text: A renovationlooks to be different kitchen and wait staff as welltho the wait staff is needing a little contact with regard to acceptable and appropriate daytime restaurant service attirennThere has been a renovationand the space has certainly been improved With about seats in the room the colors and varying heightsspacing of the tables of dining areas make for what feels like privacy On arriving AM on a Thursday I was gratified to see about people in the restaurant With no sign about seating self or waiting I caught the eye of one of the waitress and she directed me to a seat not far from the kitchenmain service area nnI sat and received both water and menu Doublesided but only lunch menuno indication of the salad I wanted From previous experience as well as menu of other Thai Basil around the Valley I know the staff has the ingredients and knows how to make my papaya saladSom TomnnIf you have seen any previous review you know that Som Tom is julienned green papaya prepared with thai chili fish sauce garlic freshsqueezed lime juice tomato and palm sugar The salad is frequently offered with green beans shrimp or salt crab It may also have julienned carrot in small portion nnWhen the questionably attired waitress came to take my order I requested Som Tom and steamed riceordered Thai hot no green bean and no shrimp She wrote down my order and turned to tender my order On to the phone checking email and news occupying my time until lunch arrivednnThe salad and rice were presented to me in about minutes What appeared to be a very large portion of papaya salad about cups was an illusion The salad was placed on top of a pretty large amount of lettuce which I did not see until I had taken a few bites of the salad I figure I actually had about cups of papaya saladnnSpice was makes my nose run while makes my forehead sweat and brings tears to my eyesnnRicea pricy portion cup fresh and well presented Just kind of hurts to have to pay for rice that is a traditional accompanimentnnNo windows on the west side means comfort for afternoon and early evening enjoymentnnWith regard to the questionably attired waitress what is going on with the denim shorts not fastened in front hanging off the backsidenetting and a tshirt that does not meet the waist of the denim shortsit leads me to wonder about the cleanliness of the presentation