My wife and I were in the area and we were craving Thai food. I was pretty sure there wasn't an Archie's around. I checked my trusty Yelp App to see if there was any Thai places in the area. We were right by the Galleria and this place came up. I started to read the reviews and there are great pics of the dishes too. We get it on the map and start to follow the directions. Once we went under the highway, I started to wonder where it was. I passed it and have to double back. It is located in a small old strip mall right next to a grow your own weed store, I mean a hydroponics store. When we pulled up it was dark outside and there was no cars in the parking lot. We looked at each other and I started to second guess this place. I looked at the clock and it was only 7:45PM on a Friday night. I parked and decided that this place was getting great reviews so we had to see why. We were willing to take the gamble. As we opened the door there was a lady reading a newspaper and an older couple dining in a booth, that's it. It is kind of a weird set up because only half of the building is being used for the dining room. We were greeted right away and were seated asked for drinks and menu in hand.
Ok, so I had to order the crispy garlic chicken because that all the reviews talk about. We also ordered pork pad thai because it's a safe dish to order in any thai restaurant plus that's what my wife always orders. The service was great here. Granted the place was empty. Our waitress was awesome. When I sunk my teeth into the crispy garlic chicken I was in Thai bliss. It was just perfect! The outside was incredibly crispy! The chicken was moist and tender. I have since had dreams about this chicken dish. The pad thai was really good too. The servings were big in size too.
To sum it up. Archie's Thai Bistro was always our default thai place. Don't get me wrong Archie's is great, but with this place a little closer to home I am going to get thai food here. Like I said earlier the place was dead and I am not sure if this some kind of business front or what. I'm guessing they do a lot of takeout. I am pretty sure if this were to move locations and maybe a little marketing it would packed daily. On the other hand I kind of want it to stay tucked away and be my own little secret.
Cheers!