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| - I always wondered if this place was opened, because for nearly eight years I passed this faded green strip center that Penn's is located, but never seen a open sign from the road. Thankfully, Jamie W review of this restaurant got my attention.
Penn is very easy to find, and located just a stone throw away east of the I-95 on Sunset road . So there really no excuse you can't find this place, because even out of state visitors can locate it. If you can drive to Hoover Dam, you can find Penn's.
Before I start my review of Penn's. I tried Lotus of Siam, Pin Kaow, Komols ( I know the owners there), Archis, Bangkok Orchid, Bangkok 9, Naga, Keo's and a few other places, but Penn's does curry right, and make the others look pretty bad in Las Vegas.
Service was great, and got there just in time for the lunch specials. There was quite a bit on their menu, but the old standby of Red chicken curry and Thai iced tea was on my mind.
I got my ice tea within a couple of minutes, and it was good, but I have to say Archi got them by a hair on this one. Don't get me wrong, this something I would order any time when I visit this place, because it was very, very good. Then 10 minutes later, I got my red curry....OMG, Have you ever had a plate that you didn't want it to end? This was the dish! Compared to every other Thai restaurant I ever been too, this recipe had a had more complex flavor beyond any other Thai restaurant in Las Vegas, Honolulu, or Hilo. It had a more paste-like appearance, and was doing a circus in my mouth.
I'm not sure what the Zagat pollster were smoking when they visited that establishment in the Commercial center, and claimed it was the best in on West coast, because Penn's clearly blows them away.
Now, thinking about it....I really blew it for the past eight years, but at least, I got to tryout many of Las Vegas inferior Thai places, before finding this place.
Finally, I met a fellow Yelper when I first visited Penn's, and I guess we notice each other by our avatar. Yelp is great!
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