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| - Soi 4 deserves four stars which to me means that I will be back - but I don't think I will come back here. Go figure. I guess Thai food is not my favorite.
That must be it, because the ambiance, service, and food quality and quantity are pretty darn good here. The room is new, clean, and modern; the tables are properly spaced; and the noise level is quite acceptable. I find the chairs uncomfortable after an hour or so and got up with stiff knees but perhaps I'm just getting older (no perhaps about that).
The service was friendly, prompt, and not obtrusive. Our server, however, did not know the menu well.
The food is the way I image traditional Thai cooking would come out if prepared by a well-trained but non-Thai chef. The duck in red curry for example was tender and tasty, but the scant curry sauce and four or five mini bites of lychee and pineapple added little. A crispy chicken dish was better.
The only knock is prices, which are kind of weird. Beer, wine ($10 for an indifferent glass), cocktails, and appetizers are expensive. Entrees are reasonable, sometimes even surprisingly low-priced. At happy hour the drinks are reduced, and a small selection of appetisers is $5, which alleviates this problem. Happy hour is 5 - 6:30 (not sure about weekends), and you must order by 6:30 to get the lower price. So if you are here for happy hour, or if you don't drink and don't want starters, Soi 4 is quite reasonably priced, but otherwise your check can mount up to the point where the value proposition just isn't there.
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