03/20/09

Best place in Cary for Thai food

by boosting

This place is truely an authentic Thai restaurant. It is hard to find authentic food prepared correctly in the triangle and for the price, this place is hard to beat. They dont serve sushi so they dont feel the need to charge you twice as much.

I have been to Thailand many times since my wife is from there and grew up there. Even her family asks to eat there when they visit.

The decor is not fancy and the waitresses are a little shy since English isnt there first language which can be construed as impolite. But the price and the food cannot be beat.

If you want real Thai food, look no further.

• Pros: Authenticity, price
• Cons: Service

03/10/09

Worst Thai Food I Ever Had

by 2puertoricans

My husband and I love thai food and have eaten in several restaurants from NYC to Texas. I almost walked out once I saw the sanitation score of 96. We decided to take a chance so we proceeded to go inside and eat. The first strike was the service...I really don't need a friendly waitress, but an attentive on would of been nice. The rice I ordered was horrible. The vegetables were canned (mushrooms) (There is an Asian Market across from them)They really charge enough for there plates to buy fresh. Once I asked the waitress hoping I was wrong.....she was upset that I even asked her if they vegetables were fresh. I don't think it's wrong with asking questions about the food I am being served. She answered yes there canned with an attitude. I am not writing this review as a wealthy person who can eat anywhere they want and have high expectations.......I am an average wife with 2 boys.....I just think you can get better and should expect better than this.......

• Pros: Parking
• Cons: Overpriced for the quality of food offered

12/29/08

Better Thai food than I have found around much of the San Francisco Bay Area

by kaelumsonofson

I was taken here by a co-worker back when I first moved to the Triangle and have been going back there ever since. I've lived in California (San Francisco and the South Bay) for over 25 years and this little gem is better than most Thai restaurants out there and is by far the best I've found in the Triangle. When I first started going there I just ordered straight down the menu, moving down an item each visit, until I got to the Thai Villa Noodles and I haven't been able to get myself to move on since. :) I've found that most of their noodle dishes are excellent...and both their soups (Tom Yum Goong and Tom Ka) are awesome...but again, Thai Villa Noodles would have to be my recommendation hands down. One bit of warning, their pepper rating (how spicy the dish is based on 1, 2, or 3 peppers) is not mean for folks used to the level of spiciness you find in most American restaurants. If you are not used to eating extremely spicy foods stick to 1 or 2 peppers. I had a friend try 3 peppers and he was sweating out of his eyelids. If you are used to extremely spicy foods though I would still only recommend 2 peppers on the noodle based dishes as I found that is hot enough to give it a bit of a kick but not so much that you drown out the flavor. 3 peppers is the way to go for most of the non-noodle based dishes for spicy lovers like me. The fresh roll (in the white rice paper) appetizers are good too but I prefer spring rolls from Vietnamese restaurants. Everyone I've introduced to this place has become addicted to it. Oh, also give the mango and sticky rice a try...it's awesome...but you have to catch it during the right time as they only serve it when mangos are in season.

• Pros: The food is to die for
• Cons: Price, Ambience (but well worth it for the food)