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JabberWokky — 2009-09-07 17:09:26

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pilotgeek — 2009-09-07 10:20:03

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	+ ------ + ''2009-09-07 11:20:03'' [[nbsp]] Certainly the best Thai food available in Davis. But bear in mind, it is neither a romantic place for a date, nor is it much of a "hang out". If you are after the food though, this is the place to go. Their soups, curries, and seafood are all top notch. --["Users/pilotgeek"]

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PhoebeAyers — 2009-08-13 11:48:53

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	+ * I had a similar experience; I asked if I could pay with a surcharge, and the server added $1 to my bill. Lame, but at least I got my food. --["Users/PhoebeAyers"]

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PhoebeAyers — 2009-08-13 11:44:44

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MarioMeneses — 2009-07-05 20:26:31

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	+ ------ + ''2009-07-05 21:26:31'' [[nbsp]] Is it me, or it "Thai spicy" not as hot as it used to be? A couple years ago, ordering your dish Thai spicy would yield some decently hot results. The last two times I've been there and ordered my food that way it has been served with a barely noticeable level of heat. --["Users/MarioMeneses"]

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JabberWokky — 2009-05-20 18:45:14

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Markling — 2009-05-20 17:14:56

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	+ + Read a [http://www.davislifemagazine.com/Content.aspx?m=1/1/2009&cId=2407 review] of Thai Recipes and a [http://www.davislifemagazine.com/Content.aspx?m=1/1/2009&cId=2406 feature] on its owners written in ["Davis Life Magazine"].

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MichellePalmer — 2009-04-01 13:43:56

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	+ ------ + ''2009-04-01 14:43:56'' [[nbsp]] The food here was phenomenal. I think the portions are a little small -- I usually have to take leftover dinner home, but I managed to clear my plate here. But as mentioned above, the service is a little lacking. It wasnt't BAD service, it was just that the waitress was visibly overwhelmed with being the only waitress in a restaurant full of people. A teenage kid was there and tried helping her with collecting payment, however he charged my credit card for double the amount... but was quick to remedy it. We'll probably go back, but during a less busy time. Give this place a chance if you aren't in a hurry... and pay with cash. --["Users/MichellePalmer"]

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efloughran — 2009-03-08 18:18:15

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	+ ------ + ''2009-03-08 19:18:15'' [[nbsp]] My friends have encouraged me to try this place, as it is their favorite thai restaurant in Davis. I have given it two opportunities to impress me, and it ended up falling quite short. In fact, on both occassions, I was so disappointed with the SERVICE, that we ended up leaving before even eating. The last time, my party stood at the door waiting to be greeted for 10 minutes. No one even bothered to say that they would be right with us. The other time, we requested a different table and the hostess couldn't be bothered. The food might be great as everyone seems to think (I wouldn't know since I've never had the opportunity of eating there), but I think making a good impression on the customer with service is just as important. --["Users/efloughran"]

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AmanpreetSingh — 2009-02-02 13:57:30

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	+ ------ + ''2009-02-02 13:57:30'' [[nbsp]] My favorite Thai place in Davis. It's clean and the waitresses have always been friendly in my experience. You can specify if you want something mild or very spicy. --["Users/AmanpreetSingh"]

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AmanpreetSingh — 2009-01-14 00:23:35

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	+ ------ + ''2009-01-14 00:23:35'' [[nbsp]] This is a cute, clean restaurant with friendly waitresses. All their food is generally good and well priced. This is a great place to try pad thai if you've never had it before. Excellent vegetarian options! --["Users/AmanpreetSingh"]

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sanchez — 2008-12-11 08:14:09

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	+ ------ + ''2008-12-11 08:14:09'' [[nbsp]] I've given this place many, many chances. Only twice have they ever served me what I actually ordered. On top of rarely getting the correct dish, I always have to deal with some payment issues (I recommend taking cash so as to avoid the problem of having your card charged the wrong price, twice). The owners/servers are incredibly sweet, and the restaurant generally has a welcoming and relaxing ambiance, but I think I'll be frequenting a different Thai place from here on. --["Users/sanchez"]

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Oiad — 2008-09-21 19:24:27

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- To me, Thai Recipe (''in small, sweet and quiet town like Davis'') is still able to manage the flavor '''w/o all essential ingredients''', I think that take special gift. I know because living in a small town w/o '''''Thai-Asian markets''''' that carry special ingredients for my Thai cooking.	+ To me, Thai Recipe (''in small, sweet and quiet town like Davis'') is still able to manage the flavor '''w/o all essential ingredients''', I think that take '''special skill'''. I know because living in a small town w/o '''''Thai-Asian markets''''' that carry special ingredients for my Thai cooking.

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Oiad — 2008-09-21 19:22:00

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- Anyway, my cousins are vegetarian; their favorite dishes are ‘'''Prig-King Tofu'''’, ‘'''Tom Yum Jay'''’, ‘'''Praram Tofu'''’, ‘'''Basil Eggplant Tofu'''’, and ‘'''Yum Tofu and Mushroom'''’. Mine are ‘'''Pad Khee-Mao'''’, ‘'''Satay Gai'''’, ‘'''Pad-Thai Woon-Sen'''’, ‘'''Num-Tok Neur'''’, ‘'''Chuchee Talay'''’ and ‘'''Praram Neur/Mu'''’. Our favorite desert is ‘'''Fried Banana w/coconut Ice Cream'''’. T.R’s '''water is very clean''' definitely not tapped water. - In term of T.R.’s '''waiter/waitress services''', I don’t have anything bad to say. My understanding Davis is College town (UC Davis); '''most of severs are College Students (US & International)''' and '''not professional servers'''. So, if they sometimes fail their services, we still gave them good tips. I encourage other to do the same…	+ Anyway, my cousins are vegetarian; their favorite dishes are ‘'''Prig-King Tofu'''’, ‘'''Tom Yum Jay'''’, ‘'''Praram Tofu'''’, ‘'''Basil Eggplant Tofu'''’, and ‘'''Yum Tofu and Mushroom'''’. My favorite dishes are ‘'''Pad Khee-Mao'''’, ‘'''Satay Gai'''’, ‘'''Pad-Thai Woon-Sen'''’, ‘'''Num-Tok Neur'''’, ‘'''Chuchee Talay'''’ and ‘'''Praram Neur/Mu'''’. Our favorite desert is ‘'''Fried Banana w/coconut Ice Cream'''’. T.R’s '''water is very clean''' definitely not tapped water. + In term of T.R.’s '''waiter/waitress services''', I don’t have anything bad to say. My understanding Davis is College town (UC Davis); '''most of severs are College Students (US & International)''' and '''not professional servers'''. So, if they sometimes fail (not often) their services, we still gave them good tips. I encourage other to do the same…

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Oiad — 2008-09-21 19:08:32

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- To me, Thai Recipe (''in small, sweet and quiet town like Davis'') is still able to manage the flavor '''w/o all essential ingredients''', I think that take special gift. I know because living in a small town w/o '''''Thai-Asian market''''' that carry special ingredients for my Thai cooking.	+ To me, Thai Recipe (''in small, sweet and quiet town like Davis'') is still able to manage the flavor '''w/o all essential ingredients''', I think that take special gift. I know because living in a small town w/o '''''Thai-Asian markets''''' that carry special ingredients for my Thai cooking.

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Oiad — 2008-09-21 18:58:55

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- ''2008-09-21 18:54:34'' [[nbsp]] Every time that I visit my relatives in Davis, we usually go out to Thai Recipe (T.R. what we call) over the period of 8 years. At (any) Thai restaurants, I usually order in Thai language right away. To let them know that I’m Thai (& very demanding customer). The word '''Authentic'''/'''Hot-Level''' can have different meaning to many. I always expect my Thai food as Thai hot-level & genuine Thai flavor, but not American style (''Hope, I’m not insult anyone here''). - T.R. never fails me, although it never has “all the ingredients” that S.F, L.A., New York or Chicago’s Thai restaurants usually have (Note: Those ingredients are easy access because of high Thai population in those areas). For Thai food lovers, I suggest when goes to '''L.A.’s''' '''Thai Town''' & try any Thai restaurants. You either like/hate it, but you’ll see the different in term of flavor/ingredients (authenticity).	+ ''2008-09-21 18:54:34'' [[nbsp]] '''My On-&-Off 8 years experience at Thai Recipes''' + Every time that I visit my relatives in Davis, we usually go out to Thai Recipe (T.R. what we call). At (any) Thai restaurants, I usually order in Thai language right away. To let them know that I’m Thai (& very demanding customer). The word '''Authentic'''/'''Hot-Level''' can have different meaning to many. I always expect my Thai food as Thai hot-level & genuine Thai flavor, but not American style (''Hope, I’m not insult anyone here''). + T.R. never fails me, although it never has “all the ingredients” that S.F, L.A., New York or Chicago’s Thai restaurants usually have (Note: Those ingredients are easy access because of high Thai population in the areas). For Thai food lovers, I suggest when goes to '''L.A.’s''' '''Thai Town''' & try any Thai restaurants. You either like/hate it, but you’ll see the different in term of flavor/ingredients (authenticity).
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- Anyway, my cousins are vegetarian; their favorite dishes are ‘'''Prig-King Tofu'''’, ‘'''Tom Yum Jay'''’, ‘'''Praram Tofu'''’, ‘'''Basil Eggplant Tofu'''’, and ‘'''Yum Tofu and Mushroom'''’. Mine are ‘'''Pad Khee-Mao'''’, ‘'''Satay Gai'''’, ‘'''Pad-Thai Woon-Sen'''’, ‘'''Num-Tok Neur'''’, ‘'''Chuchee Talay'''’ and ‘'''Praram Neur/Mu'''’. Our favorite desert is ‘'''Fried Banana w/coconut Ice Cream'''’. T.R’s water is very clean definitely not tapped water. - In term of T.R.’s waiter/waitress services, I don’t have anything bad to say. My understanding Davis is College town (UC Davis); most of severs are College Students (US & International) and not professional servers. So, if they sometimes fail their services, we still gave them good tips. I encourage other to do the same… - Yes, we have tried different Thai restaurants there and we like them, too. But we still keep going back to T.R. and love to have our meals in sit-on-the-floor room (never know its name – Wish T.R. change policy about '''''taking shoe off'''''). After our meal, we sometimes go across the street for our special drinks at Sophie (but never for the food). - One more thing to DavisWiki, “'''''Thank You'''''” for letting us share our experience here, but it would be really nice if you have recent comment /review first ('''on top of the page''') and have oldest review ('''at the bottom of page'''). --["Users/Oiad"]	+ Anyway, my cousins are vegetarian; their favorite dishes are ‘'''Prig-King Tofu'''’, ‘'''Tom Yum Jay'''’, ‘'''Praram Tofu'''’, ‘'''Basil Eggplant Tofu'''’, and ‘'''Yum Tofu and Mushroom'''’. Mine are ‘'''Pad Khee-Mao'''’, ‘'''Satay Gai'''’, ‘'''Pad-Thai Woon-Sen'''’, ‘'''Num-Tok Neur'''’, ‘'''Chuchee Talay'''’ and ‘'''Praram Neur/Mu'''’. Our favorite desert is ‘'''Fried Banana w/coconut Ice Cream'''’. T.R’s '''water is very clean''' definitely not tapped water. + In term of T.R.’s '''waiter/waitress services''', I don’t have anything bad to say. My understanding Davis is College town (UC Davis); '''most of severs are College Students (US & International)''' and '''not professional servers'''. So, if they sometimes fail their services, we still gave them good tips. I encourage other to do the same… + Yes, we have tried different Thai restaurants there and we like them, too. But we still keep going back to T.R. and love to have our meals in sit-on-the-floor room (never know its name – Wish T.R. change policy about '''''taking shoe off'''''). After our meal, we sometimes go across the street for our special drinks at Sophie's (but never for the food). + One more thing to DavisWiki, “'''''Thank You'''''” for letting us share our experience here, but it would be really nice if you have recent comment/review first ('''on top of the page''') and have oldest review ('''at the bottom of page'''). --["Users/Oiad"]

