Thai Lagoon

We love Thai food and I cook many Thai dishes with expertise.
Sometimes it's simply easier to order out.
We were both horribly disappointed today.
Two simple dishes, which I have made many times.
Of course, as with any ethnic dish, what you get will vary from place to place.
The seasoning, spiciness and base ingredients will vary a bit.
There was no excuse for the congealed mess we got today. I ordered Pad Kee Mao, or Drunken Noodles and the other dish was Pad Lard Nar.
Both noodles were way past soggy.
That only happens with rice noodles if they have been long overcooked, or REHEATED.
Soggy Thai noodles are disgusting- on the level of wallpaper paste. I ordered my dish extra SPICY.
That usually means you will get several dried red chili peppers and generous slices of jalapeno, with seeds and membrane intact.
All I got was totally mushy jalapenos from a can.
No taste at all other than water! The chicken was overcooked, reheated to the point of being unrecognizable.
The green peppers were total mush.
The ONLY fresh ingredient was a chunk of tomato. We will NEVER come back here.
I suspect that our dishes were ordered previously, and never picked up, and they simply resold them when we ordered them.
They told us 17 minutes until our order was ready.
We live 10 minutes away and were waiting in the restaurant.

The food was good.
This restaurant has been in the neighborhood for many years, but I never went until my lady suggested it.
The atmosphere was also nice.
Not realizing it was BYOB, the couple next to us insisted we have some of their beers.
Unfortunately, we didn't click with our server.
She was not responsive when we asked for food recommendations.
Never once checked back to see how we were doing, although she checked on her other tables multiple times.
The other server (not ours) was super nice and friendly with her customers.
Ours was not with us.
She gave my date the check folder, which I quickly took and put my credit card in.
She returned with it and again gave it to my date, who was pretty upset by then and didn't want me to leave a tip.
We ended up leaving one anyway.
I liked the food and would return, but only with a different server. I have not given up on this place, and for good reason.
Their food is delicious.
The last 2 times I returned were better than the first, and last night erased my bad first impression.
The service and food were on point, and we closed the place.
Definitely will return and have added more pics of our night.

All good is made fresh to order, and tastes so amazing.
The quality of this food is hard to beat, as well as the price.
Atmosphere is very homey and welcoming.
Service was very nice attentive and friendly.