I had high hopes for dinner here when I walked in; it's such a nice looking place with lots of extra seating in the back, and was fairly quiet on a Wednesday evening, meaning I could comfortably talk to my friends without having to shout. Always a plus!\n\nBut things overall went downhill quickly once I sat down and my group began ordering. The service was pretty bad, especially considering that our group was one of three or four tables total that even had people sitting at them. Examples of what I mean by \"Pretty bad\": no one ever checked on our water and only refilled our drinks if we waved them down and specifically asked for them to do so (and even grabbing a waitress to ASK for the refill was tough, because, again, they never came by the table to check on us), and a couple of us actually had to ask for green tea repeatedly from TWO waitresses before one of them brought that out. The tea itself tasted really weak and did not impress me.\n\nAs for the food: a friend reported that their food was not as spicy as he thought it would be, and he asked for it at level 10. So I guess \"spicy\" means \"mild\" at this place. I personally ordered the Mongolian beef, which I thought was fairly good (the pineapple in it was a nice touch); while it wasn't an outstanding dish it was still very enjoyable. But while my main course tasted lovely the spring roll I ordered, or rather, the sauce that came with it, was horrendous. I forget what kind of sauce it was but it tasted nasty and made the roll unbearable. I used my main dish's sauce for dipping instead.\n\nI didn't even bother with dessert; in Shadyside, there's plenty of other options, and I'd had enough disappointment for one meal. Really, that's the best word to describe this place: not terrible but disappointing overall. And from what I could see during my meal here, Thai Place Restaurant is about unique and flavorful as its name.
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