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| - We are aficionados of Lotus across the street, as in, we go every time we are in Vegas, sometimes more than once. I gave Lotus a 5 star as well. Arawan has been open about 8 months. Since Lotus was closed yesterday at 4, we came here. It's fantastic! We had the Tom Kha, which frankly, was better than at Lotus, with the inclusion of cabbage and just had a lovely broth.
My other half had Pad Thai with the giant shrimp with the legs on them still and their little bodies intact, which isn't my thing, but he assured me it was tasty. The rest of the dish was great. I had the yellow curry. It was good. I wouldn't call it spectacular, but I was already full from everything else.
Service excellent. The only recommendation I would give to the restaurant owner is.... the lighting is TERRIBLE! Overhead lights are the worst lights you can possibly have. Everyone looks bad, with shadows on their face. Even my other half agreed and he would rarely even notice. The ceiling can lights are very high up, and basically your dining partner looks like they are being interrogated at a crime lab. "where were you on the night of January 10th?" sort of thing. Turn off those terrible lights and put candles on the table. That's all you need. Ambiance!
I would highly recommend this for great Thai food.
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