I decided to try Chlay's after having seen a coupon in myClippers magazine and reading some reviews here. I know what i'm talking about when I say that Chlay's is below average for Thai food. I'm Asian so I know what Thai food should taste like having lived in LA, Orange County, DC, San Diego, San Jose. I have been to several Thai restaurants here in the Nashville area and they were all better than Chlays'
We ordered Fried Rice for the kids, I order my usual Pad Thai to test the authencity of Thai food and the misses ordered Pad Sa Eew (noodles with broccoli and chicken). When the food came I noticed right away that it did not look like what Thai food is suppose to look like. The Pad Sa Eew was dark in color and very soggy. It was supposed to be Yellowish Brown and have stirred fried eggs in there. Then the Fried Rice was also the same color and very soggy. And my Pad Thai was also soggy.
Everything tasted overly sweet. Then my wife and I noticed that the Pad Sa Eew and the Fried Rice tasted the same and our conclusion was that they used the same base sauce. The waitress came over and asked how things were. So I told what Thai food should be like, not soggy like this and so sweet. Her response was "The falang (white people) seems to like it". The reason it was soggy was because they didn't used oil to cook it. Instead of asking me if I would like it to be recooked, she just walked away.
If you want to eat Thai Food these are the ones I would recommend these three: Lemongrass Sushi and Thai in Bellevue and Murfreesboro, Jasmine in Brentwood and Basil in Franklin on Carothers. DON'T even try Thai Spices, Royal Thai or Peters. I would rate Peter's as bad and Chlay's.
Have a good one...
Pros: Portion are large
Cons: Unauthentic, very fast food like
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