Greg S.
Yelp
Well that was a waste of time and money for us. We love us some good Thai and were hopeful for this place. Located in yet another strip mall in Roseville, you will immediately be confused as to which door you are supposed to enter, as there are two restaurants next to each other, and 3 of the doors have signs stating "Enter from other door" and the arrows point to the other restaurant. Khobkoon is the single door on the far right. The interior has been designed to look old world Thai/Asian which was cute. They definitely need to add some music for the background so you don't just hear other diner's utensils clicking on their plates. I noticed other patrons (there were only 3 other tables filled at 8pm on a Saturday night) were speaking extremely quietly as not to have other's hear them. Kind of annoying to have to pay attention to your speaking level. Our host, and presumed owner was nice as he took our orders.
Food: Started with the #1 veggie rolls. Deep fried, but cold in the middle, and the veggie insides were on the stringy side, which being cold was a bit 'not good'.
Followed by #19 Tom Kha Ghai with chicken. Came presented in a sterno hot pot, and it was actually boiling in the pot. The broth truly had no flavor to it. So that was a miss as well.
Finally we tried the #24 Penang with pork ($1 extra for pork) and #64 Pad Thai. The pork in the Penang was tender which was good. But, the curry was flavorless as was the Pad Thai. One thing that surprised and annoyed us, was that I have never been to a Thai restaurant where they did not ask or indicate the level of spice. He never mentioned, nor asked us even though the menu clearly notes "spicy" by use of the pepper icons. All of our food was bland, and flavorless. Even the jars of heat additives (for lack of better words here) at the table were bland. Is bland what people in Roseville love? Based on the 'great' reviews one might think so. For us, who love good 'real' Thai food with traditional spiciness, this is not the place. Again, only 3 other tables had diners on this Saturday night, and only 2 take out orders came in while we were there. I wish him well...