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| - Overall I'm not sure how to feel about Papaya Thai. On one hand, it's above average for the area. On the other hand, a lot of their foods are fairly bland, which is highly unusual for Thai food.
When I went, I got the spring rolls, Panang curry with beef, and Pad Thai with chicken. The spring rolls were perfectly crispy, but unfortunately had no particular taste to them. The dipping sauce was also fairly bland and, although it had peanuts in it, tasted more like Sriracha than anything else. I didn't try the spicy sauce that they come with.
The Panang curry was probably the weakest part of the meal, which is unfortunate since it's generally my favorite. In short, it was just coconut milk and grease/fat, as if they forgot to add the actual curry. For this reason it wasn't necessarily bad, it just wasn't curry. It also had very little spice to it, despite it being a supposed 7, although that really makes me wonder if they just genuinely forgot to add all the spices to it. The meat and veggies were pretty much perfect, though I'd personally like a little more kaffir leaves. That's a personal preference though, I'm guessing most people wouldn't agree.
The Pad Thai was the definite winner here. I got it with a spicy level 4, which ended up being exactly what I was going for, with just enough kick to make it interesting. The taste was great and the consistency was just about perfect. The only specific thing I could point out that it could use would be a little more egg, though that by no means takes away from the dish. While not the best Pad Thai I've ever had by a long shot, it may very well be the best I've tasted in the Pittsburgh area.
Overall, Papaya probably isn't somewhere I'll be going back to. While the waitress I had was very friendly and all-around great, the Pad Thai was really the only other thing that was exceptional about this place. While nothing is particularly bad, it's not good enough to choose over any other place, especially with Thai Foon so close by. Ultimately, if you want Thai in the Robinson area, you're better off going to Thai Foon. And if you feel like trying this place anyways you won't regret it, but don't walk in expecting something amazing.
Side note: How boring of a person do you have to be to go to a Thai restaurant and order General Tso's Chicken? Even mediocre Thai is vastly better than the best Chinese food.
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