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| - I was really excited when I read about Soi Thai opening, and had high hopes for it. I'm from Thailand, so I know Thai food well and am happy to see it catching on the way it is here. It's unfortunate that Soi Thai turned out to be such a disappointment.
The food at Soi Thai was okay, but incredibly overpriced. Keep in mind that I am a tiny girl... but even so, after my boyfriend and I spent $60 on four plates and two beers, I was still starving. We ended up going somewhere else for a proper dinner afterwards. (I know they say it is Thai-style Tapas, but the portions were way too tiny, considering they charged $8-10 for each plate. I wouldn't call these "sharing plates", as they call them. Each plate was barely enough for one person, let alone two!) The som tam (papaya salad) was extremely bland and contained very little actual papaya that evening. The moo ping was very tasty, and the only thing I thought was worth ordering. The salmon lui suan came with a nice sauce, but definitely not worth what they were charging. The side order of sticky rice was also incredibly tiny. It's rice... you're charging $3.50. I think it's okay if you give us a little more than just a tiny ball of it. When they brought the chicken wings out, I thought they were playing a terrible joke on us. They took the middle section of the (already emaciated) wing and separated it to make two pieces. Who does that?!?! I understand they are trying to cut costs, but that is just ridiculous. When was the last time the owners of Soi Thai paid $60 for street food (and left starving)? Probably never. I wish I hadn't either. There are other, better Thai restaurants in Toronto. I gave it a try, but I am never going to Soi Thai again.
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