text: Located in the location of the old restaurant Chars which was one of the best Thai restaurants in the valley I had high hopes for Thai Rama nnThe remodeled restaurant is bright and open though a little generic It is modern lighting and plush bench seating could easily be found in a martini bar Besides the display at the front of the restaurant there is little in the space to make it look or feel like a Thai restaurant nnThe service was prompt and friendly with the exception of the older lady who may have been the manager or the owner She seemed annoyed that we needed extra time to look over the menu nnThe dishes we ordered were the Panang Curry with Chicken and the Moo Daeng Thai Barbecue pork The curry was good but it was very heavy on the lemongrass More of a lemon grass curry with peanut flavor than the other way around The Moo Daeng was in a word terrible It reminded me more of a Lean Cuisine frozen meal than something I would order at a restaurant The meat was fairly dry with no signs of barbecuingand it was covered in a fairly bland sweet glazennIll definitely give them another try Still it is sad to see a great if somewhat quirky restaurant replaced by a more modern and generic one