Sao Thai — Restaurant in Tupelo

After seating and being given menus and water, we waited nearly 20 minutes in an unbusy restaurant to have our orders taken. We asked they split the checks into 2 parties right up front. There were three people hanging around behind the bar, so they weren’t short staffed. The food was good and came out in a timely manner. Whoever was in the kitchen, was on the ball. No one came by to check on us. They seemed to be in a hurry to take our dishes away and sweep and mop. When I asked what time do you close? —worried we had stayed past closing time—they said 9 pm. It was 8:15. We waited and waited for our checks. Finally one of the servers came with an hand held device and we had to request the checks be split again, but the amounts seemed off by several dollars on my check. The items seemed correct, so after discussion with the server, I paid and was then given the printed copy of the receipt after I inserted my credit card. I told someone behind the bar before I left that I felt I was overcharged after seeing the print out of the receipt and they said they add a fee for credit cards and apologized. - As an example, peanut sauce was $3 instead of $2.50 and tea $2.59 instead of $2.50. I didn’t see a notice of that credit card fee on the menu. Perhaps it was there, but I missed it. We could have paid cash if we had known. In retrospect, it may have been better to have had delivery done to our hotel. The food was good. The servers didn’t seem to want to be there or maybe they were new and need further training. I usually tip closer to 30%, but only tipped 18%. This was our first...

This was our first visit. The atmosphere is unexpected. It feels like time warp back to the 40s or 50s inside, but not in a bad way. There was old 40s jazz and ballads playing quietly in the background. It made me feel like I was experiencing an immigrants journey through American culture in the early-to-mid 29th century.

The food was fantastic! Recognizable Thai dishes but many with subtle twists to make them unique. My wife got the Panang Chicken Curry. She said the flavor was awesome and the fried noodles (tempura style) were interesting. She said the texture was almost like a tempura vegetable, so it took her brain a bit to adjust to what it was. My Drunken Noodles with Scallops were fantastic, down to the clever garnish of a cucumber carved into a flower! It had the perfect balance of spice and umami, complimenting the functions texture and delicate flavor of the scallops. Our appetizers were also great: quality potstickers and chicken satay. We also shared a Spicy Thai Beef Salad... this was even better than the appetizers! It was the perfect balance of herbs, greens, and the tangy, spicy vinaigrette.

The only downside of the experience was our server. She seemed very distracted by the bartender and didn't know how to talk about the specials. She had to bring the manager over to answer our questions. Everything else made up for the...

My wife and I placed an order to go tonight over the phone. Drunken Noodles with chicken Masaman Curry with chicken Panang Curry with chicken Crispy spring rolls (4)

The order we received was very odd. The only item completely correct was the Drunken noodles. The masaman curry had no potatoes in it, and it had a random pineapple chunk in it. That could have been a huge problem if one of us had been allergic to pineapple. The panang Curry had no crushed peanuts in it but had egg noodles that had a burnt color an texture lying on top of the dish. We also received cream cheese wontons instead of spring rolls. The name on my order read "Panner" instead of Tanner even though I spelled it out on the phone.

It's very disappointing to not receive the food your ordered or to only receive it partially correct. This is the first time we have ever had an issue with the restaurant. I hope this does not become a...