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| - Somewhere between authentic Thai and cheap take-out Chinese exists the entity that is Thai Chili. This is a very middle-of-the-road Asian food establishment that seems to suffer from an ongoing identity crisis. While the food is edible and certainly Thai-influenced, it's no where near good enough to warrant a second visit!
Stopped in with a co-worker on the recommendation of several online reviewers...
Lunch time portions were perfect for the price and the quality of ingredients was certainly good. Though reasonably busy, seating was prompt and the food came quickly. However, the TASTE of the food left much to be desired!
We tried both the "Hot and Sour" and the "Egg Drop" soups to start. Anyone familiar with Thai food will note that these are soups more commonly found as counterparts to cheap "take-out" style Chinese food. Well, the Hot and Sour soup consisted of a dark broth with red pepper flakes floating around for spice. It tasted strongly of lemon juice and vinegar and, though I tried to sip down 3 spoonfulls, my coworker and I both decided it wasn't worth eating. I've had some bad "Hot and Sour" soup, but this was among the worst! Meanwhile, the Egg Drop soup, though easier to swallow, had an odd smokey flavor to the broth that really didn't taste good with the egg and other ingredients. Still, we were able to work through it, unlike the Hot and Sour before it.
Then, the entrees came...complete with egg rolls and sweet and sour sauce for dipping. Once again, I had to glance at the sign on the wall to make sure I was still in a THAI establishment, as this also seemed eerily like fast-food Chinese in nature. Luckily, the eggrolls were flaky, tasty and small enough that they didn't steal attention away from the entrees themselves.
Digging into the main courses, we found the yellow curry to be completely overloaded with large slices of red and green bell peppers. There were easily more bell peppers than there were a sum of all the other ingredients combined! Unfortunately, the strong presence of the bell peppers, especially the red ones, took over the taste of the dish entirely and made it far less enjoyable than either of us had hoped for.
The Pad Thai we ordered was also a mild disappointment. Once again, while made of quality ingredients and looking appropriate on the plate with scallions, sprouts and crushed peanuts, it turned out to be very sweet...too much so. The mid-level spice didn't help, either. It was edible, but, coming from a guy who has eaten Pad Thai more than a thousand times in both the U.S. and South Asia, I can say that it was far from normally sweet.
Still, we managed to finish and our wallets weren't complaining too badly when we left. Will we or our wallets return? Unlikely. Thai House at Southern Ave. and Power Rd. is a 5-minute drive down the US-60 from Thai Chili and well worth the extra time and gas if good quality Thai is what you crave.
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