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Oiad — 2008-09-21 18:51:34

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- ''2008-09-21 18:54:34'' [[nbsp]] Every time that I visit my relatives in Davis, we usually go out to Thai Recipe (T.R. what we call) over the period of 8 years. At (any) Thai restaurants, I usually order in Thai language right away. To let them know that I’m Thai (& very demanding customer). The word Authentic/Hot-Level can have different meaning to many. I always expect my Thai food as Thai hot-level & genuine Thai flavor, but not American style (Hope, I’m not insult anyone here). T.R. never fails me, although it never has “all the ingredients” that S.F, L.A., New York or Chicago’s Thai restaurants usually have (Note: The ingredients are easy access because of high Thai population in those areas). For Thai food lovers, I suggest when goes to L.A.’s 'Thai Town' & try any Thai restaurants. You either like/hate it, but you’ll see the different in term of flavor/ingredients (authentic). To me, Thai Recipe (in small, sweet and quiet town like Davis) is still able to manage the flavor w/o all essential ingredients, I think that take special gift. I know because living in a small town w/o Thai/Asian market that carry special ingredients for my Thai cooking. Anyway, my cousin is vegetarian; his favorite dishes are ‘'''Prig-King Tofu'''’, ‘'''Tom Yum Jay'''’, ‘'''Praram Tofu'''’, ‘'''Basil Eggplant Tofu'''’, and ‘'''Yum Tofu and Mushroom'''’. Mine are ‘'''Pad Khee-Mao'''’, ‘'''Satay Gai'''’, ‘'''Pad-Thai Woon-Sen'''’, ‘'''Num-Tok Neur'''’, ‘'''Chuchee Talay'''’ and ‘'''Praram Neur/Mu'''’. Our favorite desert is ‘'''Fried Banana w/coconut Ice Cream'''’. T.R’s water is very clean definitely not tapped water. Yes, we have tried different Thai restaurants there and we like them, too. But we still keep going back to T.R. and love to have our meals in sit-on-the-floor room (never know its name – Wish T.R. change policy of taking shoe off). After our meal, we sometimes go across the street for our special drinks at Sophie (but never for the food). One more thing to DavisWiki, “Thank You” for letting us share our experience here, but it would be really nice if you have recent comment /review first (on top of the page) and have oldest review (at the bottom of page). --["Users/Oiad"]	+ ''2008-09-21 18:54:34'' [[nbsp]] Every time that I visit my relatives in Davis, we usually go out to Thai Recipe (T.R. what we call) over the period of 8 years. At (any) Thai restaurants, I usually order in Thai language right away. To let them know that I’m Thai (& very demanding customer). The word '''Authentic'''/'''Hot-Level''' can have different meaning to many. I always expect my Thai food as Thai hot-level & genuine Thai flavor, but not American style (''Hope, I’m not insult anyone here''). + T.R. never fails me, although it never has “all the ingredients” that S.F, L.A., New York or Chicago’s Thai restaurants usually have (Note: Those ingredients are easy access because of high Thai population in those areas). For Thai food lovers, I suggest when goes to '''L.A.’s''' '''Thai Town''' & try any Thai restaurants. You either like/hate it, but you’ll see the different in term of flavor/ingredients (authenticity). + To me, Thai Recipe (''in small, sweet and quiet town like Davis'') is still able to manage the flavor '''w/o all essential ingredients''', I think that take special gift. I know because living in a small town w/o '''''Thai-Asian market''''' that carry special ingredients for my Thai cooking. + Anyway, my cousins are vegetarian; their favorite dishes are ‘'''Prig-King Tofu'''’, ‘'''Tom Yum Jay'''’, ‘'''Praram Tofu'''’, ‘'''Basil Eggplant Tofu'''’, and ‘'''Yum Tofu and Mushroom'''’. Mine are ‘'''Pad Khee-Mao'''’, ‘'''Satay Gai'''’, ‘'''Pad-Thai Woon-Sen'''’, ‘'''Num-Tok Neur'''’, ‘'''Chuchee Talay'''’ and ‘'''Praram Neur/Mu'''’. Our favorite desert is ‘'''Fried Banana w/coconut Ice Cream'''’. T.R’s water is very clean definitely not tapped water. + In term of T.R.’s waiter/waitress services, I don’t have anything bad to say. My understanding Davis is College town (UC Davis); most of severs are College Students (US & International) and not professional servers. So, if they sometimes fail their services, we still gave them good tips. I encourage other to do the same… + Yes, we have tried different Thai restaurants there and we like them, too. But we still keep going back to T.R. and love to have our meals in sit-on-the-floor room (never know its name – Wish T.R. change policy about '''''taking shoe off'''''). After our meal, we sometimes go across the street for our special drinks at Sophie (but never for the food). + One more thing to DavisWiki, “'''''Thank You'''''” for letting us share our experience here, but it would be really nice if you have recent comment /review first ('''on top of the page''') and have oldest review ('''at the bottom of page'''). --["Users/Oiad"]

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Oiad — 2008-09-21 18:24:15

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- ''2008-09-21 18:54:34'' [[nbsp]] Every time that I visit my relatives in Davis, we usually go out to Thai Recipe (T.R. what we call) over the period of 8 years. At (any) Thai restaurants, I usually order in Thai language right away. To let them know that I’m Thai (& very demanding customer). The word Authentic /Hot-Level can have different meaning to many. I always expect my Thai food as Thai hot-level & genuine Thai flavor, but not American style (Hope, I’m not insult anyone here). T.R. never fails me, although it never has “all the ingredients” that S.F, L.A., New York or Chicago’s Thai restaurants usually have (Note: The ingredients are easy access because of high Thai population in those areas). For Thai food lovers, I suggest when goes to L.A.’s “Thai Town” & try any Thai restaurants. You either like/hate it, but you’ll see the different in term of flavor/ingredients (authentic). To me, Thai Recipe (in small, sweet and quiet town like Davis) is still able to manage the flavor w/o all essential ingredients, I think that take special gift. I know because living in a small town w/o Thai/Asian market that carry special ingredients for my Thai cooking. Anyway, my cousin is vegetarian; his favorite dishes are ‘Prig-King Tofu’, ‘Tom Yum Jay’, ‘Praram Tofu’, ‘Basil Eggplant Tofu’, and ‘Yum Tofu and Mushroom’. Mine are ‘Pad Khee-Mao’, ‘Satay Gai’, ‘Pad-Thai Woon-Sen’, ‘Num-Tok Neur’, ‘Chuchee Talay’ and ‘Praram Neur/Mu’. Our favorite desert is ‘Fried Banana w/coconut Ice Cream’. T.R’s water is very clean definitely not tapped water. Yes, we have tried different Thai restaurants there and we like them, too. But we still keep going back to T.R. and love to have our meals in sit-on-the-floor room (never know its name – Wish T.R. change policy of taking shoe off). After our meal, we sometimes go across the street for our special drinks at Sophie (but never for the food). One more thing to DavisWiki, “Thank You” for letting us share our experience here, but it would be really nice if you have recent comment /review first (on top of the page) and have oldest review (at the bottom of page). --["Users/Oiad"]	+ ''2008-09-21 18:54:34'' [[nbsp]] Every time that I visit my relatives in Davis, we usually go out to Thai Recipe (T.R. what we call) over the period of 8 years. At (any) Thai restaurants, I usually order in Thai language right away. To let them know that I’m Thai (& very demanding customer). The word Authentic /Hot-Level can have different meaning to many. I always expect my Thai food as Thai hot-level & genuine Thai flavor, but not American style (Hope, I’m not insult anyone here). T.R. never fails me, although it never has “all the ingredients” that S.F, L.A., New York or Chicago’s Thai restaurants usually have (Note: The ingredients are easy access because of high Thai population in those areas). For Thai food lovers, I suggest when goes to L.A.’s “Thai Town” & try any Thai restaurants. You either like/hate it, but you’ll see the different in term of flavor/ingredients (authentic). To me, Thai Recipe (in small, sweet and quiet town like Davis) is still able to manage the flavor w/o all essential ingredients, I think that take special gift. I know because living in a small town w/o Thai/Asian market that carry special ingredients for my Thai cooking. Anyway, my cousin is vegetarian; his favorite dishes are ‘'''Prig-King Tofu'''’, ‘'''Tom Yum Jay'''’, ‘'''Praram Tofu'''’, ‘'''Basil Eggplant Tofu'''’, and ‘'''Yum Tofu and Mushroom'''’. Mine are ‘'''Pad Khee-Mao'''’, ‘'''Satay Gai'''’, ‘'''Pad-Thai Woon-Sen'''’, ‘'''Num-Tok Neur'''’, ‘'''Chuchee Talay'''’ and ‘'''Praram Neur/Mu'''’. Our favorite desert is ‘'''Fried Banana w/coconut Ice Cream'''’. T.R’s water is very clean definitely not tapped water. Yes, we have tried different Thai restaurants there and we like them, too. But we still keep going back to T.R. and love to have our meals in sit-on-the-floor room (never know its name – Wish T.R. change policy of taking shoe off). After our meal, we sometimes go across the street for our special drinks at Sophie (but never for the food). One more thing to DavisWiki, “Thank You” for letting us share our experience here, but it would be really nice if you have recent comment /review first (on top of the page) and have oldest review (at the bottom of page). --["Users/Oiad"]

