Taste of Thai is one of the two ""must go to"" restuarants I take out of town friends when they visit Atlanta. I used to work around the Jimmy Carter area, and a friend turned me onto the place back in 1998. From 1999-2000, I ate there at least once a week, sometimes more. I have only had one dish - the Spicy Basil Leave Chicken. I'm sure the whole menu is great, but the Spicy Basil Leave Chicken is so phenomenal that I can't take a chance on ordering something else off the menu that might merely be good. I always order it with a fried egg on top. I don't know if this is on the menu, but that's the way my friend ordered it the first time I ate there, so that's the way I've always ordered it. I also ask for it spicy, but be warned, ordering it spicy means you will need a second caraffe of water on the table - it's that spicy. As for the guy who wrote the negative review about the rude girl at the counter, I would be willing to bet he's the one with the problem. The girls who work there are among the friendliest servers I've ever encountered. I moved to New Orleans from Atlanta around 2001, and didn't get back to Taste of Thai for several years. When I finally was able to return, the young lady who waited on me was one of the daughters who worked there back when I was a regular. She came right to the table and said, ""Spicy Basil Leave Chicken with Egg, right?"" Yup. She remembered what I order three years after the fact. If that's not great service, I don't know what is. If there's one dish you must eat before you die, The Spicy Basil Leave Chicken with an egg on top is it.
Pros: Best Thai food in the city
Cons: Atmosphere is a bit generic, but the food more than makes up for it.
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