Go to Linda's for the curry and the sheer heat of their delicious Thai offerings. I don't know much about curries, but I have to say that their curries taste the closest to what I've had in Thailand.
The duck red curry serviced with rice ($21) is such an incredible dish. Juicy, thick slices of duck breast cooked to perfection is served in a beautiful red curry filled with bamboo and peppers. For the spice lovers, the spiciness level of almost every dish can be adjusted to meet your tolerance. Choose from level 1 to 20. The server told us that level 10 is considered suicide hot. My hubby decided on 15 for his pad thai and our friend got suckered into a 20. Red faces and profuse sweating followed. Hubby declared that this is one of the few places that satisfies his craving for really hot things. I declared that there is no kissing until lips are thoroughly cleaned and rinsed.
The atmosphere is dark with attempts at creating a Thai atmosphere with a fake idol and carved wooden panels. The service was excellent and fast. When our group of 8 steadily grew by ones and twos into 14, the servers kept their humour and found us an extra table and squeezed more chairs into our cozy alcove.
While I much prefer the prices of the parent Salad King downtown, I would come back just for the duck red curry.