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| - Thai food can be so amazing, that it really bugs me when it's not very good. Tonight I stopped in to Chars.
Restaurants are in the food business, not interior design, but a clean and welcoming atmosphere still makes a big difference to me. I don't know what business used to run out of this building, but it was probably "western" themed because there are wagon wheels and longhorns adorning the walls. As I was noticing the wagon wheels, I made the mistake of looking up. If you're like me, you get a little discouraged when the air vents are black with dust and mold.
As far the food goes, it was not near what I would want from a decent Thai restaurant. I ordered a spring roll (which was really an egg roll, given that it was fried and contained meat) and Pad Ka Prow with chicken. The spring roll / egg roll arrived quickly and very hot, though it also came with super-generic "sweet and sour sauce" that didn't exactly scream authentic Thai food.
But, I'm an adventurous guy, so I stick around for the main course. My food arrives quickly after I finish trying the eggroll. The Pad Ka Prow was essentially just a large-ish sized plate of chicken..pieces...in a brown garlic sauce. Despite having asked for it to be prepared "Thai Hot" it was extraordinarily bland. Worse yet, I experienced pain twice in a row as I found bone in two different mouthfuls of the chicken before I finally called it quits.
So if you're a big fan of thai restaurants decorated like Tombstone and you're not bothered by bone fragments in your chicken, I recommend Char's, it's cheap.
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