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Taste of Thai reviewed by John

My cohorts and I had been talking about checking this place out for a while, finding a 20% off coupon on their website clinched a trip up to Del Mar today to try this out. The place has interesting seating; there are several custom benches winding throughout the dining area that are EXTREMELY comfortable. I could have easily stayed for a nap. Unfortunately (I was told) the chair on the opposite side of the table wasn’t nearly as comfy.

We started with fried calamari and Satae; both were decent, nothing spectacular. The soup was something I’d not had before; it had chunks of onion, tomato and potato in a clear broth, and it tasted more boring than it sounds. I ordered chicken Pad Thai for an entrée, and that was just a mess. I’m used to some spice in Thai food, this was bland (I wasn’t asked for a spice level, as I’m used to at most Thai places). Also, more disturbingly it had these little dehydrated shrimp in it, along with chunks of tofu. The shrimp were crunchy and the flavor was too pronounced, which is unfortunate for me since I don’t care for shrimp. I don’t think we’ll be headed back anytime soon.