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| - There is an elephant in the room at Thai Elephant. That elephant is that it is over rated.
After hearing so many great things about it, we had to try it, so we went there for lunch today.
We started with the fish cakes, which were some of the best I have had, the six of them were rich and complex in flavor and great sauce.
Our main courses were Tom Yum with chicken and the drunken fried rice with tofu. The Tom Yum was good, but had a strange aftertaste and no cilantro. My drunken fried rice was flavorful, but missing bell peppers as the menu had promised. And the rice was steamed rice thrown in with veggies after they were stir fried, so not the consistency of stir fried rice at all.
The lunch bill, with an appetizer and two courses was over $30. For that much, I hope to be knocked off my feet. Not to mention so many other Thai places that are better and cheaper.
A really cool thing is the versatility of the menu, any course can be had with beef, pork, chicken, tofu or shrimp or seafood.
The decor is nice, the staff is welcoming and friendly.
Maybe I will give it another chance.
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