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| - The Siamese Cat was my very first Thai experience when I was about 8 years old, and I have to admit that at the time, I really didn't like it. Now that my palate has matured quite a bit, and the combined facts that I love Thai food and that this place is given some of the most consistently high ratings in the Phoenix area, I had to come back and give them their fair shake.
I came for lunch time because I'm poor and I noticed on their website that they have very affordable lunch specials, one of which is my all time favorite Gang Karee. Upon walking through the door, I was struck by the fact that almost nothing had changed in 15 years. I was seated promptly and soon thereafter placed my order.
While I waited for my food, another couple came in who clearly had a favorable report with the staff here. When they walked through the door, the server came immediately to them, welcomed them, and then realized that "their table" had yet to be wiped down from the previous customer. She quickly made the table available for them, and over the course of my meal I was struck by the rarity of this kind of familiarity between customers and staff in this KIND of place these days. They ordered their "usuals" and "you know how I like the spice". When the food was ordered, the customers had brought a holiday gift for the staff. I dont really know why Im writing about this, it just struck me that this place has THAT kind of clientele. Impressive.
Anyway, the food came out and I liked what I saw. The menu advertised lunch specials come with rice, eggroll, and soup du jour. The soup actually came out first, and it was a remarkably simple soup, but definitely not lacking in the flavor department. It was some sort of garlic/ginger broth with a few vegetables floating around...it was a nice way to start the meal. The main plate came out and I was immediately struck by a couple odd things: this was the first time I had ever seen gang karee (a curry) served on a plate rather than a bowl, and the "eggroll" was in fact two little tiny miniature eggrolls. They were cute, to be honest. Never really seen anyone make eggrolls like that, but they were good and tasty nonetheless.
The gang karee was fantastic. Very very good. Texture, flavor, doneness of the chicken, all just right. I did ask for the dish medium hot, and this was nowhere near that, but I didnt mind too much. The only thing I didnt like about the meal was the rice, which struck me as odd considering rice was probably the easiest thing to make on that plate. It just wasn't very good--it had a gritty texture, essentially flavorless, and there was too much of it as far as I was concerned. But hey, I didnt come here to eat rice, or at least not mainly to eat rice, so I only knock them slightly for this one.
Overall, my experience was very good. The service was fast and friendly, the food was flavorful and well presented, and it was nice to give this place a personal second chance and to finally learn what this place truly has to offer. I will certainly be back at some point in the near future.
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