text: Their most recent exposure on Top Chef Masters had an outoftown friend wanting to check this place out After our first visit many years ago I figured it would be a nice treat to go backnnAfter making reservations for a Thursday evening they told us they would only hold the reservation for minutes because they are that busy OkaynnWe were a party of six four adults and two kids nn Chicken Dumplings Basic deep fried wontons with chicken and vegetables and served with a sweet chili sauce This order was mostly to satisfy the kiddiesnn Our friend recently had a Crispy Catfish Pieces Salad at another Thai place and wanted to try their version When he saw the presentation he was immediately disappointed The pieces were a bit larger than he would have hoped and it was just an okay salad tastewisenn The Husband was certain about one dish in particular the Crispy Duck Curry He loved it before and that is all he could remember When the waiter heard this he insisted we order the Crispy Panang Curry instead and assured us we would LOVE it It also cost I asked him if he was certain we really would and he said yes We thought it was just alrightand not really worth the cost of it especially Sure it was tasty but I have had better panang curry in Vegas for a fraction of the pricenn We also opted for something from the Chef Specials the Red Snapper Sure it was a whole snapper at market price which ended up being Our friend could not believe it when he discovered how much they charged for itnnWhen the waiter initially took our order he asked what our spice level choice was We wanted the salad and curry mild since the kids would be eating it However it was far from mild and we were unable to serve it to the children As we neared the conclusion of our meal we wanted to add another dish We asked the waiter for some suggestion and he mostly focused on things from the Chef Specials that were market price or did not appeal to us We ultimately decided we were done with the meal nnI did take a quick peek at the dessert menu hoping for a saving grace but there was nothing exciting on there and our visiting friends were done with their Lotus experience at this pointnnOverall it was a disappointing visit Sure they have all the fame they could ever want but it just leaves us wanting more Maybe we ordered all the wrong dishes We probably will not be coming back here anytime soon