I like my food,especially southeast Asian food to be hot and thank goodness this is one of the few places I've been to where the dishes that say they are spicy actually have a good burn to them. It's nothing outlandish but you do start to sweat and feel the spices in dishes like the hot and sour soup. I can't keep track of the number of thai, vietnamese, mexican, indian, chinese, you name it restaurants where I order a "spicy" dish and I'm left disappointed in the heat level.
They put a unique twist on a lot of dishes which I appreciate. The hot and sour soup was like no other hot and sour soup I've had and they sometimes even warn you when you order the Pad Thai that it isn't going to be exactly like the dozen's of pad thai you can find in any restaurant here in Phoenix.
The Anime behind the bar can definitely lead to some amusing conversations...