The service was prompt and courteous, but everything else left a lot to be desired.
The food was bland. The veggies varied from raw to squishy. The two entrees I ordered had the meat selections reversed. Worse still, the chicken was terribly dry and flavorless, but the pork was actually tender and savory.
The dining room (I only went inside to pick up my food) was a small square room with handful of tables and a curtained doorway into the kitchen, and that's it. It smelled pretty bad, not at all like the aroma of fish sauce that usually pervades Thai eateries, but sort of like rotten vegetables. Needless to say, I was very glad I was getting food to go.
So what's up with all the high reviews? I've been to at least a dozen Thai restaurants that ranged from fancy to fast-food-adjacent, and Siam Garden now sadly sits at the bottom...
Read moreUsed to go here 2x a week. The 1 waitress is alone and unafraid, so sometimes service can be a little slow, but it's always clear that she is busting her butt to keep up, which in my opinion makes it okay (especially if you are there with good company!). Food is fantastic and very reasonably priced. I don't know why Google has it as a "$$". I now work further from this place so I can't go very much anymore, and it's honestly one of my biggest regrets in moving jobs.
Be careful coming at peak lunch times...its a very small place and it's popular (for good reason). Try to eat early or late to avoid waiting for a table. I would love to see this place expand to a larger venue. If you look at the other reviews it the only...
Read moreI was soooo hopeful that Siam Garden was gonna be awesome, because of the reviews, its closeness to work and I love hole-in-the-wall discoveries. So, I took a coworker and tried it out. I think I must've gone on a bad day or something, but while the spring rolls were darn good, my level 3 hot beef pad thai was super bland. Maybe if I got a level 5 or ventured into the crazy upper levels of hot, it'd have been better, but it tasted like they'd forced to to be bland versus just not hot, if that makes sense. I'll probably try this place out again in the future, to give them another shot, but I was disappointed on...
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