Thaiphoon

What's it like?

Two of us had dinner for the first time at Typhoon last Friday night. It wasn't a good experience, except for our waiter, who was friendly and accomodating.

We ordered Tom Kha, Chicken Curry Panang, and a veggie/tofu Pad Thai.

The soup had decent flavoring, but it appeared watered down compared to other places I've eaten - as if they were stretching the last serving into two servings.

The chicken curry panang was awful. I'm not sure I even saw any chicken in it, and the vegetables were horribly undercooked. The potato slices were so raw that it was impossible to cut them into bite size with a metal fork. I mean literally impossible.

On a positive note - the Pad Thai was decent and well done. Not the best I've had - but decent.

When we mentioned to the waiter about the consistency of the soup and the raw veggies, he immediately offered to discount the meal. That was a nice thing to do. They ended up not charging us for our two ice teas, though, telling us that that was the equivalent of 15%-20% of the bill. It was actually about 12%, but I was at least glad they tried.

I'm not sure if I'll go back there - there wasn't any excuse for the kitchen failure: the place was uncrowded and we weren't in any hurry.

Another minor point: the tables have a thick plastic cover over a white table cloth, and at most tables, it hangs down to ankle level. For me - it didn't look good. Add to that the fact that the covers were sticky against bare legs (we were in shorts)and you understand the low score for ambiance.