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| - After hearing and reading good reviews about this place, I decided to try it.
I came here for dinner on a Friday night with my boyfriend. I was already anticipating a long wait in line because I was warned about this prior to getting there, plus, I read their extensive waitlist information on their website.
Anyhow, I got there at around 6pm, and already there were several people waiting ahead of me. I asked for a table for two and was told that it would take 20-25 minutes. We parked on the street near by so we waited there (it was a very cold evening by the way!). Finally, after 30 or so minutes, I receive a call and was told that there was a table ready for us. We go in, and we were told to go back outside because the table was not actually ready. Five minutes pass, and we finally got our table. In fact, we got to choose which table we wanted to sit at because several tables were being cleared at that time.
The hostess was friendly and very organized. The waiting staff were a bit nanchalant and did not really speak much.
We ordered the squash fritters as an appetizer, Chef's Pad Thai, and Khao Soi. The Pad Thai was nothing special. It was good, but again, it's Pad Thai. At least they didn't use any ketchup in the recipe. The appetizer was delicious and crispy. The Khao Soi was so rich and creamy, almost TOO rich actually. We couldn't finish either main dishes and brought them home. It definitely made an awesome midnight snack and morning breakfast. :)
My main issue with the place is the wait time. I don't think that I would be willing to wait more than 30 minutes for this place. Although the food is good and definitely better than the typical Thai restaurants you find around the city, I don't think it's really worth waiting more than half an hour.
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