TONG TA Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in South Kingstown

Food was, and always is amazing here. 10/10. But we were genuinely confused with how bad the service was.

The young girl behind the bar had an attitude that can be best described as a teenager being forced to do chores that she was wholly disinterested in. There was no greeting, no thank you, no smile or anything upbeat about her. She had zero urgency. We were handed menus when we first sat down (though nothing was said). But despite the fact that there were only three other people at the bar, and she had watched us close our menus and push them forward pretty quickly after receiving them, it somehow took 15 minutes for her to lumber back to us, make eye contact for the first time and speak her first words to us “do you want to order anything”.

I can only assume she strongly resents whoever is forcing her to work there. A truly...

So the good...Food was decent, about what you'd expect for a Thai restaurant in America, Pad Thai, Drunken noodles etc all standard fare. The bar service was good, we had a drink at the bar first before we sat down. So for the not so good ..This should have been a red flag, as on a Saturday night at 730pm the place was almost empty. We sat, food as explained service wasn't the greatest but wasn't terrible. Now for the part where we won't come back...The place closes at 930pm, but around 915, when we are still eating they got the vacuum out and were vacuuming the carpet, resetting all the silverware, clanking and then the piece de resistance, an alarm loudly blaring that went on and on and on. So to recap, food okay, service tolerable, atmosphere awful. Dine in at your own...

The potstickers were great! The edamame was overcooked and had lots of salt- I liked the salt but not the mushiness of the outlet layer of the pods. The chicken Basil spicy rice was out of this world delicious- super flavorful and spicy in the way that makes your mouth water. The chicken tasted like chicken not rubbery and it had great flavor- like it was cooked with the rice not just added on as an afterthought. I would order this dish again and again! The yellow curry with shrimp was delicious, however the eggplant was spoiled and not at all appetizing. The Mai Tai was sweet and refreshing. I’d order that again as well. The service was alright. The atmosphere overall inviting, lots of light and some eye...