G.J. LaBonty Review of Chedi Thai Bistro, Inc.
Visited 7/26/18 for dinner at 7 pm. Arrived and aw...
Visited 7/26/18 for dinner at 7 pm. Arrived and awkwardly waited in the front of the restuarant, no one seemed to notice us. Finally the waitress asked how many of us (5) and had to think about what to do next. Then a person we came to find out was the chef, came out behind the waitress and asked us again how many there were, all very confusing. Finally sat us and didn't come back for another 5 minutes. Meanwhile, there was a table of 4 women behind us who seemed to get all of the waitresses attention, the chef even made a few trips out to talk to them and serve their food personally. As near as I could tell the waitress was the only one working the entire restaurant . There were only about 10 people total in the restaurant when we were there, but it took the waitress a long time to run between the tables and finally get to where she could take our order. The food came relatively quickly, maybe 10 minutes . But the food was not worthy of the price. Only three fried wantons, served warm but not hot. Chewy shrimp (with cashews), duck was stringy and greasy, no hint of Jasmine in the jasmine rice. Asked for their "three star spicy", came out and was the same spicy level as my wife's mild "one star". I watched another couple come in and go through the same experience we did, waiting at the front door to be noticed, then being seated and the server never coming back. After about 5 minutes the couple quietly got up and left without ordering. Meanwhile, the table with the four women, who clearly knew the chef/owner, got all of the attention of the waitress and occasionally the chef too. Finally, I was waiting to pay the check but the waitress had not been around for some time, so I walked to the front desk and stood waiting to pay. The waitress saw me standing there and came up and said "I everything okay?", I just commented that I would like to pay for my meal and she seemed surprised but committed to go get my bill. Every member of my family had something negative to say about their meal. I can see now why there were only 10 people in the restaurant at 7 PM. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for first class thai food.

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