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| - I know, I know, I've been a Yelp absentee for eons. Well, I'm back - and will get cranking with my reviews soon. I'll kick off with my lunch today at this here Siamese Kitchen.
I had a hard time finding this place - I just knew from Jon's review that there was a Thai place at the 43rd Ave & Olive intersection and that was about it. The window outside was painted "Thai & American Food" which is immediately dubious, but there were no burgers or grits on the menu so I don't know where that "American" came from...
Anyway, I'm being long-winded.
Jon was right - this place IS tiny. Inside is extremely casual decor with the obligatory giant portrait of the Thai king & his wife (I guess, uh, that would make her queen), and other random faded 70's posters of Thai landscape .
The lunch specials are ridiculously cheap - all under $5: veggie spring roll, rice, and entree. I got the chicken red curry & asked for it spicy. For once these people actually took my request seriously and actually made it spicy (and my spice-o-meter is set pretty damn high) so no sheepish requests for chili sauce had to be made. Good plus.
Taste of the curry was good and, like Jon said, upon first appearance, the servings seem puny, but by the end of the dish, you're completely satisfied. The wait took a while, but not too long. I wouldn't call this amazing 5-star Thai food by any means, but it does make for a fairly decent lunch option on this lame side of town...
3.49 stars.
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