Folk Thai Kitchen — Restaurant in Houston

This was originally Mango Tree so there are big shoes to fill. I ordered the Tom yum soup and pad Thai. These are staples at any Thai restaurant. Sadly the Tom yum was bland, lacking authentic flavors. The pad Thai was also a miss. Noodles were messy, flavors were off and it was just sweet. Mango tree, how I miss you. Came back again and tried the Tom Kha soup. It was okay although there was too much of one of the aromatics, maybe the galangal. Also tried the yellow curry. Again something was throwing me off with an unbalance of spice....

Stopped by with a few co workers for lunch one day. We came around 1115-1130 and were able to sit down right away. You're greeted with a complimentary bowl of broth as well as a small spring roll with a side of a dipping sauce that had a nice fruity sweetness to it. The broth was good and the spring roll was delicious. I ordered the yellow curry with no spice and it came out quickly and was delicious. Service was always checking in and when we were finished we paid at the counter. Will definitely be back again, the yellow...

If you are familiar with Mango Tree, which was the previous name they went by, it's very similar to how it was before. They renovated the inside which was nice to see but the food was almost identical to before, which was/is pretty good but nothing earth shattering.

The biggest issue we had was it was kind of a challenge to order and the food is kinda on the higher end price wise for what it is. Recommend you get there before noon to have a higher chance of getting a table. Also recommend the...