It may just be that Las Vegas has spoiled me, but at this price, $14 plus tax plus tip, food shouldn't be served in a plastic container. In Sin City, in Asian restaurants similar to this one, they serve food in china and give you real silverware and glass for water.
I know Tuk Tuk announces itself as a street food restaurant. But FYI, it's actually indoor and, sadly, the AC is not cold enough for this hot and dry desert city. Also, street food price should be less. But to be fair, I'm new to Tucson, UNESCO's first "City of Gastronomy" in the country so I'm not familiar with prices. My wife and I were in a top-ranked restaurant here and I expected prices to be a lot higher and food a lot better there (La Frida), and it didn't disappoint. A "street food" label is no excuse.
Now let's talk about the food: Masamman Curry. It had lots of peanuts--in fact, too much I felt like I was eating peanuts in curry sauce. Again, to be fair, I was given a taste of the sauce before I ordered. But that same curry sauce combined with too much peanuts and carrots--that btw didn't taste fresh--wasn't appetizing. It tasted bland, as if it was cooked by a white guy and not a Thai--though I was told it was "spicy." So I spiced it up with what tasted like a blend of peppers and others, but that didn't really help.
By the way, I love cooking simple dishes at home and the chicken stew I cooked yesterday was delicious. I wish I just bought a palm-size T-Bone and made steak at home for less money, but it's a Sunday and I wanted to have a break from cooking.
I don't want to be too harsh on my critique, and hope I just ordered a dish that wasn't as good as others on the menu. However, if it stays on the menu, they better make a better version of it.
Gotta go--thinking of buying and cooking tuna steak for dinner. read more