If its my first time at a restaurant I usually check yelp reviews, but this time I didn't because the friend I was with said she's been here before and liked it. (My Thai Food Adventure Friend -- we've been to almost all the Thai restaurants in the valley :) fun times)
If I had seen the reviews especially the ones about the C rating and the demerits I would've not ate here. I hope by now they made the necessary changes. Damn straight I hope they did -- because now I'm wondering if they recycled the rice...
We had the Pad Thai with Chicken and Panang Curry with Tofu.
I LOVED the Pad Thai! It was flavorful and the right amount of sauce and a little greasier than other Pad Thais (which isn't bad at all, the greasiness worked well with this Pad Thai ). The noodles were thinner in width which I liked, which was different and made it a memorable Pad Thai. The spice levels are different compared to other Thai eateries, this one had a scale of 1-5. We asked for a 3. The spiciness was okay, at least for my taste buds, by the way ...I love spicy food! I should ask for a 4 or 5 next time. Portion is okay, we were both hungry and got full quickly and we ended up with leftovers. Which is great in my book, I LOVE Thai Food! By the way...FYI We are not the girly type, we love food! We have pretty big appetites.
The Panang Curry with tofu was good. The tofu slices were huge compared to other places but I wish there was more curry in it. I like to pour the curry over my rice. The curry was the main thing I was looking forward to since I haven't had Thai in a few months. 1 star less for "not enough curry."
The overall ambiance of the place was clean, cute, with warm inviting authentic decor. It felt like we were eating at a relatives house. Oh, and what was unique and stood out to us was the comfy cushioned booths with PILLOWS. Uh... Do some people get a kanak attack (food coma -- in Hawaiian Pidgin) after eating here?! We almost did.
The price was okay, our bill was about $20, I expected it to be higher. Service was great, waitress was nice and helpful, we had no complaints.
Ill be back again but only if I know they have a good A rating! I will keep an eye out from now on.