Omayra O.
Yelp
I came here to eat. I love Thai food and saw that this place was a hip fusion spot, so I wanted to check it out. The ambience is off the meter here. I would definitely come back for cocktails in the cozy moody space.
I ordered the vegetable curry hot pot and the papaya salad. My companion ordered the fried chicken bao, The papaya salad was incredibly dissapointing, I've ordered this salad all over the US and this was the weirdest version. It didn't taste right, the sauce did not have that delicious vinegar and spicy taste that I expected, and the texture of the fruits and veggies was off. It seemed like they might have been previously frozen. They weren't crisp at all. Thankfully the server, Uriel, noticed that we didn't eat it at all and asked how we felt about it. When I told him that it was bad, he took the salad off of our bill. Kudos to him and the entire staff. I interacted with three people and they were all fantastic.
The veggie curry was delicious but I was surprised when it came out like a soup, all alone. I had to order a side of rice to make it into more of a meal. For about $15, I expected that the rice would be included, especially because this is pretty standard. Sometimes the rice is even at the bottom of the hot pot. Here you had to pay an extra $2 for rice. My companion had the fried chicken bao. He said it was good but nothing to write home about.
I also had a cocktail, I can't remember the name, but I thought it was great. I like the ambience here, but I wouldn't come back to eat. The food is fine, but not great and a little expesive for what you get. It was raining on the day I visited, so I didn't even see a rooftop patio. I bet it would be a fantastic place to sit and have drinks with friends.