Lantern Thai Kitchen

Nice ambiance and food us great.

This is about a 3 star place. The food is good and overally pretty decent but what makes it a 3 star you ask? It is one of the growing groups of not really true Thai owned restaurants but rather Chinese owned.

While the food is reproduced quite well, what is really missing is the warmth of the a true Thai owners would show. Rather this is just a nice looking interior that produces food. There's really no passion here it is just too make money. The reception was lukewarm at best. I hadn't finished my meal and the server was trying to get my plates because certainly they were trying to move the table. I still barely finished my meal and the server already placed the bill on the table. Maybe that was a hint?

Overall, if you are hungry, sure this will certainly do the job but honestly, they lack the je ne sais quoi of the Thai culture and I rather patron a Thai own establishment.

They served my Pad Thai with a 4" piece of coiled BRILLO PAD, they should've called the dish, BRILLO PAD THAI. It cut my mouth and could've choked me if i had swallowed it. The restaurant should be closed down for carelessness. The waiter apologized and said it never happened before but they use the BRILLO pads to wash the pots.

This has to be one of the best Thai restaurants in the city. The food quality was amazing - the basil udon and drunken noodles were made to perfection. Service speed was quick and the servers were polite. All the Thai places on 3rd Ave should be skipped for this place a few blocks away. Not to mention that the food is well priced. go here, you won't regret it - one of the few restaurants I felt obligated to right a review for.

Eatery is warm and inviting, with prompt service for menus and water. We ordered the Lanterns Angel (shrimp wrapped in crispy noodles) which were tasteless and the Po Pia Sod which had french mustard on top?! Hoping for the beef Pad Thai to bring it, and it was pretty great! Sapporo on tap was semi flat however, so i was not overly impressed based on the reviews i was reading.