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| - Simply stunning. The wife and I arrived on a Friday afternoon for lunch since we had a Groupon deal. We instantly enjoyed the quaint and cozy feel as well as the friendly greeting we received from the owner Joann the second we set foot inside.
Skipping to the good part, we ate from the buffet and the food was absolutely outstanding. It was a modest selection but everything that I had I thoroughly enjoyed. This is the kind of enjoyment that has me tapping my feet and humming while I eat, with brief pauses to utter a mouth-filled chirp along the lines of "sooooo goooood". Well seasoned, flavorful and spicy where appropriate sums up the overall experience. I din't even have to use any Sriracha because everything was perfect as is. Honestly, I'm a stickler for food (especially after moving here from Philadelphia) so its no small feat when I say that the meal was one of the best I've had in AZ in any dining establishment, easily in my top 3. The yellow curry was commandingly outstanding as was the Pad Thai and green curry. I simply couldn't go wrong with anything I ate. There were several seafood offerings but as I am not a fan of items from the briny deep I did not try them. However, I did inform my wife that if the owner brought something out for me to try that had 8 eyes, spiked tentacles and could audibly be heard uttering a weak "don't eat me..I'm poisonous" I WOULD STILL try it.
To top it all off, the owner spent time to talk with us and brought out some Thai toast which blew my socks off while leaving my shoes on. Scrumptious. Topping it all off with a deeeeeeeelicious dessert of homemade pumpkin custard with sticky rice and ice cream. Ho. Mah. Gawd. With top quality food, service and an owner who seems to genuinely care about you and your experience I would have gladly payed triple what we did for the meal, Groupon or not.
If you want authentic Thai made with love and a restaurant that both you and your belly will feel good to frequent, I can't recommend something higher. The only negative I can offer is a personal one, which is that I live in Maricopa and its a good 30 minute trip. Alas, the journey only makes the anticipation all the sweeter. We will definitely be regulars here.
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