Thai Tom
Seattle, WA 98105-4510
Phone: (206) 548-9548
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- 47th Street
Editorial Review for Thai Tom – by Jill Lightner
The Scene
Extremely small and dark, you might not notice that the space is pretty, with gold walls, painted bamboo lampshades and Thai art. A few tables line one wall and the open kitchen with surrounding counter lines the other; the narrow aisle is just wide enough for a slender person. Students and foodies hover outside at all hours, waiting for the next table--it's worth the wait.
The Food
Woks and flames are flying on the four-burner stove--the scene is Dante's Inferno, but the result is food of the gods. Pad thai is deep-brown and richly spiced; house noodles are wide and tangy, with plenty of chili oil spicing things up. Dishes are available with prawns, beef (which they frequently run out of), white-meat chicken or tofu, either steamed or fried. Heat lovers must order garlic chicken--crisp vegetables and tender meat await under a vast mountain of garlic.
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Insider Tips
When to GoWhile lunch can be slightly less crowded, your best bet is to call ahead and order to go, or sit at the bar. General wait is 20-30 minutes throughout the dinner hours.
Know Before You GoThe heat scale ranges from one to five, and two stars supplies a healthy dose of heat.
Look GoodDon't get stuck--no checks or plastic are accepted, and there's no ATM on-site. The closest bank is on the corner of 47th and University.
User Reviews for Thai Tom
05/07/2008 Posted by superthaimonk
was horrid like really, really bad chinese food even smelled like that. Nasty oil taste on everything. Worst Thai in Seattle! This was nasty, I don't see how it could get worse. Usually bad Thai food is just not great, but edible, this was horrid. Nasty re-used oil for months maybe? AVOID this hole!
Pros: none
Cons: nasty old oily food. no Thai flavor at all.
05/04/2008 Posted by mavs5241
I've been to Thai Tom 5-6 times in the past, and always liked their food. But I am not going there ever again due to the service I received tonight. This is what happened: I ordered a dish that turned out to be really salty, but thought that I'll just let it go this time and ask for more rice. When we got the receipt, the total was wrong by $2 more dollars. We figured that the servant prolly charged us for the rice (which costs $1 as stated on the menu), but take that into consideration, the total is still wrong by $1. This is our conversation with the servant thereafter: Me: Sorry sir, I'm just wondering if you charged us for the rice? Servant: Yeah I did Me: Well, I don't think we should be charged for the rice, my dish was really really salty (pointed to the dish, it was very black...), I just wanted some more rice to go along with it Servant: What?! it's like that..blah blah blah...(turned to the chef and spoke in Thai language very loudly) Chef: You know what??? you don't like it?! 99% of the people like it!!! [some arguement here, I was very mad at this point] Me: OK fine, even if you charge us for the rice, it's $1 as listed on the menu, but the total is off by $2 Servant: No!! It's $2!! Me: The menu says $1! Servant: We changed the price long time ago!! The price on the menu is wrong!!! Me: What?! shouldn't we expect to pay as according to what's on the menu?! We argued for the next 5 minutes, with the sevant pointing his fingers 3 inches in front of my face and cursing at me. I certainly did not pay that extra $1. I'm the type of person who cannot stand rstaurants delivering this type of service and still make money. If you are like me, please do me a favor and stop letting Thai Tom earn our money. If you really want Thai food on the Ave, try Little Thai, Thaiger Room, or Thai 65. Their food is just as nice as Thai Tom.
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