I always make an effort to try any new Thai restaurants in Madison, simply because I have yet to find one that's worthy of visiting again. Unfortunately, this place didn't break the run of bad luck. Our to go order took 45 minutes with only 4 other people waiting for food. I didn't even care I was just excited to try a new Thai place here in Madison.
We ordered the Thai papaya salad (they offer Lao as well), pad thai and pad see ew.
The papaya salad was by far the best dish. Simply and fresh, it was great in the 100 degree heat we had that day. Unfortunately i found some quarter sized random brown thing in the dish 1/2 way through that turned me off to it.
The pad thai was incredibly bland. I didn't see any of the usual crushed peanuts, egg, or dried shrimp that is usually found in a killer pad thai. Not much tang and zero spice. That was pretty disappointing considering we asked if the food could be made spicy (knowing that Madison Thai restaurants tend to cater to the lowest of bland American palates) and were told that they make everything spiced to Thai levels. We were also told that they could put extra spicy sauce on the side so it wouldn't burn us. Really? My boyfriend said he could have served it to a baby it was so bland.
Luckily the pad see ew had a little bit more flavor. Only minimal char on the noodles unfortunately - the char is usually my favorite part of a really good pad see ew.
I'll keep searching and stick to making Thai at home or eating it in other cities.