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| - I had high hopes for this place, especially since it is closer to me and less crowded than Lotus of Siam. Slowly my hope faded away. We got seated right away and served glasses of water, but it took fifteen minutes before our order was taken...and we had our menus closed for about 12 of those minutes. My waitress was not familiar with the wines they were serving and more importantly the food that they were serving. I do not eat any sugar, so I asked about the duck salad warning her I can only eat very little sugar. I asked her what was in it, she couldn't tell me specifically, just said vegetables and duck. I asked her about the sauce, she said it was not sweet, I asked her if the sauce could be put on the side, she said, "No." However, she came with the alternative that the chef prepare the Duck salad without using sugar. I accepted and ordered the duck salad with 3 star spice. I then asked about the wines, she knew nothing about wines (fine, I understand not everyone drinks) and quietly flipped over the menu that showed "Pairings". My husband ordered the Tom Yum Kai and Pork Ka Pow , without any modifications other than 3 star spice. We shared the soup and agreed that if was mostly a premade soup base, which they used too much of. The broth was too intense, yet not what I would think was 3 star spiciness. His Ka Pow was very bland and had no resemblance to the Ka Pows we've ordered at other places or made at home. We had to ask for the chili condiment kit to adjust the spice. My duck salad was very disappointing given the price and alterations she said they could do...Very little duck, atleast a half mango (she didn't mention there was fruit- again I can't eat sugar including sweet fruit, and then the salad was dressed in a very sweet sauce...even my husband who is sugar tolerant said it was too sweet). Needless to say, it was disappointing...my Thai craving is still craving.
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