Araya is probably most popular for its all-you-can-eat vegetarian Thai lunch buffet. In theory, this sounds great to me. Maybe I was just having an off-day, but in practice my stomach was not up to the task. The problem was looking at gloppy noodles and such in the chafing dishes and then seeing those same noodles (and such) being slurped and burped by many a scruffy naturalist who eshews soap of any kind as unnatural. If you plan to go, just be aware that smelly fellow diners are part of the atmosphere.
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