Conrad, there was a note on the menu that they can accommodate vegetarian and vegan requests, and have such options available. I asked them about it and they said they were definitely vegetarian and vegan friendly. Lots of tofu choices in the entrees, along with shrimp, chicken, red meat. A lot of vegetarian choices on the menu, I was very pleased about that. This place is fabulous.

I waited for maybe 15 minutes but I ordered 2 entrees and 2 apps and it was the first day too. It's not going to be as fast as a fast food place, but it's worth the wait. I think it probably depends also on what you order, I am sure some dishes are faster to prepare than others. But so worth the drive there and the wait. The people behind the counter were so friendly, I did not mind hanging out there at the counter, waiting for my take out.

Rogue, that phad thai burrito sounded to me like carbs overload! Glad you liked it. But then I don't like Poutine for the same reason...

Sometimes I forget the power of social media. I have three or four groups of friends who told me tonight they ended up leaving without eating, the place was that overwhelmed. Definitely probably a good idea to let them work out their kinks. And lunch might be better than dinner in terms of service.

What Barrett said. I think it's unfair to trash a new business that opened its doors Thursday. I ran into the co-owner last night at Carmody, and he told me that between my posting my review on PDD and a friend of the owners telling 30 of her best friends to show up, they had way more customers than they expected Friday night. Let them work out the kinks, get their sea legs, I think this place is going to be great, just as I thought it was Thursday when there were few other customers in the place and they weren't completely taken by surprise.

Re the spicy basil sauce dish -- I asked for it really spicy, as I always do. Maybe that's the secret -- because, like I said above, the cook -- who was the cook at Thai Krathong when it first opened on First Street maybe 10-12 years ago -- is cooking for a Minnesota crowd. She knows how to do spicy, I guess you just have to ask.

FYI: From Pak's FB page, posted Thursday, Nov. 29:

Yesterday was our first day to place and order for Beer and wine. 

After all the hard work of the zoning change had done with fully support of my love one, Dan Williams and a very nice co-operation of City Staff and our neighbors. Thank you so much for all your help. 

We are exited to to serve beer and wine soon possibly next week. 
At the mean time we will add some new appetizer menu to pair with beer and wine as well.

Wish all of you have a good day please stay warm.

We ate dinner at Pak's Saturday night as well! We shared the curry puffs app, which is delicious, and then shared the red curry chicken and asked for it #2 spicy -- which was perfect for Mr. Claire, and definitely had enough of a kick for me as well -- and I love spicy! I ended up, when we ran out of rice, just spooning up the curry sauce straight, like soup. Pak is my BFF now, and gave us a flan to share as a dessert... her flan is the best flan ever! It is delicious! Our bill came to less than $18 before tip. Excellent food, excellent price. The restaurant is a total hole in the wall, but the food is incredible!