Eat at Your Own Risk
Written: Mar 18 '05
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Pros: only one of our dishes was tainted
Cons: food poisoning!, questionable food handling practices, rude, unprofessional management, poor business practices
The Bottom Line: Unless you want to risk food poisoning, stay clear of Tara Thai and its sister restaurants. I wouldn't wish the pain I suffered and rudeness I encountered on anyone.
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| willandwen's Full Review: Tara Thai |
I have eaten at Tara Thai many times (I used to work in the same shopping center). However, my most recent visit will be my last. I was awakened at 4:30AM the next morning with excruciating stomach pains, hot and cold sweats, shaking, and couldn't leave the bathroom.....you get the idea! I had honey-roasted duck with crispy noodles (something I've eaten many times). I was the only one in my group to have the duck and was the only one to get food poisoning. I was sick the whole weekend and couldn't even use my theater ticket ($75 lost). I went to the restaurant the following day, Saturday, but it wasn't open yet. I was too sick to go back until Monday. I explained to the manager what had happened. He was smirking the whole time I spoke with him and acted as if I was lying! He asked why I hadn't gone to the hospital. I told him I was too sick to leave the bathroom! Not only did he not apologize to me, but he seemed unconcerned about a possible issue with the food. He wouldn't reimburse me for the meal and didn't offer me a gift certificate as a show of good will. Food poisoning can happen from time to time in any restaurant. If he had handled the situation professionally, I would have been willing to give the restaurant another shot, but after the way I was treated, NEVER. I wrote to the owner of the restaurant, and he has yet to reply after two months. I stopped in after one month and left my phone number, but I received no call back. I went back yesterday and spoke with the same manager who again was rude and couldn't say when or if I would get any response from the owner and was unwilling to do anything to follow up on it. He saw nothing wrong with ignoring my letter or request for a phone call. There are too many excellent Thai restaurants in the area to risk this experience.....try Thai Farm (King's Farm area) or Old Siam (Gaithersburg).
Recommended:
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Kid Friendliness: No
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
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