"This place is for when guests are craving the comfort of the warm embrace of herbs, spices, and coconut in Thai cuisine. The small dining room feels more like a living room — casual, friendly, and decorated with hanging umbrellas and even a gong. The menu isn’t reinventing the wheel; it’s a trusty list of sweet, sour, and spicy dishes like green and red curries, drunken noodles, and a scattering of sometimes fried, sometimes saucy starters. And the tom kha soup is bound to heal. While this is a popular takeout spot, the atmosphere is really worth dining in for. Opened in 1988, this East Boulevard fixture was actually the first Thai restaurant in Charlotte and has rightly endured." - Kayleigh Ruller
