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| - When my book club suggested we try a new thai tapas place as the venue for our book discussion, my eyebrows shot up in excitement. Thai? Tapas? Two of my favs, together for the first time? The thought was blissful enough for me to trek it up to Summerlin for a taster (well, the intrigue of thai tapas and, of course, my fab book club!) Sadly, I was a bit disappointed.... but maybe it was because my expectations were set too high.
The venue itself is a bit of a surprise... the dark, somewhat seductive decor and lighting are nice... but don't really spring to mind when you think thai tapas.
Service was extremely slow, though the servers themselves (two servers kept trading responsibilities throughout the night) were very nice.
The food itself was hit or miss. Hits: White Fish Cake (the dipping sauce was awesomeness), the mango coconut rice (the bomb), and a visit by the chef/owner to our table at the end of our meal. Misses: Papaya Salad (especially after tasting some of the other fantastic papaya salads that Vegas has to offer), Panko-crusted avocado, and crab wanton (oil factor was out of control). We tried several other tapas which were MEH.
To be fair, we went when this resto was only a few months old... so, maybe the kinks have been worked out since I dined there. I hope so because the concept itself gets 1 star!
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