Cham's Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Tamuning Municipality

It took me forever to finally try this place (which is ridiculous, considering it’s literally my high school classmate’s family restaurant). But after two visits, I can confidently say: worth the wait, worth the calories, worth the stretchy pants.

Both times were excellent — no disappointments, unless you count me forgetting to take photos during my first visit. Luckily, I remembered the second time around. We ordered:

Fresh crab rolls (the appetizer) Thai red curry (combo) Pad krapao basil stir fry (beef)

We had the same server both visits, and she deserves an award. Sweet, professional, and somehow handling a busy dining room without breaking a sweat. Meanwhile, I break a sweat just deciding what to eat.

Food came out at a perfect pace — fast enough to keep me happy, but not suspiciously fast like they microwaved it in the back. The stir fry was packed with flavor without being heavy-handed, and the red curry? Let’s just say I’d fight someone for the last scoop.

I’ve been to plenty of Thai restaurants in the States, and while I’m not pretending to be some Thai food expert, I know what makes me shut up mid-bite. Cham’s Thai Cuisine does exactly that — shuts me up, feeds me well, and will 100% see me again the next time I “accidentally”...

I've eaten at Cham's before and overall, until today, I have a positive experience. So now the bad news. I ordered the Salt Pepper Shrimp and it was just horrible. I have Salt & Pepper shrimp on the island about 12 times and most have been rated OK to Excellent. Not this, the shrimp was so overfried that the shrimp shells had pulled away from the overcooked shrimp meat accumulating pockets of hot oil which they did not shake out but instead just dumped it into my takeaway clamshell which in turn then leaked from the clamshell into my takeway bag. I had grease everywhere in the carry away and at my desk. Nasty! Though the picture actually looks salivating, the execution was terrible, w/o doubt worst pepper shrimp I've eaten. Greazy, oily...

We were disappointed with our experience at Chams Thai Cuisine. The pad Thai was soggy, with overcooked noodles that lacked the usual texture and flavor we expected. The fried chicken cutlets had an unpleasant smell and didn’t seem properly marinated to remove it, which made it hard to enjoy. We couldn’t even finish it.

The Hommok Talay had a flavorful base, but the squid was incredibly rubbery and lacked freshness, making it difficult to enjoy.

The Thai tea, while delicious in taste, was much too sweet for our preference, which made it hard to drink after a few sips.

Overall, the quality of the food didn’t meet our expectations, and we’re unlikely...