Chan Dara

Chan Dara provides an intimate and enjoyable lunch/dining experience. The quality of the food is consistently good, and there is never a problem with the cleanliness of the establishment (as there are with smaller restaurants in the area). However, this is reflected in the price--almost twice what you would pay for the same dishes down the street, for the privilege of eating them over a crisp white tablecloth. It's an individual choice. I choose more pad thai. more

Great thai food here. A little pricey, but this isnt one of those hole-in-the-wall thai takeout spots. The chicken noodles is one of my favorite dishes--it's flavorful, steaming hot, and the chicken is tender. The other specialty dishes are usually great as well. This place used to have commercials of seductive asian women saying, "come to Chan dara!" between shots of their food dishes. Always cracks me up every time I think about it. In any case, they are known to have quite a few of these kinds of women as waitresses here...if you care about that kind of thing. The menu is great, with fresh specials, but the food is a bit toned down for the general public palate. The spicy sauces were barely so, but each dish was cooked perfectly. more