Where do I start?

My fiancé and I decided to dine in based on an IG post on Sunday, 3/3/24. Little did we know what we were going to walk into.

The best part about this dining experience was the timing it took to get us seated. We had no reservations but got seated within 5 minutes of walking in. The place was relatively busy and became busier into the evening. We were excited!

The decor was nice… the ambiance, I’m still trying to figure out that part. Bohemian-ish but moving on past the interior decor. While seated it felt busier than it looked or lacked the staff for the busy night? I felt like it was a seat them and forget them situation.

It took us about 10-15 minutes for us to get water (not a biggie). We were provided menus for happy hour during the weekdays (we were dining on a Sunday) and provided the limited/“restaurant month” menu along with the drink menu.

We weren’t sure if the menu changed recently vs limited weekend menu or if what we wanted was seasonal. We then figured out that we had to look at the full menu on the QR code on our table to access the full menu to find the items we sought after.

So we did the following as we planned..

We ordered:

1. Fried Pork Belly ** appetizers can come out with entrees and not necessarily first prior to entrees. As the dishes are served in ”Thai family style.” Meaning all orders will come at once, once the kitchen completes making it.

2. Pak Boong Fai Dang (sautéed morning glory <—amazing)

3. Pineapple Duck Curry (dry and overcooked and curry to too sweet)

4. Pad Thai Baron (looks pretty in presentation, but was TOO fishy in its flavor. More like it was stir fried in fish sauce. Unbalanced in its flavor)

5. Two Thai Iced Teas…

Total: $100+

Once we ordered it was an average wait time before our food arrived. average but not bad for how busy it looked.

The Thai iced teas came first followed by everything else. I was a bit confused in the order everything came out because it all came out at once. We came hungry so we thought the fried pork appetizer would come first to start our dinner but both the appetizers and entrees were brought out together.

At first glance, everything looked good. The food was warm and presentable.

Although the duck looked unfavorably dry, I decided to dive in anyways and give it a try. I won’t be ordering it again due to the flavor and how overcooked the duck was. The dish was not my favorite. It did not sit well with my palate. I like both thai cuisine and Thai style curry. I did not find this dish in any way satisfying to be a highlighted item odd the menu of this restaurant.

The Pad Thai… which is a staple was something I really wanted to be good but the chef must have went heavy on the fish sauce making it taste too “fishy.” Not the best flavor to have lingering as you take a bite into your dish each time. Once again, presentation looked fine but flavor too pungent for my palate. I know it requires fish sauce but it was too fishy.

The fried pork belly was ok. nothing special but it was overcooked like the duck. Crispy and dry. Better tolerated with the hot sauce but dry.

Unfortunately, the highlight was the sautéed morning glory, which wasn't even on our radar. We honestly left saying it was the favorite of the dishes we ordered.

all in all, the staff brought the food out but didn’t check to see if everything was ok.

Seating was A++++.

Service was almost non-existent. Food was sub-par and could use some attention. Maybe just a bad night in Bangkok?

The duck we saw being promoted on IG looked juicy. Ours was underwhelming: overcooked/dry and clashing in its flavor, coconut red/penang curry was too sweet.

It’s pretty bad when my fiancé says the food is bad. She is usually the one that says everything is good, even when the food is bad.

Owner is responsive, thank you Olie.