Phra Ram 9 — Restaurant in California

2.0 star rating 2/24/2017

My husband and I have been coming here for the past 5 years. We have always liked the food and atmosphere. However, something has definitely changed in the past year....and not for the better! We have been ordering the same meals weekly for the past 5 years, and we definitely have a solid foundation to compare our experiences to. We have been suffering through the decline, but have continued to go back. Tonight was the last straw! When we dine in they usually give me a larger side of each. My husband always orders the pineapple fried rice. He always like to add a little peanut sauce to his meal, and they ALWAYS give him a hard time about it. It's $15.99 for basically a bowl of rice, and they give him grief about a little peanut sauce. We are only talking about an ounce of sauce! Again, tonight he ordered on line and went to pick up our order. We had already indicated that we wanted a little extra sauce, and when he got there to pick it up, they did not give him any. My husband was embarrassed and humiliated by a male server named Thai (sp?) because he "got loud" about us asking for extra sauce. He reprimanded my husband and said that his pineapple rice did not come with sauce. My husband offered to pay for a side of sauce, but this man continued to insist that the dish did not come with sauce! Then he gave him a hard time about the sauces for my meal. In addition to the soup I always get the Sampler 1. Due to the size of the sampler, I ask for an extra plum sauce and peanut sauce, so I have enough for everything. My husband stated to him that we regularly spend $ 40 to $50 dollars weekly on dinner for 2 and asked if they were willing to lose a customer over sauce? This man "Thai" told my husband that they have a "special chef" that they have hired to come in and make sauce, and it is "special sauce". Really?? Does he think that we are idiots? I also ordered the Tom Khar soup with chicken (no tomatoes, no onions and no mushrooms)...but mine had mushrooms in it! I am allergic! Geez! So careless. In addition to the soup I always get the Sampler 1. Due to the size of the sampler, I ask for an extra plum sauce and peanut sauce, so I have enough for everything. We are regular dining out customers, at many different dining establishments in San Diego. I have NEVER been charged or denied an extra sauce of anything if we wanted it! Plus they gave me mushrooms when it was specified....NO MUSHROOMS. I could have had a very bad reaction had I not notice them!! Plus, to add insult to injury, my shrimp in the sampler were minuscule and dried out. We definitely have other options for Thai food and will be exploring them. Phra Ram 9 has lost 2 excellent customers. We will also be sure to let all of our friends know of our...

Phra Ram 9 Thai Restaurant is conveniently located in a strip mall in La Mesa. It has outdoor and indoor seatings. The interior decor gives off a calm, peaceful and relaxing ambiance with the low music enhanced the mood. We were picking up our pizzas next door to the restaurant and saw their outdoor posted menu and decided to give them a try. They offer a budget friendly lunch menu from ll:30am to 3:3030pm. The lady at the register was very welcoming and sweet. We ordered the spicy noodles, spicy level 4 (not spicy at this level and will up the spicy level to 6-7 next time) with shrimps and calamari which came with two friend spring rolls with delicious dipping sauce and the house salad with peanut dressing was prepared well. After we placed our order, we left to pick up our pizzas next door. When we returned back to the Thai Restaurant, the sweet lady walked out the restaurant to greet us and handed us our order. Such sweet gesture and such efficiency and that left a great impression on us. The food tasted authentic and delicious, very good portion size of food, at a fair price point. We will definitely come back to try some of their other...

Late night Thai Dinner Phra Ram 9 Thai Cuisine. We always have a wonderful experience at this Thai restaurant and their food is simply delicious. We love talking with the staff because they really make you feel like you are part of thier home. We talked about different types of Thai dishes like Khao Soi and others that were not on a typical Thai restaurant menu. It's great that they are always friendly and give us different insights on food from thier particular region.

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