V-LI's Thai Cuisine

User Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

I loved the atmosphere, the food was GREAT. I never officially had a thai dish until Vi-Li's. The Pad Thai is now a favorite local dish of mine. Prices are a bit high between 10-18 per person.

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User Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Stopped in here for a late lunch today. I can't really speak too much on service as I was the only diner in the restaurant. But, my server was pleasant and offered advice when I asked about dishes.

I started with the Lemon Soup (which I asked if it was a Tom Yum Goong style soup and my server indicated that it was). It was okay. I felt it had too much sourness the more of it I ate. It didn't seem as balanced as others I've tried.

For my entree I had the red curry with pork over rice. First, let me say that the sauce was quite delicious. I could've eaten that over the rice alone and been happy. The pork was anywhere from tender to a bit chewy. I don't think it was a bad cut of pork, I just think some of it was overdone.

Now the bit I am unhappy about. The menu listed two thai chilies next to the red curry menu item. Since I wanted it very spicy, I asked what "two chilies" meant. She indicated that the range is from one to five chilies. I asked what number of chilies would be required to get to an authentic "Thai spicy" level. She indicated 4-5. I ordered 4 thinking that a 5 right off the bat might be too hot. In reality what I got was about a 1 1/2. Not even enough spice to make my nose even begin to think about running. When I asked her about it when she brought my check, she finally admitted that they could make it higher than 5.

This isn't a problem specific to V-Li's, I often have a hard time convincing Asian eateries that, yes, I really do want it to be that spicy, even though I'm non-Asian.

I only thought I would mention the spice level issue because I wanted others to know that despite what they tell you, if you want it Thai spicy, you must insist that they prepare it in this fashion.

My 4 star rating excludes the spice issue.

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User Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

It is a true blessing to be so close to dining of this caliber; V Li and her family have truly established a world class restaurant. We budget enough time each month to adorn our palettes with V Li's Thai experience.
To dine elsewhere for what pretends to be Thai cuisine amounts to rank amateurism. Each and every friend or couple we introduce to V Li's enters her dining room a tad skeptical and leaves a converted new disciple.
Treat yourself to a greatness!

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