It was difficult to get past the smell of the place when I opened the front door.\n\nGrowing up in oil and cattle country, the only thing I could compare the faint odor that I experienced when opening the front door was standing in a field where there was an oil well next to a feedlot.  Between the smell of manure and fresh oil, the combination is vivid and unforgettable.  Unfortunately, this was what greeted me when I walked into Tasty Thai.\n\nI had placed an order for Som Tom, Thai hot, and an order of jasmine rice to go.   The papaya salad had all the requisite notes, lime, chile, spicy and sweet...the portion size was respectable, 2 cups of salad and 1 cup of rice...the spice came in at about 5 (makes my nose run , while 8 makes my forehead sweat and 10 brings tears to my eyes) and the rice was OK, not too sticky and not too dry.\n\nI want to give this place higher marks because the waitress was great...and the chef came out to say hello...but that smell just took about all the desire I had for Som Tom out of my evening.\n\nGotta hope this changes!