Me and my wife love to stop in at places we haven't tried in Twin, so when we looked up restaurants near us, we saw "Rice and Bites" pop-up. Now once we followed the GPS to where "Rice and Bites" was supposed to be we found "Mr. Thai" instead. It seems there was a name change or something along those lines and they are one of the same! So if you're confused that may be why!
Now my first impression was parking. The parking is not great to say the least. The parking is only available in the back of the building as it is right off a busy main street (Addison Ave.). It's a pretty small parking lot and I would assume, it can get pretty hectic if there's more than four people dining at the restaurant who all drove separately.
Once walking in, the decor and ambiance is on par with a Thai restaurant; but holy heck was it hot in there! I mean they must be saving a fortune on A/C because it was like walking off the plane in Arizona. That aside, the server was quiet but helpful and there may have been a slight language barrier, but that's ok by me! It really gave the feel of an authentic family Thai food restaurant!
To start off, we ordered the Pot Stickers and they were delicious! This was the only dish I did not snag a picture of. My one complaint about them would be the topping was a tad hard and gritty; but once getting past that, the Pot Sticker itself was delicious and the dipping sauce was the cherry on top! These ended up coming out to $7.50. My wife ordered the Drunken Noodles with a spice level of zero. Yes, they have a convenient spice scale from zero to five, five being the spiciest! She ordered the most expensive protein (as always ) which was steak and that ended up coming out to $18.50. She did mention that comparatively, to other Thai restaurants in the area, the vegetables in this specific Drunken Noodles dish was much better! I preferred the traditional Pad Thai with the least expensive protein (as always ) being chicken. I will say the sauce had a...different taste...that I wasn't sure if I enjoyed or didn't. Otherwise it was a decent meal with plenty to take home for the both of us for lunch the next day. I got a spice level of three and I will say, it was not spicy at all. So if you like spice maybe try a four to actually get some tingle! My dish ended up coming out to $15.50.
As you can tell from the pictures the portions were pretty good size! It came out to around $55 with a tip, for two. I'd say it was a little above average price for the area so to me I wouldn't prefer coming here if I was looking for a little more of an inexpensive Thai food meal, as there is some other options around in that realm.
All in all, this was a decent dining experience. The restaurant itself was fairly cleanly (other than the bathroom according to my wife), the server was kind and took care of you when needed, the food came quickly, and the meal themselves were average if not maybe a little above average in terms of flavor and preparation. The biggest complaint overall would be parking, and the inside temperature of the restaurant. Wear a tank-top!! read more