Prik Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Fayetteville

This is an amazing find! I have been searching for non Westernized (aka too diluted) cuisine. Many I've tried here are meh food though nice presentation and ambiance BUT not worth going back to eat. I've been fortunate to travel a lot due to work and promos.

PRO Friendly and kind service Fast Great food! Ordered the fresh roll and house blend (chx, beef. shrimp) penang. Bought my friend some penang & my dude some red curry take out too after tasting the food. Looking forward to returning and trying out the noodle dishes. Reasonably priced. simple no fuss ambiance & not always pretty presentation = their price was not over acting

CON There's a subtle weird smell. Maybe I'm just sensitive to smell even before but it was initially off putting. Subtle but there.

My penang came in a bowl, no presentation, no garnish, no fuss though i thought it would have some veggies included. Not a turn off since there were enough meat in it.

NOTE After coming home and trying a little of the red curry (had bamboo shoots and bell peppers) I could taste the weird smell. It might be their bamboo shoots! So if thus was fresh, it may or may not be as fresh as it should be. No, we didn't get a tummy ache but I could sense the after taste/ smell of something in the red curry that was similar to the subtle eww in the air.

Except for the subtle smell which you can easily ignore when hungry, the food so far is great and the spicy level of medium was as expected. Nice but not burning. I can slurp it happily!

Although, will try to avoid any dish with bamboo shoots after...

I stopped by here because I was craving some Papaya Salad (not your typical lettuce salad) and decided to check it out since it was on my way home. It's a smaller restaurant that does have indoor seating, but works better for take-out. The service is very friendly and welcoming too. Also to note, they do not have lunch specials.

I ended up getting the Papaya Salad made hot. It came with some iceberg lettuce and rice. I was kind of hoping that it came with sticky rice instead since that is more traditional, but nonetheless it was still good.

For those that don't know, Papaya Salad is made with shredded green papaya, carrots, and tomatoes with a salty marinade and is usually spicy. It's meant to be eaten with minced meat (called larb made with pork, beef, chicken, or fish with cilantro and lime). It can also be considered a tapas-like meal eaten this way and is pretty typical in Southeast Asia. From how I've had it before, you actually use the iceberg lettuce and add some rice, larb, and papaya salad on it and eat it like a lettuce wrap. It's definitely a different kind of 'salad' than what you may expect, but is something to try, especially for someone more...

Although I love Thai food and this place specifically. I just experienced a disrespectful atmosphere with the host in the front taking orders with the "girls don't cry" tshirt on. She was projecting and very disrespectful in her intrusive behavior when I ordered. Demanding I have to add an additional meat outside of the way the basil fried rice came or any other what I wanted. I don't have to have anything. Give it to me the way I want it. She acted as if I was a problem as a patron lol. I don't know maybe because I was young, black, fly and very approachable and articulate in my responses. She felt otherwise. Then through the receipt at me after I suggested how customer service should be conducted if you knew the receipt machine was done then obvious it makes comprehensivable sense to let the customer know no matter how they look or speak. So this must e have shocked her as well in her doings. Overall I asked for a refund because I can set elsewhere appreciated. She had an attitude and insecurities should y be projected. All customers should be treated equally or respectfully at least. She was rude in her skill. Please suggest better judgement for...