When I lived in Charlotte I often frequented the Thai Taste on East Blvd. Staying with a friend in the university area during a recent trip, I decided to check out this location. I was severely disappointed. The one star is for the fried dumplings that tasted halfway ok but still not what I'm accustomed to when it comes to Thai Taste. I ordered the fried dumplings and chicken pad Thai with number 2 spicy. Or what I call...my usual. And it was horrible. So horrible in fact I ate about 5 spoonfuls before closing the container and just going to bed. The next day I threw it out. I'd hope that it would be similar in flavor but not exactly the same. I also think that this was precooked with meat thrown in. My food came out too fast for it to have been fresh. It had a weird sweetness to it and then a fish oil taste with hints of spice. That's it. No flavor whatsoever. I won't be back.