I'm sort of in the boat with about half of the reviews here and I agree that the food didn't amaze us as much as we had hoped for. I was really excited to try this place out after reading all the reviews and seeing it featured on the Food Network a dozen times but we came out a little disappointed. There were some dishes that we liked but others were just eh ... \n\nIt's located in some random strip mall that is pretty remote. It's really the only place that looked open in the entire huge plaza. There were some cars parked outside but as soon as we stepped inside the restaurant, I had no idea how big it was and how many people can fit inside this place. After seeing all the people, I realized that all the cars parked outside were solely there to just eat at this location. So of course, you start to get really excited. \n\nWe made reservations for 8:30pm on a Friday night and we didn't have to wait at all unlike the walk-ins who had to wait about 45 min to an hour.\n\nWe ordered the following (ranked in order of like/dislike): \n\nTom Kha Gai Soup - this was by far the best tom kha gai soup that we've had. They cook it based on a Bangkok style (not sure what that means) but it's freaking good. We got the medium spicy level which was a bit too spicy for my husband (he usually eats average spicy) but I loved it (I can take red hot spicy) and I actually wished it was a bit more spicier for me. You can order it by cup, bowl or pot which is nice. We ordered a bowl for the two of us and it was a little too much. We still had some leftover that I really wanted to finish but we wanted to save room for the other stuff. \n\nDrunken Noodles with Soft Shell Crab - we were a little disappointed with this dish. It has a lot of potential to be a great dish but when we got our noodles, they were stuck together in massive clumps and it came out mushy. They didn't separate out the noodles and that part of the dish was just bad. The flavoring was awesome and the soft shell crab on top was delicious. I think it had to do with them being in a rush since the place was packed and I can tell they just wanted to serve you and get you out the door as soon as possible. I would rather go back when it's not as busy and try this dish again to see if the noodles will actually be separated this time because this was a great dish but the noodles just fell flat for us. \n\nDeep Fried Garlic Prawns - this was another okay dish. The prawns are deep fried so that you can also eat the shell. The crunchy shells are amazing but we felt like there was something lacking from the flavor of the garlic prawns, almost like it needed a dipping sauce or something else. We actually took them and dipped them in the drunken noodle sauce which made them taste better. \n\nMassaman Curry with Chicken - I kept reading about all the reviews for the curry so we had to order one to try. The portion size of this curry was pretty small. It was a very sweet curry and almost too sweet for my tastes which is odd because I love anything sweet. The curry itself didn't have as thick of a texture as I'd like. And there was nothing unique about this curry. It tastes like curry that you can get from any other Thai place. \n\nOverall, we were slightly disappointed with the meal and we thought everything was okay not the greatest like everyone else points out in their reviews. I would only go back if I had a reservation because I don't think it's worth the wait. And I would only back to try this place out on an off hour when it's not so busy just so I can compare the drunken noodles.
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