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| - This review is going to sound harsh, so let me preface by saying that I tend to review Thai restaurants based on my own opinion of the flavors in the food. This means that quality of service, atmosphere, etc. are not necessarily going to sway my review much. With that said, this place had GREAT service. Even though I came in with a coupon for $25, I felt like a regular customer within minutes! The atmosphere is very upscale, and easy jazz music fills the dining area. Oh, and they do have good Thai tea.
Now on to the food! I ordered the tom kha soup with chicken (khi), the papaya salad, and the green curry with beef. None of these were very memorable or impressive, unfortunately. I also think that they Americanize a few dishes to some degree, but not as much as some other Thai restaurants.
The Tom kha was sweet with no lemongrass or galanga root. The over all flavor was quite Americanized, in my opinion, and there wasn't anything that really stood out here. The papaya salad was vinegary in flavor, and otherwise not notable. The papaya was very crunchy though. The green curry was suggested by my waitress as her favorite curry, although she didn't seem very enthusiastic about her own choice. The green curry was a bit thicker than a lot other places, however it was rather light in the flavor department. It seemed more like a stew with coconut juice mixed in. On the plus side, it wasn't overly sweet. The beef was a little tough though. I asked the waitress if the sweet sticky rice with custard was extremely sweet, or just a little sweet... she said that it was too sweet for her, so I passed on the dessert.
Overall, I would say that it would be very easy to fall in love with this place if I lived in the area, and I didn't have a particular taste when it comes to Thai food. However, I can't say that I can squeeze in that extra star for Panna Thai due to my picky, snobby opinions. Sorry, Panna!
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