user: Q: positive

A: I've tried all the Thai restaurants in the Charlotte area, and I have to say this is the most authentic tasting. All of their basic Thai stir fry and noodle specials are spot on - even beating out the ever so popular Thai Taste (on East Blvd).   Favorites:  Appetizer: Mee Krob, which is classic chicken lettuce wrap. Other places give you noodles with a tiny little bit of chicken. But Monsoon's can be eaten as a whole hearty meal. Their version has a lot of savory gravy (so if you are into the dryer stir fried chicken wraps, this may not be for you)   Stir Fry: Pud Prig Pow, which is the classic thai basil stir fry. Nice flavor, with good amount of basil.  Noodle: Lard Nar. This one isn't always available at some of the other Thai places around town. So seeing it on the menu, I had to try - and I was delighted.  Aside from the good food, the staff is friendly and the service is fast. Price point is comparable to other Thai places around.

Q: positive

A: So....Another hit during the annual girls' weekend at Vegas trip was Aureole.  You may have seen it on the Food Network Channel, they have a huge wine collection in a glass encased tower, and they have "angels" girls on harnesses to retrieve the bottles.  Since it was our last night in Vegas, we decided, what the heck, let's try the Tasting Menu....Seven courses...we can handle that!  The first course was a tuna tar tar, so different that the bluefin tuna at l'atelier...it was stacked on top of some sort of pear chutney....not really my favorite.  But the crab ravioli. God that was so good.   Squab paired with pan seared froie gras.  God. so good.  The froie gras was so perfect. one of my eating companions had a near orgasm over it, much to the chagrin to the rest of the table.  But inwardly....yes, it was good.  The filet mignon was seared to near perfection, and with the shepards pie.  yummy!  And with a bottle of nice red, the food kept getting better and better.  the dessert, not too found of.   Sort of neat, as the Chef came out to the table and talked a little bit with us.  Nice guy, sort of quiet. Not the personality you would think that a Chef would have.  I've alwasy thought of kitchen industry to be a foul language, rough and tough gang, with tattoos, chemical dependence and possibly a rap sheet......  Food! Great! Would I go again.  Yes.....Damn, vegas has a lot of great places to eat!!! only so little time, and not enough stomach space.  And an added plus, that L'atelier didn't have....a really hot waiter. Hmmm....maybe next year!

Q: negative

A: OK...there comes a time when you must have an Intervention with those you love. I guess its no different with the restaurant you love...and so its time for an Intervention.   No one...NO ONE likes your "works" potatoes, frozen premanufactured potatoes which are then fat fried and over seasoned...yuck. And then offering a substitute of McDonald's hashbrowns...or rice?  Good breakfast restaurants always have GREAT potatoes...please, PLEASE take a look at this!  You know what...we just decided between this and the "big" pancake policy - we are just going to find another breakfast spot that gets it. Good luck to you and your crappie potatoes!  BTW...nothing to do with the servers...they have always been stellar.

Q: negative

A:

assistant: Overpriced !!!!!!!!!!!!  They are more expensive than Any chinese restaurant ever .Food is ok but the price is insulting. The soup potion is also small. Will never eat here again. Felt ripped off.