Ja-Roen Thai & Sushi เจริญไทยและชูชิ — Restaurant in Monticello

First, let me say that to have a Thai & Sushi restaurant in such a small, remote town like Monticello is amazing. My wife and I love Thai food.

Pros: It's close (for those of us that live in the area). Both sushi and Thai food is very delicious (had the firecracker and hurricane rolls, drunken noodles, green curry, nam tok, and satay). Not sure where they get their fish for the sushi, but it was surprisingly fresh!

Cons: Prices seem excessively high. Wouldn't be an issue if the portions were larger, but they are surprisingly small. They opened only a few days ago and it seems like they have a lot of kinks to work out. Waitresses seem unfamiliar with the menu, orders get backed up, orders get confused, etc. Most restaurants usually have background music to fill the void, but when we went, it was awkwardly silent.

Honestly, most of the cons can be worked out with time, but I don't see them coming down on prices, which is unfortunate. Instead of this potentially being a regular, maybe even weekly, place for us...it has to be once in a great while that we will go. Still great that we even have this place here and I hope it succeeds. We just...

Stopped in for some sushi, I would say was very delicious! Pretty pricey. I get sushi often in California and you get more roll varieties or the same for a lesser price. Also, sashimi is $15 for 3 slices other places you get 8 or 9 pieces of assorted fish. Which the menu said $10 for salmon sashimi but when I was checking out she pulled out a menu and it said $15. I looked back in my IG story and it said $10! They automatically added 18% gratuity which I thought was unfair. They sat us and we waited a bit in between ordering water and our meals. No one stopped by to refill our water, ask if we needed anything or give us any napkins. Service was terrible I hate to admit. No one came to take the 2nd order I said I was going to place to go. I walked up to the cashier to place my 2nd order and after sitting back down I went back to ask when I can pay. Boba was delicious as well. I may try a second time but not...

Excellent thai food! A hidden gem in the small town of Monticello, this restaurant would stand up to thai restaurants found in big cities. We ended up eating here two nights in a row. Highly recommend! NOTE: My stellar recommendation is for the thai half of the menu. The sushi was only mediocre, though satisfactory, but I highly recommend ordering the thai food.

Kao Soi (5 out of 5) - This northern thai dish, a rich creamy coconut broth with noodles and crispy fried wontons, is not usually on thai menus. So when I see it, I order it. And it was excellent here.

Pumpkin Curry - Another hit, a rich red curry with kabocha squash.

Drunken Noodles (5 out of 5) - Rich, spicy, fat noodles packed with umami flavor.

Tom kha fried rice - Another excellent fried rice dish with that lemongrass and coconut...