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Drop Le Thai in Las Vegas Koreatown and it would be a decent 3 star thai place. It'd be good, but not award winning. But in the culinary wasteland of downtown Vegas, Le Thai stands out as one of the best restaurant options. Problem is, the customer service goes in manic waves between friendly and passive-aggressively rude.
First, the food. I've eaten most of the menu and there are some real winning dishes. The tri-color curry is solid. Combining red, green, and yellow curry in coconut milk is surprisingly tasty. If curry isn't your bag, go for the "awesome noodles," which are . . . well, f**kin' awesome. The sweet and spicy flavor is rich and blends perfectly with the noodles and the load of vegetables that come in the dish. The cooks do a great job with cooking the meat in the dishes -- it will be tender and well-seasoned.
This place is serious about its spice, by the way. A 3 out of 5 will have your nose running and you'll be asking for more rice to cool down your tongue.
The pad thai is just decent. I've heard some folks rave about it, but I wasn't blown away. I'd come back and order it when I'm in the mood for pad thai and stuck downtown, but it's far from impressive. The beef and meatball soup is similarly mediocre. It tastes like a bland pho.
As for the problem with customer service: go there during a slow period of the day/night and you'll probably have a good experience. But when the place gets busy, the staff can't handle it. On at least 2 occasions, I've come in when the tables are full and the staff was busy. The first time it was this busy, one staff member told me to stand by the bar and put an order in so my meal would be ready earlier. Another came over to the bar and rudely told us that we were in her way, could not order in advance, and that we would need to wait outside. Another time, the staff handled a busy day by ignoring us for very long periods of time.
Bottom line: some of the best food in downtown, but the staff can be downright rude
[3.5 stars for the food minus 1 star for poor customer service]
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