Chiang Mai Thai

Last week we mentioned to some friends that we went to Sawatdee and that Jon actually found something to eat there. One of those friends loves Thai food and suggested (since Jon will eat Thai food now) that we all go out for Thai food.

So last night we went out for Thai food.

The Restaurant: Chiang Mai Thai
Recognized by City Places as being a "Best of Thai Food Restaurant", this place offers a wide selection of fine wines and beverages in combination with flavorful Thai food. City Pages describes it as "Chiang Mai's odd combination of crowd-pleasing food and connoisseur-pleasing beverage has resulted in a hopping time for all." Check out one of the articles and reviews: City Pages

The Location: Uptown, Calhoun Square
Described as "an urban mall in the heart of Uptown", this place has a ton of fun stores and good restaurants in and around it. It's a nice to place hang out if you've got nothing else to do cause there is always something cool to check out. (I can spend hours in the Kitchen Window)

The Atmosphere: We sat outside so I can't give you an accurate account of the atmosphere in the restaurant. But sitting outside was fun. There's always an interesting crowd walking around Uptown so plenty of people watching.

The Food: We ended up getting their date night deal... which in my opinion really isn't that great of a deal. You get two appetizers, one entree and a bottle of wine. With Tip the total came out to $50. And we had to spilt an entree. For the appetizers we got Spring Rolls and Cream Cheese Wantons. The Spring Rolls had big chunks of chewy meat in them which made them hard to eat. The Wantons were very good and I wish we would've just gotten two orders of those. For the entree (since Jon is picky) we got Thai Fried Rice. Which was good but a little greasy and there wasn't anything else in it besides rice, eggs and tomatoes. So I wasn't impressed.

The Service: There was only one waiter serving the tables outside, which had to be at least 10 tables. So it was slow but we were busy enjoying each other's company so we didn't notice it that much.

Would I Recommend? This restaurant is only ok. Cool location, Some good food and lots of good drinks. So if you want drinks and appetizers, then yes I would recommend. If not, there are a ton of other great date night deals happening at other restaurants around the cities.