Krua Khun Rose — Restaurant in Sandwich

Okay, so as a restaurant, this place gets 1 star. However, as a piece of performance art? 5/5. Just really top-tier stuff. A lot of meta-narrative going on in the whole experience.

The story starts out with you, as the customer, calling in an order. But what's this? They barely have anything on their own menu? Did I call the right place? Yes, fellow passenger, you did. Classic misdirection which sets the tone for the rest of this Huxleyan nightmare.

What follows next is a 2-4 hour wait, unique to each individual audience member. This really builds the anticipation for the central performance, which occurs in the restaurant itself. Here, one stands for an additional 40 minutes where, behind a huge plate glass window, a disparate cast of characters are situated in what is ostensibly a commercial kitchen. However, the characters seem lost, confused, and wander aimlessly in this well-lit industrial space. This definitely spoke to me about the disillusionment of humanity within a hyper-mechanized capitalist structure. The fact that there was literally a giant glass panel separating the audience from the performers was a bold and thought-provoking change from traditional theater. This literal barrier is most likely meant to represent the separation of the artist from society and, like the general industrial setting, again reinforces the Marxist theme of "estrangement" of the individual from the productivity of their own labor.

Of course, immersive experience that this is, there are players on your side of the glass as well. Some are complaining on cell phones, a few ask for their money back. Impressive improvisational performances by all.

The message is clear: the workers are trapped but so are we, the audience, and the ascension to middle class priveledge does little to rectify this. Traditional Asian culture becomes commodified; the simple act of ordering takeout within the supposed efficiency of market-based systems is a grueling and impossible task.

Then something really clever happens. In exchange for the price of the theater's admission, you are eventually handed a prop of your own: a bucket of assorted compost material packaged as takeout.

Staring into this bucket of fibrous slop, one asks themselves the question: What is the true role of the consumer in a post-scarcity society? Am I the customer or the cattle? The answer one is left with is that you are both, and that there is no escape from the human farm. A bleak, but profound theme which Krua Khun Rose executes with...

My 92-year-old father has never been one to go out to dinner much but he prefers the “shotgun shrimp” from the golf course near our home. Tonight they were closed. I called to see if they could make something similar for him as he cannot get out of the house anymore. Rose, the owner picked up. The phone, asked me some questions about the shrimp and then said she would make me something off the menu. When I arrived, I showed her an article in today’s newspaper about my father. And said this special shrimp is for him she hopes it is as good as he’s used to. . She reached into the cash register and tried to give me the money back. She literally chased me out the door. I finally convinced her that my father would be very upset if we did not pay for the food. Please give it to the next person you think needs it. She is such a kind and decent human being. It’s incredible and her cooking is legendary. My father served in the Navy for 28 years all over the world. He has eaten seafood from Europe to the Philippines and everywhere in between. He just said this is possibly the best shrimp he has ever had in his life! The dish does not have a name, other than Rose, special shrimp. it is delicious Rose, we thank you for everything you do. Tim and Les C. Sent from my iPhone

-- Krua Khun Rose 289 Cotuit Rd, Ste...

Please read the good reviews as the bad reviews are just childish. First off this place is amazing and owned by an actual Thai person who has been working as a chef for many years in other Thai restaurants in America. But OMG to all the 1 star reviews, I love when white people say what Thai food should taste like. If you even knew, there is soooo much fish sauce in authentic Thai food that I'm sure you would hate all of it. Seriously if the veggies were rotten or you found hair in the foods that's one thing but to give a 1 or 2 star because food was too sweet or not to your exact personal preference then grow up that's just dumb. Also to the people giving bad reviews because you are trying to order food 10 min to closing time, OMG seriously. This applies to any restaurant. If I call Two brothers down the road 10 min to closing they would say the same thing but I don't see any negative reviews on there site about this. When a restaurant closes at 8 it means the kitchen closes at 8 so please be considerate ordering from any restaurant and call at least 30 min before closing. And for any one wondering, yes I'm white.... pale as snow white. I'm just respectful of other people (unless you are rude) and try to think of how other people...