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| - This is as authentic as it gets in Toronto in terms of Thai food. (The peppers aren't there merely for decorative reasons either, by the way.)
Sure, if you think Khao San Road is "authentic", then you'd probably argue with me on this one. Otherwise, this place isn't just in a different league, we're talking about different sports. (I do realize, at the same time, that some people consider Taco Bell to be Mexican food. That is, however, not my opinion.)
The negative reviews seem to be from those who just pretend to be cultured, but can't take spicy food, yet insist on needing to take instagrams selfies of their "curry of the day". Don't mind them. You'll find their basic selves in an air conditioned establishment with faux reclaimed wood furniture and stick-on grafifti tiles closer to King West.
If this place were in the core of downtown, it would crush all of the watered down Thai restaurants in the King-Adelaide corridor. However, I'm actually glad that they haven't moved to the core as I would suspect it'd be too easy to succumb to the demands of the core's basic masses.
Prices are very reasonable here and if you want fish, it's not breaded, fried garbage with the remnants of a hydrated-from-powder curry that is mass produced once a week - you get with-the-bone, and with-the-head fish the way that people all over the world actually eat fish.
They keep the windows open, so that's why it's a bit hotter during the summer. It also saves on air conditioning so that they can keep overhead costs lower, and not have to jack up the prices of your dish.
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