speaking, this was the best dish we ordered. However, it was way too charred and overly caramelized, and the tofu was tough and dry.
Finally, we got the spicy catfish which consisted of 5 smallish pieces of seemingly beer-battered fish for $12. The rest of the dish consisted of filler, i.e. sprigs of peppercorn and bamboo strips. For the price, the portion size was far too meager, and it didn't redeem itself from a quality standpoint either. The deep-fried batter was soggy from sitting in the spicy sauce, and the actual catfish was surprisingly bland.
Service was okay, although our dishes were a bit slow to come out. They were fairly attentive at refilling our water glasses. Ambience is low-budget and kind of sad. It's a very wide open space with too few tables/chairs to fill it. I did not see any sort of water feature that was mentioned by another reviewer; not that I really care about such things anyway. I just want the food to taste good and be a reasonable value.
The single mitigating factor was their 25% off grand opening promo running until 6/16, but frankly it wasn't worth it even with the discount. Fool us once... shame on you guys. "Real Thai food" What a joke! You heard it here first.
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