Topaz Reviews Summary

Authenticity & Taste

Pros:

• "The food is authentic and well seasoned."
• "The taste was good and good mixture of spices and proper Thai touch."
• "The Red Curry is a personal favorite of mine, being thick and flavorful with lots of delicious vegetables."
• "The shrimp pad thai was authentic and delicious."
• "Food tastes delicious, authentic."
• "The curry was flavorful, rich and not too heavy."
• "Really flavorful and delicious."

Cons:

• "Is it authentic Thai, not really. It caters to the palate of the neighborhood."
• "Our Phad Thai was oddly sweet and there was gristle in the chicken curry."
• "No real flavor of basil ..really dissapiontment!!!"
• "The noodles literally tasted burnt and smelled burnt too and the basil rice order literally had no flavor to it."
• "The food itself has a weird flavor to it."
• "The volcano chicken was very sweet and hard."
• "Pad sew eww and spicy basil noodle was too sweet that we could not eat it."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was fantastic and the food was even better."
• "Also, the waiting staff was friendly and helpful."
• "Staff is friendly and owner Mama is awesome!"
• "The hostess was attentive with quick service!"
• "Elena served us. She was just wonderful, extremely sweet and always had a smile on her face!"
• "Service is fast and staff is very friendly!"
• "The service is even more impressive."

Cons:

• "Wait time was bad, we waited for almost an hour to get the food onto the table."
• "There was also only one waiter working and too many people for the poor guy to handle."
• "I didn't get a greeting, nothing after being in there for a few minutes."
• "The food was fantastic! Would have voted 5 stars but the service was horrendous, most likely someone didn't show up for work."
• "The place itself is cozy but the lady is very rude in the phone."
• "The servers are really slow and I had to got up again from my seat after 15 mins to ask her to take my order."
• "However, the service is horrible."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "Food was good and the prices were affordable."
• "Food is reasonably priced and delicious."
• "Great food, good price."
• "Prices are fair as well and won't break the bank."
• "Food is delicious and reasonably priced."
• "They have pretty reasonable pricing, especially their lunch specials are perfect @ $8/9."
• "The price was also very good for the portions."

Cons:

• "For $20 that ain't right just for a bowl of fried rice hardly no seafood."
• "Quantity was good for the price except for the crispy dumplings(4 tiny pieces for $6) which is a bit too much."
• "37.5% price increase is ridiculous. Let the buyer beware..."
• "The amount of food that I got was simply not worth the amount that I paid."
• "Prices have jumped significantly, rude take out service, small portions, and average quality."
• "I felt ripped off based on price/performance ratio."
• "The food was OK quality, small portions in comparison to other locations."

Ambiance & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The ambiance is romantic and relaxed."
• "This place is really nice. The decor and food is amazing."
• "Atmosphere is cozy, clean and friendly. Would be great for a date!"
• "Place is small but ambience is very good."
• "Great ambience!!"
• "The ambience was very cozy and warm."
• "The restaurant is decorated with colors, string lights, Asian decor, and is dimly set."

Cons:

• "The area this restaurant is in is extremely sketchy."
• "Portions seem to have gotten a lot smaller since doing solely take-out."
• "Now it looks like a regular Chinese restaurant. All the decor is gone no more family pictures like before."
• "The problem comes for TAKE OUT orders. Absolutely bizarre."
• "But they should really look into delivery option. Sometimes you just don't want to leave the comfort of your own home."
• "The food was well cooked and tasty."
• "A warm mom and pop restaurant."