Thailand Cuisine 2 — Restaurant in Maui

Umm is this Thai food? From my experience at EVERY other thai restaurant on Maui, make that the world, there is some kind of spice/heat involved. I typically order my massaman curry chicken medium as it gets you sweating a little but not as if you have to take a break from it while eating. It comes in a creamy reddish orange color normally and has chicken, onions, potato etc....Well my dish had no color to it, almost white like a gravy, and if there was onions in it I couldn't tell. It was mostly potato (As most sub par thai places uses to cut down on cost and to fill you up) with a piece of flavorless chicken here and there. But most importantly or I should say disappointedly, there was no heat to it. I mean NONE what so ever! It's like they boiled potatoes chopped them up and threw some coconut milk on top and wala! No thank you. Then the chichen thai coconut soup...normally my favorite. It was hot temperature wise which it should be(probably the only thing done correctly) but I went to take a bite and there was 3 HUGE mushrooms in it that when I took out accounted for 30% of the soup! I have NEVER had this soup where the mushrooms weren't cut up to some extent and definitely should not be the focal point of the dish , but these babies where to big to eat and had to be cut into 3rds to eat. So I took them out and found the chicken. It was so over cooked it was curled up with zero flavor and chewy like a piece of beef jerky. There was hardly any vegetables other then the 3 huge mushrooms and a very faint lemongrass flavor and ZERO heat. I stopped there and ate the chicken satay which was palatable but I am pissed off I spent $70.00 for this food which is bland and poorly cooked/prepared. If you like bland thai food then sure it's edible but I would recommend ANY of the other 10 + thai restaurants on Maui over this...

Unfortunately the loss of a star prompted me to write this update at one of our favorite Thai places. While a 4-star isn't anything to sneer at, a perfect 5 is hard to maintain with me, especially with inconsistencies. My nephew-in-law was visiting and loves this place which is what brought us here yet again.

FOOD: We each ordered our favorites. For them, Tom Yum Soup, Matsaman Curry and sticky rice. Me, Crispy Noodles with Chicken and jasmine rice. While they enjoyed their dishes, I felt my dish was not as good as before. The gravy was lighter in flavor and color. They wanted more sticky rice but they ran out. How do you run out of rice in the middle of the dinner rush hour? Sounds more like someone was too lazy to cook more. They also no longer offer the delicious Siam Toast. And while I understand the rising cost of life, they've raised their prices significantly within the past few years, sometimes twice within the year. It's not the deal it once was.

SERVICE: This floundered, badly. The former staff used to be so friendly and efficient but currently it felt more like a Chinese restaurant experience - very curt and cut throat. There was no greeting for a good five minutes, no beverage offer, didn't get checked-on throughout, my spouse's beer arrived late and we had to ask twice for a special sauce. Little things that make a big difference.

OVERALL: I'm still a fan but won't be in as often. I think they're still the best Thai restaurant in the area as I'm not a fan of...

I love this place. Something has changed... a new face was there for sure. I love the beef (which was not as tender as usual) salad. I ordered dressing on the side. Got it confirmed. I live an hour away, stated that it wasn’t for much later. Turns out, the next day, when I opened the box, everything was soaked, the lettuce, not as crispy as I anticipated. I ordered it medium (the box is clearly marked, I triple checked) - there is no spice. The one I ordered hot, set the heat lover in the house on fire. My medium Tom Yum was mild at best. The take out portions seemed smaller, my other half asked if all of the ginger beef was for him. I recall the owner saying she wanted to sell, if this is the case, and the name & prices remain the same to keep the old customers, the food and service have to remain the same or better for me to be dropping $100 for dinner. All the dishes lacked a crispness. Everything could of been kicked up a notch or two - flavorwise. The dressing, the Tom Yum, the larb and the green papaya - it was not up to par. I will be re-thinking my Thai restaurant choice for...