Spice it up — Restaurant in Stockton

I always judge a Thai restaurant by it's Green Curry with pork.

Flavors of coconut milk, basil and curry was well balanced. I like cilantro with mine and extra chili with mine. Provided on the side when asked for with a smile. Nutty flavor and vegetables where well balanced.

Papaya salad Lao style another another reference dish. Good balance of lime and fish sauce with chili. Cabbage on the side was good but, only gripe would of liked it julienned thinner.

We also ordered basil beef. Basil, beef and vegetables well complicated each other. The sauce was just a bit sweet. Don't know if it was a result of the stir fried bell peppers. Also had a slight smokey flavor. (Chow) in Chinese terms.

Judgement

Value: great good amount of food.

Flavor: better than expected.

Service: really good, able to hold a conversation without server hovering over you. Later, at end of the meal the chef or owner came out and greeted us to ask our option of dishes'

Really nice place to eat, over all. I would rate it a 4.7 resulting a 5 restaurant.

Went to another place in town, food was mediocre except one one item. Food was over priced. Hard to keep a conversation, for first date ok but for conversation related to...

The food is always tasty; I loved the yellow curry with tofu! This time, the service was just okay; our order was taken quickly and the food arrived quickly, but we weren't checked on. Compared to my 2-3 previous visits here, the atmosphere has become bad; the owner (I think) was sitting around a TV with some other people, watching football. They were yelling so loudly at the TV that it hurt my and my fiancé's ears. The restaurant was also poorly lit with the tables oddly arranged, but the yelling was what did it for me. I wasn't expecting this restaurant to ever have a dark, loud, sports bar vibe, and I probably won't be...

What can I say about Spice it Up? Fantastic food and friendly service. The owners are wonderful people and the dishes are amazing. My wife who isn't a big fan of fried seafood and sweet and sour dishes loves their "Sweet and sour" fish. Amazing flavor, not cloying sweet and has a bit a tang and spiciness to it. Our other favorite dish is the steamed fish as I can't recall it's name but if you like coconut milk and spiciness, this one is for you. They have wonderful satay, probably best in the town and great BBQ pork. Other items that one doesn't see in Stockton, purple sticky rice! Try it out, you...