Bangkok Thai Kitchen Restaurant — Restaurant in Maryland

I ordered takeout for the first time. I'm from the West Coast and looking for something close to home food. Our order was about a little over 100$. While I don't have experience dining in, I can say everything was packaged with care. Although this may sound harsh, we ordered 4 orders of sticky rice, and when we opened them, they were hard as a rock. It felt like day-old sticky rice, rewarmed and packed. My mother makes sticky rice, and I know how it feels. We ordered beef and pork nam tok, and the cucumbers were overly ripe for my taste. The spice was great. We also ordered chicken wings, and to my surprise, it was 2 chicken wings cut up into a container. I also had an order for grilled pork, which felt very small in portion with a few slices. Having a container for it felt like it was just for show. It also was not worth paying for. For the prices of these dishes....it was underwhelming, to say the least. I also ordered pad prik with chicken, I would say their entree did well than the other dishes. The flavor was there, the green beans were crisp, and the spice was ok. I ordered the som tum pla ra because I enjoy lao style papaya salad, the way they hand cut the papaya was nice, the flavor was there but the spice was not. I ordered at least 3 dishes with their hottest spice level, and it did not meet my taste buds. Overall, it wasn't terrible, but I would love to see more fresh sticky rice and adjusted spice...

Decent drunken noodles, but nothing else to talk about and actually some things to avoid. I ordered Drunken noodle spice #3 medium (not spicy enough) with fried tofu and veggies, veggie spring rolls, chicken satay, mango sticky rice and Thai Iced Milk Tea . The drunken noodle is the only thing I can recommend. Suggestion if you enjoy spice is to get the highest level. The spice is heavily diluted. The veggie spring rolls taste like premade store brought spring rolls. Nothing fancy, but expensive at $10. The chicken satay ($11) is not recommended. I wasn't entirely sure it was chicken satay. It was not served on skewers as normal and the peanut sauce was like crunchy peanut butter with water. The mango sticky rice was alright, but tasted in some places like it had been cross contaminated with some savoury food. I didn't finish it. I do NOT recommend the Thai Iced Milk Tea ($4). It had the strangest after taste. Like something in the tea making process was dirty. Or old tea was used. I can't explain it. I mentioned it to the lady at the counter and she kindly offered to add milk stating that it was "strong". I didn't think it would help, but accepted the additional milk. It did not help. I was hoping she would try some of it herself, but I did not witness her do so. I would suggest avoiding the Thai Milk Tea. Overall, this place is not worth the drive and the cost ($60)...

So another diamond in the rough. When I read the reviews I knew it was a place I needed to try. For starters I could feel the idea of walking the streets of Thailand pulling into the parking area not much room and potholes to avoid but the inside is beautiful and sparked with culture. There is a TV displaying different dishes and processes needed to make the food that is Thai. That's just the beginning walking in I saw the staff congregating in a family vibe eating popeyes which made me giggle but it intrigued me more to know how they operated. I was then greeted by the waitress pleasantly and kindly she made sure everything we needed was taken care of and quickly. Finding great service in America now is almost unheard of and not common. Now to the food I had a beef salad with extra spice. I love spicy food but it has to also be flavorful and this hit the spot in every way and definitely went well with the lime sauce. The beef was tender and had a cayenne flavor mixed with various vegetables. The other dishes we had were the pad thai, pad see, and Gai Kua noodles all of the dishes were sweet but the pad thai has a mild but flavorful peanut flavor. Do be careful though it comes ot hot so don't rush take your tone and enjoy the smells if seasons before diving in. All in all this place in my opinion...