Tacoma Indochine a New Thai Favorite ( 6. November 2005, 22:10 by Derek Young) ~

We made it to Indochine tonight for drinks and dinner. I will admit going into it that I didn’t want to like it. Tacoma has so many Thai places already. I had seen Indochine’s menu before and thought that, while it looked good, it was more expensive and the ambience seemed a little industrial. Were we going to pay for a new remodel or good food? We had been to the Federal Way Inodochine a few times in the past and it was okay. In spite of these preconceived thoughts tonight’s food was marvelous and the service quite spectacular.

At first glance the prices do seem a bit high. When the food arrives, however, you realize there’s a reason for the difference versus other Thai place in town. Somebody at our table made the comment that we had entered a place of massive portions. The plates were huge. There were six of us at our table. We had four appetizers and four entrees split between us and there was a significant amount of leftovers. The prices aren’t just about big portions. The recipes seem quite well done. The subtlety of flavors and near perfect preparations created a marvelous meal. Our server told us that the family has their way of doing things that isn’t necessarily traditional, but it’s the way they like it. The final verdict was that everything is great.

We rolled out of the restaurant, caught the last link train of the evening, and went home very satisified.

I can admit it. I liked it a lot.