Staff was very friendly and attentive, food was great! Will definitely come back! Me and a friend hit this place for lunch, elected to start with their tofu offering with a sweet and spicy sauce. This was unbelievable, worth coming back for by itself!!! Crispy outside, enough to crunch with a bite. Gooey inside. Sweet and spicy sauce all over. Absolute sensory overload, awesome! He got the soup, I got the salad. Your typical Asian starters, and both were great. I really enjoyed the abundance of ginger in the salad. Our meals were great! We will come back and try different things. Everything was cooked perfectly, it's very apparent the kitchen crew is passionate about what they send out. Even down to the plating, amazing! Only knocked the atmosphere since there were still Christmas decorations up. Also they apparently use the town tap water for everything, even the Thai tea my friend ordered was overwhelming with the tap water taste. We both had water with our lunch, which also was very apparent the town was midst treating their water......as it tasted like chemicals. Small knocks though, this place is legit!
Cham Thai Cuisine at Carrboro
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Staff was very friendly and attentive, food was great! Will definitely come back! Me and a friend hit this place for lunch, elected to start with their tofu offering with a sweet and spicy sauce. This was unbelievable, worth coming back for by itself!!! Crispy outside, enough to crunch with a bite. Gooey inside. Sweet and spicy sauce all over. Absolute sensory overload, awesome! He got the soup, I got the salad. Your typical Asian starters, and both were great. I really enjoyed the abundance of ginger in the salad. Our meals were great! We will come back and try different things. Everything was cooked perfectly, it's very apparent the kitchen crew is passionate about what they send out. Even down to the plating, amazing! Only knocked the atmosphere since there were still Christmas decorations up. Also they apparently use the town tap water for everything, even the Thai tea my friend ordered was overwhelming with the tap water taste. We both had water with our lunch, which also was very apparent the town was midst treating their water......as it tasted like chemicals. Small knocks though, this place is legit!
The best thing about this restaurant is how close it is located to Thai Station (Car Mill Plaza) across the street. I assure you, this will save you from major disappointment and discover what a decent (Not super authentic I’m afraid) Thai cuisine should taste like. Try their pine apple fried rice- kids love it. It comes inside of freshly cut pine apple. Now back to this joint- Food, particularly the beef noodle dish I ate, is indistinguishable from eating cardboard. I’ll stop there… The hostess seemed disinterested when I tried to order my take out. Atmosphere was ok, nothing to comment on there. Seriously- try Thai Statiin in Car Mill plaza across the street before you depart with your $20 at this place. I had to throw away my beef- no flavor, dry, and the size of a Great Dane’s ears. See for yourself. Wife had eggplant dish and they were also massive.
The best thing about this restaurant is how close it is located to Thai Station (Car Mill Plaza) across the street. I assure you, this will save you from major disappointment and discover what a decent (Not super authentic I’m afraid) Thai cuisine should taste like. Try their pine apple fried rice- kids love it. It comes inside of freshly cut pine apple. Now back to this joint- Food, particularly the beef noodle dish I ate, is indistinguishable from eating cardboard. I’ll stop there… The hostess seemed disinterested when I tried to order my take out. Atmosphere was ok, nothing to comment on there. Seriously- try Thai Statiin in Car Mill plaza across the street before you depart with your $20 at this place. I had to throw away my beef- no flavor, dry, and the size of a Great Dane’s ears. See for yourself. Wife had eggplant dish and they were also massive.
My favorite Thai restaurant in the area by a mile, this place is a must-visit. The menu is varied, every dish I have ever tasted is delicious, the service is friendly and the atmosphere is spot-on. I continually come back to the Cashew Nut with Chicken dish and the Chicken Sate, but the Mongolian Beef is also always perfect. The desserts appear authentic as well; I never order desserts out other than here.