Seriously good Thai food overall and great service.
With food this good, and being the only Thai place around, the place needs a little bit of a refresh -- fewer stickers and clutter, and most importantly a fresh coat of paint on the walls (maybe blood red or textured gold? or completely mirrored?) and a little better lighting in the way of dimmer, cloudy-shelled bulbs (with ALL of those dimmer bulbs plugged in) to complete the ambiance. The decor mostly is Chinese and looks good, if only the effect were completed.
You might consider axing one center table and placing a nice exotic Thai religious statue there to help the atmosphere to connect with the Thai theme a bit? Just some ideas. More people would return to this place if it impressed a bit more upon entry. Feels a bit too Chinese takeout right now (which means -- yes I'll say it -- a bit tacky and, well, a bit trashed up, books stacked as if it's a part-time study hall). One table near the front stays filled with bags and takeout orders, but I'll bet there's a way to seat takeout customers near the register without taking up so much of the dining area. This place has more potential than they're currently...
Read moreThey have a wide selection of excellent Thai food for great prices. It's my go to place for Thai in the area since I was a kid. It's also my favorite hole in the wall restaurant in the tri-state area. Some people unfamiliar with places like these typically complain that the place is dingy and unsanitary, but it's not something to be worried about. Whenever I walk into a place like Thai Garden, I know that I'm paying for some authentic, quality food. The staff is always friendly and accommodating. The wait times for food here tend to fluctuate quite a bit, so I might not recommend this place to people who are pressed for time. I distinctly remember coming in one afternoon for a quick bite with my family and ending up waiting so long for the food that we ended up sitting through the entirety of Kung Fu Panda 2, which played on the TV. But it's alright, because I actually enjoyed Kung Fu Panda 2 - it's a pretty fun film - and they seem to have cut down the wait times the last few times I've been there. Everytime I've come here, I've left more than satisfied with my meal. Overall, this place is great and you should definitely...
Read moreI used to come here a lot and never had a problem but the quality of the experiences have been dwindling down and I don't think I'll be coming back. The things that I ordered from the menu were explained by the waiter that I will not be getting that but some cheaper versions of what the menu says and with less items. They served our meals at separate times which made us wait to eat out of respect. By the time I got my meal my dates meal was cool and mine may as well of been boiling. They also could not pronounce what I ordered and told me to just order the number instead of the authentic name of the dish on the menu. That was disappointing that they couldn't even pronounce their own food. Also the lady kept yelling out the cost of our meal from across the room 3xs which was embarrassing considering this was a first date situation. When I finally did get my meal it was overly sweet and I ordered a medium heat. No wonder we were the only ones there for dinner at...
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