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- ----- - ''2005-04-19 13:14:43'' [[nbsp]] Went there about a month ago...very good. My favorite next to Thai 2K. Can't wait to get back, could be my favorite overall. --["AnnieSirrah"]	+ + ''2005-04-19 13:14:43'' [[nbsp]] Went there about a month ago...very good. My favorite next to Thai 2K. Can't wait to get back, could be my favorite overall. --["Users/AnnieSirrah"]
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- ''2005-07-24 18:31:07'' [[nbsp]] Good food. I'm very fond of the Tom Yum soup and the Masamarn curry. Had the Thai-hot for the soup, didn't think it was all that hot, but I suppose it can depend on the cook? But I'm also more accustomed to spicier foods. --["IrenePark"] - *The cooks are generally pretty consistent about how hot the food is but I've heard of exceptions. Also, the same amount of chili powder seem to taste more or less spice depending on the dish. -- [BrianMartinez]	+ ''2005-07-24 18:31:07'' [[nbsp]] Good food. I'm very fond of the Tom Yum soup and the Masamarn curry. Had the Thai-hot for the soup, didn't think it was all that hot, but I suppose it can depend on the cook? But I'm also more accustomed to spicier foods. --["Users/IrenePark"] + *The cooks are generally pretty consistent about how hot the food is but I've heard of exceptions. Also, the same amount of chili powder seem to taste more or less spice depending on the dish. -- [Users/BrianMartinez]
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- ''2005-08-10 18:42:04'' [[nbsp]] This is my favorite Thai place in Davis. The waitstaff is friendly and knowledgable and the food is amazing. I love everything I've tried (and I've been there 20+ times). Try some Tom Kha Gai soup, it's an excellent initiation to Thai food for beginners. --["MelissaPytlak"]	+ ''2005-08-10 18:42:04'' [[nbsp]] This is my favorite Thai place in Davis. The waitstaff is friendly and knowledgable and the food is amazing. I love everything I've tried (and I've been there 20+ times). Try some Tom Kha Gai soup, it's an excellent initiation to Thai food for beginners. --["Users/MelissaPytlak"]
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- ''2005-10-03 12:53:34'' [[nbsp]] After reading the reviews on this site, I decided to give Thai Recipes a try and while nice, the food didn't seem that authentic. The portions for the Pad Thai were small for the price, as well. I can see the charm in this place, however. Perhaps I'll go back? --["LiRic"]	+ ''2005-10-03 12:53:34'' [[nbsp]] After reading the reviews on this site, I decided to give Thai Recipes a try and while nice, the food didn't seem that authentic. The portions for the Pad Thai were small for the price, as well. I can see the charm in this place, however. Perhaps I'll go back? --["Users/LiRic"]
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- ''2005-10-03 11:15:30''[[nbsp]] Imagine an episode of the ''Twilight Zone'' where the protagonist comes to realize that he’s been transported to a parallel universe where everyone’s senses--sight, smell, touch, affect--are demonstrably attenuated. Passionate love, in this universe, is equivalent to masturbation, and spicy food is associated with the diabolical use of a banned substance called “pepper.” If you can imagine such a universe, then you may not realize that it already exists: it's called ''Davis, California''. Thai Recipes, like Sophia’s, is another example of Davis’ mediocritization of taste. Both disdain 8-methyl-''N''-vanillyl-6-nonenamide, a.k.a., [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin capsaicin], and both seem to take shortcuts when preparing entrées. Thai Recipes, for example, uses a piquancy scale of 1 to 4 (the latter achieving so-called “Thai hot” status). This scale, sadly, exists in the ''Twilight Zone''. Thai Recipes’ “4” is more like a “1” on a gastronomical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale Scoville scale] ranging from 1 to 10. Aside from temperature, Thai Recipes' green curry sauce tastes suspiciously like [http://p2.hostingprod.com/@thaikitchen.com/saucespastes.html Thai Kitchen] store-bought paste combined with an excess amount of coconut milk (that's how they trick the kiddies into thinking it's full of flavor--give em' a little candy and they'll come back for more). Such dishes taste good according to fast-food, not fine dining, standards. That said, I don’t blame Thai Recipes for the quality of their food. To understand why, view my hypothesis on why Davis' restaurant scene suffers from collective mediocrity at my wiki page. --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN] - In your universe, the hotter the food the higher it's quality? I'll have to try pepper spray on my next Redrum burger (should send it through the gourmet ceiling!) --["SteveDavison"] - Not only is the food not hot, but it's overall subpar, as I said above (if you would have read more closely). But just in case someone else mistakes my complaint as focusing solely on temperature, I'll be more explicit: the food here is comparable to standard, pre-made Thai sauce packages and is therefore not restaurant quality (same goes for Sophia's, for the most part). The moral of the story: try cooking authentic Thai or explore a few more Thai restaurants (in Berkeley, perhaps); that way, you can develop a frame of reference to gauge the quality of Thai cuisine (and this is not to suggest my frame of reference is entirely sound). Venturing out of Davis would be a good first step. --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN]	+ ''2005-10-03 11:15:30''[[nbsp]] Imagine an episode of the ''Twilight Zone'' where the protagonist comes to realize that he’s been transported to a parallel universe where everyone’s senses--sight, smell, touch, affect--are demonstrably attenuated. Passionate love, in this universe, is equivalent to masturbation, and spicy food is associated with the diabolical use of a banned substance called “pepper.” If you can imagine such a universe, then you may not realize that it already exists: it's called ''Davis, California''. Thai Recipes, like Sophia’s, is another example of Davis’ mediocritization of taste. Both disdain 8-methyl-''N''-vanillyl-6-nonenamide, a.k.a., [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin capsaicin], and both seem to take shortcuts when preparing entrées. Thai Recipes, for example, uses a piquancy scale of 1 to 4 (the latter achieving so-called “Thai hot” status). This scale, sadly, exists in the ''Twilight Zone''. Thai Recipes’ “4” is more like a “1” on a gastronomical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale Scoville scale] ranging from 1 to 10. Aside from temperature, Thai Recipes' green curry sauce tastes suspiciously like [http://p2.hostingprod.com/@thaikitchen.com/saucespastes.html Thai Kitchen] store-bought paste combined with an excess amount of coconut milk (that's how they trick the kiddies into thinking it's full of flavor--give em' a little candy and they'll come back for more). Such dishes taste good according to fast-food, not fine dining, standards. That said, I don’t blame Thai Recipes for the quality of their food. To understand why, view my hypothesis on why Davis' restaurant scene suffers from collective mediocrity at my wiki page. --["Users/ZacharyNorwood" ZN] + In your universe, the hotter the food the higher it's quality? I'll have to try pepper spray on my next Redrum burger (should send it through the gourmet ceiling!) --["Users/SteveDavison"] + Not only is the food not hot, but it's overall subpar, as I said above (if you would have read more closely). But just in case someone else mistakes my complaint as focusing solely on temperature, I'll be more explicit: the food here is comparable to standard, pre-made Thai sauce packages and is therefore not restaurant quality (same goes for Sophia's, for the most part). The moral of the story: try cooking authentic Thai or explore a few more Thai restaurants (in Berkeley, perhaps); that way, you can develop a frame of reference to gauge the quality of Thai cuisine (and this is not to suggest my frame of reference is entirely sound). Venturing out of Davis would be a good first step. --["Users/ZacharyNorwood" ZN]
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- Where have you had better Thai food? -- ["BrianMartinez"] - * Danke for the measured response. I respect your opinion. Let's see, the last two places I've visited on a regular basis that I can vouch for are [http://www.999dine.com/nm/bangkokcafe/ Bangkok Cafe] in Albuquerque, NM, and [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/08.22.01/dining-0134.html Bangkok West] in Aptos, CA. While I wouldn't say these restaurants are mind blowing, they are comparatively superior (in my estimation). I've been to a few good places in Berkeley and SF, but I don't recall their names. For now, I prefer my own Thai cooking to anything locally ;) --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN] -	+ Where have you had better Thai food? -- ["Users/BrianMartinez"] + * Danke for the measured response. I respect your opinion. Let's see, the last two places I've visited on a regular basis that I can vouch for are [http://www.999dine.com/nm/bangkokcafe/ Bangkok Cafe] in Albuquerque, NM, and [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/08.22.01/dining-0134.html Bangkok West] in Aptos, CA. While I wouldn't say these restaurants are mind blowing, they are comparatively superior (in my estimation). I've been to a few good places in Berkeley and SF, but I don't recall their names. For now, I prefer my own Thai cooking to anything locally ;) --["Users/ZacharyNorwood" ZN]
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- ''2005-11-04 19:03:17'' [[nbsp]] While I agree Davis isn't the best place for hotmouths, I think Mr. Norwood may be both unfair and long-winded in his assessment. What impressed me about Thai Recipes is that the heat in the dishes doesn't mask the natural flavours of the ingredients. Portions are just right; I can clear my plate and not feel I've over-eaten. Despite the Ikea furniture it's my first choice for Thai food in Davis. --["LiamCreighton"] - * Are you sure the flavors are "natural"--that is, created by combined ingredients, from scratch, rather than by pre-made spice packs or pastes? :) --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN] - * ZN your definition of natural is incorrect. natural food means food that has undergone minimal processing and contains no preservatives or artificial additives. Just because they may use some premade spice combinations and pastes does not make their food unnatural, as long as the ingredients of the products are natural and undergoe minimal processing. ["MattHh"]	+ ''2005-11-04 19:03:17'' [[nbsp]] While I agree Davis isn't the best place for hotmouths, I think Mr. Norwood may be both unfair and long-winded in his assessment. What impressed me about Thai Recipes is that the heat in the dishes doesn't mask the natural flavours of the ingredients. Portions are just right; I can clear my plate and not feel I've over-eaten. Despite the Ikea furniture it's my first choice for Thai food in Davis. --["Users/LiamCreighton"] + * Are you sure the flavors are "natural"--that is, created by combined ingredients, from scratch, rather than by pre-made spice packs or pastes? :) --["Users/ZacharyNorwood" ZN] + * ZN your definition of natural is incorrect. natural food means food that has undergone minimal processing and contains no preservatives or artificial additives. Just because they may use some premade spice combinations and pastes does not make their food unnatural, as long as the ingredients of the products are natural and undergoe minimal processing. ["Users/MattHh"]
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	+ ''2006-01-28 04:08:37'' [[nbsp]] I came here with a group of ~20 people a few weeks ago, and they handled the situation extremely well. Food arrived on time and at the right temperatures, the orders were fulfilled correctly, and noone in our party had to wait an unreasonable amount of time. The quality of food is fine - not the best Thai I've had, but above average anyway. --["Users/GrahamFreeman"]
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- ''2006-01-28 04:08:37'' [[nbsp]] I came here with a group of ~20 people a few weeks ago, and they handled the situation extremely well. Food arrived on time and at the right temperatures, the orders were fulfilled correctly, and noone in our party had to wait an unreasonable amount of time. The quality of food is fine - not the best Thai I've had, but above average anyway. --["GrahamFreeman"]	+ ''2006-03-02 23:45:10'' [[nbsp]] I love this place and the girl who works Monday nights is wonderful! I definitely suggest the Pad Radna. --["Users/KimNeston"]
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- ''2006-03-02 23:45:10'' [[nbsp]] I love this place and the girl who works Monday nights is wonderful! I definitely suggest the Pad Radna. --["KimNeston"]	+ ''2006-03-30 10:02:35'' [[nbsp]] Had dinner here last night and thouroughly enjoyed it. The green curry at "3" heat level was just right for me - just a bit of sweat on my nose and forhead and delicious. Also had a noodle dish with crab that was excellent. Very good food at a moderate price and excellent service. --["Users/PaulThober"]
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- ''2006-03-30 10:02:35'' [[nbsp]] Had dinner here last night and thouroughly enjoyed it. The green curry at "3" heat level was just right for me - just a bit of sweat on my nose and forhead and delicious. Also had a noodle dish with crab that was excellent. Very good food at a moderate price and excellent service. --["PaulThober"]	+ ''2006-04-18 17:00:25'' [[nbsp]] This is definitely my favorite Thai restaurant in Davis. I'm particularly fond of the curries. They're not real watery here but thicker and made with coconut milk. My understanding is that this is the most authentic Thai food in Davis and that people who come from Thailand often comment that this is just how they make food in Thailand. The atmosphere is calm and sterile feeling. This is a great place for a date, families, and to take Mom when she comes to town. --["Users/BrianMartinez"]
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- ''2006-04-18 17:00:25'' [[nbsp]] This is definitely my favorite Thai restaurant in Davis. I'm particularly fond of the curries. They're not real watery here but thicker and made with coconut milk. My understanding is that this is the most authentic Thai food in Davis and that people who come from Thailand often comment that this is just how they make food in Thailand. The atmosphere is calm and sterile feeling. This is a great place for a date, families, and to take Mom when she comes to town. --["BrianMartinez"]	+ ''2006-04-23 22:36:44'' [[nbsp]] Ok. This place had horrible service and was completely overpriced! The waitstaff barely spoke any english and messed up our orders! Our friend who is allergic to calamari got really sick and we talked to the "manager" who promised us there was nothing of the sort cooked in that pan, and even got so defensive that he brought the cook out to say it for herself instead of just trusting the customer and taking it off the tab. Will never go back. Goto Sophia's across the street. --["Users/JesseUnger"]
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- ''2006-04-23 22:36:44'' [[nbsp]] Ok. This place had horrible service and was completely overpriced! The waitstaff barely spoke any english and messed up our orders! Our friend who is allergic to calamari got really sick and we talked to the "manager" who promised us there was nothing of the sort cooked in that pan, and even got so defensive that he brought the cook out to say it for herself instead of just trusting the customer and taking it off the tab. Will never go back. Goto Sophia's across the street. --["JesseUnger"]	+ ''2006-05-08 09:00:35'' [[nbsp]] This place has the worst pad thai in Davis. The seasoning is OK, but it's far too wet and soggy, and the noodles are of the cheapest kind. --["Users/DavisHo"]
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- ''2006-05-08 09:00:35'' [[nbsp]] This place has the worst pad thai in Davis. The seasoning is OK, but it's far too wet and soggy, and the noodles are of the cheapest kind. --["DavisHo"]	+ ''2006-05-16 11:40:04'' [[nbsp]] I've only eaten here once, but I thought it was really good. I had a beef curry dish, and it was awesome. The portions don't seem to be quite as big as those found at Sophia's, but the food was good enough to justify going there again. --["Users/AdamSchneider"]
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- ''2006-05-16 11:40:04'' [[nbsp]] I've only eaten here once, but I thought it was really good. I had a beef curry dish, and it was awesome. The portions don't seem to be quite as big as those found at Sophia's, but the food was good enough to justify going there again. --["AdamSchneider"]	+ ''2006-05-29 18:08:33'' [[nbsp]] Definitely my least favorite Thai restaurant in Davis. The seasonings were bland, the noodles were soggy, and everything seemed overpriced compared to other Thai restaurants in Davis. However, I will say that their fried bananas were delicious. --["Users/AnjaGilbert"]
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- ''2006-05-29 18:08:33'' [[nbsp]] Definitely my least favorite Thai restaurant in Davis. The seasonings were bland, the noodles were soggy, and everything seemed overpriced compared to other Thai restaurants in Davis. However, I will say that their fried bananas were delicious. --["AnjaGilbert"]	+ ''2006-10-09 16:35:36'' [[nbsp]] Their food is more spicy than other thai places in Davis. I like the food there. Portions are reasonable size for the price. --["Users/KiwiSelina"]
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- ''2006-10-09 16:35:36'' [[nbsp]] Their food is more spicy than other thai places in Davis. I like the food there. Portions are reasonable size for the price. --["KiwiSelina"]	+ ''2006-12-13 20:41:50'' [[nbsp]] I really enjoyed the food here. They seem to take the extra step with everything to make a great restaurant. From the filtered water to the varying degrees of spice you can get. I had the red curry and got it spicy, and it was great. The only problem is the nice waiter (daughter of the cook?) wouldn't stop talking to me and I was trying to get some studying done. Oh well, great food. --["Users/JohnHumperdinkle"]
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- ''2006-12-13 20:41:50'' [[nbsp]] I really enjoyed the food here. They seem to take the extra step with everything to make a great restaurant. From the filtered water to the varying degrees of spice you can get. I had the red curry and got it spicy, and it was great. The only problem is the nice waiter (daughter of the cook?) wouldn't stop talking to me and I was trying to get some studying done. Oh well, great food. --["JohnHumperdinkle"]	+ ''2006-12-30 19:44:43'' [[nbsp]] before going to this place i have tried every other thai place in davis and visited my favorite two (2k and Nakorn) quite frequently. But i now must say that i have a new favorite. I think their pad thai is better than all the places in davis because it is not nearly as sweet, and adds a nice tartness. Their eggplant tofu in basil sauce was excellent. I like how they ask you if you want fried or fresh tofu. The eggplant was not too greasy like it is in almost every restuarant in and out of davis. Overall the flavors are a little more subtle and complex here as compared to the other thai places. Someone who is used to generic sweet sauces may call it bland, but to a more sophisticated pallate the flavors are excellent, it warants the extra dollar or so you may spend per person. The thai tea ice cream with toasted coconut shavings is perhaps the best ice cream in davis as well. --["Users/MattHh"]
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- ''2006-12-30 19:44:43'' [[nbsp]] before going to this place i have tried every other thai place in davis and visited my favorite two (2k and Nakorn) quite frequently. But i now must say that i have a new favorite. I think their pad thai is better than all the places in davis because it is not nearly as sweet, and adds a nice tartness. Their eggplant tofu in basil sauce was excellent. I like how they ask you if you want fried or fresh tofu. The eggplant was not too greasy like it is in almost every restuarant in and out of davis. Overall the flavors are a little more subtle and complex here as compared to the other thai places. Someone who is used to generic sweet sauces may call it bland, but to a more sophisticated pallate the flavors are excellent, it warants the extra dollar or so you may spend per person. The thai tea ice cream with toasted coconut shavings is perhaps the best ice cream in davis as well. --["MattHh"]	+ ''2007-01-06 23:03:18'' [[nbsp]] To sum up my recent Friday night experience, the food was tasty, but not worth the extremely long time it took to get to us (I was in a party of 4). Service was okay. We ordered an appetizer, which they told us they were out of 1/2 an hour after we'd ordered it....yet suggested we get a combo that included the appetizer we ordered that they were supposedly out of. Also, for some reason they sent an 11-year-old kid to tell us about the appetizer issue. Still slightly confused about that one. Very odd. Wouldn't go there again on a busy night -- they seem ill-equipped for a busy Friday night. However, I may try it again during lunch or on a less busy weeknight. I've heard 2K Thai is the best, though.--["Users/EmilyBlake"]
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- ''2007-01-06 23:03:18'' [[nbsp]] To sum up my recent Friday night experience, the food was tasty, but not worth the extremely long time it took to get to us (I was in a party of 4). Service was okay. We ordered an appetizer, which they told us they were out of 1/2 an hour after we'd ordered it....yet suggested we get a combo that included the appetizer we ordered that they were supposedly out of. Also, for some reason they sent an 11-year-old kid to tell us about the appetizer issue. Still slightly confused about that one. Very odd. Wouldn't go there again on a busy night -- they seem ill-equipped for a busy Friday night. However, I may try it again during lunch or on a less busy weeknight. I've heard 2K Thai is the best, though.--["EmilyBlake"] - ------ - ''2007-01-15 13:12:33'' [[nbsp]] I worked there for about all of a week. I won't go into that. But I will definitely vouch that he does collect tips, divy them out as he sees fit among servers + other employees and you get what you get. Servers are told to deposit cash tips into a little container upon receiving, and he adds this to his tallie of the credit card tips. --["NatalieKitchiner"]	+ ''2007-01-15 13:12:33'' [[nbsp]] I worked there for about all of a week. I won't go into that. But I will definitely vouch that he does collect tips, divy them out as he sees fit among servers + other employees and you get what you get. Servers are told to deposit cash tips into a little container upon receiving, and he adds this to his tallie of the credit card tips. --["Users/NatalieKitchiner"]
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	+ ------ + ''2008-08-08 12:37:39'' [[nbsp]] Be forewarned they have evidently changed their payment policy. I just went to pick up my almost $10 lunch and when I presented my debit card, the girl told me there was a $15 minimum. I asked, even for debit cards? Yes. So, unfortunately I did not get my yummy lunch I was looking forward to and now have had my first unpleasant experience there. --["Users/CindiDrake"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-07-09 12:09:20'' [[nbsp]] When I went, the service was very slow. It seemed like they might be understaffed. The main dish that I ordered was ok, but not really very good. On the other hand, the mango with sticky rice was probably the best that I've ever had. YUM. --["Users/IDoNotExist"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-06-27 15:05:37'' [[nbsp]] I couldn't cut the chicken with my fork... most disappointing thai place to eat in davis. I've tried them all and recommend Thai 2 K. --["Users/aberrier"]

