Thai Smile — Restaurant in Chattanooga

Let me start by saying I was born in Thailand. I'm half Thai and always seek out restaurants that serve real Thai food. My mother is Thai and always cooked the best meals of course. The food here is ok, not the best, not the worst. The reason why I'm giving this 1 star is simply because of fish sauce. As anyone with any real Thai food knowledge, fish sauce is a staple to quite a few dishes and is expected. Just like how ketchup is expected on say a hamburger or fries. I had to ask for fish sauce and when they brought it out to me it was in a tiny finger bowl, maybe a teaspoon (not even a tablespoon) amount. I immediately asked for more and they brought out another tiny bowl, with around 2 tablespoons amount of fish sauce in it. They then informed me they will charge a dollar for that. I was dumbfounded. They explained that the owner told them to charge for that simply due to the fact that fish sauce is now more expensive. I buy fish sauce, my mom buys fish sauce, it is literally anywhere between 7 bucks to 26 bucks for the premium stuff, and the bottles are not small in the slightest. Never in my life have I ever gone to a Thai restaurant, and I've been to hundreds, and been charged for fish sauce. The equivalent to that is something like being charged for salt, or even ketchup for your fries at McDonalds or something. The extreme greed by that owner is why this place deserves a single star from me. I do not recommend this place to anyone and will deter all friends from visiting this establishment in the future. Hopefully the owner reads this and realizes that greed gets you nowhere when you are an establishment that serves people average food at high prices, at least not with me. Boo...

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Over the weekend, we stopped by Thai Smile to have lunch. It was right in downtown where we paid a public parking fee. The diner was small and cozy. When we arrived, we were greeted by the lady and seated immediately. We were brought menu and then left alone for 15 minutes. She then at one point came to tell us that she was really busy and that we had to wait. We asked for water while we waited and 10 minutes later, she brought it out. Then she came back to tell us that she had a big table and that another customer was really impatient with her so she was going to serve him first. Another 10 minutes later, she finally came to take our order. We ordered two Thai ice coffees but we never received them. Once she brought out our food, we were never asked if we wanted water refilled or were checked to see if the food was ok. I left $4 tip on the table when I got up to pay and the lady watched me as I signed my receipt. When she saw that I didn't leave a tip there, she asked me to leave some. I told her I left some on the table already. The food was good, but the service was really poor. Please improve on your services and do not tell other customers that you have impatient customers who needs to be serviced first. It's very impolite and...