Cha-Am Thai Restaurant

Category: Restaurants

"I've had variable experiences at Cha Am over the years and my latest was the best in a long time. The initial seating was a bit of an adventure in this oddly shaped and crowded converted house--they first tried to seat four of us at a table that had one chair half taken-over by a space heater. The Royal Roll appetizers (crabmeat, chicken, shrip, jicama, onion, & herbs wrapped in tofu skin and deep fried) were rich and redolent with shellfish. The Tom Ka Gai was the standout dish of the evening--this dish is usually too cloying for my taste, but they got the sweet/spicy balance just right. Their versions of the stalwart Masuman Gai and Pad Thai were well-executed.

The service was rather brusk and the waitress was very pushy about getting our order. The food came out in record time--this place is all about turning the tables."