That's ok, I empathize. I think I got poisoning from Schezuan Tasty House Saturday night. Been recovering ever since. Blahhhhhh! Take care of yourself.

No one ever mentions Lemon Grass on 37th and Lancaster. Its so good and reasonably priced. I've been to Erawan and didnt like it and it was more expensive than lemon grass. though i do like the reading terminal place so maybe i just went on a bad day to erawan??? also pad thai shack sucks big time. ate there once, never again. i dont know what they gave me but it was def not pad thai.

Any opinions on Lemon Grass?

Not as good as Cafe De Laos and Vientiane. You're in South Philly you should try Cafe De Laos and let us know what you think compared to Lemongrass

Just found out about Cafe de Laos tonight so I will have to try it out soon. I'll get back to you in a couple days

I was at Drexel for 5 years so thats why I went to Lemon Grass but I still go there. I've taken my mom, boyfriend and boss and all have liked it very much. (Not that they're thai experts or anything)

Does not good count? I didn't get sick or anything but, the Pad Thai at Pad Thai on 2nd near South was really lousy.
I didn't like it the 1st time I went after they 1st opened. Went back recently after hearing good things on PB. I won't give them a 3rd shot.

Also bad was the Thai Shack near Rittenhouse. (I tried to give that one to a homeless guy ... he wouldn't take it.)

I second that, though I wonder if it's slipped since new ownership took over. Try the deep fried red snapper - it's amazing.

Hmm when did ownership change?

[quote=rabidog;813378]hey guys - if you like the place in RTM, definitely do yourself a favor and go to erawan at 23rd & sansom - same owner, her name is toun and she can often be seen working the kitchen at both. erawan has more variety than the RTM stand, which is why they get a big thumbs-up from me.
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BTW the thai place in RTM, the cooks are mexican. It probably wasn't the case when it first opened.

Not sure - I think around 6 months ago.

I used to live above Erawan. Sometimes it's the best Thai I've ever had... other times it's decent, but not great. Hit or miss. They recently remodeled and went BYOB. I've been there once since and it was good.

I must be the only person in the city that thinks the RTM place is awful. I've been there twice and couldn't finish my food either time. It was inedible. Spring rolls are soggy, sauce tastes like candy and the pad thai was a solid ball of noodle starch coated in sugar and fish sauce. I got a curry there also and couldn't finish it. Something in it tasted rancid.

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