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- ''2008-04-12 22:25:50'' [[nbsp]] The food here is good, but I have to say how surprised I was at the portions we got for the price we paid. Not only did the to-go food come in half-size take out containers, but the half-size container was barely even half filled. I'm not one to usually complain about small portions, and usually prefer them, but this particular case was kind of ridiculous especially for a college student on a budget. --["Users/SRB"]	+ ''2008-04-12 22:25:50'' [[nbsp]] The food here is good, but I have to say how surprised I was at the portions we got for the price we paid. Not only did the to-go food come in half-size take out containers, but the half-size container was barely even half filled. I'm not one to usually complain about small portions, and usually prefer them, but this particular case was kind of ridiculous especially for a college student on a budget. Edit: I came back here a few months later and ate in. The portion seemed a little better, or maybe the plate was just small, but regardless I was still impressed by the food quality, more so than I had remembered (for Davis, that is). I will be going back soon to try more dishes. --["Users/SRB"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-04-13 13:04:49'' [[nbsp]] They have a good drunken noodles, but I don't like the small portions. I'm a hungry girl and size does matter (nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. . .). Every time I suggest this to my buddy, he refuses because he says every time we eat there, he walks out hungry. --["Users/CurlyGirl26"]

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ZacharyNorwood — 2008-02-16 00:39:46

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- ''2005-10-03 11:15:30''[[nbsp]] Imagine an episode of the ''Twilight Zone'' where the protagonist comes to realize that he’s been transported to a parallel universe where everyone’s senses--sight, smell, touch, affect--are demonstrably attenuated. Passionate love, in this universe, is equivalent to masturbation, and spicy food is associated with the diabolical use of a banned substance called “pepper.” If you can imagine such a universe, then you may not realize that it already exists: it's called ''Davis, California''. Thai Recipes, like Sophia’s, is another example of Davis’ mediocritization of taste. Both disdain 8-methyl-''N''-vanillyl-6-nonenamide, a.k.a., [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin capsaicin], and both seem to take shortcuts when preparing entrées. Thai Recipes, for example, uses a piquancy scale of 1 to 4 (the latter achieving so-called “Thai hot” status). This scale, sadly, exists in the ''Twilight Zone''. Thai Recipes’ “4” is more like a “1” on a gastronomical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale Scoville scale] ranging from 1 to 10. Aside from temperature, Thai Recipes' green curry sauce tastes suspiciously like [http://p2.hostingprod.com/@thaikitchen.com/saucespastes.html Thai Kitchen] store-bought paste combined with an excess amount of coconut milk (that's how they trick the kiddies into thinking it's full of flavor--give em' a little candy and they'll come back for more). Such dishes taste good according to fast-food, not fine dining, standards. That said, I don’t blame Thai Recipes for the quality of their food. To understand why, view my hypothesis on why Davis' restaurant scene suffers from collective mediocrity at my wiki page. --["ZacharyNorwood"]	+ ''2005-10-03 11:15:30''[[nbsp]] Imagine an episode of the ''Twilight Zone'' where the protagonist comes to realize that he’s been transported to a parallel universe where everyone’s senses--sight, smell, touch, affect--are demonstrably attenuated. Passionate love, in this universe, is equivalent to masturbation, and spicy food is associated with the diabolical use of a banned substance called “pepper.” If you can imagine such a universe, then you may not realize that it already exists: it's called ''Davis, California''. Thai Recipes, like Sophia’s, is another example of Davis’ mediocritization of taste. Both disdain 8-methyl-''N''-vanillyl-6-nonenamide, a.k.a., [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin capsaicin], and both seem to take shortcuts when preparing entrées. Thai Recipes, for example, uses a piquancy scale of 1 to 4 (the latter achieving so-called “Thai hot” status). This scale, sadly, exists in the ''Twilight Zone''. Thai Recipes’ “4” is more like a “1” on a gastronomical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale Scoville scale] ranging from 1 to 10. Aside from temperature, Thai Recipes' green curry sauce tastes suspiciously like [http://p2.hostingprod.com/@thaikitchen.com/saucespastes.html Thai Kitchen] store-bought paste combined with an excess amount of coconut milk (that's how they trick the kiddies into thinking it's full of flavor--give em' a little candy and they'll come back for more). Such dishes taste good according to fast-food, not fine dining, standards. That said, I don’t blame Thai Recipes for the quality of their food. To understand why, view my hypothesis on why Davis' restaurant scene suffers from collective mediocrity at my wiki page. --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-02-10 16:39:02'' [[nbsp]] this place is awesome for thai food. everyone loves sophia's but its not as great as everyone says it is. the service here is great, their food is amazing. tom yum gai (red) is delicious, i recommend that to soup lovers. their noodles are all delicious. my friend and i have returned to this place numerous times in the past 4 months. love it! --["Users/jentruong"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-02-09 18:14:52'' [[nbsp]] It was pretty good -- service was very nice. We never came back, so I guess it wasn't anything spectacular. --["Users/StellaChiara"]

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MattHh — 2008-01-30 21:37:19

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	+ ------ + ''2008-01-30 16:35:06'' [[nbsp]] This is my favorite Thai restaurant in Davis. I love there naan (Sp?) and the basil fried rice with fried tofu is amazing! --["Users/Miranda"]

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	+ ------ + ''2007-12-18 22:51:06'' [[nbsp]] I absolutely love the food here. This would be the place to go for real, authentic Thai food (especially for the spice). However, it seems that the prices keep going up and each time I go in, it gets more and more expensive. I find myself going less and less b/c of the pricey menu. --["Users/AggieAlum"]

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MattHh — 2007-12-15 13:48:36

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	+ * This is a pretty standard practice. Generally restaurants divy the tips among the employees. The highest percent is usually given to the waiters, but bus-boys and other employees also get a portion. You are not the only ingredient to your customer recieving quality service. However i do agree that there should be some reward for those who are better servers than others. -["Users/MattHh"]

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	+ ------ + ''2007-11-08 22:55:28'' [[nbsp]] this place is really great now that i compare it to sophia's and thai 2k...their tom yum ghay? soup...the hot and sour one...very delicious!!! and the pad kee mao? very good also...the curry delicious...and the people are really nice...when they had a party of 16..i think the restaurant was only reserved for that party..the owner saw me and my hungry friend lol it was around 9..and he was like ok come in..so yea very nice people..and you can sit on the floor!! :) but yea this place is YUMMMMY! --["Users/MAIRA"]

