Everyone knows good Thai food when they taste it -- whether you've been to Thailand or not.
When the base ingredients include coconut, lime, kaffir lime leaves & other Thai herbs, you know when they've been perfectly done right together because your mouth can't believe what it's tasting.
I've been to this restaurant many a time over many a year. I've sampled others' dishes and enjoyed their red curry, Pad Thai, Tom soups and what not. But it's their green curry coconut chicken dish that makes my taste buds tremble with anticipation. I literally cannot NOT have this dish when I go. I used to protest myself each time thinking that maybe, just maybe, I could attempt to further my palette. But the green curry coconut would not have it. And I was never sorry to give my soul over to it.
Drama aside, the atmosphere is a little formal but otherwise pleasant and the service has always been pretty good and congenial. The menu is huge (!) and you won't be disappointed. Not sure what to order? Let Jackie Chan help you. He went here while filming Shanghai Noon. Don't believe me? You will when you see his picture on the wall and items in the menu letting you know exactly what Jackie would order if he were you. Hmmm, but until Jackie gets a Yelp account, maybe just follow my recommendation and don't miss the green coconut curry.