Hopefully it will return in the form it started out as on Ballard ave. in years of late the food really went down hill. On one occasion I recal a vegetarian friend having to send his meal back twice as it came with meat after clearly being ordered veggie.

I hope they get it together in the new location as authentic Thai is hard to find in Seattle. Ok not as hard to find as maybe in Prague but still. Fingers crossed and I'll give them another try.

Great recommendation. I'm a huge Jhanjay fan, but could mix it up. Ordering snafus are something I deal with rather than obsess over, but that's Seattle for you.

Don't really miss Thaiku now that Pestle Rock has opened. Been there a couple of times and pretty much everything I've had was extremely fresh, flavorful and not the typical Thai standards you find everywhere. You should check it out and write a review.

For those that are trying Pestle Rock for the first time I recommend the lamb curry with sticky rice. Yum.

Love the new spot, but it's definitely going to get tight during the winter when the outdoor patio is closed. Best pahd kraplau kai dow I've had since a visit to Sukhothai many years ago...

Maiku specializes in I-San food, as in northeastern Thailand, where the staff (or some of it) is from. It's less frilly, as the review says. And OMG! They use actual, really good fish sauce! Tastes like something from the night market in Khorat. [Which is a really good thing.]

Huh, and I thought the name was now Maiku, like the Mai replaced the Thai. Anyway, it's very good.

Bighorn, I'm 99% sure that is a reference to the way Thai food in the US is more coconut milk and sweet flavors than it is in Thailand. I've been over there a few times and I assure you, what passes for Thai food here isn't what you get over there. For non-travelers, what caught on when Thai food appeared here 30 years ago were the sweeter items, with less fish sauce, and now that "style" of Thai food is prevalent in Seattle (and elsewhere in the US). I really don't think that was a comment about race at all.

I've visited, and I don't think the food is that different. I'm pretty sure American palate refers to sophistication, and not skin color.