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	+ ------ + ''2007-10-05 15:24:12'' [[nbsp]] Tried the vegetarian pad thai at the farmers' market, and honestly, it was just wonderful. I don't understand the previous poster complaining about portion sizes; mine was fair for the price. --["Users/Casey"]

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- ''2007-05-09 17:00:41'' [[nbsp]] I've been a repeated costumer at this restaurant for 6 years! I worked here as a waitress during my freshman year and the owner's husband is a total jackass. But the wife and her sister (the two cooks) are super sweet and the food is absolutely great -- which explains why I'm a repeated costumer! --["Users/AggieAlum"]	+ ''2007-05-09 17:00:41'' [[nbsp]] I've been a repeat costumer at this restaurant for 6 years! I worked here as a waitress during my freshman year and the owner's husband is a total jackass. But the wife and her sister (the two cooks) are super sweet and the food is absolutely great -- which explains why I'm a repeat costumer! --["Users/AggieAlum"]

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JabberWokky — 2007-03-22 11:08:33

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	+ ------ + ''2007-03-22 11:43:55'' [[nbsp]] this is my favorite place to go. so many good veggie options. also they don't bat an eye when you ask for non-dairy iced teas. they do tend to be less than professional in dealing with customers, but if you want a laidback attitude it's a nice place to go. --["AnsateJones"]

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JeffSpeckles — 2007-01-19 10:21:32

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- ''2007-01-14 23:03:18'' [[nbsp]] Sadly the owner has been embezziling tips for many years now. Waiters have reported 40-60 dollars in tips on a Fri while Sophia waiters rake in 150+ [I knew somone who worked both places and who had friends working @ recipies] Give the tips directly your server and give them instructions to keep it out of the tip pool, lest you pad the owners pocket more. BTW the practice of taking tips is illegal but no employees wanted to step up, at least last time I checked --["StevenDaubert"] (I am seeing if they will go on record. I am not dropping names without getting approval. Accusations of this nature are very serious, and I know that it is not just an accusation from what I have witnessed, hence why I left my name so you can inquire more.) - * Smaller tips seems like weak evidence for a charge as severe as embezzlement. A more reasonable explanation for smaller tips is that Sophia's gets far more business than Thai Recipes. If they suspect something, they should call the California State Attorney General’s Whistleblower Hotline at 1-800-952-5225. Reports submitted are protected under [http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/WhistleblowersNotice.doc California law]. --["CraigBrozinsky"] - * I realize the workers are reluctant to give their names, and thats okay, but can you give us some more details on how they know the owner is embezzling? Without specific evidence that the owner is embezzling, I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable asking my server to keep my tip from the tip pool. Doing so reduces the amount that each of the other hard working servers gets. For example, if all 4 servers make $25 in tips, and my server pockets my $20 tip, the other three servers would get $20(80/4) and my server with get $40 ($20 + $80/4). So, by giving an under the table tip, my tip steals money from the other servers. And that's assuming everyone involved is honest. Imagine what would happen if an unscrupulous server, or one just suspicious of the owner, decided to pocket a portion of their tips. This form of retaliation would likewise steal money from the other employees. I'm not saying that these conditions are occurring or accusing/defending anybody of anything. I'm just saying that, given the minimal facts described, there are many plausible accounts for why they're receiving fewer tips that range from well intentioned customers, to unscrupulous servers, to honest but suspicious servers, to an unscrupulous owner. --["CraigBrozinsky"] - * This is a perfect example of why I think the wiki doesn't work. You can say whatever you want, no matter how untrue it may be, ruin someone's reputation, and as long as you're on here more often than somebody who gives a shit your edits win. Unfortunately for the owner of Thai Recipes I don't know him/her, nor care very much if they're slandered here on the wiki. But I would hope you'd take some personal responsibility and post something akin to facts ("the owner has been convicted of embezzlement") rather than rumors when discussing something of this magnitude. This isn't a tabloid. --["JeffSpeckles"] - * Are you sure he wasn't just just pooling the tips and dividing them among the servers in some way? - * In retrospect, what may or may not have transpired more handful of years ago and they ownership may have changed, however I would get off work from Tap ex, and talk with some of the servers and they would tell me how much cash in tips they collected off the tables, and how much the owner gave them at the end of the night, and it continued like this until after I was working at Sophias. One of the recipes servers was related to one of the Sophias servers so we would go across the street after they closed. Some nights they would get no tips, other nights they would get under twenty dollars. On busy nights [eg Fri / Sat] When it was packed the whole shift they would get on average [They would show me] 40-50 bucks. One of the servers was working on getting citizenship and didn't want to rock the boat, and didn't understand the system was set up to protect them despite my repeated assurances that it would. It got so far that they started a server tally in tips collected Vs. received and I got to see the results. - ------

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	+ * In retrospect, what may or may not have transpired more handful of years ago and they ownership may have changed, however I would get off work from Tap ex, and talk with some of the servers and they would tell me how much cash in tips they collected off the tables, and how much the owner gave them at the end of the night, and it continued like this until after I was working at Sophias. One of the recipes servers was related to one of the Sophias servers so we would go across the street after they closed. Some nights they would get no tips, other nights they would get under twenty dollars. On busy nights [eg Fri / Sat] When it was packed the whole shift they would get on average [They would show me] 40-50 bucks. One of the servers was working on getting citizenship and didn't want to rock the boat, and didn't understand the system was set up to protect them despite my repeated assurances that it would. It got so far that they started a server tally in tips collected Vs. received and I got to see the results.

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- * This is a perfect example of why I think the wiki doesn't work. You can say whatever you want, no matter how untrue it may be, ruin someone's reputation, and as long as you're on here more often than somebody who gives a shit your edits win. Unfortunately for the owner of Thai Recipes I don't know him/her, nor care very much if they're slandered here on the wiki. But I would hope you'd take some personal responsibility and post something akin to facts ("the owner has been convicted of embezzlement") rather than rumors when discussing something of this magnitude. This isn't a tabloid. --["JeffSpeckles"]	+ * This is a perfect example of why I think the wiki doesn't work. You can say whatever you want, no matter how untrue it may be, ruin someone's reputation, and as long as you're on here more often than somebody who gives a shit your edits win. Unfortunately for the owner of Thai Recipes I don't know him/her, nor care very much if they're slandered here on the wiki. But I would hope you'd take some personal responsibility and post something akin to facts ("the owner has been convicted of embezzlement") rather than rumors when discussing something of this magnitude. This isn't a tabloid. --["JeffSpeckles"] + * Are you sure he wasn't just just pooling the tips and dividing them among the servers in some way?

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	+ * This is a perfect example of why I think the wiki doesn't work. You can say whatever you want, no matter how untrue it may be, ruin someone's reputation, and as long as you're on here more often than somebody who gives a shit your edits win. Unfortunately for the owner of Thai Recipes I don't know him/her, nor care very much if they're slandered here on the wiki. But I would hope you'd take some personal responsibility and post something akin to facts ("the owner has been convicted of embezzlement") rather than rumors when discussing something of this magnitude. This isn't a tabloid. --["JeffSpeckles"]

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CraigBrozinsky — 2007-01-15 17:06:35

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	+ * I realize the workers are reluctant to give their names, and thats okay, but can you give us some more details on how they know the owner is embezzling? Without specific evidence that the owner is embezzling, I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable asking my server to keep my tip from the tip pool. Doing so reduces the amount that each of the other hard working servers gets. For example, if all 4 servers make $25 in tips, and my server pockets my $20 tip, the other three servers would get $20(80/4) and my server with get $40 ($20 + $80/4). So, by giving an under the table tip, my tip steals money from the other servers. And that's assuming everyone involved is honest. Imagine what would happen if an unscrupulous server, or one just suspicious of the owner, decided to pocket a portion of their tips. This form of retaliation would likewise steal money from the other employees. I'm not saying that these conditions are occurring or accusing/defending anybody of anything. I'm just saying that, given the minimal facts described, there are many plausible accounts for why they're receiving fewer tips that range from well intentioned customers, to unscrupulous servers, to honest but suspicious servers, to an unscrupulous owner. --["CraigBrozinsky"]

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- ''2007-01-15 13:12:33'' [[nbsp]] I worked there for about all of a week. I won't go into that. But I will definitely vouch that he does collect tips, divy them out as he sees fit among servers + other employees and you get what you get. Servers are told to deposit cash tips into a little containre upon receiving, and he tallies up the credit card tips. --["NatalieKitchiner"]	+ ''2007-01-15 13:12:33'' [[nbsp]] I worked there for about all of a week. I won't go into that. But I will definitely vouch that he does collect tips, divy them out as he sees fit among servers + other employees and you get what you get. Servers are told to deposit cash tips into a little container upon receiving, and he adds this to his tallie of the credit card tips. --["NatalieKitchiner"]

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	+ ------ + ''2007-01-15 13:12:33'' [[nbsp]] I worked there for about all of a week. I won't go into that. But I will definitely vouch that he does collect tips, divy them out as he sees fit among servers + other employees and you get what you get. Servers are told to deposit cash tips into a little containre upon receiving, and he tallies up the credit card tips. --["NatalieKitchiner"]

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CraigBrozinsky — 2007-01-14 23:23:08

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	+ * Smaller tips seems like weak evidence for a charge as severe as embezzlement. A more reasonable explanation for smaller tips is that Sophia's gets far more business than Thai Recipes. If they suspect something, they should call the California State Attorney General’s Whistleblower Hotline at 1-800-952-5225. Reports submitted are protected under [http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/WhistleblowersNotice.doc California law]. --["CraigBrozinsky"]

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EdwinSaada — 2007-01-14 22:17:55

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StevenDaubert — 2007-01-14 18:05:43

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	+ + Sadly the owner has been embezziling tips for many years now. Waiters have reported 40-60 dollars in tips on a Fri while Sophia waiters rake in 150+ [I knew somone who worked both places and who had friends working @ recipies] Give the tips directly your server and give them instructions to keep it out of the tip pool, lest you pad the owners pocket more. BTW the practice of taking tips is illegal but no employees wanted to step up, at least last time I checked --["StevenDaubert"] (I am seeing if they will go on record. I am not dropping names without getting approval. Accusations of this nature are very serious, and I know that it is not just an accusation from what I have witnessed, hence why I left my name so you can inquire more.) +

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- ''2005-10-03 11:15:30''[[nbsp]] Imagine an episode of the ''Twilight Zone'' where the protagonist comes to realize that hes been transported to a parallel universe where everyones senses--sight, smell, touch, affect--are demonstrably attenuated. Passionate love, in this universe, is equivalent to masturbation, and spicy food is associated with the diabolical use of a banned substance called pepper. If you can imagine such a universe, then you may not realize that it already exists: it's called ''Davis, California''. Thai Recipes, like Sophias, is another example of Davis mediocritization of taste. Both disdain 8-methyl-''N''-vanillyl-6-nonenamide, a.k.a., [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin capsaicin], and both seem to take shortcuts when preparing entrées. Thai Recipes, for example, uses a piquancy scale of 1 to 4 (the latter achieving so-called Thai hot status). This scale, sadly, exists in the ''Twilight Zone''. Thai Recipes 4 is more like a 1 on a gastronomical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale Scoville scale] ranging from 1 to 10. Aside from temperature, Thai Recipes' green curry sauce tastes suspiciously like [http://p2.hostingprod.com/@thaikitchen.com/saucespastes.html Thai Kitchen] store-bought paste combined with an excess amount of coconut milk (that's how they trick the kiddies into thinking it's full of flavor--give em' a little candy and they'll come back for more). Such dishes taste good according to fast-food, not fine dining, standards. That said, I dont blame Thai Recipes for the quality of their food. To understand why, view my hypothesis on why Davis' restaurant scene suffers from collective mediocrity at my wiki page. --["ZacharyNorwood"]	+ ''2005-10-03 11:15:30''[[nbsp]] Imagine an episode of the ''Twilight Zone'' where the protagonist comes to realize that he’s been transported to a parallel universe where everyone’s senses--sight, smell, touch, affect--are demonstrably attenuated. Passionate love, in this universe, is equivalent to masturbation, and spicy food is associated with the diabolical use of a banned substance called “pepper.” If you can imagine such a universe, then you may not realize that it already exists: it's called ''Davis, California''. Thai Recipes, like Sophia’s, is another example of Davis’ mediocritization of taste. Both disdain 8-methyl-''N''-vanillyl-6-nonenamide, a.k.a., [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin capsaicin], and both seem to take shortcuts when preparing entrées. Thai Recipes, for example, uses a piquancy scale of 1 to 4 (the latter achieving so-called “Thai hot” status). This scale, sadly, exists in the ''Twilight Zone''. Thai Recipes’ “4” is more like a “1” on a gastronomical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale Scoville scale] ranging from 1 to 10. Aside from temperature, Thai Recipes' green curry sauce tastes suspiciously like [http://p2.hostingprod.com/@thaikitchen.com/saucespastes.html Thai Kitchen] store-bought paste combined with an excess amount of coconut milk (that's how they trick the kiddies into thinking it's full of flavor--give em' a little candy and they'll come back for more). Such dishes taste good according to fast-food, not fine dining, standards. That said, I don’t blame Thai Recipes for the quality of their food. To understand why, view my hypothesis on why Davis' restaurant scene suffers from collective mediocrity at my wiki page. --["ZacharyNorwood"]

