Q: The Siamese Cat was my very first Thai experience when I was about 8 years old, and I have to admit that at the time, I really didn't like it. Now that my palate has matured quite a bit, and the combined facts that I love Thai food and that this place is given some of the most consistently high ratings in the Phoenix area, I had to come back and give them their fair shake. I came for lunch time because I'm poor and I noticed on their website that they have very affordable lunch specials, one of which is my all time favorite Gang Karee. Upon walking through the door, I was struck by the fact that almost nothing had changed in 15 years. I was seated promptly and soon thereafter placed my order. While I waited for my food, another couple came in who clearly had a favorable report with the staff here. When they walked through the door, the server came immediately to them, welcomed them, and then realized that "their table" had yet to be wiped down from the previous customer. She quickly made the table available for them, and over the course of my meal I was struck by the rarity of this kind of familiarity between customers and staff in this KIND of place these days. They ordered their "usuals" and "you know how I like the spice". When the food was ordered, the customers had brought a holiday gift for the staff. I dont really know why Im writing about this, it just struck me that this place has THAT kind of clientele. Impressive. Anyway, the food came out and I liked what I saw. The menu advertised lunch specials come with rice, eggroll, and soup du jour. The soup actually came out first, and it was a remarkably simple soup, but definitely not lacking in the flavor department. It was some sort of garlic/ginger broth with a few vegetables floating around...it was a nice way to start the meal. The main plate came out and I was immediately struck by a couple odd things: this was the first time I had ever seen gang karee (a curry) served on a plate rather than a bowl, and the "eggroll" was in fact two little tiny miniature eggrolls. They were cute, to be honest. Never really seen anyone make eggrolls like that, but they were good and tasty nonetheless. The gang karee was fantastic. Very very good. Texture, flavor, doneness of the chicken, all just right. I did ask for the dish medium hot, and this was nowhere near that, but I didnt mind too much. The only thing I didnt like about the meal was the rice, which struck me as odd considering rice was probably the easiest thing to make on that plate. It just wasn't very good--it had a gritty texture, essentially flavorless, and there was too much of it as far as I was concerned. But hey, I didnt come here to eat rice, or at least not mainly to eat rice, so I only knock them slightly for this one. Overall, my experience was very good. The service was fast and friendly, the food was flavorful and well presented, and it was nice to give this place a personal second chance and to finally learn what this place truly has to offer. I will certainly be back at some point in the near future.

A: positive

Q: I was expecting more based on the Yelp reviews, but the food was only so-so. On the waiter's recommendation, I ordered one of the Eggs Benedict specialties. The eggs were overcooked, and the bagel was very chewy and hard to cut. The side potatoes were nothing to write home about. Okay if I'm in the area and everything else is closed, but next time I'll probably drive on by and try somewhere else.

A: negative

Q: Delux has expanded their menu as well as added sushi to their repertoire. And can I just say, "Holy hell there were a lot of menus that got dropped down on our little two top of a table" lol. I tried their Samba roll; it was alright, nothing to write home about. The Vegas room was okay - it was a standard Vegas roll. The fries, the one thing I remember being awesome at the place was alright. Maybe I built it up in my mind and it didn't live up to the hype or perhaps it really wasn't super awesome as I once thought it was. The lobster bisque was good. Didn't have that finish that Wild Fish had, but it was still pretty good. I really appreciate that they have local brews available cause who doesn't love Papago's Orange blossom? Now onto dessert - had a sample of their some pie and their peanut butter cookie which was chewy but not like undercooked or anything. It was a good finish rather than a full dessert. Topped with ice cream was just extra yummy. The apple pie was okay, but you really need the ice cream to combat the top of the pie. The crust under the filling, which has all the yummy flavorful goodness is better and not so dry. Both desserts are a good size and perfectly capable of being split between two people. I'd come here again and give the sushi more of a chance cause I do love the burgers here.

A: positive

Q: Went here for NYE and it did not disappoint! I've been to other iron chef restaurants, but I know they're not actually there cooking, so you can't expect perfection. However, this place delivered! For $100, we got a 3 course meal and a very tasty amuse bouche. We tried the tuna nachos and the blue corn pancake (roasted duck!), both were tasty. For entrees, I had the pork tenderloin and BF had the ribeye. My pork tenderloin was so juicy and flavorful! Best I've ever had. Ribeye was a little grisly and disappointing. Don't remember what we chose for dessert because we did about 4 shots of some kind of tequila, but I'm sure it was just as good as everything else. Nice ambiance and not too "Vegas".

A:
positive