The Other Osha Thai
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Having just moments ago written my emphatic review of the original Osha Thai, I hang my head low in addressing its younger, more stylish sibling. This is sort of a be-careful-what-you-wish-for situation, because I can swear at some point being like, "If only an Osha Thai would open up closer to where I live…" and one day my heart skipped a beat when I saw the newly minted restaurant. What I should have asked for is not an Osha Thai, but a thai noodle house like the one I'd always loved and respected. Unlike the original, there are no sauces on the table, no free tea, no Thai pop music on the stereo. Yeah, the food is good, but the place looks so freakin' trendy, you just keep thinking, why oh why can't we just have the mirrors and booths? Why did you feel the need to get all uppity and change? Everything is fancier and more expensive. I still eat here from time to time because it's so close and the food is so good, but I fell terrible about it.