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JasonAller — 2007-01-12 21:17:01

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	+ This is the type of ["Restaurants" restaurant] where you can go casually dressed with a bunch of friends, or semi dressy on date or celebratory meal. Moderately priced place, you can get a good dinner and drink for about $11/person including tax and tip. + + It's good to know that the menu is written entirely using the dishes' traditional Thai names without any English translation. (There actually is a bit of English translation, along the lines of "beef", "pork", "chicken", and "shrimp". They also have plenty of ["vegetarian options"] here, in fact, it was voted the Most Vegetarian Friendly Restaurant in Davis one year (''There's a plaque hanging on the wall. Perhaps somebody wants to verify this''). + + If you have no idea what to get and you're just looking for some damned good food, Pad Thai (the best known Thai dish) comes highly recommended. $8.95 + + You can also request the spiciness level of the food to be adjusted to your liking (e.g. mild, medium, hot, or very spicy). 'Very spicy' is known as ''Thai hot'' here. If you really likely spicy stuff, be sure to request it as they won't suggest it (they found too many customers were ordering it and sending it back because it was too spicy). The waiting staff and kitchen use a numbering system of 1 (mild), 2 (medium), 3 (hot), and 4 (Thai hot). However, you may order 5, 6, 7... + + Free refills on fountain drinks, but not on Thai tea. + + Sadly the owner has been embezziling tips for many years now. Waiters have reported 40-60 dollars in tips on a Fri while Sophia waiters rake in 150+ [I knew somone who worked both places and who had friends working @ recipies] Give the tips directly your server and give them instructions to keep it out of the tip pool, lest you pad the owners pocket more. BTW the practice of taking tips is illegal but no employees wanted to step up, at least last time I checked --["StevenDaubert"]

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- This is the type of ["Restaurants" restaurant] where you can go casually dressed with a bunch of friends, or semi dressy on date or celebratory meal. Moderately priced place, you can get a good dinner and drink for about $11/person including tax and tip. - - It's good to know that the menu is written entirely using the dishes' traditional Thai names without any English translation. (There actually is a bit of English translation, along the lines of "beef", "pork", "chicken", and "shrimp". They also have plenty of ["vegetarian options"] here, in fact, it was voted the Most Vegetarian Friendly Restaurant in Davis one year (''There's a plaque hanging on the wall. Perhaps somebody wants to verify this''). - - If you have no idea what to get and you're just looking for some damned good food, Pad Thai (the best known Thai dish) comes highly recommended. $8.95 - - You can also request the spiciness level of the food to be adjusted to your liking (e.g. mild, medium, hot, or very spicy). 'Very spicy' is known as ''Thai hot'' here. If you really likely spicy stuff, be sure to request it as they won't suggest it (they found too many customers were ordering it and sending it back because it was too spicy). The waiting staff and kitchen use a numbering system of 1 (mild), 2 (medium), 3 (hot), and 4 (Thai hot). However, you may order 5, 6, 7... - - Free refills on fountain drinks, but not on Thai tea. - - Sadly the owner has been embezziling tips for many years now. Waiters have reported 40-60 dollars in tips on a Fri while Sophia waiters rake in 150+ [I knew somone who worked both places and who had friends working @ recipies] Give the tips directly your server and give them instructions to keep it out of the tip pool, lest you pad the owners pocket more. BTW the practice of taking tips is illegal but no employees wanted to step up, at least last time I checked --["StevenDaubert"]

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- ''2007-01-06 23:03:18'' [[nbsp]] To sum up my recent Friday night experience, the food was tasty, but not worth the extremely long time it took to get to us. Service was okay. We ordered an appetizer, which they told us they were out of 1/2 an hour after we'd ordered it....yet suggested we get a combo that included the appetizer we ordered that they were supposedly out of. Also, for some reason they sent an 11-year-old kid to tell us about the appetizer issue. Still slightly confused about that one. Very odd. Wouldn't go there again on a busy night -- they seem ill-equipped for a busy Friday night. However, I may try it again during lunch or on a less busy weeknight. I've heard 2K Thai is the best, though.--["EmilyBlake"]	+ ''2007-01-06 23:03:18'' [[nbsp]] To sum up my recent Friday night experience, the food was tasty, but not worth the extremely long time it took to get to us (I was in a party of 4). Service was okay. We ordered an appetizer, which they told us they were out of 1/2 an hour after we'd ordered it....yet suggested we get a combo that included the appetizer we ordered that they were supposedly out of. Also, for some reason they sent an 11-year-old kid to tell us about the appetizer issue. Still slightly confused about that one. Very odd. Wouldn't go there again on a busy night -- they seem ill-equipped for a busy Friday night. However, I may try it again during lunch or on a less busy weeknight. I've heard 2K Thai is the best, though.--["EmilyBlake"]

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- ''2007-01-06 23:03:18'' [[nbsp]] To sum up my recent Friday night experience, the food was tasty, but not worth the extremely long time it took to get to us. Service was okay. Food took forever to come - including an appetizer that they told us they were out of 1/2 an hour after we'd ordered it....yet suggested we get a combo that included the appetizer we ordered that they were supposedly out of. Still slightly confused about that one. They sent like an 11 year old kid to come tell us about the appetizer issue. Very odd. Wouldn't go there again on a busy night - they seem ill-equipped for a busy Friday. --["EmilyBlake"]	+ ''2007-01-06 23:03:18'' [[nbsp]] To sum up my recent Friday night experience, the food was tasty, but not worth the extremely long time it took to get to us. Service was okay. We ordered an appetizer, which they told us they were out of 1/2 an hour after we'd ordered it....yet suggested we get a combo that included the appetizer we ordered that they were supposedly out of. Also, for some reason they sent an 11-year-old kid to tell us about the appetizer issue. Still slightly confused about that one. Very odd. Wouldn't go there again on a busy night -- they seem ill-equipped for a busy Friday night. However, I may try it again during lunch or on a less busy weeknight. I've heard 2K Thai is the best, though.--["EmilyBlake"]

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	+ ------ + ''2006-12-30 19:44:43'' [[nbsp]] before going to this place i have tried every other thai place in davis and visited my favorite two (2k and Nakorn) quite frequently. But i now must say that i have a new favorite. I think their pad thai is better than all the places in davis because it is not nearly as sweet, and adds a nice tartness. Their eggplant tofu in basil sauce was excellent. I like how they ask you if you want fried or fresh tofu. The eggplant was not too greasy like it is in almost every restuarant in and out of davis. Overall the flavors are a little more subtle and complex here as compared to the other thai places. Someone who is used to generic sweet sauces may call it bland, but to a more sophisticated pallate the flavors are excellent, it warants the extra dollar or so you may spend per person. The thai tea ice cream with toasted coconut shavings is perhaps the best ice cream in davis as well. --["MattHh"]

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	+ ------ + ''2006-12-13 20:41:50'' [[nbsp]] I really enjoyed the food here. They seem to take the extra step with everything to make a great restaurant. From the filtered water to the varying degrees of spice you can get. I had the red curry and got it spicy, and it was great. The only problem is the nice waiter (daughter of the cook?) wouldn't stop talking to me and I was trying to get some studying done. Oh well, great food. --["JohnHumperdinkle"]

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- * ZN your definition of natural is incorrect. natural food means food that has undergone minimal processing and contains no preservatives or artificial additives. Just because they may use some premade spice combinations and pastes does not make their food unnatural, as long as the ingredients of the products are natural and undergoe minimal processing.	+ * ZN your definition of natural is incorrect. natural food means food that has undergone minimal processing and contains no preservatives or artificial additives. Just because they may use some premade spice combinations and pastes does not make their food unnatural, as long as the ingredients of the products are natural and undergoe minimal processing. ["MattHh"]

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	+ * ZN your definition of natural is incorrect. natural food means food that has undergone minimal processing and contains no preservatives or artificial additives. Just because they may use some premade spice combinations and pastes does not make their food unnatural, as long as the ingredients of the products are natural and undergoe minimal processing.

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StevenDaubert — 2006-11-01 20:03:10

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	+ ------ + ''2006-10-09 16:35:36'' [[nbsp]] Their food is more spicy than other thai places in Davis. I like the food there. Portions are reasonable size for the price. --["KiwiSelina"]

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	+ ------ + ''2006-05-29 18:08:33'' [[nbsp]] Definitely my least favorite Thai restaurant in Davis. The seasonings were bland, the noodles were soggy, and everything seemed overpriced compared to other Thai restaurants in Davis. However, I will say that their fried bananas were delicious. --["AnjaGilbert"]

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	+ ------ + ''2006-05-16 11:40:04'' [[nbsp]] I've only eaten here once, but I thought it was really good. I had a beef curry dish, and it was awesome. The portions don't seem to be quite as big as those found at Sophia's, but the food was good enough to justify going there again. --["AdamSchneider"]

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	+ ------ + ''2006-05-08 09:00:35'' [[nbsp]] This place has the worst pad thai in Davis. The seasoning is OK, but it's far too wet and soggy, and the noodles are of the cheapest kind. --["DavisHo"]

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	+ ------ + ''2006-04-23 22:36:44'' [[nbsp]] Ok. This place had horrible service and was completely overpriced! The waitstaff barely spoke any english and messed up our orders! Our friend who is allergic to calamari got really sick and we talked to the "manager" who promised us there was nothing of the sort cooked in that pan, and even got so defensive that he brought the cook out to say it for herself instead of just trusting the customer and taking it off the tab. Will never go back. Goto Sophia's across the street. --["JesseUnger"]

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ZacharyNorwood — 2006-04-19 00:53:02

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- * Danke for the measured response. I respect your opinion. Let's see, the last two places I've visited on a regular basis that I can vouch for are [http://www.999dine.com/nm/bangkokcafe/ Bangkok Cafe] in Albuquerque, NM, and [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/08.22.01/dining-0134.html Bangkok West] in Aptos, CA. I've been to a few good places in Berkeley and SF, but I don't recall their names. --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN]	+ * Danke for the measured response. I respect your opinion. Let's see, the last two places I've visited on a regular basis that I can vouch for are [http://www.999dine.com/nm/bangkokcafe/ Bangkok Cafe] in Albuquerque, NM, and [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/08.22.01/dining-0134.html Bangkok West] in Aptos, CA. While I wouldn't say these restaurants are mind blowing, they are comparatively superior (in my estimation). I've been to a few good places in Berkeley and SF, but I don't recall their names. For now, I prefer my own Thai cooking to anything locally ;) --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN]

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ZacharyNorwood — 2006-04-19 00:49:55

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- It's good to know that the menu is written entirely using the dishes' traditional Thai names without any English translation. (There actually is a bit of English translation, along the lines of "beef", "pork", "chicken", and "shrimp". But don't worry, they also have plenty of ["vegetarian options"] here, in fact, it was voted the Most Vegetarian Friendly Restaurant in Davis one year (''There's a plaque hanging on the wall. Perhaps somebody wants to verify this'').	+ It's good to know that the menu is written entirely using the dishes' traditional Thai names without any English translation. (There actually is a bit of English translation, along the lines of "beef", "pork", "chicken", and "shrimp". They also have plenty of ["vegetarian options"] here, in fact, it was voted the Most Vegetarian Friendly Restaurant in Davis one year (''There's a plaque hanging on the wall. Perhaps somebody wants to verify this'').
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- *My understanding is that the Thai hot (level 4) is about how hot they cook the food in Thailand. This is much hotter than most Americans can handle their food; so, this is really a non-problem for just about anyone looking for some spicy food in Davis. Just in case, though, if you've eaten there before the kitchen is happy to cook food at a level 5, 6, 7... some people order food as high as level 12. Thai people don't usually eat their food this hot. The human body can't usually handle anything much spicier than that anyway. It burns the stomach eventually. The owners have had problems in the past because people would order food hotter than Thai hot and customers would want to send the food back because it was too spicy. This explains why they ask if you've eaten there before they serve food hotter than Thai hot. Also, if you want really spicy food, order it whatever level you want and request that they use fresh chiles.	+ *My understanding is that the Thai hot (level 4) is about how hot they cook the food in Thailand. This is much hotter than most Americans can handle their food; so, this is really a non-problem for just about anyone looking for some spicy food in Davis. Just in case, though, if you've eaten there before the kitchen is happy to cook food at a level 5, 6, 7... some people order food as high as level 12. Thai people don't usually eat their food this hot. The human body can't usually handle anything much spicier than that anyway. It burns the stomach eventually. The owners have had problems in the past because people would order food hotter than Thai hot and customers would want to send the food back because it was too spicy. This explains why they ask if you've eaten there before they serve food hotter than Thai hot. Also, if you want really spicy food, order it whatever level you want and request that they use fresh chilies.

