Thai In Love — Restaurant in Thomaston

Let me start off by saying, I'm not sure even what Thai food is. I mean, I consider myself pretty well versed in the food department, but I'm also honest enough to admit my ignorance when it comes to food, especially ethnic food. I mean, it's like noodles and stuff right?

Anyway, there was a Thai place right in the center of town that we tried a couple years ago, and were THOROUGHLY disappointed by. So basically, that was where the story of Thai food and I ended. It's not like I was a fan of the style enough to hunt another place down, so unless a place plopped into my lap, I was done with Thai.

Plop.

One day my son comes home and tells me about this small Thai place in Thomaston, "Thai In Love" (see what they did there?). He goes on to completely rave about it, bubbling over with enthusiasm. Let me just make something clear here, my son is 17, and his pallet is...well, 17 as well! Point is, he doesn't often "rave" about food, so when he did...I took notice. In the next day or so, a friend that lives down the road ALSO raved; so, clearly there was something going on here and I needed to investigate.

Place is small (cozy small), so if you're dining it...get there early. The decor is kind of low brow and as soon as you walk in, you'll know that the place is all about the food. And scanning the room, I noticed a sweet old Thai Grandmother cooking in the kitchen. Oh yeah, this was gonna be good!

We ordered an appetizer sampler that was simply amazing. I apologize that I can't remember what each thing was, but my Thai is rusty and I had a few drinks in me (BYOB by the way!). For the entree', I went with the Drunken Noodle with Chicken (level 5 heat please), the Mrs. went with the Golden Garlic stir fry with mixed seafood. Let's just say this, it was NOTHING like the other place. This stuff was fresh, spicey, just an amazing blend of flavors that you're not going to get with any other ethnic food. The "heat" is hot, but it's not like Mexican hot for example, it's a much more complex type of heat that has multiple layers and intensities. Simply amazing.

Service was instantaneous and constant, not an issue there at all. Since then, we've done take out a couple times and are currently exploring the menu deeper. Thus-far, it's been all good.

Trust me, I still have no idea what Thai food is; but when I put the food they make here in my mouth hole,...

Recently move to the area and wanted to try some Thai food since there are a few in the area. I came across this place and I am glad I decided to give it a try. We went around 3:30/4P on a Saturday and it was empty inside which was nice but that doesn’t meant they were busy. They take out was constantly going.

The server was very friendly and funny.

The food was a great price. I would say normal or maybe in a tad under to market price. The inside is decorated in a Love theme which goes with the name. Very intimate but fun.

Now for the food. It was phenomenal. I got the steamed mussels, fried tofu, vegetable tempura and Crab rangoon (appetizers) and it was cleared almost immediately by the table because it was delicious. The sauce given with the crab Rangoon should be bottled and sold lol. The broth for the steamed mussels was to perfect as I wanted to order a soup but didn’t need to based on that app. The entrees were priced well and very tasty. I love spicy food so I can handle the heat but if you are new to spice I would say stick to a 2-3 level. They do have additional side spices for the table if you want that extra kick.

I definitely recommend this place and I will be back more frequently to try the different variety...

This might be the best thai restaurant in connecticut. Everytime one of my friends go here, they tell my how much their expectations were blown out the wind. First, my family and I ordered crab rangoons and spring rolls. The sauce that came with them were irresistible. It might have been the best chilli oil i've ever had, it just paired perfectly with both. Each bite into the crab rangoons were filled with flavors that you won't get anywhere else. For my main meal, I had chicken pad thai. The chicken was cooked PERFECTLY and covered in the most amazing sauce. I could not stop digging in for more and more. After, I thought my stomach was filled but then came out such a great desert. This was actually the best fried ice cream i've ever had, it was loaded. The outer shell was very crispy, I loved the crunch on every bite. It was drizzled with chocolate syrup that just topped everything. What made my experience even better is that the restaurant felt like I was invited to a thainese home. The decorations were perfect and went with the "love" theme very well. All of the workers were very sweet and my food came out very quick. If it were up to me, this restaurant is a 5...