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Majority of the review said it was a whole-in-the-wall operation, but Pad Thai Restaurant looks like many other ethnic casual dining restaurants with a limited interior decorating budget. There are no elaborate murals, Thai elephant sculptures or paintings or photos of famous Wat (Thai temples) or even portraits of the beloved Thai monarch, which are common decorative items found in many other Thai restaurants. So the ambience was not a high priority item for the restauranteurs, but I don't see that as anything major that would detract from the dining experience.
One of my first impression is that for a small sq footage restaurant, they sure were able to arranged a lot of tables and chairs into the dining room. Maybe the health code was not as draconian and anti-small business when this restaurant opened, compared to present day. But that is a great thing for customers during their lunch rush (I was out before noon, so hardly witnessed or experienced this firsthand), when the restaurant gets packed from the many medical offices that are located within walking distance.
I opted to check out their lunch menu (19 options to choose from), which is priced at $6.95 and is available from 11am to 3pm. It is served with a choice of soups (Egg Drop or Hot and Sour were my options), a side salad, plus a Fried Egg Roll. No rice is served if a Fried Rice or Noodle dish is selected, which is indicated on their menu. After mulling over my options I settled on their Panang Curry (which is mildly sweet) with Fried Rice.
My soup and salad were served quickly and the entree didn't take too much longer. The portions are not huge, but enough to fill the tummy without making people feel too sluggish to go back to work.
I enjoyed the Panang Curry, which was not that spicy at level 2 (5 is their max). The Fried Rice was decent, but I found bits of those old crystallized rice in there (maybe 7-8 grains total found their way in), which was the only negative part of my dining experience.
I didn't have high expectations like I would have if I was going to Lemongrass (Aria) and splurging, so in spite of the bits of hard rice that I had to orally sort out, it was still A-OK for the taste and value.
If you do decide to stop by for a quick lunch, get there before noon. Parking was scarce even at 11am, so keep that in mind.
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