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| - I was really excited when this place opened up. I'm a Thai guy (not a thigh guy, don't get that confused) and was really hopeful that a better alternative was opening up when the crap n'roll went out of business. I don't really know what they were thinking opening here, the ever-popular reigning champion of Asian food in the Brooklyn-Whitby Area is Tangerine (undeserving of its popularity, as it is also horrible but that's a different review!). I was hoping that competition would help bolster quality in the area, instead they decided let's go cheap and hope people in Whitby are desperate enough. The average household income in the area is 182k according to MLS so I think people are willing to fork out $15-20 for good Thai. The food is just awful, so awful. Mushy noodles, mountains of salt and enough garlic to kill a vampire! That's not the point of my review, there are plenty of Asian joints with terrible food in Whitby, Tangerine, Go For Thai, iThai, Tatemono, etc. but I mean come on it's basic business sense! The customer is always right and the customer wants fresh local ingredients, prepared thoughtfully using traditional and modern Thai techniques and recipes! There are hundreds of farms in Durham region, and yes I know it comes at a cost but this area can afford it. I give this place 2 more years tops and then it will be in the same hell as Wok n'Roll.
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