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	+ ------ + ''2006-04-18 17:00:25'' [[nbsp]] This is definitely my favorite Thai restaurant in Davis. I'm particularly fond of the curries. They're not real watery here but thicker and made with coconut milk. My understanding is that this is the most authentic Thai food in Davis and that people who come from Thailand often comment that this is just how they make food in Thailand. The atmosphere is calm and sterile feeling. This is a great place for a date, families, and to take Mom when she comes to town. --["BrianMartinez"]

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- In your universe, the hotter the food the higher it's quality? I'll have to try pepper spray on my next Redrum burger (should send it through the gourmet ceiling!) --["SteveDavison"]	+ *In your universe, the hotter the food the higher it's quality? I'll have to try pepper spray on my next Redrum burger (should send it through the gourmet ceiling!) --["SteveDavison"]
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- * yeah davis sometimes has a "just enough attitude" basically i think he's saying davis is not making passionate love to the restaurant scene... instead its kinda just foolin around... alone... on friday night... haha!	+ * yeah davis sometimes has a "just enough attitude" basically i think he's saying davis is not making passionate love to the restaurant scene... instead its kinda just foolin around... alone... on friday night... haha! + *My understanding is that the Thai hot (level 4) is about how hot they cook the food in Thailand. This is much hotter than most Americans can handle their food; so, this is really a non-problem for just about anyone looking for some spicy food in Davis. Just in case, though, if you've eaten there before the kitchen is happy to cook food at a level 5, 6, 7... some people order food as high as level 12. Thai people don't usually eat their food this hot. The human body can't usually handle anything much spicier than that anyway. It burns the stomach eventually. The owners have had problems in the past because people would order food hotter than Thai hot and customers would want to send the food back because it was too spicy. This explains why they ask if you've eaten there before they serve food hotter than Thai hot. Also, if you want really spicy food, order it whatever level you want and request that they use fresh chiles. + + As for the ingredients, most everything is fresh (noodles, vegetables, etc.). Some of the curries are made in part with Mae Ploy curry paste but with an added house blend of other spices, sauces, etc. My understanding is that this is a pretty standard practice. + + Where have you had better Thai food? -- [BrianMartinez] +

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	+ ------ + ''2006-03-30 10:02:35'' [[nbsp]] Had dinner here last night and thouroughly enjoyed it. The green curry at "3" heat level was just right for me - just a bit of sweat on my nose and forhead and delicious. Also had a noodle dish with crab that was excellent. Very good food at a moderate price and excellent service. --["PaulThober"]

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	+ * yeah davis sometimes has a "just enough attitude" basically i think he's saying davis is not making passionate love to the restaurant scene... instead its kinda just foolin around... alone... on friday night... haha!

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	+ ------ + ''2006-03-02 23:45:10'' [[nbsp]] I love this place and the girl who works Monday nights is wonderful! I definitely suggest the Pad Radna. --["KimNeston"]

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	+ ------ + ''2006-01-28 04:08:37'' [[nbsp]] I came here with a group of ~20 people a few weeks ago, and they handled the situation extremely well. Food arrived on time and at the right temperatures, the orders were fulfilled correctly, and noone in our party had to wait an unreasonable amount of time. The quality of food is fine - not the best Thai I've had, but above average anyway. --["GrahamFreeman"]

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- ''2005-11-05 14:16:15'' [[nbsp]] Congrats, Zachary Norwood! You win the award for most pompous and ridiculous thing I've read today. --["JeffSpeckles"] - * How, exactly, is it ridiculous? --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN] - * I think it should be pretty apparent to anyone reading it who isn't a self-appointed fine dining critic with a thesaurus at the ready. Most folk's comments are simply their opinion on whether or not they liked the food at a restaurant. Maybe if I didn't get the impression that I'm an uncultured rube with a mediocre palate for liking the restaurants in Davis after reading your comments I'd be less inclined to even mention it at all. This doesn't just apply to this page either. --["JeffSpeckles" JS] - * So, because my style of writing doesn't suit your preconceptions of "the way things are or should be," I deserve personal criticism? Don't you see the irony in that? You dislike my style because you find it insulting, and so you decide to insult me in turn (or try, at least). I hope the WikiGnome cleans this mess up too, since it has no relevance to the page whatever. --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN] - * My apologies if you felt insulted or unduly criticized. My advice, grow a thicker skin. They're just words on a screen man. Maybe in the future I will dedicate a page long essay about why I feel your comment is overly wordy, but at the time I didn't have the energy. --["JeffSpeckles" JS] - * LOL! That's the exact same advice I'm trying to give you :) I'm glad you see it that way. --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN]

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- * My apologies if you felt insulted or unduly criticized. My advice, grow a thicker skin. They're just words on a screen man. Maybe in the future I will dedicate a page long essay about why I feel your comment is overly wordy, but at the time I didn't have the energy.	+ * My apologies if you felt insulted or unduly criticized. My advice, grow a thicker skin. They're just words on a screen man. Maybe in the future I will dedicate a page long essay about why I feel your comment is overly wordy, but at the time I didn't have the energy. --["JeffSpeckles" JS] + * LOL! That's the exact same advice I'm trying to give you :) I'm glad you see it that way. --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN]

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- * I think it should be pretty apparent to anyone reading it who isn't a self-appointed fine dining critic with a thesaurus at the ready. Most folk's comments are simply their opinion on whether or not they liked the food at a restaurant. Maybe if I didn't get the impression that I'm an uncultured rube with a mediocre palate for liking the restaurants in Davis after reading your comments I'd be less inclined to even mention it at all. This doesn't just apply to this page either.	+ * I think it should be pretty apparent to anyone reading it who isn't a self-appointed fine dining critic with a thesaurus at the ready. Most folk's comments are simply their opinion on whether or not they liked the food at a restaurant. Maybe if I didn't get the impression that I'm an uncultured rube with a mediocre palate for liking the restaurants in Davis after reading your comments I'd be less inclined to even mention it at all. This doesn't just apply to this page either. --["JeffSpeckles" JS] + * So, because my style of writing doesn't suit your preconceptions of "the way things are or should be," I deserve personal criticism? Don't you see the irony in that? You dislike my style because you find it insulting, and so you decide to insult me in turn (or try, at least). I hope the WikiGnome cleans this mess up too, since it has no relevance to the page whatever. --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN]

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ZacharyNorwood — 2005-12-25 13:07:18

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- * What is natural, really? I think the word natural is misused a whole lot, although I think Liam used it quite well in that he was speaking of his own subjective taste experience. In his usage, natural simply refers to the flavors the ingredients would have by themselves, so there is no question of them being natural or not because they only exist in the abstract anyway relative to what he actually ate. ["ZacharyNorwood"], on the other hand, is using an objective sense of the word natural that I don't like and in the rest of this paragraph I shall rant on. I think a few things like necromancy are unnatural, but really not much else. People say that "chemicals" are not "natural" but then what isn't a chemical? I understand that as with natural there is both a rigorous definition and a popular definition, but I don't like it. Is the chemist stirring the vat really different from the farmer tending the field? After all, the growth of tissue is a chemical reaction too. I think the idea of natural and unnatural comes partly from the idea that humans are fundamentally different and separate from the rest of the world, not part of nature, and the more human thought has gone into the development of a process, the less natural it is. I disagree with this very strongly because I think humans are not separate and different. Also, alot of the things humans make that people might say are unnatural, like nuclear reactors, do actually occur without human action. I read in a science magazine about how at a uranium mine in Africa evidence was discovered of fission having started partly through the action of bacteria millions of years ago. [wiki:WikiPedia:Oklo Link] to Wikipedia article about it. Humans aren't that special. -["NickSchmalenberger"] - I agree entirely that the term "natural" is oversimplified and abused, but when I used the term above, I did not intend to imply a purely "objective" sense of the word (after all, how could I? "Objective," to me, is simply intersubjective verification, a la Popper). Nevertheless, the conceptual scheme--"objective/subjective"--is very useful for the sake of dialogue, so I appreciate that everyone is exploring this important (central, even) subject. Back to my intended meaning, however: when I asked if the ingredients were truly natural, I meant something much more simple--that is, whether Thai Recipes combine ingredients, from scratch, or cut corners by using pre-made spice packs or pastes. And I don't have the anser to this (hence my question). So, that's all I meant (in this context), and I hope you consider revising your reference to my view on the matter :) --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN] - Oh, okay. That is a very sensible question to ask, I agree. Sorry for the misunderstanding. So maybe this whole discussion should be moved to a different page. What page do you think would be appropriate? -["NickSchmalenberger" Nick] - * On second thought, why not create a new page altogether: call it "Food Discussion/Debate" -z - * Re: Nick. Very well put (except perhaps you could explain the necromancy exception). I think the answer must be that it is a continuum, not a rigid division. Instead of natural/unnatural, some things are "more natural" and some are "less natural". Less natural means more engineered/manmade. After various manmade disasters, we tend to think of the latter as being undesirable. Yet, diseases are natural and antibiotics are 'unnatural'. Uranium has been fizzing since long, long before mankind existed. --["SteveDavison"] - * Antibiotics aren't unnatural at all - they're made by fungi and bacteria all de times. They're as natural as disease. - * I agree. Did Fleming do chemical engineering for pennicilin? But that dodges the question of whether or not chemical engineering is natural anyway. I think it is. -["NickSchmalenberger"] - * I agree that there is a continuum involved, but I don't think it is about "nature". I think the continuum is between wilderness and civilization. Why are things "more engineered" "less natural"? Is intellect and conscious thought unnatural? I don't think so. The wilderness/civilization continuum is subjective. I think wilderness means not being in control and civilization does, so a situation can be either wild or civilized to a person depending on how much control they have over it and how much cooperative control they have in the situation with other people. I think cooperative control that is maintained longer than one person's lifetime is part of the definition of civilization. This has nothing to do with natural/unnatural however. I think both wilderness and civilization are perfectly natural. The reason I think necromancy is unnatural is because I understand death to be part of the definition of an individual and necromancy would confuse this. -["NickSchmalenberger"] - * Some antibiotics are not found in nature, but I was really thinking of the process of producing and administering antibiotics. This reinforces my point that if you asked me to name something that was 100% synthetic/man-made/unnatural I would fail. You would always be able to point to various ways in which natural elements or systems were involved. The reverse is not true. I could point to things which existed before mankind (i.e. dinosaurs) or even outside life (i.e. diamonds). [Eventually many discussions collapse over matters of definition (vs. substance), so I am using what I feel is generally accepted.] - - I don't think that any of us disagree that "mankind came from nature, therefore everything mankind creates must be natural". While not false, it is a philosophical sort of divide-by-zero. It compresses the concept down into nothing, which makes it useless for argument, discussion, illumination. The continuum seems to be wilderness vs. civilization, natural vs. manmade, grown vs. manufactured, existant vs. engineered, unconscious vs. conscious, unplanned vs. planned, uncontrolled vs. controlled, wild vs. civilized, etc. None of these are clear-cut divisions. The interesting thing is that historically it was always assumed that more human control was entirely desirable. The first doubts appeared after the industrial revolution, then exploded in the post-nuclear age and became mainstream thought in the 1970's. Now we are in the curious state of believing we are the problem, not the solution. [http://www.igopogo.com/we_have_met.htm We have met the enemy and he is us]. - - Regarding necromancy: If you care to, perhaps you could give a full definition/description so I could know what you mean. I could look up other definitions, but since this is your discussion, I'd rather have it from you. --["SteveDavison"] - * One of my points here is that I think the generally accepted definition of natural is so vague as to be worthless. So you are absolutely right that it is about definitions. You say "mankind came from nature" but my point is that mankind is nature just like the rest of it. Mankind cannot be treated as wholly separate from nature, only individuals. I realized this largely on a canoe trip in Canada with Boy Scouts when we were supposed to be practicing [http://www.lnt.org/ Leave No Trace]. Once we came in our canoes to a place at the edge of a lake and I saw something bright red down in the water. Even though we were out in the "wilderness" this area is quite popular with canoeists, which raises alot of other issues I could go into at another time. I reached down into the water towards this red thing and pulled out an empty bag that used to hold crackers or something. After contemplating it I put it back but my leader told me to take it with us, which I did. This means that we were not practicing "Leave No Trace" as ourselves but for humanity too and I didn't like this at all; I wouldn't leave my own trash on the ground because that would be leaving a trace of me, but to pick up other people's trash does also leave a trace of me. I felt that it completely changed my wilderness experience. "Leave No Trace" had always implied to me a passive attitude to the environment, not in control and so wild, trying to leave it just as found, but I guess I was the only one who included other traces of humanity in "as found". So I think it is possible to talk about the relationship of individuals to humanity and of individuals to their environment, including humanity, but not of humanity to the environment. -["NickSchmalenberger"] - * I too was in BS and had a similar canoe experience! I was peeling an orange and tossing the the peels overboard. When someone more authoritative than myself saw the peels floating in the water he got mad and made us go around the river until we had picked up all the pieces. I thought "when an orange tree drops one on the ground, ''it'' doesn't have to clean up!". It helped me realize how silly some human notions are. As for your experience, I'd like to take it one farther: lightning strikes a tree nearby where you are camping. Should you intervene and put out the fire or just "leave no trace" that you were there? Let's say you decide to not intervene, but report it to the ranger who then intervenes. Is that leaving a trace? (p.s. Eventually they're going to kick us out of this restaurant.) --["SteveDavison"] - - * I like this discussion. Carry on! - ["KenjiYamada"]
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SteveDavison — 2005-12-24 20:25:11

