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| - I checked out Red Thai on a weekday evening for dinner after I purchased a Groupon. One of the things I enjoy about Groupon is that often you find new places you may not have visited otherwise, for example Red Thai is about 30 min away from where I live so it was a special trip. My gf and I went inside and it was dark, moody and had screens up on the wall with cartoons/anime playing. It seemed pretty cool but what was not cool was waiting to be greeted. We waited and waited, and looked around, no hostess at all and only a few staff members waiting on their tables. I actually considered leaving because in the past when my visit to a restaurant has started off this way, it hasn't ended well. Luckily a server came by and said someone would be right with us. We waited a few more minutes and a different server stopped by and sat us down with menus. I asked him if they were shorthanded and he informed me that it was only 2 servers, the 2 bartenders and no host. I've worked at restaurants in the past so I get it, they basically had 6 tables each at the moment and were busy running food, wiping down the dirty tables, taking guests orders and answering the phone, it's a lot! However, not many guests of your restaurant will be as understanding, someone else would've left so I suggest to the owners please get a host/hostess in the future. Anyhow moving along, we started with the coconut shrimp appetizer which was probably one of the best coconut shrimp I've ever tried. We ordered the pineapple fried rice and the tofu yellow curry. The fried rice was delicious but could not see or taste any pineapple in it so that was different. As for the tofu yellow curry, I LOVE curries!!! This one was a touch spicy for me (it is mild but tasted more like medium to me), it had a lot of veggies and tofu and was so aromatic and delicious although personally I prefer a bit sweeter. We did not have room for dessert though. Our server was excellent and attentive despite being very busy with his other guests, he was always available to us. Thank goodness, I was hoping to have a good experience here and overall we did. I don't know if I'd make a special trip out here again but if you are in the area definitely give them a try. Very good food indeed.
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