A palatable night out at Taste of Thai
Taste of Thai is a small family-owned Thai restaurant in Ithaca, NY. Boasting some of the “best and most authentic Thai food” Ithaca has to offer, Taste of Thai is definitely true to its word. However, having the best food is not always enough to compensate when the service is sub-par.
While wandering through Ithaca for the Ithaca Festival, I came across Taste of Thai and felt it was a necessary stop, considering I had never had “real Thai food” before and Taste of Thai was supposedly “the best.” I stopped, decided that the prices were generally within my price range, and went in.
Perhaps it’s because I dined on the night of the Ithaca Festival, but the Taste of Thai was bustling with business. You walk into a dimly lit foyer where the hostess greets you and shows you to your seat. Despite the crowd, I was seated promptly with my date in a relatively “quiet” corner by the window.
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I ordered yellow fried rice with chicken. It’s basically like pork fried rice, but so spicy that my taste buds weren’t sure what to think once I tried the sweet and sour sauce. My date had a Thai iced tea, which is a very good, very sweet, investment to make at this restaurant as you’ll be needing something to balance off whatever level of spicy food that you order at the Taste of Thai.
So, the food was good, the night went well, and service was… well, slow. The people at the table next to us were seated after us, ordered more food, and managed to finish, pay their check, and leave before we even managed to finish our food. The next couple was seated and received their drinks before we even got our bill. I enjoyed the food, however, I can’t help but feel we were ignored and hope that that is not always the case when dining at Taste of Thai.
Well, apparently it’s not always the case… as long as you sit at that other table next to where we were sitting.
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