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	+ * I too was in BS and had a similar canoe experience! I was peeling an orange and tossing the the peels overboard. When someone more authoritative than myself saw the peels floating in the water he got mad and made us go around the river until we had picked up all the pieces. I thought "when an orange tree drops one on the ground, ''it'' doesn't have to clean up!". It helped me realize how silly some human notions are. As for your experience, I'd like to take it one farther: lightning strikes a tree nearby where you are camping. Should you intervene and put out the fire or just "leave no trace" that you were there? Let's say you decide to not intervene, but report it to the ranger who then intervenes. Is that leaving a trace? (p.s. Eventually they're going to kick us out of this restaurant.) --["SteveDavison"]

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ZacharyNorwood — 2005-12-24 17:11:25

new suggestion--nick, perhaps follow through by making a new page?

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- * Not only is the food not hot, but it's overall subpar, as I said above (if you would have read more closely). But just in case someone else mistakes my complaint as focusing solely on temperature, I'll be more explicit: the food here is comparable to standard, pre-made Thai sauce packages and is therefore not restaurant quality (same goes for Sophia, for the most part). The moral of the story: learn how to cook authentic Thai or try a few more Thai restaurants (in Berkeley, perhaps) so you can develop a frame of reference to gauge the quality of Thai cuisine. Venturing out of Davis would be a good first step. --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN]	+ * Not only is the food not hot, but it's overall subpar, as I said above (if you would have read more closely). But just in case someone else mistakes my complaint as focusing solely on temperature, I'll be more explicit: the food here is comparable to standard, pre-made Thai sauce packages and is therefore not restaurant quality (same goes for Sophia's, for the most part). The moral of the story: try cooking authentic Thai or explore a few more Thai restaurants (in Berkeley, perhaps); that way, you can develop a frame of reference to gauge the quality of Thai cuisine (and this is not to suggest my frame of reference is entirely sound). Venturing out of Davis would be a good first step. --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN]
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ZacharyNorwood — 2005-12-24 16:34:13

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NickSchmalenberger — 2005-12-24 16:25:37

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	+ Oh, okay. That is a very sensible question to ask, I agree. Sorry for the misunderstanding. So maybe this whole discussion should be moved to a different page. What page do you think would be appropriate? -["NickSchmalenberger" Nick]

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ZacharyNorwood — 2005-12-24 16:16:02

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- * Very well put (except perhaps you could explain the necromancy exception). I think the answer must be that it is a continuum, not a rigid division. Instead of natural/unnatural, some things are "more natural" and some are "less natural". Less natural means more engineered/manmade. After various manmade disasters, we tend to think of the latter as being undesirable. Yet, diseases are natural and antibiotics are 'unnatural'. Uranium has been fizzing since long, long before mankind existed. --["SteveDavison"]	+ I agree entirely that the term "natural" is oversimplified and abused, but when I used the term above, I did not intend to imply a purely "objective" sense of the word (after all, how could I? "Objective," to me, is simply intersubjective verification, a la Popper). Nevertheless, the conceptual scheme--"objective/subjective"--is very useful for the sake of dialogue, so I appreciate that everyone is exploring this important (central, even) subject. Back to my intended meaning, however: when I asked if the ingredients were truly natural, I meant something much more simple--that is, whether Thai Recipes combine ingredients, from scratch, or cut corners by using pre-made spice packs or pastes. And I don't have the anser to this (hence my question). So, that's all I meant (in this context), and I hope you consider revising your reference to my view on the matter :) --["ZacharyNorwood" ZN] + * Re: Nick. Very well put (except perhaps you could explain the necromancy exception). I think the answer must be that it is a continuum, not a rigid division. Instead of natural/unnatural, some things are "more natural" and some are "less natural". Less natural means more engineered/manmade. After various manmade disasters, we tend to think of the latter as being undesirable. Yet, diseases are natural and antibiotics are 'unnatural'. Uranium has been fizzing since long, long before mankind existed. --["SteveDavison"]

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- * One of my points here is that I think the generally accepted definition of natural is so vague as to be worthless. So you are absolutely right that it is about definitions. You say "mankind came from nature" but my point is that mankind is nature just like the rest of it. Mankind cannot be treated as wholly separate from nature, only individuals. I realized this largely on a canoe trip in Canada with Boy Scouts when we were supposed to be practicing [http://www.lnt.org/ Leave No Trace]. Once we came in our canoes to a place at the edge of a lake and I saw something bright red down in the water. Even though we were out in the "wilderness" this area is quite popular with canoeists, which raises alot of other issues I could go into at another time. I reached down into the water towards this red thing and pulled out a empty bag that used to hold crackers or something. After contemplating it I put it back but my leader told me to take it with us, which I did. This means that we were not practicing "Leave No Trace" as ourselves but for humanity too and I didn't like this at all; I wouldn't leave my own trash on the ground because that would be leaving a trace of me, but to pick up other people's trash does also leave a trace of me. I felt that it completely changed my wilderness experience. "Leave No Trace" had always implied to me a passive attitude to the environment, not in control and so wild, trying to leave it just as found, but I guess I was the only one who included other traces of humanity in "as found". So I think it is possible to talk about the relationship of individuals to humanity and of individuals to their environment, including humanity, but not of humanity to the environment. -["NickSchmalenberger"]	+ * One of my points here is that I think the generally accepted definition of natural is so vague as to be worthless. So you are absolutely right that it is about definitions. You say "mankind came from nature" but my point is that mankind is nature just like the rest of it. Mankind cannot be treated as wholly separate from nature, only individuals. I realized this largely on a canoe trip in Canada with Boy Scouts when we were supposed to be practicing [http://www.lnt.org/ Leave No Trace]. Once we came in our canoes to a place at the edge of a lake and I saw something bright red down in the water. Even though we were out in the "wilderness" this area is quite popular with canoeists, which raises alot of other issues I could go into at another time. I reached down into the water towards this red thing and pulled out an empty bag that used to hold crackers or something. After contemplating it I put it back but my leader told me to take it with us, which I did. This means that we were not practicing "Leave No Trace" as ourselves but for humanity too and I didn't like this at all; I wouldn't leave my own trash on the ground because that would be leaving a trace of me, but to pick up other people's trash does also leave a trace of me. I felt that it completely changed my wilderness experience. "Leave No Trace" had always implied to me a passive attitude to the environment, not in control and so wild, trying to leave it just as found, but I guess I was the only one who included other traces of humanity in "as found". So I think it is possible to talk about the relationship of individuals to humanity and of individuals to their environment, including humanity, but not of humanity to the environment. -["NickSchmalenberger"]

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	+ * One of my points here is that I think the generally accepted definition of natural is so vague as to be worthless. So you are absolutely right that it is about definitions. You say "mankind came from nature" but my point is that mankind is nature just like the rest of it. Mankind cannot be treated as wholly separate from nature, only individuals. I realized this largely on a canoe trip in Canada with Boy Scouts when we were supposed to be practicing [http://www.lnt.org/ Leave No Trace]. Once we came in our canoes to a place at the edge of a lake and I saw something bright red down in the water. Even though we were out in the "wilderness" this area is quite popular with canoeists, which raises alot of other issues I could go into at another time. I reached down into the water towards this red thing and pulled out a empty bag that used to hold crackers or something. After contemplating it I put it back but my leader told me to take it with us. This means that we were not practicing "Leave No Trace" as ourselves but for humanity too and I didn't like this at all; I wouldn't leave my own trash on the ground because that would be leaving a trace of me, but to pick up other people's trash does also leave a trace of me. I felt that it completely changed my wilderness experience. "Leave No Trace" had always implied to me a passive attitude to the environment, not in control and so wild, trying to leave it just as found, but I guess I was the only one who included other traces of humanity in "as found". So I think it is possible to talk about the relationship of individuals to humanity and of individuals to their environment, including humanity, but not of humanity to the environment. -["NickSchmalenberger"]

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SteveDavison — 2005-12-24 09:35:50

Food for thought - My Dinner with Nick

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	+ * Some antibiotics are not found in nature, but I was really thinking of the process of producing and administering antibiotics. This reinforces my point that if you asked me to name something that was 100% synthetic/man-made/unnatural I would fail. You would always be able to point to various ways in which natural elements or systems were involved. The reverse is not true. I could point to things which existed before mankind (i.e. dinosaurs) or even outside life (i.e. diamonds). [Eventually many discussions collapse over matters of definition (vs. substance), so I am using what I feel is generally accepted.] + + I don't think that any of us disagree that "mankind came from nature, therefore everything mankind creates must be natural". While not false, it is a philosophical sort of divide-by-zero. It compresses the concept down into nothing, which makes it useless for argument, discussion, illumination. The continuum seems to be wilderness vs. civilization, natural vs. manmade, grown vs. manufactured, existant vs. engineered, unconscious vs. conscious, unplanned vs. planned, uncontrolled vs. controlled, wild vs. civilized, etc. None of these are clear-cut divisions. The interesting thing is that historically it was always assumed that more human control was entirely desirable. The first doubts appeared after the industrial revolution, then exploded in the post-nuclear age and became mainstream thought in the 1970's. Now we are in the curious state of believing we are the problem, not the solution. [http://www.igopogo.com/we_have_met.htm We have met the enemy and he is us]. + + Regarding necromancy: If you care to, perhaps you could give a full definition/description so I could know what you mean. I could look up other definitions, but since this is your discussion, I'd rather have it from you. --["SteveDavison"] +