Been looking for a go-to thai spot since we moved out here from cali and in the 6 months we've been here, we have found ONE decent place...this is NOT it. Service was great, and the space was nice-which are soba bun's only saving grace, everything else fell flat. Perhaps our standards are higher given the countless thai restaurants we were fortunate enough to be surrounded by... but even the worse thai spot we'd been to in cali was better than this. The food wasn't bad, it just wasnt very good.
Like many, we use pad thai as the standard in determining if a thai spot is worth a second try, even if everything else ordered may be less than stellar...if the pad thai is solid then--well done, we'll most likely give it a second go if in the area..but even that wasnt up to par to the worst in cali. The noodles were wrong, didnt have that stickyness one often associate with pad thai and flavor was so-so, not bad but not good... So disappointed, had high hopes and was let down. We also ordered the papaya salad combo with chicken and sticky rice which we were super excited about, not many have such a combo, even in cali...but the sticky rice was NOT sticky, papaya salad was so sad. Totally lack luster, no flavor-not even mild (which is usually our complaint-love that burn your tongue spice) it was just bland. The chicken...wow, the chicken, dry and flavorless, didnt even come with peanut sauce or any for that matter.
Then, there was the thai tea...free with a check in--and even still...never again--watered down, and just sweetened to mask the lack of tea...why?!?!...ah such a sad day for thai food...