Jamarcus T.
Yelp
Oh Talay, Talay, you dodged a bullet today! Okay, that's a little dramatic, but when I came in just before noon for some lunch, I was greeted with a line...not of customers waiting to be seated, but a line of customers waiting to pay, and I just was out of luck with my to go order, as I stood and waited, and waited, and waited. I did eventually order, and I waited almost 20 minutes on a 1 hour break, but I think it was worth it. Don't believe me? Read on!
I got myself the green curry chicken lunch special ($7.95), which came with a decent amount of sliced chicken breast, green peppers, green beans and a decent amount of curry sauce. White rice and a veggie egg roll with dipping sauce also came with the lunch order.
I enjoyed the flavor of the curry, very smooth, and with a nice slow burn that catches up to you after you take a couple of mouth fulls. The egg roll was crispy/flaky, and slightly greasy, but I liked the flavor of it too.
Here's the worth it part of Talay Thai. They have amazing customer service! Initially as I waited, staff came up to me, apologized and handed me a cup of sweet tea on the house. As my order finally came out, in my left hand was the green tea curry, and in my right, they comped me a yellow curry chicken meal without me asking. Wow, excellent!
The yellow chicken curry was saved for dinner, and was reheated in the microwave, but fortunately, the flavor and consistency of the yellow curry held up well to the microwave, and delivered the same great flavor as the green curry did, although not nearly as spicy. In the curry was the same sliced chicken breast, carrots, potato, white rice, not as much curry sauce, but another egg roll.
The egg roll, sadly did not hold up well to the microwave at all, and was pretty soggy, dripping with grease, so eat your egg rolls immediately if you get them.
Located off of Old Peachtree Road, in the little strip that also contains Roll and Pho, parking might be tight, since it's a small lot and construction is going on but space shouldn't be so terrible to find. There are two entrances/exits to the lot, although neither have a traffic light exit, so be careful when you cross Old Peachtree, heading back towards 85.
I'm a sucker for great customer service, and as soon as Talay Thai showed me how great their customer service was, the fact that their food was also tasty was just icing on the cake. Definitely will be back!