Visually appealing with a contemporary asian-euro fusion for decor. Generous sized booths, casual/fun bar area, and all setup that the noise is relatively low at capacity.
Typhoon gets plusses on its setup.
Service was Below Average.
My wife and I arrived at 655 for a 7 reservation. No other customers waiting and the restaurant was at about 25% capacity. Immediately seated by maitre'de at a booth, no menu's and no conversation.
715 and still no menu's or waitstaff asking for drinks, the water runner had provided water by this time but did not speak english. During this 15 minute period, the person who would become our waiter had already walked by at least 3-4 times and looked at the table but kept walking.
720 I get up go to the front and get menu's on my own and hunt down the maitre'de and inquire about a waiter.
722 waiter comes by and gets drink order and food order in one go, apologizes for mixup. We order a French 75 and Jasmine Thai Tea for drinks, potstickers (for appetizer), Tom Yung Goong soup, Banana leaf wrapped trout, and jasmine rice.
745 Potstickers arrive. Great texture and taste.
805 Soup and fish arrive. The soup is the wrong order and ends up being a coconut curry chicken Tom Kah Gai. THe trout is perfectly cooked and has wonderful flavor.
807 Grab waiter for soup replacement.
820 New soup arrives, seems like a long time for soup that is not made to order. The Tom Yung Goong is not as flavorful as I have experience at other Thai restaurants, one lonely leaf of cilantro, no sweet/sour taste, just a salty broth with mushrooms and shrimp floating around and a dash of hot chili oil. Very bland.
830 Get bill and leave. Never received friendly vibes from waiter, did not make efforts to come by and provide updates during time that we were waiting for the soup. No apologies (except for the mixup at the start) for delays or food mixups on a night when the restaurant was not busy.
Will not return too many other good places to go...
Pros: Nice ambience and convenient location. Excellent Tea menu.
Cons: Bad, lackadaisical, indifferent service...