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| - Having just moved apartments and being too lazy to take my dishes out of a box which was stacked under 6 more boxes (hey, I'm tired), I decided to head out for the the late afternoon/evening to explore the 'hood and end with a good bite to eat. Sure, I moved less than a mile from where I used to live, but anyway...
After running around doing a bunch of stuff, I thought about grabbing some Thai food. I've driven by Wild Thaiger a number of times but hadn't eaten there yet. So, today was the day.
Given that I was dining solo tonight, I brought a book to read. I went in and the place was packed. I told the hostess I'd rather sit outside on the patio since it was more quiet. So I sat around and waited for a while as I was listening to, well, Arabic pop music wafting through the speakers (don't get me wrong, I like Arabic music a lot, but at a Thai restaurant?). 5 minutes later the hostess came back out with my water. But it was10 minutes after that which my server finally showed up. Strike number one.
I ordered the Wild Wrap (spicy diced chicken that you eat by rolling it up in cabbage leaves) and the Holy Basil Chicken. About 15 minutes later the appetizer came. The server then promptly left without giving me any napkin or other utensils. Strike two.
I walked back inside and flagged down a different waitress to ask for napkins. She looked at me funny. I told her, "Hey, the other guy didn't give me any napkins, what can you do?"
So I ate the Wild Wrap. Not so great. I've had much better elsewhere (namely San Francisco). Still edible, but I wasn't really enjoying it. 10 minutes later the waiter came with the holy basil chicken.
"You don't have any utensils?"
"No, you didn't give me any."
"Oh."
So instead of the paper napkin the other waitress gave me, I finally get a cloth napkin with a fork and knife. I'm now sitting hoping the dish is going to be worth all this waiting and extraneous trouble.
It wasn't.
The sauce was alright, I guess, but the chicken pieces were dry and I'd give the whole dish just 3 stars. Throughout this entire time no one came outside once to check on how I was doing or to refill my water. I was beginning to get bad flashbacks to my Autumn Court experience. Strike three. Wild Thaiger was out.
5 minutes after I finished the waitress came out to refill my water (um, I'm done) and told me she'd go get my check. No "Would you like dessert?" because apparently single guys with books don't eat dessert. The waiter comes out 5 minutes later with the bill and gives a super friendly thank you. Uh, thanks for being nice and all now, but this is the first time I've seen you since you put the plate on my table.
I don't know if because I brought a book with me that these people summed up that "he must be a lousy tipper so we don't need to pay much attention to him." WRONG. I'm a great tipper if and when I get good service. For whichever reason I was ignored, though, my tip's going to reflect that.
As is my Yelp review.
SUMMARY: Food was ok. Not all too special. I've had better Thai food with a lot more choices on the menu at other restaurants in the Phoenix metro. Regardless of the food, the service wasn't a winner. Maybe I should wear an Armani suit next time around.
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