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| - Not sure what the hype is about this place.
The menu has quite a few options and I like that they take resos, but the food left something to be desired. It wasn't bad, but a bit bland and nothing special. The pad thai is really one dimensional as other reviews have stated, and sadly it reminded me of food court thai food.I much prefer salad king, khao san road or pai.
Another annoyance was the service. The owner gave us the same sales pitch as mentioned in multiple other reviews....showed us all the photos on his phone of the celebs that have eaten there, showed us his kids, then tried to sell us on his charity in Thailand (though still not sure what exactly he is selling? does he want money or us to come volunteer??). I like the personal touch and that he comes around to interact with guests but it was a bit much. I was in a pretty deep convo with my friend who I have not seen in a while, and he kept interrupting and would overstay his welcome at our table. It felt like most of the night we were just humouring him and it took away from our evening.
My biggest complaint is that this place has Gluten Free claims written all over the menu and seemed like it had a lot of options for people with allergies. I did my due diligence and called before I mad the reso and they confirmed the food would be safe for celiacs and that they would make sure they made my food safely (i.e. new pan and utensils). Well, we ordered 3 gluten free dishes and ten minutes after ordering, our server came back to tell us these were actually not gf, despite it being listed on the menu. With confused faces we switched to three other gf menu items and again ten minutes later he came back to tell us those weren't gf either :/ Why are you listing items as gf on your menu if they are not????? I appreciate that he double checked for me, but at the end of the day, don't friggin advertise a dish as not containing an allergen when it really does. And don't tell me in the phone prior to my visit that you can accommodate celiacs when you, in fact, cannot. If you are going to make gf claims then you need to take it seriously.
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