meh.\n\n\nat the behest of my girlfriend's stepfather, we ate there one wednesday night.  apparently this was one of the places we needed to visit according to his limitied radii's around the convention center.  he recommended the sour sausage rice.\n\ni lived in southeast asia for years, i ate in bangkok, phuket, i got splattered with frog blood at a market in chiang mai.  on reading all the rave reviews (especially from Gourmet-which has never really let me down) i was ready for a little gastronomic pre cum to dribble down my leg..\n\nnot so, not even a squirt.\n\nthe sour sausage rice was good, sour, crispy, not much sausage.  too spicy for my girlfriend, and i was definately reminded of it the next morning on the elger..  but i'd never had that before, i was optimistically impressed-she was fading fast.\n\nit took two tries for my singha, while waiting we checked out the clientele....hippies. sort of, not the VW bus, no jobber, dead head folks-the VPR, pious prius, art teacher beady, kaftan wearing types.  i began to see why this place was reviewed so positively and with so much frequency.\n\ni resisted getting a traditional curry, and opted for the 'house special' or something.  big mistake.  it was coconut milk free, pretty tasteless,  and overall not good.  i could tell it was a totally traditional northern thai dish, but it was devoid of flavor, notably salt.\n\ni was gonna make my feelings heard, but i was in my chef pants and rubber shoes and really didnt feel like being vocal at this point.\n\ni just dropped my review down to a 2 star, much better could be done at home after a quick trip to the ranch99 market and about 10 minutes on the internet.\n\n\n\nskip it.