On a beautiful summer afternoon we stopped for an early dinner at Khu Larb Thai.

We had spent the day hiking at Ft. Townsend State Park and then poking around the little shops. By the time we made it to Khu Larb Thai we were HUNGRY and ready for a great meal.

The restaurant was nearly empty when we arrived at about 4:30. It is nicely decorated and the place settings were pretty. We were shown right to our table and provided with big glasses of water.

We decided to start with a pair of appetizers to share. We chose the Chili Wings and the Chili Ribs which were on special. We ate them because we were hungry but felt that the portion was very small for the price and that the quality was severely lacking. For $9.50 each we expected more than 3 small ribs and 4 chicken wing sections. The meat was dry and tough on both.

For mains my husband ordered the pineapple fried rice with beef (3stars) and I had the chicken pad Thai (4stars). My husband thought that the portion size was good, that there was a fair amount of meat in and that the spice level was about right for a 3. His overall opinion was that it was good, but not fantastic.

I had much better luck. This was perhaps the best pad Thai I've ever had. It was quite spicy but not uncomfortably so. Even with the heavier spice the nutty flavor came through. The balance of meat to veg is correct. At first I thought there was tofu in my dish! The bean cake looks and tastes like tofu but I am assured it is something different. This sent me home to google and I think they are using a Thai mung bean cake. It was lovely and I have no complaints but would have liked to know more about this ingredient and what sets it apart from tofu.

The service was very basic. We were seated promptly. Our waitress was nice, The young man in the batman T-shirt did a great job of keeping the water coming. What didn't happen was any follow up after the food was delivered. No one came to ask how our meal was. I did decide to tell them about the quality issue on the appetizers but my feedback was rather mildly received, It seemed clear they did not really care. I didn't comment asking for any discounts and I did not complain about the price, I just wanted them to be aware that the meat was dry and tough. It bothers me that they did not seem to care about this.

Would we go again? Yes. Would we avoid ordering appetizers? Definitely.