Thai Arawan

Excellent flavors. Friendly staff. Maybe a little eccentric as there were little notes everywhere. But, they will bring the heat if that’s your thing. First time I went was a number of years ago and I got a spice level 3. (Note: spice levels start after mild, medium, and spicy) I was not prepared… this time I got a level 1 and that was much better, perfect amount of spice for me. Got the Arwan Special with steamed rice, summer rolls, and crab & cheese wontons. Summer rolls were average, but everything else was definitely worth the trip!

It's got amazing food! All of it is so good. The people are so nice and welcoming. Even when it's your first time and you have no idea what you're doing, they're very understanding. Plus, they have pictures on the wall so you can see what food you're getting and what it looks like. You can even see whatll be out in it since they labeled every single dish and picture. They even have different levels of spicy. I enjoy the higher levels, but they often just taste burnt to me rather than spicy (like they are spicy, but it still tastes like they burnt it due to the peppers used). I'm an absolute sucker for their steamed rice too. However, the quality can vary from time to time. Even within the same meal. For example, when I get something with shrimp, some of the shrimp will be great and de-veined, but others will still have the shrimp feces inside it (most dont notice I just always remove it myself before eating) or be a tad undercooked. One of my friends won't come here after she got sick the last time. I can see why as the food might not settle with those with easy stomachs, but it is great. You just have to be used to food like that and you'll enjoy it more.

Food was good and portions average. I had Mongolian Beef Medium heat with fried rice and chicken Satay. My wife had Chicken and Brocoli with fried rice and crab cream cheese wontons. For medium heat my Mongolian was pretty mild, but better than too hot. We were seated promptly and service was good. Cleanliness needs some work. The wall at our table was covered in a large varity of food splatters. So was the wall at another table nearby.