I think this place is highly rated because it is so cheap, price wise. I visited Pam Real Thai and it was very meh. The ambiance leaves a lot to be desired, it is decorated so strangely/sparsely that you almost feel awkward stepping in. I decided to give it a shot anyway. I ordered chicken with peanut sauce, vegetables and brown rice, as well as yellow curry and thai tea. The waitress was very nice but there was a communication barrier at times which made things a little confusing but no big deal. My date's meal came out first, strangely enough. He ordered beef pad see ew which was actually very tasty. My peanut chicken dish came out two minutes later... it was super cold. That made no sense to me since it came out second, I assumed it'd be piping hot. Nope. It was very bland. I hated it so we ordered yellow curry for me instead (in addition to, I didn't send anything back). The curry was okay but very thin. The thai tea was extremely sweet so I ordered water instead. Apparently this establishment doesn't have ice water on tap so I had to buy bottled water. Sodas are also served in cans instead of fountain soda. At the end of the meal we were sitting for close to 15 minutes waiting for the check. We ended up getting up to ask the waitress for our check. The meal was inexpensive but I'd rather spend a couple extra bucks and go somewhere else.