I have been eating at Chaba Thai ever since they opened its doors. Over the years, they have steadily increased their prices, in some cases by as much as 30%! I don't mind when a successful restaurant does this, as long you get something back for all that extra money (i.e the food quality is maintained or, even better, it is of better quality).
In the case of Chaba Thai, I am sad to report that this not true. The increase in prices has not resulted in anything of higher quality. Quite the opposite, I'm sad to say.
I ate there on 3/22/08 and ordered the Crying Tiger Salad and Chicken Pad Thai. In the case of the Crying Tiger Salad, most of the beef that is served in this dish was very, very chewy. I don't know what caused it, but the beef seemed to be of very poor quality and very fatty.
It was so bad, that I spat about 3/4 of the beef in the salad. It was literally not edible. This is completely unacceptable, at any price.
The chicken in my Chicken Pad Thai suffered the same fate. Although not nearly as bad as the Crying Tiger Salad, it was also very ""chewy."" It appeared to me to be mostly bad cuts of chicken. For $11, you would think they at least throw in a couple pieces of chicken breast meat... but you won't find any chicken pieces of that quality in their Chicken Pad Thai.
I'm very sad that Chaba Thai is losing me as a long-time customer. I really liked going there. But I have my limits, and after spitting out most of my meal, I felt a bit ripped off.
Pros: Nice Interior
Cons: Food Quality is Terrible
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