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This was my 1st stop at a Thai place in Charlotte after many years in Brooklyn. Decor is nice I suppose but we (wife and I) ate outside since it was a beautiful evening and the A/C was quite cold. The waitress was friendly and the service was good although it was a Saturday night and got quite crowded later on and was bit hard to find our waitress for the check. She never rushed us, despite the line waiting for a table, which was nice.
The food was good. Veggie basil rolls to start were a bit bland but nice consistency and the sauce was good. I had a spicy chicken basil noodle dish which was quite good, nice level of spice, and sweet but not overly so. There was VERY little basil in my dish, which was quite a disappointment for me. The portions were overly large in my opinion, as I couldn't finish, and I can always finish. My wife enjoyed her shrimp curry very much. The draft beers we had were excellent.
My biggest gripe is quite simply the prices. 16 dollars for Pad Thai or any other basic dish, and 20+ for anything with shrimp is premium for me if I am eating Thai. I expect to be wowed by the food for those prices, and while it was good, I never approached "wow"-dom. Frankly, it seems like the type of place where you pay for the trendy ambience, and to be surrounded by good looking people. If that's your thing, this is a five star recommendation. I honestly couldn't care less about those things so I'm not a big fan.
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