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I should've known it was not going to be good when I couldn't find the restaurant on Queen Street W. Up and down the street I went in puzzlement until I called them to inquire as to their location. I then realized that there is no Bangkok Paradise of its own, in fact i was now part of "I Love Sushi". Hrmm... japanese and thai in one? Not off to a good start. Reminds me of all the Asian restaurants I see in small non-Asian towns, where they seem to think Japanese, Thai, Chinese food are all the same, and crammed into one restaurant for people that don't know better. That might be ok for those places, but c'mon... this is Toronto.
Anyways, this was confirmed by the food I picked up. The shrimp pad thai was bland and flavourless. It was simply noodles mixed in some orange sauce, with 4 shrimps, and no vegetables. All for $9.99. This is possibly the worst pad thai I've ever had, and I've had plenty, including in Thailand. Honestly you would be better off getting it from Thai Express - fresh, tasty and cheap.
The only redeeming feature was the red and green curry we ordered. That was passable, and it had an appropriate amount of meat and veggies. Which made the lacklustre pad thai all the more puzzling.
With so many other superior thai places in town, I seriously can not think of a single reason to give this restaurant another try.
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