Hooray, review no. 50! But as my mother often says, “It’s not all about you, Anne,” and it’s not, so let’s move on to pretty crappy Thai food.

My Thai has a run-down storefront, but the inside is slightly better: it’s large and white with wooden tables. No frills. Seriously, zero frills.
And the service is kind of the same way. You’ll get your food, but it won’t be easy.

I ordered the Iced Thai Bubble Tea Latte and it arrived without the little gelatin balls at the bottom. I said whatever and drank half of it anyway, only to have the waitress return, tell me she forgot to add the little balls and asked if she wanted me to add them. She came back a few minutes later, the problem fixed.

When my dining companion’s food arrived, it was barely lukewarm, so we flagged down a waiter and sent it back. The waitress did not bring new rice with the dish, however, so when the food made its reappearance out 10 minutes later, the rice was already cold.

Other service problems: the appetizers came out a few minutes apart (and one was a cold dish – so that’s just ridiculous) and my dirty plate sat in front of me for awhile before anyone came and took it away.

This was even more annoying considering the restaurant was not at all busy – and the waiters were eating food and drinking beer where we could see them. I’d have more pity if this was near closing time – but it was 6:30 PM. I’ve worked in the restaurant business, so I know waitstaff has to eat (and hey, maybe even drink) on the job – but within plain view while your customers are pretty miserable? Ug.