Definitely some of the best Thai food around and definitely worth a trip off the strip. It's a great place to grab lunch after a night out on the town. Be warned, the menu is monstrous so a little research on yelp (which is what you're doing now obviously!) will help you get started. Our party of four shared a few dishes including the spicy shrimp salad, tamarind beef, duck with curry sauce, and a spicy catfish dish. You can choose your heat levels and we stuck with a 5/10 for our dishes which was all I could handle personally. Everything was well prepared with higher quality ingredients than your typical Thai place. It's nice to be able to have good quality Thai food that is authentic and not some fusion excuse to charge you more money. We didn't try the buffet, but it looked ok. I would definitely go with the menu and order what you want instead.

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Hmmmm. I stumbled upon this shop one Saturday in November and was excited. Thought I knew most all the good resales in the City, but missed this one somehow. Got there early and waited for it to open. Walked in...nothing impressive or unique to capture my attention, but no problem. I need to "hunt". 5 women walking about doing stuff but not one offers me a hello, or can I help you or welcome. Finally one walks past me, Smiles, and says "Hi" and keeps going. I AM THE ONLY CUSTOMER IN THERE! I look at a couple of things but seeing nothing and not knowing anything about the very eclectic store I stroll out in about 7 minutes. Did I expect more than I should? Is their approach one of "let customers browse alone?" It was as though I was invisible. No "Thank you for coming" or "Have a good Day". I was just...Cast Away. :-(

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The search for awesome tacos led us here. The appearance may be unappealing, so you MUST overlook that. It is simply a food truck in an empty lot, with some tables with benches under blue tarp for shade. The truck is painted with "Taqueria La Hacienda," located just east of the ally next to The Meat Shop at 2nd St. The tacos come with your choice of meat, plus onions & cilantro. Everything is chopped tiny, which is a plus for me. They have guacamole, red, and green sauces in squeeze bottles. Didn't try the green, but the red and guac are both good. The al pastor is the BEST I've ever had. It was so crispy and delicious! I wish I had a burrito full of it! The asada was also good, as well as the lengua according to my husband. The drink selection was okay: regular Coke cans, bottled water, Mexican bottled Coke (YUM!), and a few different bottled Jarritos. According to their menu, they have breakfast items as well. They are there Monday-Thursday 8am only until about 12pm/1pm, but weekends stay late into the night (2am-ish I think). This is definitely the place to hit up after partying on Fri/Sat nights and well worth the drive from the north valley!

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Let me add one more 5-star review for these guys. The shop was fairly busy this past Sunday afternoon, and I was warned it could be a 30 minute wait. There's a Jiffy Lube down the street that looked empty, but a bunch of 5-star Yelp reviews have gotta be worth something, so I stayed. Was out the door faster than expected and the mechanic even diagnosed a front axel boot that needs to be replaced in a low-key, honest and "no-pressure" way. He took me into the bay, under the car, to see exactly what needs to be done. I found the clean work area and organized tools under the car bay to be as interesting (and informative) as getting to see exactly what was wrong with my car. Great experience with this shop. Highly recommend them.
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